Calendar of Events Classes

Word Processing Skills 1 - Adult ESL Computer Class at the Central Library

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, Boeing Technology Training Center Room 3
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: In this series of classes, you will learn how to create a document and then make changes to what you have written.
Full Description: To use the Internet, write emails, or use most computer programs, you need to be able to enter, change, move and delete text. We recommend you take both Word Processing Skills 1 and 2.
Class Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required., This is part of a series of classes for adult ESL and Literacy learners who want to improve their computer skills.
Contact Info: World Languages 206-684-0849 or e-mail
Class type: ESL - Computer Basics

中文故事会 (Mandarin Chinese Story Time at the Lake City Branch)

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Children
Language: 中文
Story Time Summary: 开心享受国语儿歌、故事及歌曲！(Enjoy rhymes, stories, and songs in Mandarin Chinese!)
Full Description: 适合幼童及家长参加。
Event Notes: 所有活动均为免费。在各分馆设有限额免费停车位。
Translation: Story times are for young children and their parents. Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Limited free parking is available at the branches.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

¡Hora de cuentos! (Spanish Story Time at the Central Library)

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Children
Language: Español
Story Time Summary: ¡Es una hora de cuentos para los niños y sus familias! (It's story time at the Central Library!)
Full Description: Niños y sus familias están invitados a celebrar cuentos, canciones, y jugeos divertidos en español.
Event Notes: Los programas de la biblioteca son gratuitos.
Translation: Children and their families are invited to celebrate stories, songs, and fun in Spanish.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: *Central Library Children's Desk 206-386-4675 or Ask a Librarian

Family Story Time at the Lake City Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Lake City Branch! Bring your children from birth to eight years of age to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, crafts and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at the Capitol Hill Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Capitol Hill Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Capitol Hill Branch! Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Capitol Hill Branch 206-684-4715 or Ask a Librarian

Baby Story Time at the Greenwood Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 12 – 12:30 p.m.

Where: Greenwood Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is baby story time at the Greenwood Branch. Bring your babies to enjoy rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Greenwood Branch 206-684-4086 or Ask a Librarian

Baby Story Time at the Greenwood Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 1 – 1:30 p.m.

Where: Greenwood Branch
Audience: Children, Adults
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your baby to enjoy rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Greenwood Branch 206-684-4086 or Ask a Librarian

Baby Story Time at the NewHolly Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Where: NewHolly Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the NewHolly Branch! Bring your babies, 0-14 months, to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: NewHolly Branch 206-386-1905 or Ask a Librarian

Afternoon Book Group at the Southwest Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 2 – 3 p.m.

Where: Southwest Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Southwest Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison.
Book Description: The nameless narrator of this novel describes growing up in a black community in the South, attending a Negro college from which he is expelled, moving to New York and becoming the chief spokesman of the Harlem branch of "the Brotherhood", then retreating amid violence and confusion to the basement lair of the Invisible Man he imagines himself to be.
View in Catalog: "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Next Month's Title: "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Foer
Book Group Notes: This group meets the third Monday of the month (except in January and February) at 2 p.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: Southwest Branch 206-684-7455 or Ask a Librarian

Introducción al Internet en la Biblioteca Central (Introduction to the Internet at the Central Library

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 2 – 4 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, Boeing Technology Training Center Room 3
Audience: Adults
Language: Español
Summary: Aprenda los conceptos básicos del Internet. (Learn Internet basics.)
Full Description: Se enseñará a usar los navegadores e identificar las partes de un sitio Web. Se requiere tener la habilidad de usar un ratón en ambiente gráfico para participar en esta clase.
Class Notes: Para obtener más información, llame al 206-684-0849 y pregunte por Marcela o deje un mensaje en español en el 206-615-1662.
Translation: Introduction to the Internet. Learn how to navigate the Internet. Call 206-684-0849 and ask for Marcela Calderón-Vodall, or call 206-615-1662 for a message in Spanish.
Contact Info: World Languages 206-684-0849 or e-mail
Class type: Internet Basics 1

Free Tax Help at the Central Library

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 3 – 7 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 5, Charles Simonyi Mixing Chamber
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: United Way
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Homework Help at the Douglass-Truth Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 3 – 7 p.m.

Where: Douglass-Truth Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Douglass-Truth Branch 206-684-4704 or Ask a Librarian

Library Playtime at the Magnolia Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 3 – 5 p.m.

Where: Magnolia Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Summary: Bring your babies, toddlers and preschoolers for playtime at the Magnolia Branch!
Full Description: Did you know that play can help stimulate brain development? Come visit and play with books and toys designed to help with early literacy.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Magnolia Branch 206-386-4225 or Ask a Librarian

Email Basics at the Northeast Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Where: Northeast Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: Come to this class if you would like to get a free email account and learn how to use it.
Full Description: We will teach you the basics of using your account, including how to send email, send attachments, and use the address book., Prerequisites: Internet Basics, or the ability to use the Internet, if not email.
Class Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Northeast Branch 206-684-7539 or Ask a Librarian
Class type: E-mail

Free Tax Help at the Lake City Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 3:30 – 7 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Free Tax Help at the Ballard Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. No reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in only
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Beginning ESL Level 3 at the Northgate Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly ESL class for experienced beginners.
Full Description: Students will learn vocabulary, conversation skills, and reading skills. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Mondays and Wednesdays through March 21st. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 8 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Wednesday, January 18th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle at 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - for Beginners

Free Tax Help at the Northgate Community Center

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 4 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Address: Northgate Community Center, 10510 5th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98125
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns., Please note: through April 16, Tax Help is at the Northgate Community Center on Mondays and the Northgate Branch Library on Wednesdays.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: Northgate Branch 206-386-1980 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Homework Help at the Beacon Hill Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 4 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Delridge Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 4 – 8 p.m.

Where: Delridge Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Delridge Branch 206-733-9125 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the High Point Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 4 – 8 p.m.

Where: High Point Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: High Point Branch 206-684-7454 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Northgate Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 4 – 8 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Northgate Branch 206-386-1980 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the South Park Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: South Park Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: South Park Branch 206-615-1688 or Ask a Librarian

Beginning ESL Level 2 at the Rainier Beach Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly ESL class for beginners.
Full Description: Students will learn vocabulary, conversation skills, and reading skills. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Mondays and Wednesdays through March 21st. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 15 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Wednesday, January 18th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle, 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - for Beginners

Homework Help at the Columbia Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 5 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Columbia Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Columbia Branch 206-386-1908 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Rainier Beach Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 5 – 7 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Rainier Beach Branch 206-386-1906 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the NewHolly Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 5:45 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: NewHolly Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: NewHolly Branch 206-386-1905 or Ask a Librarian

Intermediate Level ESL-Pronunciation at the Central Library

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 1, LEW Conference Room
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly intermediate level ESL class.
Full Description: Students will focus on pronunciation and conversation and will learn about and practice speaking standard American English. Prerequisites: Basic reading and conversation skills. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Mondays and Wednesdays through March 21st. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 10 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Wednesday, January 18th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle, 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - Intermediate

Talk Time at the Central Library

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, Room 1 (Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room) or Room 2 (Howard S. Wright Family & Janet W. Ketcham Meeting Room)
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Talk Time Summary: Come to a free English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group to practice speaking English.
Talk Time Description: This program is for beginning to advanced level learners. Participants will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More ESL Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

