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Libraries

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    MOHAI History Cafe Orders Up Discussion of Seattle Restaurant Menus

    The very last step in reviewing a restaurant, after I've visited, taken notes and written up my experience, is stashing its menu in my top desk drawer. I'd collected dozens and dozens of Seattle menus before I recently rang up Seattle Public Library's reference librarian Bo Kinney and learned the l ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 22, 2012

    John Grade

    The very last step in reviewing a restaurant, after I've visited, taken notes and written up my experience, is stashing its menu in my top desk drawer. I'd collected dozens and dozens of Seattle menus before I recently rang up Seattle Public Library's reference librarian Bo Kinney and learned the l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Comment of the Day: A Place for Perverts

    A public library in Wenatchee, as we wrote about, has decided to block all access to online porn on its computer search engines. This has riled up the ACLU, who says the library has an overly broad filtering policy--and besides, they say, if you knock out the porn, a lot of other websites will go da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Seeking Restaurant Recommendations From Real People

    ​There is no shortage of restaurant recommendations online. But in places where there is a shortage of strong Wi-Fi signals, the Internet's wisdom is largely useless, forcing hungry tourists to find great meals by other means. I'm a firm believer in asking food-and-beverage staffers for resta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Library Users' Rights to Google Argued in Federal Court in ACLU Lawsuit

    ​Sarah Bradburn had an important paper due for school--a research piece on teen use of tobacco. But when she stopped by her local library--the North Central Regional Library in Republic, Wash.-- and Googled "teen tobacco use" no results appeared. The reason, she later found out, was that terms ... More >>

  • Food

    September 28, 2011

    A Little Raskin: The Seattle Public Library's Five Favorite Food Books

    What to read while you feed.

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Looking for a Good Book? The Seattle Public Library Offers 5 Titles for Voracious Readers

    ​While librarians are now adept at troubleshooting e-book readers and helping job hunters negotiate employment websites, many readers still want an answer to the old-fashioned question: "What should I read?" The Seattle Public Library this year inaugurated an innovative online service designe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Free Kindles Available Now at Seattle Public Library

    ​In perhaps the most subtle move thus far in its war on physical books, Amazon announced today that it would be giving Kindles to some 11,000 libraries across the country to be loaned out for free--starting right here at the Seattle Public Library.

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    King County Libraries are Getting Rid of Their Surveillance Cameras. Privacy Coup or Security Catastrophe?

    ​The King County Library System's decision to get rid of all its surveillance cameras in the wake of becoming an arm of law enforcement gets to a Core Issue of Our Times: Privacy versus security.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    New York Public Library Seeks Volunteers for Massive Menu-Transcription Project

    ​Had I supped at Cooley's Hotel in Springfield, Mass., in 1901, I probably would have ordered the fried cod with stewed potatoes. Or perhaps I would have had boiled ham with cream toast. I mused over Cooley's menu while participating in the New York Public Library's thrilling new crowd-source ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    The Art of Discovery

    ​Had I supped at Cooley's Hotel in Springfield, Mass., in 1901, I probably would have ordered the fried cod with stewed potatoes. Or perhaps I would have had boiled ham with cream toast. I mused over Cooley's menu while participating in the New York Public Library's thrilling new crowd-source ... More >>

  • News

    June 16, 2010

    The Fire Department Skates in McGinn's New Budget

    The Fremont tragedy gets a top-heavy department off the hook.

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    King County Library System Assailed as "Machiavellian" and "Coldhearted"

    The dastardly librarians learned all their tricks from him.​Is there any more boring reading than voters' pamphlets? Not usually. Only the worthiest of citizens make their way through the political pabulum and excruciating details of bond measures and levy lids. But voters who do study the l ... More >>

  • News

    September 9, 2009

    One Library in Need of a Bath

    Thousands of patrons and visiting birds are taking their toll on the downtown library. But thanks to the recession, there's no relief in sight.

  • Diversions

    July 15, 2009

    “Closing Time” Doesn't Exist

    Thousands of patrons and visiting birds are taking their toll on the downtown library. But thanks to the recession, there's no relief in sight.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    The Librarian Will Decide If You're Mature Enough to View That

    A quick Google image search shows that people often associate librarians with sexiness. But what happens when librarians go overboard--say, way overboard--in trying to quash sexiness? Yes, they stop being sexy. But they also end up in court, sued by the ACLU. Tomorrow, the State Supreme Court wil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Library Releases Long-Awaited Rule Proposals, May Finally Close "Barefoot" Loophole

    Hit hard by the Mayor's budget cuts, the Seattle Public Library nevertheless mustered the strength to release some proposed rule revisions for its facilities. Among the notable potential changes: Clarifying the rule that prohibits entering or being in the Library barefoot, or without a shirt to sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Recession Duplexing

    Here's an interesting bit of synergy between government and commerce. Kirkland's Parkplace Books has struggled of late, hurt by Amazon and Barnes & Noble, like every other indie bookstore in America. At the same time, the Kirkland branch of the King County Library System is presently closed for reno ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2008

