News Releases for 2023
Read news about upcoming Library programs, new services and policy updates. News releases are organized by date of the news release, not the program date.
Recent media coverage
March
- Seattle Reads Turns 25: Celebrate by Reading Julie Otsuka's 'The Swimmers' With The Seattle Public Library
- Seattle Poet Claudia Castro Luna Hosts a Bilingual Series on Creativity at The Seattle Public Library
- Reflections Dance Festival: Artists of Color Share a Third Love Letter to Seattle at the RSJI Summit on Friday, March 24
- All Locations of The Seattle Public Library Will Close Wednesday, March 22, for Staff In-Service Day
- Local Authors Now Featured in Library Short Story Dispensers
- Black-Owned Business Excellence Shares Highlights From Its Fourth Annual Symposium
- Apply to Wa Na Wari's oral history and community story telling institute by March 10
February
- More Levy-funded open hours coming this spring at The Seattle Public Library
- El Programa De Ayuda Con La Tarea Escolar De La Biblioteca Pública De Seattle Se Expande a Ocho Sucursales
- The Seattle Public Library's Homework Help Program Expands to Eight Locations and Increases Hours
- February 2023 Author Readings and Community Events With The Seattle Public Library
January
- "Meet Me at Higo" Opens in the Level 8 Gallery of The Seattle Public Library's Central Library
- The 4th Annual Black-owned Business Excellence Symposium Empowers Black-owned Businesses in Washington
- Seattle's Central Library To Add Wednesday And Thursday Evening Hours Starting Wednesday, Jan. 18
- The Seattle Public Library's Green Lake Branch to close for renovations on Feb. 1