Library Podcasts
Each year the Library hosts readings, lectures, and discussions by authors and other public figures. You may watch video recordings of recent programs on our YouTube channel. Our archive of audio recordings goes back more than 10 years and includes thousands of memorable Library events.
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Virtual It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, Meeting 368
The Ballard Branch welcomes the 368th meeting of the It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, featuring author readings and open mics. Recorded on July 9, 2020.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 27.51MB] [Play time: 0 hr 47 min]
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Virtual Thrilling Tales: Scarlet Plague by Jack London Part 3
Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Here is part three, the final installment of "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London. Recorded on July 1, 2020.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 38.44MB] [Play time: 0 hr 45 min]
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Virtual Thrilling Tales: Scarlet Plague by Jack London Part 2
Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Here is part two of "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London. Join us next week for part three! Recorded on June 24, 2020.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 43.75MB] [Play time: 0 hr 51 min]
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Virtual Thrilling Tales: Scarlet Plague by Jack London Part 1
Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Here is part one of "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London. Join us next week for part two! Recorded on June 17, 2020.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 4.51MB] [Play time: 0 hr 52 min]
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Virtual Thrilling Tales: South of the Slot by Jack London
Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Here is "South of the Slot" by Jack London. Enjoy! Recorded on June 10, 2020.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 42.05MB] [Play time: 0 hr 47 min]
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Virtual Thrilling Tales: Turkey Red by Frances Gilchrist Wood
Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Here is "Turkey Red" by Frances Gilchrist Wood. Enjoy! Recorded on June 3, 2020.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 31.42MB] [Play time: 0 hr 36 min]
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Virtual Thrilling Tales: The Reckoning with Otto Schreed by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Here is "The Reckoning with Otto Schreed" by E. Phillips Oppenheim. Enjoy! Recorded on May 27, 2020.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 28.18MB] [Play time: 0 hr 31 min]
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Virtual Thrilling Tales: The Signal Tower by Wadsworth Camp
Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. Here is "The Signal Tower" by Wadsworth Camp Enjoy! Recorded on May 20, 2020.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 35.05MB] [Play time: 0 hr 40 min]
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Virtual Thrilling Tales: This World is Taboo Chapter 8
Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. To kick things off, we're featuring an eight part science fiction serial by Murray Leinster that first appeared in Amazing magazine in July, 1961, entitled This World is Taboo! It is the story of a Med Ship man - or space doctor - confronted with the terror of plague and an unjustly quarantined planet in a distant galaxy. This is the eighth and final episode. Enjoy! Recorded on May 10, 2020.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 23.23MB] [Play time: 0 hr 26 min]
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Virtual Thrilling Tales: This World is Taboo Chapter 7
Hello, and welcome to Thrilling Tales, Seattle Public Library's Story Time for Grownups, virtual edition. Thrilling Tales is a lunch hour short story program presented live at the downtown Library twice monthly. Since we can't gather now, we wanted to send some thrilling tales to wherever you are. To kick things off, we're featuring an eight part science fiction serial by Murray Leinster that first appeared in Amazing magazine in July, 1961, entitled This World is Taboo! It is the story of a Med Ship man - or space doctor - confronted with the terror of plague and an unjustly quarantined planet in a distant galaxy. There will be eight episodes in all: here is chapter seven, episode seven. Enjoy! Recorded on May 6, 2020.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 27.43MB] [Play time: 0 hr 32 min]