Downloading E-books & Audiobooks at the Beacon Hill Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: Tips for downloading and finding e-books and digital audiobooks.
Full Description: This class discusses using e-books on popular devices, including:, - Kindle, - iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android, - Nook & other e-readers, We will demonstrate how to download Library e-books and audiobooks and transfer them to a portable device. We will also answer basic questions about how our digital books services work and show you where to get troubleshooting assistance.
Class Notes: Class prerequisites: Internet Basics 1 or the ability to use the Internet., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian
Class type: Other

Introducción al Internet en la sucursal de South Park (Introduction to the Internet at the South Park Branch)

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: South Park Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: Español
Summary: Aprenda los conceptos básicos del Internet. (Learn basic Internet concepts.)
Full Description: Se enseñará a usar los navegadores e identificar las partes de un sitio Web. Se requiere tener la habilidad de usar un ratón en ambiente gráfico para participar en esta clase.
Class Notes: Para registrarse o para obtener más información, llame al 206-615-1688.
Translation: Learn how to navigate and identify parts of the Web. Participants must be able to use a mouse in a Windows environment.
Contact Info: South Park Branch 206-615-1688 or Ask a Librarian
Class type: Internet Basics 1

Centro de ayuda escolar disponible en la biblioteca de Lake City (Homework Help at the Lake City Branch)

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6 – 8 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: Español
Homework Help Summary: Voluntarios de Homework Help estarán en esta biblioteca para ayudar con las tareas escolares, para estudiantes de kindergarten hasta el grado 12. Disponible durante el año escolar con excepción de los feriados escolares.
Homework Help Description: Los voluntarios proveen apoyo y aliento a los estudiantes y son especialmente buenos con los estudiantes que tienen el inglés como segundo idioma., Por favor, tome nota, que los voluntarios del Homework Help están disponibles para los estudiantes de kindergarten hasta el grado 12, pero ellos no son responsables del cuidado de los niños, que no deberían permanecer sin supervisión.
Event Notes: Los programas y eventos de la biblioteca son gratuitos y todos son bienvenidos. No es necesario registrarse.
Translation: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays., These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Broadview Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Broadview Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Broadview Branch 206-684-7519 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Lake City Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6 – 8 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Evening Book Group at the Magnolia Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6:30 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Magnolia Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Magnolia Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "Divisadero" by Michael Ondaatje.
Book Description: Breathtakingly evoked and with unforgettable characters, "Divisadero" is a multi-layered novel about passion, loss and the unshakable past -- as well as the often discordant demands of family, love, and memory.
View in Catalog: "Divisadero" by Michael Ondaatje
Next Month's Title: "Out Stealing Horses" by Per Petterson
Book Group Notes: This group meets the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. 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 Magnolia Branch.
Contact Info: Magnolia Branch 206-386-4225 or Ask a Librarian

Seattle Opera Preview Lecture at the West Seattle Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: West Seattle Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: Join us for a preview lecture of Seattle Opera’s upcoming production of Christoph Willibald Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice."
Full Description: Join us for an entertaining and insightful preview lecture presented by Seattle Opera Education Department staff., Gluck’s sumptuous and exhilarating account of the legendary Greek hero’s descent into the underworld to rescue his true love changed the course of musical storytelling forever. With its perfectly crafted libretto and generous helping of music -- choral passages, ballets, duets and the hero’s famous lament -- Orpheus conveys a timeless message of love’s power to triumph over all.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: West Seattle Branch 206-684-7444 or Ask a Librarian

Sheeko Xariiro Ku Bixi Doonta Afka Somaaliga Ayaa Lagu Qaban Doonaa Laybareeriga New Holly (Somali Story Time at the New Holly Branch)

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6:30 – 7 p.m.

Where: NewHolly Branch
Audience: Children
Language: Soomaali
Story Time Summary: Fadlan Keen Caruurtaada Si Ay U Qaataan Waqti Xiiso leh, Iyo Sheeko Xariiro Ku Bixi Doonta Afka Soomaaliaga. (It is Somali Story Time at the New Holly Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes, and fun in Somali!)
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. NOTE: this story time will be offered entirely in Somali.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: NewHolly Branch 206-386-1905 or Ask a Librarian

Book Group at the West Seattle Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: West Seattle Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the West Seattle Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie.
Book Description: The story of Saleem Sinal, born precisely at midnight, August 15, 1947, the moment India became independent. Saleem's life parallels the history of his nation.
View in Catalog: "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie
Next Month's Title: "The Golden Spruce" by John Vaillant
Book Group Notes: This group meets the second Monday of the month at 6:45 p.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: West Seattle Branch 206-684-7444 or Ask a Librarian

Pajama Story Time at the Queen Anne Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 6:45 – 7:15 p.m.

Where: Queen Anne Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is pajama story time at the Queen Anne Branch! All ages are welcome to join us for stories, songs, and crafts. You can wear your pajamas!
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: Queen Anne Branch 206-386-4227 or Ask a Librarian

Family Story Time at the High Point Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 7 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: High Point Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is Family Story Time at the High Point Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: High Point Branch 206-684-7454 or Ask a Librarian

Pajama Story Time at the Northgate Branch

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 7 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is Pajama Story Time at the Northgate Branch! All ages are welcome to join us for stories, dances, songs and fun. The children's librarian will be wearing her pajamas. You can, too!
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: Northgate Branch 206-386-1980 or Ask a Librarian

Baby Story Time at the Ballard Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is baby story time at the Ballard branch! Bring your babies to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian. Stay afterwards and watch your babies play and meet other parents and care providers.
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

Children's Story Time at the Douglass-Truth Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Douglass-Truth Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Douglass-Truth Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Douglass-Truth Branch 206-684-4704 or Ask a Librarian

Kaleidoscope play & learn at the Rainier Beach Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: The Kaleidoscope play & learn group provides a fun and age-appropriate learning environment for children ages birth to 5.
Full Description: Children listen to stories, sing songs, and do simple arts and crafts with their caregivers during the group time. There is also play time for children to explore various toys and play activities. Free play and circle time from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Caregivers are encouraged to bring a lunch or snack and eat together from 11:30 a.m. - noon. This group helps prepares children for preschool and kindergarten learning environments, as well as building relationship with others. Caregivers also build and strengthen communication with the children while connecting with other caregivers in the community.
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: Rainier Beach Branch 206-386-1906 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the Beacon Hill Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Beacon Hill Branch! Bring your toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the West Seattle Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: West Seattle Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It's story time at the West Seattle Branch! Bring your toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian. For ages 2 - 3.
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: West Seattle Branch 206-684-7444 or Ask a Librarian

Baby Story Time at the Southwest Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 11:30 – 11:55 a.m.

