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Finding Potter’s Field: Indigent Burial in the United States

March 9, 2017

A patron recently called the library to ask what happens when someone dies without means to pay for cremation or burial. In some cases, such a person might have no living relatives. In others, the identity of the deceased is simply unknown. Here’s what we learned: Continue reading
Summer Fun and Washington Facts

August 15, 2016

Summer is the best time to enjoy all Seattle and Washington has to offer! Check out this list of books to help you explore your recreation options. If you check out any of these (or other) great books, you are not alone. The Seattle Public Library system has the highest percentage of library card-holders per… Continue reading
Future Books about Seattle’s Past (and Present)

July 24, 2015

~posted by Frank From history and science to food and music, there are a bounty of books about our fair city and environs being published over the next few months. Here are a dozen of the most noteworthy titles. Classical Seattle: Maestros, Impresarios, Virtuosi, and Other Music Makers. Profiles of 35 musicians and arts leaders who have made Seattle a world-class city… Continue reading
Two Nonfiction books about the Pacific Northwest: ‘The Boys in the Boat’ and ‘The Boy Who Shot the Sheriff’

January 6, 2015

I must confess–every year I tell myself that I will try to read more nonfiction and ever year I read a bit more but perhaps not as much as I had intended. Last year I happened to read two nonfiction titles that delve into different slices of Washington state history. First, I had heard so… Continue reading

washington state

Finding Potter’s Field: Indigent Burial in the United States

Summer Fun and Washington Facts

Future Books about Seattle’s Past (and Present)

Two Nonfiction books about the Pacific Northwest: ‘The Boys in the Boat’ and ‘The Boy Who Shot the Sheriff’