Location Ballard Branch

Preschool Story Time at the Ballard Branch

27 Aug 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 10:30 – 11am

Event type: Story Time
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your preschooler to the library for stories, songs, fingerplays and lots of fun.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Baby Story Time at the Ballard Branch

27 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 12 – 1pm

Event type: Story Time
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your infant to the library for an introduction to songs, stories and library materials for our youngest patrons. For children birth to 12 months.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Morning Book Group at the Ballard Branch

29 Aug 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Friday, August 29, 2008, 10:30 – 11:15am

Event type: Book Group
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Ballard Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler" by Italo Calvino.
Book Description: This brilliantly crafted novel written in a form, style, and structure all, its own has as its backdrop a love story between two readers, both, victims of a botched novel.
View in Catalog: "If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler" by Italo Calvino
Next Month's Title: "The House of the Spirits" by Isabel Allende
Book Group Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at the Ballard Branch Library.
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Library Closed in observance of Labor Day

01 Sep 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Monday, September 1, 2008, 10am – 8pm

Event type: Holiday
Locations: All locations
Summary: All locations of The Seattle Public Library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 1 in observance of Labor Day.
More info: www.spl.org…

Preschool Story Time at Ballard Branch

03 Sep 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 10:30 – 11am

Event type: Story Time
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your preschoolers the Ballard Branch for stories, rhymes, and songs.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Evening Book Group at the Ballard Branch

04 Sep 2008 01:45:00 GMT

Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 6:45 – 7:30pm

Event type: Book Group
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Ballard Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "The Madonnas of Leningrad" by Debra Dean.
Book Description: Memorizing the portraits in the Hermitage Museum helped Marina through her wartime ordeal. Now that she’s elderly, her mind, copes with Alzheimer’s in a touchingly similar fashion.
View in Catalog: "The Madonnas of Leningrad" by Debra Dean
Next Month's Title: "Sarah Canary" by Karen Joy Fowler
Book Group Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at the Ballard Branch Library.
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Meet Sherman Alexie at the Ballard Branch

05 Sep 2008 01:30:00 GMT

Thursday, September 4, 2008, 6:30 – 7:45pm

Event type: Author Readings/Lectures
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Adults, Teens
Language: English
Summary: Local author Sherman Alexie visits the Ballard Branch!
Full Description: Author, spokesman, poet, playwright, and winner of awards Sherman Alexie will talk story and answer questions at the Ballard Branch Library. Co-sponsored by Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard.
View in Catalog: "Books" by Sherman Alexie
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

'Danger: Books! A Celebration of Intellectual Freedom' at the Ballard branch

06 Sep 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Saturday, September 6, 2008, 2 – 3pm

Event type: Other
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Adults, Children, Teens
Language: English
Summary: Book-It Repertory Theatre is bringing its "Danger Books!" program to Seattle Public Library Branches.
Full Description: Danger! Books is a celebration of your right to read. The Book-It Theatre actors will read and act selections from some banned books. Let fREADom ring!
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Meet author Brunonia Barry at the Ballard Branch

07 Sep 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Sunday, September 7, 2008, 2 – 3pm

Event type: Author Readings/Lectures
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: Meet Brunonia Barry for the paperback release of her novel, "The Lace Reader."
Full Description: This captivating novel is about a family of women who can read the future in the patterns of lace. Co-sponsored by Secret Garden Bookshop.
View in Catalog: "The Lace Reader" by Brunonia Barry
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Pajama Story Time at the Ballard Branch

10 Sep 2008 01:45:00 GMT

Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 6:45 – 7:30pm

Event type: Story Time
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Visit the Ballard Library for an evening of stories, songs and a simple craft. For families.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at Ballard Branch

10 Sep 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 10:30 – 11am

Event type: Story Time
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your preschoolers the Ballard Branch for stories, rhymes, and songs.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

