The Seattle City Council will hold a public hearing Thursday evening on Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposed $59 million a year library levy as it heads for an August vote. CHS reported here on the ...

We ask the City Council to increase the Library Levy so it covers investments in books, programs and buildings in the Seattle ...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson unveiled a $410 million library levy proposal on Tuesday. The Seattle City Council is expected to review the proposal in the coming weeks. If approved, it would move to the ...

The KUOW Book Club is continuing our series of live author talks in partnership with the Seattle Public Library with writer ...

The growth, though not as significant as some recent levies, is part of a trend over the last decade of mayors proposing ...

The library board of trustees unanimously rejected a name and logo change Wednesday evening, The Seattle Times reports. It was a decision that followed months of criticism. The rebranding proposal ...

Seattle Public Library card holders can now get free admission to two new museums: the Seattle Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum and the Volunteer Park Conservatory. All it takes to ...

A year and a half ago, we told you that the Seattle Public Library had obtained a $5.5 million federal grant to pay for air conditioning at five branches, including West Seattle (Admiral). Since the ...

Also, don’t miss The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Seattle, WA (March 2026) on the Seattle Patch calendar ...

I wish my kid would use the library during winter break. He’ll be at a gym playing hoops instead. He’s obsessed, much like the character Basketball Jones in that old Cheech & Chong routine. But for ...