Category Archives: LISTS

Humans love lists. This category is for anything in bulleted list form: books, movies, music, resources – you name it.

Seattle Public Library’s Most Checked Out Books, 2017

Posted on January 10, 2018 by

We’re already into 2018, but I can’t resist one more look back at reading in 2017. Do you ever wonder what others in the city are reading? Here’s a sneak peak: lists of the 10 most checked out print books … Continue reading →

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Our Top 10 Children’s Chapter Books, Poetry, and Graphic Novels of 2017

Posted on December 21, 2017 by

Yesterday, Children’s Services Librarians from The Seattle Public Library shared our favorite picture books of the year – and today, we want to share our ten favorites for children, in the “everything else” category!: chapter books, poetry, and graphic novels.  … Continue reading →

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Our Top 10 Children’s Picture Books of 2017

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

Children’s Services Librarians from The Seattle Public Library have selected our ten favorite picture books of the year.  Though it’s a challenge to limit ourselves to ten titles (check out our longer list of favorite 2017 picture books), we all … Continue reading →

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Our Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2017

Posted on December 14, 2017 by

… according to Seattle Public Library adult librarians Yesterday we listed our librarians’ favorite novels of 2017; today, we present you with the list of our ten favorite nonfiction books published in 2017, from memoirs to essay collections to history … Continue reading →

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Our Top 10 Novels of 2017

Posted on December 13, 2017 by

… according to Seattle Public Library’s adult librarians The librarians here at the Seattle Public Library conferred, and here are our favorite ten novels published in 2017, from a debut mystery to the conclusion of a fantasy trilogy, a debut … Continue reading →

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Ideas for Book Giving this Holiday

Posted on December 12, 2017 by

Librarians give – and get – a lot of books this time of year. Seeing that familiar shape surrounded by festive wrapping is a special thrill. Sure, we know it is a book, but what book? We recently shared some … Continue reading →

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You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover!

Posted on October 11, 2017 by

By blind jury, fifty iconic books were selected for inclusion into the OPEN●SET exhibition now on view at the Central Library until October 28. This exhibit showcases finely crafted bookbinding. Unlike mass produced books, these handbound books will last for … Continue reading →

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