Nicole S.

  • First Step Cottage Food

    You may have noticed on our website that this autumn on Monday nights, Delridge Library is hosting a six-week workshop for anyone wanting to start and run a home-based food business. This event is cosponsored by the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship, and registration is required. Continue reading

  • Get Ready for Tinkerlab!             

    Tinkerlab is back at Delridge Library! We had a successful spring season and with many patrons requesting its return we have scheduled some dates for the fall. In case you haven’t heard about it yet, Tinkerlab is a weekly all-ages STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) focused program teaching 21st century skills like critical thinking,… Continue reading

  • South West Stories: Ken Workman

    “This we know; The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth.  This we know, all things are connected like the blood which unites one family.  All things are connected” –Chief Si’ahl, Namesake of the City of Seattle On Sunday, Aug 21, 2 p.m., Delridge Library hosts Ken Workman, member of Duwamish… Continue reading

  • Art Books in Nature

    West Seattle’s Camp Long will be hosting another fabulous event Aug 20-21. Visit the park to walk in the woods, witness musical performances across diverse genres, or participate in art activities, writing workshops and open mics, juggling, costumed hikes through the forest, and naturalist events. The festival also features the “Museum of Sound” where artists… Continue reading

  • 125th Anniversary Series: Librarian Spotlight on Roberta Meredith (1927-1958)

    2016 marks the 125th anniversary of The Seattle Public Library. After it was adopted as a department of the city in 1890, the Library opened its first reading room in Pioneer Square on April 8, 1891. To honor this milestone, we will be posting a series of articles here about the Library’s history and life in… Continue reading

  • Green Your Reading

    Never mind that research shows walking in nature improves your mood, increases overall fitness, reduces stress, and connects you to the huge world we are a part of: the eco-psychologist in you already knows. My guess is that you are somewhat familiar with Seattle Parks, and frequent at least one. But how many have you… Continue reading

  • Bike Everywhere Day with Books on Bikes!

    How is your Bike to Work Month going? At the Library, we’re bike enthusiasts all the time. Perhaps you’ve heard about our Books on Bikes program. We can thank Jared Mills and Linda Johns for initiating this grant-funded pilot program in 2013, setting up customized trailers and a special collection of library materials of 400 popular… Continue reading

  • May is National Bike Month!

    “Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live.” – Mark Twain, Taming the Bicycle Whether you are an experienced cyclist or beginner, now is a good time to re-commit to Pedal Power. Perhaps you want more exercise. Perhaps you feel guilty with your greenhouse gas emissions. Perhaps you want to know Seattle… Continue reading

  • How To Identify Spring Flowers

    -posted by Nicole S. If you are like me, you stop and smell flowers. From swampy skunk cabbage to the lovely rose, we are lucky to live in a temperate climate and a city of horticulturists – where flowers abound year round. But if you are also like me, you do not know many plant… Continue reading