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The KUOW Book Club is continuing its summer reading series with Seattle Public Library this month. We're reading Kim Fu's ...
When it comes to the fentanyl crisis, the Seattle Public Library is pairing education with action by offering from naloxone ...
The Seattle Public Library had a record 293,000 active patrons in 2023, which counts any individual who used their library card in some way over the year (including to access digital services ...
This morning, the Seattle Public Library (SPL) announced 180 days of library closures from April 12 to June 2, adding up to nearly 1,500 hours of cuts to a critical public service.
"The Seattle Public Library is about books, but we are so much more," said Marcellus Turner, city librarian. "An updated look and name will better reflect what our library system is today ...
Inside the main branch of the Seattle Public Library in downtown Seattle. One cybersecurity expert said it’s critical to “continuously update and test recovery plans” to be able to respond ...
The Seattle Public Library took its online catalog offline on May 28, 2024, including e-books, public computers and in-building Wi-Fi, as it investigates a "ransomware event" affecting its ...
SEATTLE — Nearly two months after a cyberattack on the Seattle Public Library (SPL), cardholders will now be able to return physical items at their convenience.
The library is hoping to restore all services by the end of August, said Tom Fay, Seattle Public Library’s chief librarian. The majority of the restoration work has been completed by the Seattle ...
A computer at the Seattle Public Library's central branch on June 5, 2024. A cyberattack on May 25 took out most of the library's digital systems.
The Seattle Public Library won’t be changing its name any time soon. At its Wednesday evening meeting at the library’s downtown location, the library board of trustees, after weathering a ...