newspaper
-
Seattle Gay News Celebrates 50 Years!
As we know, Pride celebrations don’t end when June is over – and a great way to keep celebrating is with the Seattle Gay News Celebrates 50 Years Exhibit, currently on view at the Central Library’s Level 8 Gallery through August 25th! On view are excerpts from and commentary on the paper focusing on such… Continue reading
-
Movie Mondays: Films about the Fourth Estate
This month, two highly anticipated TV series – Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom and House of Cards, the critically acclaimed Netflix original series – are available on DVD. Both shows deal with journalists and the power of the news media, a topic that was the subject of three smart, classic award-winning films. His Girl Friday (1940), based on… Continue reading
-
Treasures of the Library: Old, Big Magazines
While perusing the magazine shelves at the Central Library one day, I came across some very large, very aged magazines we have in our collection that aren’t in publication anymore. I took a look. I was delighted with what I found inside. Each one is about 11 inches by 17 inches in size (they are… Continue reading
-
Seattle Times at the Seattle Public Library
If you live in Seattle, you’re probably familiar with The Seattle Times newspaper. You may scan the paper each morning to keep abreast of breaking news and recycle it the next day, its value gone with the printing of the next issue. However, headlines from 20, 50 or 100 years ago can provide a fascinating… Continue reading