Where: Southwest Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Southwest Branch! Bring your babies to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Southwest Branch 206-684-7455 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 12 – 7 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Adults
Level, Room: Level 5, Charles Simonyi Mixing Chamber
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: United Way
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Poetry Appreciation Group at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 6, Books Spiral 6 Meeting Room
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join the Washington Center for the Book and fellow poetry lovers to read and discuss poems.
Book Description: The weekly poetry appreciation group is for people who love to read, think about and discuss poetry. Drop in and see if it’s for you. We read both contemporary poets and the classics.
Book Group Notes: This group meets Tuesdays at noon., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

Tuesday Book Group at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, PACCAR Inc. Meeting Room 6
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Central Library. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "A Happy Marriage" by Rafael Yglesias.
Book Description: Enrique Sabas and his wife, Margaret, experience the highs and lows of a thirty-year marriage, beginning with a first encounter in Greenwich Village, the doubts that marked their middle years, and the final weeks of reconciliation before Margaret's death. (NoveList)
View in Catalog: "A Happy Marriage" by Rafael Yglesias
Next Month's Title: "The Hare With Amber Eyes" by Edmund De Waal
Book Group Notes: This group meets the second Tuesday of the month at noon., 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 Fiction desk on Level 3.
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

Valentine's Day Concert with The Ritz Chamber Players at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: Join The Ritz Chamber Players for a short program of romantic classics, from Beethoven to Dvorak.
Full Description: The program will include opportunities to hear from the artists about playing classical music and audience members will have a chance to ask questions of the ensemble members. Bring a loved one or just take yourself out for a lunchtime treat to celebrate Valentine’s Day with The Ritz Chamber Players!, The Ritz Chamber Players is a group hailed by The Baltimore Sun as "one of the most interesting and dynamic ensembles to emerge in recent years." The group’s flexible structure of instrumentation allows for astonishing combinations of virtuoso players and rising stars, creating riveting and dynamic performances of chamber music repertoire., The mission of The Ritz Chamber Players is to foster the appreciation of chamber music through performances and educational outreach featuring preeminent African-American musicians and composers, with an emphasis on building audiences and arts inclusion that reflects our diverse society.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

Low Vision Readers Book Group at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, PACCAR Inc. Meeting Room 5
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join the Central Library's Low Vision Readers book group for a discussion of "Blind Rage: Letters to Helen Keller" by Georgina Kleege.
Book Description: A blind professor, author Georgina Kleege, pens letters to the deceased Helen Keller and probes for the private feelings behind Keller's idealized public image. Kleege expresses admiration for Keller but criticizes her as an unrealistic model speculating about Keller's love life and personal emotions.
View in Catalog: "Blind Rage: Letters to Helen Keller" by Georgina Kleege
Next Month's Title: "Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks
Book Group Notes: Books in cartridge format are provided free of charge and delivered to your home by the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library; for more information, call Alan Bentson at 206-615-0400
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

Hora de Cuentos / Bilingual Family Story Time at the Broadview Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 12 – 12:30 p.m.

Where: Broadview Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English, Español
Story Time Summary: It is family story time at the Broadview Branch! / ¡Es una hora de cuentos para los niños y sus familias en la biblioteca de Broadview!
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: Broadview Branch 206-684-7519 or Ask a Librarian

Baby Story Time at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 12 – 12:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is baby story time at the Central Library! Bring your babies aged 0-12 months to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: *Central Library Children's Desk 206-386-4675 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at the Rainier Beach Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 1:30 – 2 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Rainier Beach Branch! Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Rainier Beach Branch 206-386-1906 or Ask a Librarian

Введение в Интернет (Internet Basics at the Central Library)

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 2 – 4 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, Boeing Technology Training Center Room 3
Audience: Adults
Language: Русский
Summary: Введение в Интернет (Introduction to the Internet, safety and basic search techniques.)
Full Description: Введение в Интернет, поиск в Интернете, использование поисковых систем Google и Яндех, полезные сайты, вопросы "опасности и безопасности:" вирусы и другие "приключения."
Class Notes: Публичная Библиотека Сиэтла приглашает всех на бесплатные мероприятия и программы. Регистрация требуется, звоните на номер 206-684-0849.
Translation: Introduction to the Internet, how to search the Internet, search engines Google and Yandex, useful web sites, Internet safety, viruses and other "adventures.", Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is required. Please call 206-684-0849 to register.
Contact Info: World Languages 206-684-0849 or e-mail
Class type: Internet Basics 1

Homework Help at the Douglass-Truth Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 3 – 7 p.m.

Where: Douglass-Truth Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Douglass-Truth Branch 206-684-4704 or Ask a Librarian

Library Playtime at the Magnolia Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 3 – 5 p.m.

Where: Magnolia Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Summary: Bring your babies, toddlers and preschoolers for playtime at the Magnolia Branch!
Full Description: Did you know that play can help stimulate brain development? Come visit and play with books and toys designed to help with early literacy.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Magnolia Branch 206-386-4225 or Ask a Librarian

Game On! for Teens at the Northgate Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Teens
Language: English
Summary: Get your game on at the Library with board games, Wii sports, Wii play and Mario Kart!
Full Description: Move with the music, hit a home run, cheer on other gamers, and meet other teens. Whether you are gaming expert or newbie, here is your chance to get some game time. Refreshments will be provided.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Northgate Branch 206-386-1980 or Ask a Librarian

Kids' Book Group at the Northeast Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 4 – 5 p.m.

Where: Northeast Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Northeast Branch for ages 9-12. This month’s title is "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead.
Book Description: As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid", a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.
View in Catalog: "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
Next Month's Title: To be determined.
Book Group Notes: This group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 4 p.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: Northeast Branch 206-684-7539 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Beacon Hill Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 4 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Delridge Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: Delridge Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Delridge Branch 206-733-9125 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the High Point Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 4 – 8 p.m.

Where: High Point Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: High Point Branch 206-684-7454 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Northgate Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 4 – 8 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Northgate Branch 206-386-1980 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the South Park Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: South Park Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: South Park Branch 206-615-1688 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Columbia Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 5 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Columbia Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Columbia Branch 206-386-1908 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Rainier Beach Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 5 – 7 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Rainier Beach Branch 206-386-1906 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the NewHolly Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 5:45 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: NewHolly Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: NewHolly Branch 206-386-1905 or Ask a Librarian

Beginning ESL Levels 2 & 3 at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 1, LEW Conference Room
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly ESL class for experienced beginners.
Full Description: Students will practice dialogue, verb tenses and vocabulary. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 22nd. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 10 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Tuesday, January 17th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle at 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - for Beginners

Word Processing Skills 1 - Adult ESL Computer Class at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, Boeing Technology Training Center Room 3
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: In this series of classes, you will learn how to create a document and then make changes to what you have written.
Full Description: To use the Internet, write emails, or use most computer programs, you need to be able to enter, change, move and delete text. We recommend you take both Word Processing Skills 1 and 2.
Class Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required., This is part of a series of classes for adult ESL and Literacy learners who want to improve their computer skills.
Contact Info: World Languages 206-684-0849 or e-mail
Class type: ESL - Computer Basics

Talk Time at the Lake City Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Talk Time Summary: Come to a free English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group to practice speaking English.
Talk Time Description: This program is for beginning to advanced level learners. Participants will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More ESL Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Citizenship Class at the Southwest Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Southwest Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: This class prepares individuals to take the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Citizenship Test.
Full Description: Learn about all aspects of the citizenship test, including United States History and Civics, reading and writing practice and the questions covered on the N-400, Application for Naturalization., This class is offered in partnership with Literacy Source.
Class Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact: Literacy Source, 206-782-2050
Class type: ESL - Citizenship Class

Beginning ESL Levels 2 & 3 at the Beacon Hill Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly ESL class for experienced beginners.
Full Description: Students will practice dialogue, verb tenses and vocabulary. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 22nd. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 10 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Tuesday, January 17th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle at 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - for Beginners

