Winter Break Family Activities at The Seattle Public Library
release date: January 20, 2025
Are you looking for some entertainment and community while the kids are on holiday break? Our libraries have planned pop-up museum events, winter crafts, a party, and more winter fun, between Dec. 20 and Jan. 3. We are also hosting regular story times and other family programming.
You can also stop by one of The Seattle Public Library’s 27 locations any day we’re open to explore the books and toys in our children’s sections, use services such as free printing, check out new books and get help from staff.
All Library events are free and open to the public, and registration is not required at any of the events listed below. Find information in the event links or at spl.org/Calendar or our Kids & Families calendar.
Please note that all Seattle Public Library locations will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24, Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
- Music with Mr. Noble: Seattle Percussion Works. Friday, Dec. 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Greenwood Branch. Join us for a fun percussion performance with Mr. Noble of Music Movement Arts Studio along with Seattle Percussion Works.
- Friday Family CRAFT-ernoon. Friday, Dec. 20, From 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Capitol Hill Branch. Families are invited to join us in making simple crafts.
- Board Game Sunday. Sunday, Dec. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ballard Branch. Calling all board gamers. Join us and play a game or two.
- Winter Crafts. Friday, Dec. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. NewHolly Branch. Enjoy snacks and hot chocolate as you make crafts such as snowflakes, winter origami, winter frames and more.
- Board Games. Saturday, Dec. 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. NewHolly Branch. Calling all board gamers. Join us and play a game or two.
- Brick Buddies. Saturday, Dec. 28, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Capitol Hill Branch. Young children and their families are invited to join our drop-in play group with Lego bricks, Picasso tiles, and other building sets.
- Pop-Up Burke Museum. Saturday, Dec. 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. South Park Branch. Explore fun hands-on exhibits from the Burke Museum, learn amazing facts about archaeology and get to examine artifacts up close!
- Pop-Up Burke Museum. Sunday, Dec. 29, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. South Park Branch. Explore fun hands-on exhibits from the Burke Museum, learn amazing facts about amphibians and reptiles and get to examine artifacts up close!
- Winter Break Party. Monday, Dec. 30, 1 from 2:30 p.m. Southwest Branch. Celebrate all things winter with a special all-ages story time, crafts, hot cocoa and cookies!
- Artist in Residence Exhibit - "Central Interf ace" by Chi Moscou-Jackson. Through January 2025. Central Library, Level 8 Gallery. "Central Interface" is a collection of site-specific artworks that embody Chi Moscou-Jackson’s expansion of his artistic practice and new experimentation with digital and analog works created during his time as our Artist in Residence in 2023-2024.
MORE INFORMATION
The Library believes that the power of knowledge improves people's lives. We promote literacy and a love of reading as we bring people, information and ideas together to enrich lives and build community. Find more events at www.spl.org/Calendar.
Contact the Library’s Ask Us service by phone at 206-386-4636 or by email or chat at www.spl.org/Ask. Staff are ready to answer questions and direct you to helpful resources and information.