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Bus Reads: April Favorites
~posted by Kara F. First off, I moved to Tacoma. I gotta say I never thought I’d move from Seattle, but life happens and between rent increases and a boy I made the plunge to the sassy sister to the...
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Our Top 10 Novels of 2016
… according to Seattle Public Library’s Reader Services department. As Reader Services librarians, we spend our days at the Central Library talking to people about books and suggesting reading we think...
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Now More Than Ever, Reading is Power
This book you are now reading is a manifesto of sorts–my manifesto, a manifesto for readers. Because I think we need to read and to be readers now more than ever. Every January I struggle to decide...
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Suggestions for a Seattle Book Crawl
Today’s guest post is from Ann Glusker, formerly a librarian with the Seattle Public Library and now with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Thanks to the Medical Library Association News...
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Making a Library Purchase Suggestion
“They have every other book in this 57 volume manga series, how can they not have volume two?!?!” Sometimes the library doesn’t have what you’re looking for. This can be a frustrating or confusing...
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Our Top 10 Novels of 2017
… according to Seattle Public Library’s adult librarians The librarians here at the Seattle Public Library conferred, and here are our favorite ten novels published in 2017, from a debut mystery to the...
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Our Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2017
… according to Seattle Public Library adult librarians Yesterday we listed our librarians’ favorite novels of 2017; today, we present you with the list of our ten favorite nonfiction books published in...
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Our Top 10 Teen Books of 2017
Every year, we look for the best books written for young adults. We all have our personal favorites, of course, but there are inevitably a handful of books that rise to the top. This year, our...
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Our Top 10 Children’s Picture Books of 2017
Children’s Services Librarians from The Seattle Public Library have selected our ten favorite picture books of the year. Though it’s a challenge to limit ourselves to ten titles (check out our longer...
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Judge a Book by its Spine
They say to never judge a book by its cover (though we all do), but what about its spine? While in libraries, bookstores, and private homes we all try our best to face our beautiful collections out for...
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