Homework Help at the Broadview Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Broadview Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Broadview Branch 206-684-7519 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Lake City Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6 – 8 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Evening Book Group at the Northeast Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Northeast Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Northeast Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "The Family Man" by Elinor Lipman.
Book Description: A gay man reconnects with his long-lost daughter. When she moves in with him, he finds a new life -- and maybe a new love -- while she finds a champion.
View in Catalog: "The Family Man" by Elinor Lipman
Next Month's Title: "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" by Jamie Ford
Book Group Notes: This group meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: Northeast Branch 206-684-7539 or Ask a Librarian

Book Group at the Fremont Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Fremont Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Fremont Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "River Town" by Peter Hessler.
Book Description: A Peace Corps English teacher powerfully portrays the microcosm of changing China during the late 1990s in a travelogue that interweaves his students' writings with his own adventures and descriptions of quirky people he meets.
View in Catalog: "River Town" by Peter Hessler
Next Month's Title: "Truth and Beauty" by Ann Patchett
Book Group Notes: This group meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: Fremont Branch 206-684-4084 or Ask a Librarian

Book Group at the Greenwood Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Greenwood Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Greenwood Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation" by Cokie Roberts.
Book Description: Fascinating stories about the remarkable wives, daughters, sisters and mothers who were crucial to the success of the American Revolution.
View in Catalog: "Founding Mothers" by Cokie Roberts
Next Month's Title: "A Sudden Country" by Karen Fisher
Book Group Notes: This group meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: Greenwood Branch 206-684-4086 or Ask a Librarian

Hora de cuentos (Spanish Family Story Time at the South Park Branch)

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6:30 – 7 p.m.

Where: South Park Branch
Audience: Children
Language: Español
Story Time Summary: ¡Es una hora de cuentos para los niños y sus familias! (It's Spanish Story Time for children and their families!)
Full Description: Niños y sus familias están invitados a celebrar cuentos, canciones, y juegos divertidos en español con las narradoras de cuentos infantiles Tania Hino de Mexico y Xiomara Melgar de El Salvador. Los programas de la biblioteca son gratuitos.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Translation: Children and their families are invited to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our storytellers Tania Hino and Xiomara Melgar.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: South Park Branch 206-615-1688 or Ask a Librarian

Book Group at the Wallingford Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Wallingford Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Wallingford Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "When the Emperor Was Divine" by Julie Otsuka.
Book Description: A nameless Japanese-American family is sent to a Utah internment camp during World War II. Their emotional devastation is revealed in spare, haunting prose that draws the reader into the story. "When the Emperor Was Divine" was a 2005 Seattle Reads selection.
View in Catalog: "When the Emperor Was Divine" by Julie Otsuka
Next Month's Title: "Ahab's Wife" by Sena Jeter Naslund
Book Group Notes: This group meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:45 p.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: Wallingford Branch 206-684-4088 or Ask a Librarian

Pajama Story Time at the Ballard Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your family to the Ballard Branch for an evening of stories, songs and a simple craft.
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

Family Story Time at the Delridge Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 7 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Delridge Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is Family Story Time at the Delridge Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Delridge Branch 206-733-9125 or Ask a Librarian

Pajama Story Time at the University Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, 7 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: University Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It's pajama story time at the University Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun. Josie, our children's librarian, will be wearing her pajamas -- you should too!
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: University Branch 206-684-4063 or Ask a Librarian

雙語"玩中學"樂園 / Bilingual Kaleidoscope play & learn Group at the Beacon Hill Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English, 中文
Story Time Summary: 在幼兒樂園裡, 孩子們可透過玩遊戲, 英文兒歌敎唱, 讀故事書, 做簡易手工及玩各類玩具等不同的活動方式, 達到啟蒙的目的並協助幼兒們提前適應將來入學的環境, 且更可幚助幼兒學習到如何與別人分享及相處的經驗。而幼兒的照顧者更可藉此機會與社區內其他幼兒照顧者交換資訊及經驗並拓展人際關係. / The Kaleidoscope play & learn group provides a fun and age-appropriate learning environment for 2-5 years old children.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Translation: Children listen to stories, sing songs, and do simple arts and crafts with their caregivers during the group time. There is also play time for children to explore various toys and play activities. Through this group children are being prepared for preschool and kindergarten learning environments as well as building relationship with others. Caregivers also build up and strengthen connection and communication with the children, and get connected with other caregivers in the community., Kaleidoscope play & learn is a bilingual program offered in English and Mandarin.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

Word Processing Skills 2 - Adult ESL Computer Class at the Central Library

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, Boeing Technology Training Center Room 3
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: In this series of classes, you will learn how to create a document and then make changes to what you have written.
Full Description: To use the Internet, write emails, or use most computer programs, you need to be able to enter, change, move and delete text. We recommend you take both Word Processing Skills 1 and 2.
Class Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required., This is part of a series of classes for adult ESL and Literacy learners who want to improve their computer skills.
Contact Info: World Languages 206-684-0849 or e-mail
Class type: ESL - Computer Basics

Kaleidoscope play & learn at the Broadview Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Broadview Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Kaleidoscope play & learn offers a chance for children and their families to come play and have a good time. This group is open to children of all abilities, ages 18 months to 5 years old.
Full Description: Children learn and explore through the use of art, music, toys, and sensory experiences. Families learn about their child's development and community resources available to them.
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: Broadview Branch 206-684-7519 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at the Ballard Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your preschooler to the Ballard Branch for stories, songs and fingerplays. All are welcome.
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 the West Seattle Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: West Seattle Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It's Preschool Story Time at the West Seattle Branch! Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian. For ages 3 - 5.
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: West Seattle Branch 206-684-7444 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the Capitol Hill Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Capitol Hill Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Capitol Hill Branch! Bring your toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Capitol Hill Branch 206-684-4715 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the Central Library

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is toddler story time at the Central Library! Bring your toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: *Central Library Children's Desk 206-386-4675 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Columbia Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Where: Columbia Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited and registration is highly recommended., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: Columbia Branch 206-386-1908 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Baby Story Time at the Queen Anne Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: Queen Anne Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is baby story time at the Queen Anne Branch! Bring your babies (0 - 12 months) to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Queen Anne Branch 206-386-4227 or Ask a Librarian

Children's Story Time at the Montlake Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 11 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Montlake Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Montlake Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Montlake Branch 206-684-4720 or Ask a Librarian

Family Story Time at the Magnolia Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 11 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Magnolia Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Magnolia Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian. Stay afterward and watch your kids play while meeting other parents and care providers.
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: Magnolia Branch 206-386-4225 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at the Columbia Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 11 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Columbia Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Columbia Branch! Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian. Simple activities will be provided afterward to allow time for socialization.
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: Columbia Branch 206-386-1908 or Ask a Librarian

Hora de cuentos / Bilingual Preschool Story Time at the South Park Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 11:15 – 11:45 a.m.

Where: South Park Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English, Español
Story Time Summary: Es una hora de cuentos para los niños y sus familias! / It is preschool story time at the South Park Branch!
Full Description: Niños y sus familias están invitados a celebrar cuentos, canciones, y juegos divertidos en español y ingles con Miss Bea. Los programas de la biblioteca son gratuitos.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Translation: Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian Miss Bea.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: South Park Branch 206-615-1688 or Ask a Librarian

Family Story Time at the Green Lake Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 11:15 – 11:45 a.m.

