Summer reading
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Staff Favorites: Summer reads . . .
Ahhh … summer reading in Seattle. Whether you’re bringing a book to the beach or packing one (or four) for vacation, our staff has some recommendations for you. And perhaps while you’re at the Library you’d like to log your books read in our Adult Summer Reading notebook? All you need to do is write… Continue reading
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More Summer Staff Favorites for Children: Picture Books
Beware of the Frog by William Bee E BEE Mrs. Collywobbles lives all alone on the edge of a dark, scary forest, with no one to protect her except for her pet . . . frog? Yes, but this is no ordinary frog, as the Greedy Goblin, Smelly Troll, and Giant Hungry Ogre all discover,… Continue reading
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Guaranteed no-pressure book group experience
I clearly have the best job in the world, because I regularly get to go to a book group that does nothing but talk about good books — and lots of them. This isn’t your typical “let’s all read the same book and talk about it” book group. Instead, this is an informal group where… Continue reading
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Are you more well-read than a 5th grader?
How’s your summer reading going? Ours is going great. And by ours, we mean our Adult Summer Reading Program. So far this month, 1,434 adults have signed up for the reading program in branches all over the city, and have read 2,969 books, that they’ve told us about anyway. That’s the entire population of Willacoochee,… Continue reading
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Best audiobooks for family travel
You are about to embark on that ever-romanticized ritual, the family road trip. The bags are packed, the car has a full tank and tires have air. Now, what about entertainment for the backseat crowd? Having a selection of audio stories may be key to maintaining a zen-like, peaceful atmosphere in your car while you… Continue reading
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Staff Favorites: Three more novels for your summer reading . . .
Rex Libris: I, Librarian by James Turner Rex Libris, Head Librarian at Middleton Public Library, takes his place along other great librarian action adventure heroes like Nancy Pearl and Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Though he may look the part of a nerdy, mild mannered librarian with his suit and tie and thick glasses,… Continue reading
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Is it summer? Are you reading? Guess what that means…
Oh, those summer evenings in Seattle. Plenty of time to sink into a good book. Sure, we know it isn’t technically summer yet, but mother nature doesn’t seem to have figured that out this June – knock wood – and the nights have been just perfect, with ample light to read by late into the evening, and enough warmth… Continue reading
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Staff Favorites: Summer reading ideas
The Book of Fred by Abby Bardi Not an average teenager, Mary Fred Anderson has never watched television, eaten meat or read anything other than The Book of Fred. This is the story of what happens when she is placed in a suburban foster family headed by an unhappily divorced librarian mom, her unemployed brother… Continue reading
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Central District and High Point reader suggestions
Readers from the Douglass-Truth Branch and the High Point Branch offer some of their favorite books from this summer. Here are suggestions for some late-summer memoirs, a medical thriller set in Seattle, poetry and novels. Readers in Douglass-Truth’s Adult Summer Reading Program suggest: Shame on It All by Zane A captivating story of three sisters showing the true meaning of… Continue reading
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Summer Reads: Beacon Hill and Rainier Beach reader suggestions.
Beach Reads? Rainy Day Reads? Its anyone’s guess! Welcome to August in Seattle! Beacon Hill and Rainier Beach participants in our popular Adult Summer Reading Program tell us a bit about what good reads they’ve found at the end of the rainbow. Beacon Hill readers suggest: The Devil’s Whisper, by Miyuki Miyabe Layers of mystery: a missing… Continue reading
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Summer Reads: Ballard, Broadview, Mobile and University reader suggestions
Looking for a book for these last few weeks of summer? Here are 12 suggestions from Library users from Mobile Services and the Ballard, Broadview and University branches: Mobile Services’ readers suggest: Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton He tells all of us how we can really help save the world by… Continue reading
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Nightstand Reading: Artist Margaret Chodos-Irvine dives into teen lit this summer
Editor’s note: We love Margaret Chodos-Irvine’s vivid mixed-media prints and innovative linocuts, which can be found in award-winning children’s books such as the charming Ella Sarah Gets Dressed (a 2004 Caldecott Honor Book) and Buzz (where her collages seem to move across the pages), and in the posters, brochures and book bags that celebrate reading… Continue reading
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Summer Reads: Readers from Lake City, Magnolia and Montlake share their suggestions
There is much inspiration to be found, together with a few journeys down the rabbit hole, in the latest installment of our ongong series that highlights what Seattlites are reading this Summer. We’d love to hear what you’re reading, too! Sign up for the Adult Summer Reading Program and share your recommendations with other book lovers around town.… Continue reading
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Summer Reads: Southwest, Northgate and Northeast readers offer suggestions
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
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Summer Reads: High Point, Capitol Hill and Montlake readers offer their suggestions.
This week we find journeys through space, time and the inner mind, in our ongong series that highlights what Seattlites are reading this Summer. We’d love to hear what you’re reading, too! Sign up for the Adult Summer Reading Program and share your recommendations with other book lovers around town. Readers on Capitol Hill recommend: After Dark… Continue reading
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Summer Reads: Delridge, Madrona and South Park readers share a few suggestions
Espionage, werewolves, Ivy League and the Ivory Coast — aaah, summer reading! Take a look at the varied reading happening around town, with a sampling of titles recommended by Seattle readers. We’d love to hear what you’re reading, too! Sign up for the Adult Summer Reading Program and share your recommendations with other book lovers around… Continue reading
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Summer Reads: Green Lake and International District reader suggestions
Want to share what you’re reading? Enter the Adult Summer Reading Program at any branch (or downtown at the Central Library), write one or two sentences about three books you’ve read. You’ll be entered in a weekly drawing to win a book bag (one winner per week at each location; lots of chances to win!).… Continue reading
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Summer Reads: West Seattle and Southwest reader suggestions
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