The Seattle Public Library Is Closed On Indigenous Peoples' Day
All locations of The Seattle Public Library and book returns at the Central Library will be closed on Indigenous Peoples' Day, Monday, October 14.
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Afterlife
Alvarez, Julia
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Backman, Fredrik
The Sea
Banville, John
The Story of Arthur Truluv
Berg, Elizabeth
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Brunt, Carol Rifka
Whiskey & Ribbons
Cross-Smith, Leesa
LaRose
Erdrich, Louise
Fun Home
Bechdel, Alison
Wave
Deraniyagala, Sonali
It's Ok That You're Not Ok
Devine, Megan
The Year of Magical Thinking
Didion, Joan
Death's Door
Gilbert, Sandra M.
Rosalie Lightning
Hart, Tom
Grace Will Lead Us Home
Hawes, Jennifer
Life at 8 Mph
Anderson, Peter Bowling
Ladysitting
Cary, Lorene
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Chast, Roz
Chicken Soup for the Soul
The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving
Evison, Jonathan
Every Note Played
Genova, Lisa
The Wide Circumference of Love
Golden, Marita
Creative Care
Basting, Anne Davis
Dementia Together
Bielak-Smith, Pati
High-octane Brain
Braun, Michelle
The Last Ocean
Gerrard, Nicci
Glen Campbell
Keep Sharp
Gupta, Sanjay
Jesintel
Stepping Out
Briscoe, Connie
Gray Love
The Essential Questions
Keating, Elizabeth Lillian
Radiant Rebellion
Walrond, Karen
Still Distracted After All These Years
Nadeau, Kathleen G.
The Old Gays Guide to the Good Life
Old Gays (Group)
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