Where: Green Lake Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Green Lake Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Green Lake Branch 206-684-7547 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at the Southwest Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: Southwest Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Southwest Branch. Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Southwest Branch 206-684-7455 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the Ballard Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 11:30 – 11:50 a.m.

Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: Bring your toddler to the Ballard Branch for stories, songs and fingerplays. Everyone is welcome.
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

Free Tax Help at the Central Library

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 12 – 7 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Adults
Level, Room: Level 5, Charles Simonyi Mixing Chamber
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: United Way
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Let's Talk About Books at the Central Library

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 12 – 12:50 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, PACCAR Inc. Meeting Room 5
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: An informal group for people who love to read and talk about books.
Book Description: Share your suggestions for fiction and nonfiction, and get ideas for what to read next. If you'd like to drop in and just hear others talk about books, you're absolutely welcome. Brown bag lunches are welcome, too.
Book Group Notes: This group meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month from noon to 12:50 p.m. Drop-ins welcome!, Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Northgate Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 12 – 5 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns., Please note: through April 16, Tax Help is at the Northgate Community Center on Mondays and the Northgate Branch Library on Wednesdays.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: Northgate Branch 206-386-1980 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Book Group at the Lake City Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Lake City Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "Homer & Langley" by E. L. Doctorow.
Book Description: This imaginative rendering of the lives of New York's fabled Collyer brothers depicts Homer and Langley as recluses in their once grand Fifth Avenue mansion, facing Odyssean perils as they struggle to survive the wars, political movements and technological advances of the last century.
View in Catalog: "Homer & Langley" by E. L. Doctorow
Next Month's Title: "Strength in What Remains" by Tracy Kidder
Book Group Notes: This group meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Queen Anne Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 1 – 4:45 p.m.

Where: Queen Anne Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Please note: you must be in the branch and signed in before 4:45 p.m., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in only
Contact Info: Queen Anne Branch 206-386-4227 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

CANCELED - Baby Story Time at the Douglass-Truth Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 1 – 1:30 p.m.

Where: Douglass-Truth Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: This story time is canceled. The next Baby story time at the Douglass-Truth Branch will take place next Wednesday, Feb. 22.
Full Description: It is Baby story time at the Douglass-Truth Branch! Bring your babies from 0 to 12 months to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian, Ms. Mynique.
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: Douglass-Truth Branch 206-684-4704 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at the Greenwood Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 1:30 – 2 p.m.

Where: Greenwood Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Greenwood Branch! Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Greenwood Branch 206-684-4086 or Ask a Librarian

Talk Time at the Central Library

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, Room 1 (Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room) or Room 2 (Howard S. Wright Family & Janet W. Ketcham Meeting Room)
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Talk Time Summary: Come to a free English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group to practice speaking English.
Talk Time Description: This program is for beginning to advanced level learners. Participants will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More ESL Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

互联网简介-下 (Internet Basics 2 at the Central Library)

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 2 – 4 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: 4楼3号电脑室 (Level 4, Boeing Technology Training Center Room 3)
Audience: Adults
Language: 中文
Summary: 欢迎参加图书馆的中文电脑课。(This class introduces techniques for finding information on the Web.)
Full Description: 本课程是简单学习如何使用搜索引擎在网上查找信息，包括网页、图片、新闻、地图等等。
Class Notes: 图书馆的中文电脑课均为免费．登记入学请拨206-684-0849.
Translation: In this class you will learn how to use search engines and other tools to find information on the Internet such as Web pages, images, news, maps etc., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Please call 206-684-0849 to register.
Contact Info: World Languages 206-684-0849 or e-mail
Class type: Internet Basics 2

Homework Help at the Douglass-Truth Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 3 – 7 p.m.

Where: Douglass-Truth Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Douglass-Truth Branch 206-684-4704 or Ask a Librarian

Teen Advisory Group at the Columbia Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 3:30 – 5 p.m.

Where: Columbia Branch
Audience: Teens
Language: English
Summary: Earn service learning hours while being creative at the Library! Plan library programs, create displays, record podcasts and more.
Full Description: TAG is the Teen Advisory Group at the Columbia Branch. TAG members help plan library programs, create displays, record podcasts and otherwise help the library be relevant and cool., Service Learning hours can be earned for those who are ages 14+ and in high school.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Applications for the spring session are due at the second meeting, on Feb. 15.
Contact Info: Columbia Branch 206-386-1908 or Ask a Librarian

Teen Advisory Group at the Central Library

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 4 – 5 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 3, Teen Center
Audience: Teens, Adults
Language: English
Summary: Earn service learning credit at the library!
Full Description: As Teen Center Advisers, Seattle high school students can earn service learning credit by working on creative projects like writing blog posts and book reviews, recording podcasts and planning events.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Applications for the spring session are due at the first meeting, on Feb. 1.
Contact Info: *Central Library Teen Center 206-615-1410 or E-mail the Teen Center

Free Tax Help at the Douglass-Truth Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 4 – 8 p.m.

Where: Douglass-Truth Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Space is limited, call 206-684-4704 to make an appointment for the preparation of your tax return., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Make an appointment
Contact Info: Douglass-Truth Branch 206-684-4704 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Beginning ESL Level 3 at the Northgate Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly ESL class for experienced beginners.
Full Description: Students will learn vocabulary, conversation skills, and reading skills. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Mondays and Wednesdays through March 21st. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 8 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Wednesday, January 18th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle at 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - for Beginners

Homework Help at the Beacon Hill Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 4 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Delridge Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: Delridge Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Delridge Branch 206-733-9125 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the High Point Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: High Point Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: High Point Branch 206-684-7454 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Northgate Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Northgate Branch 206-386-1980 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the South Park Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: South Park Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: South Park Branch 206-615-1688 or Ask a Librarian

Beginning ESL Level 2 at the Rainier Beach Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly ESL class for beginners.
Full Description: Students will learn vocabulary, conversation skills, and reading skills. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Mondays and Wednesdays through March 21st. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 15 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Wednesday, January 18th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle, 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - for Beginners

Homework Help at the Rainier Beach Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 5 – 7 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Rainier Beach Branch 206-386-1906 or Ask a Librarian

Sheeko Xariiro Ku Bixi Doonta Afka Somaaliga Ayaa Lagu Qaban Doonaa Laybareeriga High Point (Somali Story Time at the High Point Branch)

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 5 – 5:30 p.m.