    Tintin et Moi

    Here's an interesting bit of synergy between government and commerce. Kirkland's Parkplace Books has struggled of late, hurt by Amazon and Barnes & Noble, like every other indie bookstore in America. At the same time, the Kirkland branch of the King County Library System is presently closed for reno ... More >>

  • Arts

    May 7, 2008

    I Saw This

    Here's an interesting bit of synergy between government and commerce. Kirkland's Parkplace Books has struggled of late, hurt by Amazon and Barnes & Noble, like every other indie bookstore in America. At the same time, the Kirkland branch of the King County Library System is presently closed for reno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2007

    Council Approves $926 Million Budget

    Here's an interesting bit of synergy between government and commerce. Kirkland's Parkplace Books has struggled of late, hurt by Amazon and Barnes & Noble, like every other indie bookstore in America. At the same time, the Kirkland branch of the King County Library System is presently closed for reno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2007

    Everybody Reads

    Here's an interesting bit of synergy between government and commerce. Kirkland's Parkplace Books has struggled of late, hurt by Amazon and Barnes & Noble, like every other indie bookstore in America. At the same time, the Kirkland branch of the King County Library System is presently closed for reno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2007

    The Library of Congress Gets Stoned

    Here's an interesting bit of synergy between government and commerce. Kirkland's Parkplace Books has struggled of late, hurt by Amazon and Barnes & Noble, like every other indie bookstore in America. At the same time, the Kirkland branch of the King County Library System is presently closed for reno ... More >>

  • Arts

    January 24, 2007

    SATURDAY

    Cosby, Grossology, Writers in the Schools, Vera Project Auction, Zines, and Kate Simko

  • News

    October 18, 2006

    Book Drop

    The state wants to sell Seattle's library for the blind and move it to Olympia. That could reap big profits but lose volunteers.

  • Arts

    July 19, 2006

    Northwest African-American Fine Arts Exhibit

    The state wants to sell Seattle's library for the blind and move it to Olympia. That could reap big profits but lose volunteers.

  • Diversions

    April 12, 2006

    It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

    The state wants to sell Seattle's library for the blind and move it to Olympia. That could reap big profits but lose volunteers.

  • Music

    November 23, 2005

    Holy Soul Jelly Roll

    The state wants to sell Seattle's library for the blind and move it to Olympia. That could reap big profits but lose volunteers.

  • Diversions

    August 4, 2004

    Best Public Service Makeover

    TURF: URBAN LIVING

  • Arts

    June 16, 2004

    Beyond Decoration

    Three site-integrated artworks add depth to the Central Library.

  • News

    May 19, 2004

    Simplicity in the Stacks

    A library's function is changing beneath that strangely chiseled form.

  • News

    October 15, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    I, too, lament the necessary loss of the King County Library Systems used-book sales. . . . I also miss grade school, my first apartment, and my 84 Honda. . . .

  • News

    October 8, 2003

    Little Bookshop of Horrors

    How the Internet is changing (perhaps clear-cutting) Seattle's bookscape.

  • News

    September 24, 2003

    Shelf Test

    Seattle's library opts to keep useful, offbeat arts collections.

  • News

    August 27, 2003

    Neo Libraries

    Now in the stacks: e-books, e-audio, and wireless Internet access.

  • News

    April 2, 2003

    Whaddya Reading?

    The Seattle Public Library has not informed its patrons about a possible privacy risk.

  • Arts

    March 26, 2003

    Due Date

    A kooky librarian may not sound like high drama, but Underneath The Lintel's astonishing script justifies a man'sand a production'sexistence.

  • News

    February 5, 2003

    Unsubscribe

    Mainstream is in, esoteric is out as the library prunes its periodicals list.

  • News

    December 25, 2002

    Outrage Overdue

    Mainstream is in, esoteric is out as the library prunes its periodicals list.

  • News

    December 4, 2002

    They Ain't Cheap

    And nine other things you should know when buying rare books.

  • News

    December 12, 2001

    Unsafe harbor

    Has the downtown library become an "unwelcoming and even violent place"?

  • News

    May 24, 2000

    Creek found, mall delayed

    Has the downtown library become an "unwelcoming and even violent place"?

  • News

    April 5, 2000

    Books or banks?

    Has the downtown library become an "unwelcoming and even violent place"?

  • News

    June 23, 1999

    Cool house

    Has the downtown library become an "unwelcoming and even violent place"?

  • News

    March 3, 1999

    Crunch, crunch

    Has the downtown library become an "unwelcoming and even violent place"?

  • News

    February 3, 1999

    Function over form

    Has the downtown library become an "unwelcoming and even violent place"?

  • Arts

    December 2, 1998

    It's in the Cards

    Why Nicholson Baker cares about Bellingham.

  • News

    October 28, 1998

    What happened to the books?

    An argument for keeping the next library bibliocentric.

  • News

    September 16, 1998

    Bondage

    Supporters of the library find themselves in a bind.

  • Arts

    March 11, 1998

    A magnificent seven for TAM

    Supporters of the library find themselves in a bind.

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