The Seattle Public Library Is Closed On Independence Day
All locations of The Seattle Public Library will be closed on Independence Day, Friday, July 4.
Explore staff picks and find out how to download e-books and other media.
Use free research tools and take online classes with your Library card.
Discover our wide range of programs and services, including resources, classes, events and special exhibits.
Get started with a Library card and learn how to manage your account.
Stop by summer open hours at our collection of 30,000+ zines. Saturdays, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. at the Central Library.
Have you downloaded the SPL app? Get tips on how to use the app, including adding multiple accounts and scanning books from your device to check them out at our locations.
Get help with your job search at our employment workshop series, from resume help to job interview techniques. In partnership with Evergreen Goodwill.
It's time for our summer program for youth! Get fun activities for kids to do all summer long.
Explore Activities
You can check out a Discover Pass for two weeks with your Library card. Plus, explore the natural wonders of Western Washington with our local outdoor recreation guides and maps.
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Family Lore
Acevedo, Elizabeth
The Twilight Garden
Adams, Sara Nisha
Flowers and Their Meanings
Azoulay, Karen
When We Were Birds
Banwo, Ayanna Lloyd
Probably Ruby
Bird-Wilson, Lisa
The Dangerous Ones
Blackwood, Lauren
Big Chicas Don't Cry
Chavez Macias, Annette
Martyr!
Akbar, Kaveh
Against Erasure
Aranguren, Teresa
Good Grief
Bartels, E. B.
Grievers
brown, adrienne maree
Break the Cycle
Buqué, Mariel
The Mourner's Bestiary
Caffall, Eiren
The Message
Coates, Ta-Nehisi
Beating Heart Baby
Min, Lio
The Prince and the Dressmaker
Wang, Jen
Piecing Me Together
Watson, Renée
This Light Between Us
Fukuda, Andrew Xia
Remind Me Again
Davis, Joe (Poet)
Rangikura
Tibble, Tayi
Clap When You Land
On A Magical Do-nothing Day
Alemagna, Béatrice
Explore the Salish Sea
Gaydos, Joseph K.
How to Bird
Hamid, Rasha
Let's Go for A Walk
Hamza, Ranger
If I Could Choose A Best Day
A Storytelling of Ravens
Lukoff, Kyle
The Cartoonists Club
Telgemeier, Raina
To Be A Problem
Baldwin, Dara
Beautiful People
Blake, Melissa (Blogger)
Out on A Limb
Bonam-Young, Hannah
Màgòdiz
Calderón, Gabe
The Hearing Test
Callahan, Eliza Barry
Failure to Comply
Cavar
Disability Intimacy
