West Seattle

  • Hidden Parks In West Seattle…and Beyond

    I recently read a magazine article about hidden parks in Seattle and it made me think about those little gems that I grew up with in West Seattle. Westcrest Park is a stone’s throw away from where I grew up. It has one of the most amazing views of Downtown Seattle I have seen, besides the deck… Continue reading

  • Women risk takers: Beyond the Olympics

    Watching the Olympics this last week, it’s not hard be awed by all of the athletes, and particularly for the women who have pushed for full participation in Olympic sports. Clearly risk takers, they and their predecessors have also redrawn the boundaries which for so long have defined “proper” women’s roles. With the celebration of… Continue reading

  • Summer reading: Reviews from readers in West Seattle

    In the Kingdom of Men by Kim Barnes I loved this book from start to finish, and now want to read everything else the insightful Barnes has written. Following Gin from the back hills of Oklahoma all the way to the streets of Rome captured my imagination. I sympathized with her then changed my mind… Continue reading

  • A look back at West Seattle

    Last year the West Seattle Branch library celebrated its centennial: 100 years in a building that has always and only served as a library for the Admiral neighborhood. The library has weathered just a few changes in 100 years: earthquakes, a flu epidemic, and card catalogs that morphed into microfilm to computer databases, not to… Continue reading

  • 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