Category Archives: BOOKS

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Solar Eclipse 2017: Reading for all ages

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Whether you’re reading in advance of the solar eclipse on August 21, or stockpiling suggestions to read afterward, here are a selection of books for readers of all ages; check out the full list in our catalog. Mask of the … Continue reading →

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Washington State Book Awards finalists for 2017!

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

Take a look at this lineup of stellar authors from Washington state! These 32 books, published in 2016, are finalists in the 2017 Washington State Book Awards. Find the full list later in this blog post, or if you’re itching … Continue reading →

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Library Reads: 10 top picks for September 2017

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

Extra celebrating this month with the Library Reads Top Ten list — because two local authors are shining bright on this selection of books that librarians across the U.S. are loving! Our beloved Nancy Pearl, former librarian at The Seattle … Continue reading →

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#BookBingoNW2017: Reread a Book You Read in School

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

Although we are hard pressed to think of a single drawback to Book Bingo, it is true that for some readers it calls forth unwelcome memories of required reading. Yet the popularity of bingo and similar reading challenges and groups suggests that … Continue reading →

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#BookBingoNW2017: Finish in a day

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

As much as I enjoy being immersed in a great book for days on end, there is something particularly satisfying about finishing a book quickly. This year’s Summer Book Bingo again features the category “Finish in a Day.” For the … Continue reading →

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Hoopla for Comics

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

Hoopla is an online streaming service available to Seattle Public Library patrons, offering 20 checkouts of movies, TV shows, music, and comics each calendar month, accessible on both web browsers and mobile devices. On mobile devices, the app, which is … Continue reading →

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 Languages of Land: Poems of Immigration and Exile

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

Unaccompanied, you ventured into The Flayed City to find what? More Nomadologies, more Notes on the Assemblage and 187 Reasons Mexicanos Can’t Cross the Border. Before the Afterland, there was that City of Rivers flowing beneath a Night Sky with … Continue reading →

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