Southwest Branch

Air Conditioning Comes to The Library’s Northeast and Southwest Branches

October 3, 2023

We have good news: The Seattle Public Library is adding air conditioning to the Northeast and Southwest branches, which will increase our ability to serve as a refuge from heat and wildfire smoke and reduce our carbon footprint. But it does mean that in November, those branches need to close temporarily while their new electric… Continue reading
South West Stories: Ken Workman

August 18, 2016

“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
2 teens + 1 library = 389 volunteer hours!

June 12, 2014

Posted by Cheresse The Southwest Branch is getting ready to say goodbye and good wishes to two AMAZING teen volunteers Christina and Andrey. Why do we have to say goodbye? Because they’re graduating from high school this week. Woohoo! We all know that teens are required to volunteer 60 hours to graduate high school. We… Continue reading
Summer reading: Reviews from readers at our Southwest branch

July 14, 2012

Feed by Mira Grant Loved it!!! Couldn’t put it down. The zombies are here to stay. Bloggers saved the day and are here to stay also. A sci-fi with drama and action. ~ Trudy The Half-stitched Amish Quilting Club by Wanda E. Brunstetter This book really brings together an odd assortment of characters. You are… Continue reading
Summer reading: Suggestions from Southwest and Delridge readers

July 21, 2011

Emily’s Ghost by Denise Giardina What a fabulous look into the lives of the Bronte sisters! I almost felt as though I walked upon the moors with Emily. ~Sarah, Southwest Child of Fire by Harry Connolly Gritty urban fantasy without swooning romance- so refreshing! Well-imagined world only subtly different from our own. The main… Continue reading
Summer Reads: Southwest, Northgate and Northeast readers offer suggestions

August 1, 2008

Book recommendations are rolling in from all over Seattle as part of the Library’s Adult Summer Reading Program. Readers at the Southwest Branch recommend: When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris I did not want to put this book down. It was so hard to stop reading it and get on with a… Continue reading
Summer Reads: West Seattle and Southwest reader suggestions

July 14, 2008

In Seattle, the term “beach reads” is generally used figuratively (if not a little wistfully) for books more generally read on decks, in parks, on busses, but not on our pebbled shores. In West Seattle, however, beach reading actually happens on a beach! Here is some of what readers at our West Seattle and Southwest branches… Continue reading

Southwest Branch

Air Conditioning Comes to The Library’s Northeast and Southwest Branches

South West Stories: Ken Workman

2 teens + 1 library = 389 volunteer hours!

Summer reading: Reviews from readers at our Southwest branch

Summer reading: Suggestions from Southwest and Delridge readers

Summer Reads: Southwest, Northgate and Northeast readers offer suggestions

Summer Reads: West Seattle and Southwest reader suggestions