Native American

  • Rock Your Mocs! Native Youth Reading Challenge, Empowering Indigenous Voices Through Storytelling

    Rock Your Mocs! Native Youth Reading Challenge, Empowering Indigenous Voices Through Storytelling

    This October the Native Youth Reading Challenge began, celebrating Native voices and connecting young readers with stories that reflect their heritage. The Challenge was created by a team of educators from public and tribal schools and libraries in Washington, and was officially launched at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center by the United Indians of… Continue reading

  • New fiction to try this Native American Heritage Month

    Each November we create a fresh edition of our list of novels and stories by Native American writers, and this year’s list has some really terrific titles for just about any taste. Here’s a small sample of what you’ll find there: Probably Ruby, the American debut by Saskatchewan Métis and nêhiyaw poet Lisa Bird-Wilson, tells… Continue reading

  • A trio of novels for Native American Heritage Month

    November is Native American Heritage Month, a time designated to honor the histories, cultures, and contributions – historical and ongoing – of American Indians and Alaska Natives. You can check out a booklist of novels by Native American authors published in the past five years in our catalog. Highlighted here are three outstanding novels from… Continue reading

  • 20 Essential Seattle Books, Part 2: Diversity

    Here at the library, we’re often asked by both locals and newcomers, “What books are must reads for Seattleites?” While we’re not much for ‘must’ or ‘should,’ we thought we’d list twenty titles that capture essential aspects of the history and culture of this place. Not a definitive list: a jumping off place. Our first post looked at Seattle’s history, and… Continue reading

  • 20 Essential Seattle Books, Part 1: History.

    Here at the library, we’re often asked by old timers and newcomers alike, “What are must read books for people living in Seattle?” While others have offered intriguing suggestions, librarians aren’t really big on shoulds and musts, knowing how readers have such diverse tastes, moods and motivations. That said, we thought we’d venture a little list of titles… Continue reading

  • Buildings and Cities

    The Seattle Public Library has a large and varied collection of books about architecture and city planning. Here are a few that I find interesting and useful. I hope you enjoy them too. The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs’ classic ground-breaking attack on the planning of American cities,… Continue reading