27 libraries, 27 postcards: For Library Card Sign-Up Month, The Seattle Public Library launches collectible postcards
release date: September 3, 2025
In honor of Library Card Sign-Up Month (September), The Seattle Public Library invites Seattle residents to learn about their neighborhood libraries through a new series of collectible postcards.
Local artists collaborated with the Library to design 27 postcards, one for every library, to highlight the art, architecture, collections and programs that make each location special.
“We hope that our Seattle community will use these unique postcards to connect to our libraries and to each other,” said Chief Librarian Tom Fay. “Surprise a friend or loved one with a postcard, send one in service of a cause you believe in, use them creatively and collect them.”
Each Library location will carry a limited supply of postcards about its branch – just ask at the circulation desk. (The exception is the University Branch which is currently closed for renovation. You can pick up the University Branch’s postcard at nearby Library locations.)
The designs are a blend of original art, photography and descriptions, highlighting library features and programs, including:
- The Beacon Hill Branch’s Dream Ship art and weekly English Conversation Circles;
- the Broadview Branch’s art and architecture, influenced by Native American longhouse design;
- the Central Library’s spaces, including the Red Floor, music practice rooms and gallery spaces;
- the Douglass-Truth Branch’s African American Collection, created in partnership with the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Delta Upsilon Omega Chapter;
- the High Point Branch’s seed library and puzzle lending library;
- and a unique teacup art installation at the International District / Chinatown Branch.
Each postcard comes with a jacket with spaces to collect branch-specific stamps in certain categories. (Note these are ink stamps, not postage stamps.)
Find out more about the campaign and ways that The Seattle Public Library is here for you at www.spl.org/HereForYou.
Get a Library card
No library card? No problem. You can apply at any Library location, or online in minutes at www.spl.org/Card. The form is available in five languages. Seattle Public Schools students and teachers can also get instant access to the Library’s digital resources and collections without a Library card through our Library Link program at www.spl.org/LibraryLink.
About the artists
Three local artists collaborated to create the Library postcards: multidisciplinary artist Jeremy Goodie; Seattle-born visual artist Sloane Miller; and first-generation, Mexican-American artist and illustrator Victoria Urrutia. Find more information on the postcard artists on our website.
About The Seattle Public Library
The Seattle Public Library believes that the power of knowledge improves people's lives. With 27 locations and a Mobile Services unit, a digital and physical collection of 2.9 million items, and thousands of programs a year, we bring people, information and ideas together to enrich lives and empower community.
Contact the Library’s Ask Us service by phone at 206-386-4636 or by email or chat at spl.org/Ask. Staff are ready to answer questions and direct you to helpful resources and information.