the new Central Library was built and larger than ever, complete with a drive-in service window! PHOTO COURTESY OF SEATTLE MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES And then finally, in 1998, Koolhaas in conjunction with ...

The Seattle Central Library will be a lot noisier than usual as the 12th Librarian hosts a live broadcast of the NFC Championship game between the Seahawks and 49ers Sunday. It’s the second week in a ...

The Douglass-Truth Branch of the Seattle Public Library has been a staple of Seattle's Central District and a decades-long meeting hub for Seattle's Black community. It's also home to the West Coast's ...

The 11-level Central branch opened its doors to the public in May of 2004 to many excited fans of Rem Koolhaas, the Dutch architect who helped design the building alongside Joshua Ramus. Many visit ...

Seattle Public Library says it had a record number of active library users in 2025, according to its newly published impact ...

SEATTLE — Fashion District Northwest is inviting the community to discover how your wardrobe can boost confidence, simplify mornings, and showcase your personal power. On Sept. 20, the Seattle Central ...

Seattle Central Library architect Rem Koolhaas will return to the library to give a free talk at 2 p.m. Sept. 13 in the auditorium. It will be Koolhaas' first public talk in Seattle since the Central ...

Nature writers Maria Dolan and Kathryn True will discuss their new book, “Seattle Field Guide: Explore Nature in the City,” ...

E-books are coming back to Seattle libraries, but more than two weeks later a ransomware attack continues to throttle many services. The library system announced the “important milestone” on Wednesday ...