If you think your Seattle Public Library (SPL) card is just for checking out books, you’re missing out on one of the most ...

The Seattle Public Library had a record 293,000 active patrons in 2023, which counts any individual who used their library card in some way over the year (including to access digital services ...

This morning, the Seattle Public Library (SPL) announced 180 days of library closures from April 12 to June 2, adding up to nearly 1,500 hours of cuts to a critical public service.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Public Library system is fully operational after a ransomware attack in May sidelined many of their services. "It's kind of like having your world just there one day ...

The Seattle Public Library took its online catalog offline on May 28, 2024, including e-books, public computers and in-building Wi-Fi, as it investigates a "ransomware event" affecting its ...

SEATTLE - All locations of the Seattle Public Library are closed on Thursday, May 1, for the library's annual in-service day dedicated to staff training and team-building activities.

The Seattle Public Library took its online catalog offline on May 28, 2024, including e-books, public computers and in-building Wi-Fi, as it investigates a "ransomware event" affecting its ...

The library is hoping to restore all services by the end of August, said Tom Fay, Seattle Public Library’s chief librarian. The majority of the restoration work has been completed by the Seattle ...

A computer at the Seattle Public Library's central branch on June 5, 2024. A cyberattack on May 25 took out most of the library's digital systems.

The Seattle Public Library (SPL) will be closing 22 of its 27 locations for at least one day per week until the beginning of June, amid ongoing and increasingly problematic staffing shortages.

Seattle voters in 2019 approved a larger library levy, partly to fund expanded hours, but the Seattle Public Library is only this year delivering on that promise.