The Seattle Public Library will add open hours to most branches this March and April thanks to funding from the seven-year, $219.1 million 2019 Library Levy, which supplements city funding to support core Library services, including open hours, collections, technology services, children’s programming, building maintenance, and seismic retrofit projects at three Carnegie libraries.
The Library will expand hours in two phases with new schedules planned to take effect at some branches the week of Monday, March 20, and the rest to take effect the week of Monday, April 3. Complete schedules of these new hours are listed below.
Of the Library’s 27 locations, most will be open seven days a week while six locations will be open six days a week. These six-day service locations will be closed on Mondays to align with community-stated preference in a 2021 Library survey.
With this expansion, Library locations will be open a total of 223 more hours per week than current schedules and 133 more hours per week than 2019 schedules, when the Levy was overwhelmingly passed by voters.
Most branches will see an increase of open hours, though some branches will see minor reductions in order to maximize Library staffing levels and to make progress toward the goals set forth in the 2019 Levy plan.
In January 2020, the Library began implementing the additional hours funded by the 2019 Library Levy by adding more Sunday hours at all locations. Due to the Library’s extended systemwide COVID-19 closure that began March 2020, and the financial and workforce impacts of the pandemic, 2023 is the first year the Library has been able to implement the majority of the additional levy-funded hours.
The Library reopened all locations throughout 2021 and returned to near-pre-pandemic open hours in 2022 as staffing capacity allowed. The Library also increased community access to Library materials during this time by installing 24/7 holds Pickup Lockers at the High Point, Northeast and Rainier Beach branches and increasing access to e-books, e-audiobooks and other digital materials. Additional lockers are planned for two more locations in early 2023.
A 24/7 holds Pickup Locker located at the High Point Branch.
GREEN LAKE BRANCH CONSTRUCTION CLOSURE
Please note that the Green Lake Branch is closed through early 2024 while undergoing a seismic retrofit and remodel. During the branch closure, staffing hours at this branch have been allocated to the Broadview and Wallingford branches. Schedules at these two branches will change when the Green Lake Branch reopens in 2024.
EXPANDED OPEN HOURS SCHEDULES
Please note: Some branch schedules will take effect the week of Monday, March 20, while others will take effect the week of Monday, April 3.
Ballard Branch, 5614 22nd Ave. N.W.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, March 20
Beacon Hill Branch, 2821 Beacon Ave. S.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Broadview Branch, 12755 Greenwood Ave. N.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, March 20
Capitol Hill Branch, 425 Harvard Ave. E.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, March 20
Columbia Branch, 4721 Rainier Ave. S.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Delridge Branch, 5423 Delridge Way S.W.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Douglass-Truth Branch, 2300 E. Yesler Way
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Fremont Branch, 731 N. 35th St.
– Closed Monday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Starting the week of Monday, March 20
Green Lake Branch, 7364 E. Green Lake Dr. N.
– Closed for renovation until early 2024
Greenwood Branch, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, March 20
High Point Branch, 3411 S.W. Raymond St.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
International District/Chinatown Branch, 713 Eighth Ave. S.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Lake City Branch, 12501 28th Ave. N.E.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Madrona-Sally Goldmark, 1134 33rd Ave.
– Closed Monday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Magnolia Branch, 2801 34th Ave. W.
– Closed Monday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Starting the week of Monday, March 20
Montlake Branch, 2401 24th Ave. E.
– Closed Monday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
NewHolly Branch, 7058 32nd Ave. S.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Northeast Branch, 6801 35th Ave. N.E.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Northgate Branch, 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Queen Anne Branch, 400 W. Garfield St.
– Closed Monday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Starting the week of Monday, March 20
Rainier Beach Branch, 9125 Rainier Ave. S.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
South Park Branch, 8604 Eighth Ave. S.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Southwest Branch, 9010 35th Ave. S.W.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
University Branch, 5009 Roosevelt Way N.E.
– Closed Monday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
Wallingford Branch, 1501 N. 45th St.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
– Starting the week of Monday, March 20
West Seattle Branch, 2306 42nd Ave. S.W.
– 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
– Starting the week of Monday, April 3
ABOUT THE 2019 LIBRARY LEVY
The 2019 “Libraries for All” Library Levy is a renewal of the 2012 Library Levy, which restored funding for core Library services that experienced budget cuts during the Great Recession.
The seven-year, $219.1 million Levy renewal was developed to maintain and enhance Library services. The plan was developed using priorities identified by the community in 2018. Community input was gathered through Community Conversations with the Chief Librarian, neighborhood community outreach, and a public survey of over 26,000 Seattle residents.
In 2021, the Library conducted a second survey to gauge the changing needs of the community regarding open hours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents indicated a preference for more morning and weekend hours and Monday closures; 98% of respondents said the Library is an essential service that improves the overall quality of life in Seattle. Find out more at www.spl.org/levy.
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