Seattle voters will decide on a crucial 2026 library levy, which library leaders say is vital for maintaining aging infrastructure and expanding resources.

A property tax levy to fund the Seattle's public library system over the next seven years has passed with overwhelming support.

ADMIRAL BRANCH HVAC PROGRESS: Thanks to Clay Eals for the photo, taken at midday today. It's visible evidence from outside of ...

The West Seattle library is temporarily closing as air conditioning is installed. Photo courtesy of Seattle Public Library The Seattle Public Library is installing air-conditioning at its last few ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is asking voters to turn the page on library funding with a new $410 million property tax levy that ...

Seattle voters were overwhelmingly approving a $479 million levy Tuesday that will help fund the city’s public library system over the next seven years.

A sign on an entrance to the Broadview branch of Seattle Public Library after a cybersecurity incident in May. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) In its latest update about the ransomware attack that ...

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. At the flagship Central branch of the Seattle Public ...

The Seattle Public Library's Broadview Branch is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Jan. 24, 2026. The Seattle Public Library's Broadview Branch should've been able to celebrate its 50th anniversary ...

The Seattle Public Library expects to pay $1 million out of their own pocket responding to a ransomware attack that shut down internet access, public computers, and in-person checkouts to all ...

Seattle Public Library says it had a record number of visitors in 2025, according to its newly published impact report for the year. That record number? More than 3.4 million in-person visits among ...

The library board of trustees unanimously rejected a name and logo change Wednesday evening, The Seattle Times reports. It was a decision that followed months of criticism. The rebranding proposal ...