Where: High Point Branch
Audience: Children
Language: Soomaali
Story Time Summary: Fadlan Keen Caruurtaada Si Ay U Qaataan Waqti Xiiso leh, Iyo Sheeko Xariiro Ku Bixi Doonta Afka Soomaaliaga. (It is Somali Story Time at the High Point Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, rhymes and fun in Somali.)
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. NOTE: this story time will be offered entirely in Somali.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: High Point Branch 206-684-7454 or Ask a Librarian

Intermediate Level ESL-Pronunciation at the Central Library

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 1, LEW Conference Room
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly intermediate level ESL class.
Full Description: Students will focus on pronunciation and conversation and will learn about and practice speaking standard American English. Prerequisites: Basic reading and conversation skills. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Mondays and Wednesdays through March 21st. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 10 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Wednesday, January 18th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle, 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - Intermediate

Internet Basics 2 at the Greenwood Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Greenwood Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: This class introduces techniques for finding information on the Web.
Full Description: Learn how to use search engines, evaluate Web sites, and print from the Web. This class includes an introduction to online security., Prerequisites: Internet Basics 1 or the ability to navigate a Web page.
Class Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is required, call 206-684-4086 or see a librarian to sign up.
Contact Info: Greenwood Branch 206-684-4086 or Ask a Librarian
Class type: Internet Basics 2

Centro de ayuda escolar disponible en la biblioteca de Lake City (Homework Help at the Lake City Branch)

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 6 – 8 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: Español
Homework Help Summary: Voluntarios de Homework Help estarán en esta biblioteca para ayudar con las tareas escolares, para estudiantes de kindergarten hasta el grado 12. Disponible durante el año escolar con excepción de los feriados escolares.
Homework Help Description: Los voluntarios proveen apoyo y aliento a los estudiantes y son especialmente buenos con los estudiantes que tienen el inglés como segundo idioma., Por favor, tome nota, que los voluntarios del Homework Help están disponibles para los estudiantes de kindergarten hasta el grado 12, pero ellos no son responsables del cuidado de los niños, que no deberían permanecer sin supervisión.
Event Notes: Los programas y eventos de la biblioteca son gratuitos y todos son bienvenidos. No es necesario registrarse.
Translation: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays., These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Broadview Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 6 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Broadview Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Broadview Branch 206-684-7519 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Lake City Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 6 – 8 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Book Group at the Beacon Hill Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Beacon Hill Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "The Turk and My Mother" by Mary Helen Stefaniak.
Book Description: As mysterious, complicated, and improbable as any real family, four generations are brought to vivid life in pages spanning the entire twentieth century, from the outer reaches of Siberia to the heartland of America.
View in Catalog: "The Turk and My Mother" by Mary Helen Stefaniak
Next Month's Title: "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" by Nicholas Kristof
Book Group Notes: This group meets the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

Evening Book Group at the South Park Neighborhood Center

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Where: South Park Branch
Address: South Park Neighborhood Center, 8201 10th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98108
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the South Park Neighborhood Center Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls.
Book Description: The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities.
View in Catalog: "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
Next Month's Title: "The Magicians Assistant" by Ann Patchett
Book Group Notes: This group meets the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: South Park Branch 206-615-1688 or Ask a Librarian

Evening Book Group at the Ballard Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

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 "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers.
Book Description: When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Abdulrahman Zeitoun, a prosperous Syrian-American and father of four, chose to stay through the storm. In the days after, he traveled the flooded streets in a secondhand canoe, helping those he could. But, on September 6, 2005, Zeitoun abruptly disappeared.
View in Catalog: "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Next Month's Title: "Let the Great World Spin" by Colum McCann
Book Group Notes: This group meets the third Wednesday of the month at 6:45 p.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Family Story Time at the Beacon Hill Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 6:45 – 7:15 p.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Beacon Hill Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

J.A. Jance at the Central Library

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 7 – 8 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: J.A. Jance talks about "Left for Dead," her 44th published mystery.
Full Description: Ali Reynolds investigates two shocking cases of victims brutally left for dead in J.A. Jance’s latest mystery-thriller. When Santa Cruz County deputy sheriff Jose Reyes, Ali’s classmate from the Arizona Police Academy, is gunned down and left to die, he is at first assumed to be an innocent victim of the drug wars escalating across the border. But the crime scene investigation shows there’s much more to it than that, and soon he and his pregnant wife, Teresa, both fall under suspicion of wrongdoing., Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ali Reynolds, J.P. Beaumont and Joanna Brady series, as well as four interrelated thrillers featuring the Walker family. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance now lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington and Tucson, Arizona.
View in Catalog: "Left for Dead" by J.A. Jance
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Recorded for Podcast: This event will be recorded for future podcast.
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

Pajamas and Puppets at the Northeast Branch

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 7 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Northeast Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It's time for a Pajamas and Puppets story time at the Northeast Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy a puppet show, some stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
Full Description: Pajamas are welcome and encouraged!
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: Northeast Branch 206-684-7539 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Ballard Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. No reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in only
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Children's Story Time at the Douglass-Truth Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Douglass-Truth Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Douglass-Truth Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian, Ms. Mynique.
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: Douglass-Truth Branch 206-684-4704 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at the Beacon Hill Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Beacon Hill Branch! Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at the Broadview Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Broadview Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Broadview Branch! Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Broadview Branch 206-684-7519 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at the Central Library

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Central Library! Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: *Central Library Children's Desk 206-386-4675 or Ask a Librarian

Morning Book Group at the Magnolia Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Where: Magnolia Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Magnolia Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Strout.
Book Description: At the edge of the continent, in the small town of Crosby, Maine, lives Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher who deplores the changes in her town and in the world at large but doesn't always recognize the changes in those around her.
View in Catalog: "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Strout
Next Month's Title: "Wild Swans" by Jung Chang
Book Group Notes: This group meets the third Thursday of the month at 11 a.m., 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 Magnolia Branch.
Contact Info: Magnolia Branch 206-386-4225 or Ask a Librarian

Grupo Bilingüe de Juegos / Bilingual Kaleidoscope play & learn at the Columbia Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Where: Columbia Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English, Español
Story Time Summary: Grupo Bilingüe de juegos para padres y cuidadores con niños entre las edades de Nacimiento hasta 5 años. / Bilingual play group for ages birth to 5.
Full Description: Niños escuchan cuentos, cantan y participan en actividades de artes con sus padres o cuidador durante la hora de grupo. Tambien hay tiempo para que los niños exploran varios juguetes y actividades. El hora de Juego Libre y Tiempo de Círculo de 11 a 12pm. Les animamos a los padres y cuidadores traer una comida para comer con su niño/a y compartir en grupo. A traves de este grupo, los niños reciben preparacion para el ambiente de aprendizaje que se encuentra en el prescolar y kinder, ademas de formando relaciones con otros. Igual, los padres y cuidadores de niños crean y fortalezen coneccion y comunicacion con los niños, y se conectan con otros adultos que cuidan niños en su comunidad.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Translation: Children listen to stories, sing songs, and do simple arts and crafts with their caregivers during the group time. There is also play time for children to explore various toys and play activities. Free play and circle time from 11 a.m. - noon. Caregivers are encouraged to bring a lunch or snack and eat together from noon - 12:30 p.m., Through this group children are being prepared for preschool and kindergarten learning environments as well as building relationship with others. Caregivers also build up and strengthen connection and communication with the children, and get connected with other caregivers in the community.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Columbia Branch 206-386-1908 or Ask a Librarian

Baby Story Time at the Magnolia Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 11 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Magnolia Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Magnolia Branch! Bring your babies to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian. Stay afterward and watch your babies play while meeting other parents and care providers.
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: Magnolia Branch 206-386-4225 or Ask a Librarian

Children's Story Time at the Madrona-Sally Goldmark Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 11 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Madrona/Sally Goldmark Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Madrona-Sally Goldmark Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Madrona/Sally Goldmark Branch 206-684-4705 or Ask a Librarian

Children's Story Time at the NewHolly Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: NewHolly Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the NewHolly Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: NewHolly Branch 206-386-1905 or Ask a Librarian

Family Story Time at the Queen Anne Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 11 a.m.

