Seattle Public Library

  The Seattle Central Library specialized programs and services are now online due to COVID-19. Services COVID-19 resources - resources gathered by our staff to support the communities most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis Election resources - Find out what you need to know about voting and elections Immigrant and refugee services - You can study for citizenship exams and understand your rights as an American citizen. Job resources - Free job search and career development programs and special job search computers will be available at Ballard Branch, Rainier Beach Branch, and on level 7 at the Central Library once The Seattle Public Library reopens. Tax help - In-person Tax Help is not offered in Library buildings in 2021, but United Way of King County is offering free virtual Tax Help. Veterans services - Drop-in Help for Veterans events provide military veterans with many valuable services. Programs Story Time - Storytimes are interactive learn

  Reference services: The hours of operation are from 12pm -6pm Tuesday -Saturday, and they are closed on Sunday and Monday, but the book return is open from 10am -6pm. But due to COVID, the library is closed, but they do offer curbside pickup. R eference books may not be checked out while Library buildings remain closed. I nterlibrary Loan requests are  temporarily limited to one item per patron per week . Requests may take longer than usual to be filled or may not be able to be filled and may only  be picked up from locations offering  curbside pickup service .  Circulation: The central library offers a wide selection of  materials patrons can check out, such as Podcasts, Ebooks on Overdrive, Stream movies, and check out DVDs, Books, Magazines, and Music.  Internet: The library offers a wide variety of  programs and services found on the internet. They offer Story Time, Writing classes, Language classes, virtual  citizenship classes, and  The Library offers free Adobe, Microsoft, a

                                                                                                     Central Library Demographic        The Central Library opened May 23, 2004. The 11-floor building contains an innovative "Books Spiral," a 275-seat auditorium, and open spaces where patrons can meet, study, search the web or read. The Library has centers for children, teens and adult readers, along with expanded collections and a large computer lab. The library has attracted people from all over the world and has more than 8,000 visitors a day. The  Central Library's program area is 362,987 square feet. Designed with growth in mind, the Central Library has a capacity for more than 1.45 million books and materials. Special Collections     The Central Library offers four different special collections. Seattle Room and Seattle Collection : The collection features unique articles, news clippings, photographs, postcards, city documents, maps, atlases and illustrations,