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Teens at The Seattle Public LibraryCreated on October 20, 2008 at 12:20pm
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David Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Seattle Public Library System Just a reminder that all Library locations will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday and will observe regular hours on Friday. Happy Thanksgiving!
Jessica Dally Big thanks to the Seattle Public Library and specifically all the branches that helped make Seattle Free School possible. We wouldn't be able to offer free classes (and wouldn't have gotten started) without you!
The Seattle Free School is for the community by the community. All are welcome. No money ever exchanges hands. All we exchange are skills, knowledge and experiences.
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Seattle Public Library System Ready for Thanksgiving? Need to know how to cook a turkey? Know the difference between sweet potatoes and yams? Wonder when Thanksgiving became a holiday? Ask a Librarian!
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Chat with a librarianLive help from librarians 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. No downloads or plug-ins are required.
Seattle Public Library System Escape the rain on Saturday and head for the Friends of the Library’s 1-day Holiday Book Sale at Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way N.E., Hangar in Building #30. Everyone is welcome; no membership required. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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A mini sale featuring gift books and items, a large selection of cookbooks and children's books, and general non-fiction and fiction. Most books $1.00.
Seattle Public Library System Good news! The City Council’s budget committee restored $860,000 to our 2010 budget! We can operate 11 branches and the Central Library seven days a week in 2010. We still have to cut $1.77 million but it’s better than expected.
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On Nov. 12, 2009, the City Council Budget Committee unanimously voted to add $860,000 to The Seattle Public Library's 2010 budget to restore some branch hours. The additional money means the Library will be able to provide seven-day-a-week service at 11 branches and the Central Library in 2010.
Seattle Public Library System Ever wanted to meet Thomas Jefferson? Well, head over to Town Hall on Friday night!
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Watch history come alive when humanities scholar-Chautauquan Clay Jenkinson portrays Thomas Jefferson at The Seattle Public Library's 2009 McLellan/O'Donnell Living History Series from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave.
Seattle Public Library System Do you use the Greenwood Branch? Beginning tonight, the outside book drop will be locked when the branch is closed due to the neighborhood arsons. The book drop will remain open while the branch is open. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Seattle Public Library System Please don’t forget that all locations of The Seattle Public Library and the Central Library book drops will be closed tomorrow for Veterans Day. We’ll reopen at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Toby Thomas Did you see this story about the Ask-WA 24/7 chat? Check it out! Seattle's libraries are part of this service too, through our Ask a Librarian service.
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Here's the problem: You need something from the library, but it's after hours and you just can't wait. No problem. You don't have to wait. Just go to the virtual library instead. It's open all day, every day. And there's a librarian there, ready to answer your questions.
Seattle Public Library System New Yorker columnist and author Ken Auletta talks about his book “Googled: The End of the World as We Know It” with Seattle Times columnist Brier Dudley at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 at the Central Library.
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Release Date: 10/23/2009New Yorker columnist and bestselling author Ken Auletta reads from 'Googled' Nov. 9 at The Seattle Public Library
Seattle Public Library System Yippee for us! We got a $50,000 grant to help provide more services for people who are looking for jobs!
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The Seattle Public Library has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Washington State Library as part of its Renew Washington program.
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Hear librarian
David Wright sharing a short spooky tale, Ruskin Bond's "A Face in the
Night," on National Public Radio's All Things Considered this Hallowe'en. You can hear more of David's "Thrilling Tales" at noon on the first and third
Monday of each month at the Central Library. (FYI - when you click on the link, scrol...l down to "A Spooky Tale for Grownups.")
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For two hours every weekday, All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel, Michele Norris and Melissa Block present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features.
See MoreDavid Hey, everyone: I'll be sharing a short and scary Thrilling Tale on NPR's "All Things Considered" tomorrow - give it a listen!
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Reading from the upper left-hand corner.
Seattle Public Library System Ahoy, mateys! Outfit yer whelps as rogues and rapscallions and sail in to the Central Library for Captain Bogg & Salty at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. Or head for yer local library for booty – pirate stickers!
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Captain Bogg and Salty are back at the Central Library for a fun Halloween show filled with mayhem and music from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.
