University Branch is underway. The branch closed on Jan. 29 and is expected to reopen in late 2026, once the work is completed.

St. Louis architecture has a style all its own. You can look at many St. Louis houses and instantly know that they are from ...

Libraries have long stood as pillars of knowledge and culture, evolving from ancient archives to modern public institutions. The earliest known libraries date back to the 7th century B.C., such as the ...

Seattle Public Library, and Seattle City of Literature, has announced Dujie Tahat as the Civic Poet of Seattle for 2025-2026. This designation marks them as the fifth individual to hold the role ...

Seattle Public Schools said parents should pick up their students starting 10:30 a.m. School buses will also be available and will take students home, the district said. In a service alert issued ...

The president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) is accusing Mayor Bruce Harrell of “weaponizing public safety” by stripping collective bargaining rights from labor unions.

Macy's announced over the weekend that it would list the building for sale and close the downtown Seattle location at the end of February. Perhaps the writing had been on the wall for a while.

Tacoma Public Library's main branch reopened Feb. 1 following a 16-month renovation.

As the Trump administration pushes to cut billions in federal funding for public universities and research centers ... to lose as much as $125 million under the proposed NIH cuts, The Seattle Times ...

There’s free help available through mid-April at 12 Seattle Public Library (SPL) locations. SPL has free drop-in tax help with United Way of King County (UWKC) at two locations, and with AARP at ...

Seattle is currently mapping how it will grow over the next 20 years. Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to double the city’s housing capacity, with the hope of bringing down costs.But as residential ...

I’ll admit it. I choose my books by their covers—or in particular, the green and blue badges that denote Peak Picks at my local Seattle Public Library branch. I’m not the only one, either. Since the ...