Where: Queen Anne Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Queen Anne Branch! Bring your children to enjoy stories, songs, and crafts with our children's librarian.
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: Queen Anne Branch 206-386-4227 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the Southwest Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 11 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Southwest Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Southwest Branch! Bring your toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Southwest Branch 206-684-7455 or Ask a Librarian

Family Story Time at the Northgate Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 11:15 – 11:45 a.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is Family Story Time at the Northgate Branch! All ages are welcome to join us for stories, dances, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Northgate Branch 206-386-1980 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at the Delridge Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 11:15 – 11:45 a.m.

Where: Delridge Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It's story time at the Delridge Branch! Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Delridge Branch 206-733-9125 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the High Point Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: High Point Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is Toddler Story Time at the High Point Branch! Bring your toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: High Point Branch 206-684-7454 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Central Library

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 12 – 7 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Adults
Level, Room: Level 5, Charles Simonyi Mixing Chamber
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: United Way
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Talk Time at the High Point Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Where: High Point Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Talk Time Summary: Come to a free English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group to practice speaking English.
Talk Time Description: This program is for beginning to advanced level learners. Participants will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More ESL Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: High Point Branch 206-684-7454 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Northeast Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 2 – 7 p.m.

Where: Northeast Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: Northeast Branch 206-684-7539 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Homework Help at the Douglass-Truth Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 3 – 7 p.m.

Where: Douglass-Truth Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Douglass-Truth Branch 206-684-4704 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Beacon Hill Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 4 – 7:45 p.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Delridge Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: Delridge Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Delridge Branch 206-733-9125 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the High Point Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: High Point Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: High Point Branch 206-684-7454 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Northgate Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Northgate Branch 206-386-1980 or Ask a Librarian

Beginning ESL Levels 2 & 3 at the Central Library

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 1, LEW Conference Room
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly ESL class for experienced beginners.
Full Description: Students will practice dialogue, verb tenses and vocabulary. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 22nd. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 10 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Tuesday, January 17th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle at 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - for Beginners

Word Processing Skills 2 - Adult ESL Computer Class at the Central Library

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, Boeing Technology Training Center Room 3
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: In this series of classes, you will learn how to create a document and then make changes to what you have written.
Full Description: To use the Internet, write emails, or use most computer programs, you need to be able to enter, change, move and delete text. We recommend you take both Word Processing Skills 1 and 2.
Class Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required., This is part of a series of classes for adult ESL and Literacy learners who want to improve their computer skills.
Contact Info: World Languages 206-684-0849 or e-mail
Class type: ESL - Computer Basics

Citizenship Class at the Southwest Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Southwest Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: This class prepares individuals to take the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Citizenship Test.
Full Description: Learn about all aspects of the citizenship test, including United States History and Civics, reading and writing practice and the questions covered on the N-400, Application for Naturalization., This class is offered in partnership with Literacy Source.
Class Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact: Literacy Source, 206-782-2050
Class type: ESL - Citizenship Class

Downloading E-books & Audiobooks at the Southwest Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Southwest Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: Tips for downloading and finding e-books and digital audiobooks.
Full Description: This class discusses using e-books on popular devices, including:, - Kindle, - iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android, - Nook & other e-readers, We will demonstrate how to download Library e-books and audiobooks and transfer them to a portable device. We will also answer basic questions about how our digital books services work and show you where to get troubleshooting assistance.
Class Notes: Class prerequisites: Internet Basics 1 or the ability to use the Internet., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is required. Call 206-684-7455, or visit in person to sign up.
Contact Info: Southwest Branch 206-684-7455 or Ask a Librarian
Class type: Other

Beginning ESL Levels 2 & 3 at the Beacon Hill Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly ESL class for experienced beginners.
Full Description: Students will practice dialogue, verb tenses and vocabulary. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 22nd. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 10 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Tuesday, January 17th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle at 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - for Beginners

Centro de ayuda escolar disponible en la biblioteca de Lake City (Homework Help at the Lake City Branch)

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 6 – 8 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: Español
Homework Help Summary: Voluntarios de Homework Help estarán en esta biblioteca para ayudar con las tareas escolares, para estudiantes de kindergarten hasta el grado 12. Disponible durante el año escolar con excepción de los feriados escolares.
Homework Help Description: Los voluntarios proveen apoyo y aliento a los estudiantes y son especialmente buenos con los estudiantes que tienen el inglés como segundo idioma., Por favor, tome nota, que los voluntarios del Homework Help están disponibles para los estudiantes de kindergarten hasta el grado 12, pero ellos no son responsables del cuidado de los niños, que no deberían permanecer sin supervisión.
Event Notes: Los programas y eventos de la biblioteca son gratuitos y todos son bienvenidos. No es necesario registrarse.
Translation: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays., These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Hướng Dẫn Học Sinh Làm Bài Tập Thư Viện Lake City (Homework Help at the Lake City Branch)

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 6 – 8 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: Tiểng Việt
Homework Help Summary: Các tình nguyện viên hướng dẫn làm bài tập ở nhà sẽ có mặt tại thư viện này để giúp đỡ học sinh từ lớp mẫu giáo đến lớp 12, trong xuốt cả năm học ngoài trừ vào những ngày nghỉ của Trường Học.
Homework Help Description: Các tình nguyện viên sẽ giúp đỡ và khích lệ các em học sinh làm bài, đặc biệt là cho những, học sinh mới nói tiếng Anh., Xin lưu ý: Các tình nguyện viên chỉ giúp học sinh học tập chứ không coi giữ các em.
Event Notes: Đây là một chương trình hoạt động miễn phí của thư viện. Không cần ghi danh trước để tham dự.
Translation: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist K-12 students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays., These volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Homework Help at the Lake City Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 6 – 8 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Homework Help Summary: Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Pajama Story Time at the Lake City Branch

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 6:30 – 7:15 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Lake City Branch! Bring your children from birth to age 8 to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, crafts and fun with our children's librarian, Nancy.
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: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

History Café: Labor History at Roy Street Coffee and Tea

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 7 – 8 p.m.

Where: Non-Library Location
Address: Roy Street Coffee & Tea, 700 Broadway East, Seattle, WA 98102
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: The history of labor is central to the history of Seattle and the Northwest. This History Café will feature a special presentation from Conor Casey, Labor Archivist with the Labor Archives of Washington State on the University of Washington campus.
Full Description: Join us on the third Thursday of the month at Roy Street Coffee on Capitol Hill for a lively discussion about history. Each café features a different topic, and invites history enthusiasts to come together and share what you know. Grab a cup of coffee -- or glass of wine -- and enjoy learning about the past!
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. For more information and to RSVP, please visit www.meetup.com/KCTS-9-History-Cafes., This event series is presented in partnership with MOHAI, HistoryLink.org, Roy Street Coffee & Tea and KCTS 9.
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

Seniors Book Group at the Northeast Branch

Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, 10 – 11 a.m.

