the new Central Library was built and larger than ever, complete with a drive-in service window! PHOTO COURTESY OF SEATTLE MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES And then finally, in 1998, Koolhaas in conjunction with ...

The Seattle Central Library will be a lot noisier than usual as the 12th Librarian hosts a live broadcast of the NFC Championship game between the Seahawks and 49ers Sunday. It’s the second week in a ...

From now on, whatever you check out of the Seattle Central Library will play in color-coded streams across six big plasma screens on the library's fifth floor. Fear not. "Making Visible the Invisible" ...

The Douglass-Truth Branch of the Seattle Public Library has been a staple of Seattle's Central District and a decades-long meeting hub for Seattle's Black community. It's also home to the West Coast's ...

The 11-level Central branch opened its doors to the public in May of 2004 to many excited fans of Rem Koolhaas, the Dutch architect who helped design the building alongside Joshua Ramus. Many visit ...

"It weirded me out!" yelped a woman who had mistakenly gotten off the Central Library's elevator at the fourth level -- the cherry-red labyrinth that perhaps resembles the digestive tract of a giant ...

SEATTLE — Fashion District Northwest is inviting the community to discover how your wardrobe can boost confidence, simplify mornings, and showcase your personal power. On Sept. 20, the Seattle Central ...

The Seattle Public Library loves to promote books and reading. This column was submitted by the library to highlight lesser-known library services. Find out more at spl.org. You probably know that you ...

The Seattle Public Library this week temporarily reduced operational hours across its branches primarily due to ongoing staff shortages caused by COVID-19. The library system hopes to return to its ...

Thinking of grabbing a book to read in the park Thursday for Seattle’s warmest day of 2025 so far? Be warned that the Seattle Public Library is closing all of its locations on May 1. The library ...

Seattle Public Library says it took 90 days to recover from a ransomware attack that struck over Memorial Day weekend, resulting in recovery costs surpassing $1 million. During the attack, officials ...

Authorities are on high alert as the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office investigates a double homicide on Herron Island. Snohomish County evacuates hundreds of animals as river flooding threatens local ...