Authors & Books

If you love books, we have what you need. We host book discussions and readings by major authors. We also have thousands of printed books, audiobooks and e-books for you to borrow.

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Authors & Books Recorded Events

Watch and listen to recordings of discussions and readings by major, local, and up and coming authors.

Book Bingo / Lotería de Lectura

Every summer we create Book Bingo in English and Lotería de Lectura en español.

Book Group DIY Toolkit

Use our DIY Toolkit to help select titles and facilitate book group meetings.

City of Literature

UNESCO has named Seattle a City of Literature, based on the vitality of its literary culture.

El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)

Día es una celebración a los niños y promueve la alfabetización familiar multicultural. / Día celebrates children and promotes multicultural family literacy.

Guest Curated Series

Our community-responsive programming is guest-curated by Seattle-area artists, to increase opportunities where Seattle’s community voices can be seen and heard.