We look forward to your visit and offer several options for you to take a guided or self-guided tour of the Central Library. Find out what you can find on each level.
Join Former Chief Librarian, Marcellus Turner on an audio tour of The Seattle Public Library's Central Library in downtown Seattle.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 23 MB] [Play time: 25 min]
View or print your own copy of self-guided tours at Central Library.
You can take a free, self-guided cell phone tour of the Central Library. You control the pace and the order as you move through the building. Look for cell phone tour stop signs posted throughout the building. Call 206-686-8564 and enter the stop number (1-20) followed by the # key on your telephone. Stops are listed on the back of the self-guided tour for adults.
Please do not use speakerphone in the Library. Standard cell phone company charges apply.
We offer free tours of the Central Library for groups of 5-20 adults, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Please request a tour at least two weeks in advance.
You are welcome to bring your class or youth-serving organization to visit the Central Library. You can schedule a 15-minute orientation to the Faye G. Allen Children’s Center or Starbucks Teen Center and an overview of library services, and/or take a self-guided tour and explore the Library with a scavenger hunt. If you would like to visit a different branch, please contact the branch directly.