It's About Time Writers Reading Series at the Ballard Branch

12 Sep 2008 01:00:00 GMT

Thursday, September 11, 2008, 6 – 7:30pm

Event type: Author Readings/Lectures
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Adults, Teens
Language: English
Summary: Scheduled readers and an open mic on the second Thursday of every month.
Full Description: This month's guests are Sheila Alexander, Monica Schley, and Philip H Red Eagle. Belle Randall will speak about The Writers Craft.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

SNAP community organizing meeting at the Ballard Branch

12 Sep 2008 01:30:00 GMT

Thursday, September 11, 2008, 6:30 – 8pm

Event type: Class
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: Come learn how to put together a disaster supplies kit, create a family disaster plan and organize with your neighbors to take care of each other when disaster strikes.
Full Description: Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare (SNAP) is the newest preparedness program being offered by the city. The programs are being offered at various library branches throughout the city to help you, your family and your neighborhoods become better prepared for the next disaster.
Class Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. More SNAP Programs: www.seattle.gov…
Contact: Office of Emergency Management, 206-233-7123

Libraries for All Celebration and Passport Distribution

13 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Saturday, September 13, 2008, 1 – 3pm

Event type: Celebration
Locations: All locations
Summary: The Seattle Public Library invites you to tour all 26 new and remodeled branches and the spectacular Central Library with a commemorative Library Passport available at all locations beginning Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.
Full Description: Distribution of the Library Passport on Sept. 13 will be part of a public celebration marking the successful completion of the 10-year "Libraries for All" building program. Members of the public can visit any Library location to pick up their free passports. The passports feature beautiful color photographs and highlights of each building project. Passports will be available at libraries while quantities last., Each branch will have a stamping location. The Central Library will have four stamping locations: The FriendShop on Level 3, as well as at the Welcome Desks on Level 1 and Level 3. There will be a stamping location for non-English speaking patrons at the Literacy/ESL/World Languages Department on Level 1. Each Library facility will feature a stamp unique to its building or surrounding community., Free coffee and snacks will be provided. Architects and artists will be at the Library locations they worked on to visit with the public and to sign passports. Libraries for All "Hopes and Dreams" handouts available. On one side of the handout, kids can color in their favorite Library activities and on the other side, teens and adults can share their views on future Library services.

Preschool Story Time at Ballard Branch

17 Sep 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 10:30 – 11am

Event type: Story Time
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your preschoolers the Ballard Branch for stories, rhymes, and songs.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the Ballard Branch

17 Sep 2008 18:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 11:30am – 12pm

Event type: Story Time
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your toddlers to the Ballard Branch for stories, rhymes, and songs.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Teen authors read for the 'Set Here Series' at the Ballard Branch

19 Sep 2008 01:30:00 GMT

Thursday, September 18, 2008, 6:30 – 7:45pm

Event type: Author Readings/Lectures
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Teens
Language: English
Summary: Local teen authors Liz Gallagher and Kevin Emerson talk books.
Full Description: Secret Garden Bookshop's Set Here series features Liz Gallagher with "The Opposite of Invisible," and Kevin Emerson with the "Oliver Nocturne" series.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at Ballard Branch

24 Sep 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 10:30 – 11am

Event type: Story Time
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your preschoolers the Ballard Branch for stories, rhymes, and songs.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the Ballard Branch

24 Sep 2008 18:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 11:30am – 12pm

Event type: Story Time
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your toddlers to the Ballard Branch for stories, rhymes, and songs.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Garth Stein reads at the Ballard Branch

26 Sep 2008 01:30:00 GMT

Thursday, September 25, 2008, 6:30 – 7:45pm

Event type: Author Readings/Lectures
Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: Meet author Garth Stein as he reads from "The Art of Racing in the Rain," a novel chosen as this summer's #1 must-read by Book Sense, the Starbucks Book Club, the Today Show, and The Early Show.
Full Description: Stein brings "The Art of Racing in the Rain," his third novel, to the Ballard Branch. It features race car driving, philosophy, love tragedy, redemption, danger, and best of all--a canine narrator! The novel is hailed unanimously as Stein's best book yet, and it's sure to propel him to superstar status. Co-sponsored by Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard.
View in Catalog: "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian