A Seattle City Council committee grew the size of this summer’s library ballot measure by nearly $70 million to cover additional upkeep, hours, staffing and collections. The total cost of the proposed ...

A Seattle City Council committee has voted to expand Mayor Wilson’s proposed library levy, raising it from $410 million to nearly $480 million. Despite voting for the measure, Select Committee on the ...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and the head of The Seattle Public Library system are laying out their vision for a new $410 million library levy that’s expected to appear on the ballot this August.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Every spring, The Seattle Public Library organizes Seattle Reads, a citywide book club involving over a month of programming with discussions and events. This year’s pick, “You Are Here: Poetry in the ...

Seattle Public Library card holders can now get free admission to two new museums: the Seattle Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum and the Volunteer Park Conservatory. All it takes to ...

Over 28,000 young people across the U.S. have gotten a Seattle Public Library card as part of a campaign that combats book censorship. The Seattle Public Library joined Books Unbanned in 2023. The ...

The library board of trustees unanimously rejected a name and logo change Wednesday evening, The Seattle Times reports. It was a decision that followed months of criticism. The rebranding proposal ...

Occupy Seattle has opened a popup People’s Library on the lawn of the Central District’s Douglass Truth Library branch on 23rd Avenue and E Yelser Way this week while the Seattle Public Library ...