Where: Northeast Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join us for a book group at the Northeast Branch. Everyone is welcome. This month’s title is "My Dream of You" by Nuala O'Faolain.
Book Description: A travel writer returns to her native Ireland to make peace with her family while researching a 19th-century mystery about the affair of a landowner's wife with a groom.
View in Catalog: "My Dream of You" by Nuala O'Faolain
Next Month's Title: "The Manticore" by Robertson Davies
Book Group Notes: This group meets the third Friday of the month at 10 a.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: Northeast Branch 206-684-7539 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Broadview Branch

Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Where: Broadview Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: Broadview Branch 206-684-7519 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Internet Basics 1 at the Southwest Branch

Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: Southwest Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: This class will introduce you to the Internet and show you how to navigate a Web page.
Full Description: You will learn about Web browsers and how to use links, the forward and back buttons, and how to find Web pages. The class includes a brief introduction to search engines.
Class Notes: Prerequisites: Computer Basics 2, or the ability to work in the Windows environment., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is required. Call 206-684-7455, or visit in person to sign up.
Contact Info: Southwest Branch 206-684-7455 or Ask a Librarian
Class type: Internet Basics 1

Morning Book Group at the Ballard Branch

Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

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 Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd.
Book Description: Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is a coming-of-age story about Lily Owens, whose mother died mysteriously when Lily was four.
View in Catalog: "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Next Month's Title: "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" by Michael Chabon
Book Group Notes: This group meets the third Friday of the month at 10:30 a.m., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Pick up your copy of this month's book at this library location.
Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the Greenwood Branch

Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Greenwood Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Greenwood Branch! Bring your toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Greenwood Branch 206-684-4086 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the Rainier Beach Branch

Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Rainier Beach Branch! Bring your toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Rainier Beach Branch 206-386-1906 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Rainier Beach Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: Rainier Beach Branch 206-386-1906 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Free Tax Help at the Broadview Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Where: Broadview Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: Broadview Branch 206-684-7519 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Email Basics at the Central Library

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, Boeing Technology Training Center Room 4
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: Come to this class if you would like to get a free email account and learn how to use it.
Full Description: We will teach you the basics of using your account, including how to send email, send attachments and use the address book.
Class Notes: Prerequisites: Internet Basics or the ability to use the Internet., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. No registration is required. Seating may be limited based on room capacity.
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian
Class type: E-mail

Talk Time at the Beacon Hill Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Talk Time Summary: Come to a free English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group to practice speaking English.
Talk Time Description: This program is for beginning to advanced level learners. Participants will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More ESL Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Southwest Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Where: Southwest Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: Southwest Branch 206-684-7455 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Children's Story Time at the Douglass-Truth Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Douglass-Truth Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Douglass-Truth Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Douglass-Truth Branch 206-684-4704 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Columbia Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Where: Columbia Branch
Audience: Adults
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited and registration is highly recommended., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: AARP
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: Columbia Branch 206-386-1908 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Family Story Time at the Central Library

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 11 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It's story time at the Central Library! Bring your family to the library and enjoy a story with our children's librarian.
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: *Central Library Children's Desk 206-386-4675 or Ask a Librarian

Family Story Time at the Columbia Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 11 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Columbia Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Columbia Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian. A simple activity will be provided after story time for socialization.
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: Columbia Branch 206-386-1908 or Ask a Librarian

Giờ đọc truyện tiếng Việt! (Vietnamese Story Time at the Delridge Branch)

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: Delridge Branch
Audience: Children
Language: Tiểng Việt
Story Time Summary: Thư viện công cộng Seattle tổ chức giờ đọc truyện bằng tiếng việt cho trẻ em! (The Seattle Public Library is hosting Vietnamese Story Times for young children!)
Full Description: Hãy đem con em quý vị đến thư viện để theo dõi các câu chuyện, các bài hát và thơ ca.
Event Notes: Các sự kiện và chương trình của thư viện hoàn toàn miễn phí. Không bắt buộc phải ghi danh trước.
Translation: Bring your child to the library to celebrate stories, songs, and rhymes! Library events and programs are free. Registration is not required.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Delridge Branch 206-733-9125 or Ask a Librarian

Baby Story Time at the Northgate Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is baby story time at the Northgate Branch! Bring your infants 0-12 months to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and activities with our children's librarian. Please bring a baby blanket.
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: Northgate Branch 206-386-1980 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Central Library

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 12 – 4 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Adults
Level, Room: Level 5, Charles Simonyi Mixing Chamber
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: United Way
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Giờ đọc truyện tiếng Việt! (Vietnamese Story Time at the Columbia Branch)

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 12 – 12:30 p.m.

Where: Columbia Branch
Audience: Children
Language: Tiểng Việt
Story Time Summary: Thư viện công cộng Seattle tổ chức giờ đọc truyện bằng tiếng việt cho trẻ em! (The Seattle Public Library is hosting Vietnamese Story Times for young children!)
Full Description: Hãy đem con em quý vị đến thư viện để theo dõi các câu chuyện, các bài hát và thơ ca.
Event Notes: Các sự kiện và chương trình của thư viện hoàn toàn miễn phí. Không bắt buộc phải ghi danh trước.
Translation: Bring your child to the library to celebrate stories, songs, and rhymes! Library events and programs are free. Registration is not required.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Columbia Branch 206-386-1908 or Ask a Librarian

Detective Cookie's Urban Youth Chess Club at the Rainier Beach Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 12 – 2 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Summary: Children and teens, ages 5-18, are invited to join the group. Family and community members are also welcome. Drop by to learn and play chess!
Full Description: The urban chess club has been on-going since February 2007. New members are always welcome.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Rainier Beach Branch 206-386-1906 or Ask a Librarian

'Fur Traders in the Pacific Northwest' at the Central Library

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 2 – 4 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium
Audience: Teens, Adults
Language: English
Summary: Noted historian Bruce McIntyre Watson shares his research on the diverse group of trappers, traders and suppliers that shaped the Pacific Northwest's lucrative fur trading business in the early 1800s.
Full Description: Watson will speak on the once-vibrant fur trade era that took place west of the Rockies during the first half of the 19th century. This activity and the lives of its resilient participants took place in the contested Pacific Northwest, which at that time ranged from northern British Columbia to southern Oregon. Watson is the author of numerous articles. His most recent book publications are "Leaving Paradise: Indigenous Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest, 1787-1898," and "Lives Lived West of the Divide: A Biographical Dictionary of Fur Traders Working West of the Rockies, 1793-1858." Watson lives in Vancouver, BC., Presented by PNWHG in partnership with The Seattle Public Library.
View in Catalog: "Lives Lived West of the Divide" by Bruce McIntyre Watson
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

CANCELED - ¡Hora de Cuentos! (Spanish Family Story Time at the Greenwood Branch)

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 2 – 2:30 p.m.

Where: Greenwood Branch
Audience: Children
Language: Español
Story Time Summary: Es una hora de cuentos para los niños en la biblioteca de Greenwood! (It is Spanish story time at the Greenwood Branch!)
Full Description: Traiga a sus niños a la biblioteca de Greenwood Branch para que disfruten escuchando cuentos, rimas y canciones en inglés y español.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Translation: Bring your children to the Greenwood Branch to enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs in Spanish.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Greenwood Branch 206-684-4086 or Ask a Librarian

¡Hora de Cuentos! (Spanish Story Time at the Beacon Hill Branch)

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 2 – 2:30 p.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Children
Language: Español
Story Time Summary: Es una hora de cuentos para los niños en la biblioteca de Beacon Hill Branch! (It is Spanish story time at the Beacon Hill Branch!)
Full Description: Traiga a sus niños a la biblioteca de Beacon Hill Branch para que disfruten escuchando cuentos, rimas y canciones en inglés y español.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Translation: Bring your children to the Beacon Hill Branch to enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs in Spanish.
More Children's Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

PoetsWest Special Event at the Green Lake Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Where: Green Lake Branch
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Summary: PoetsWest presents a special event with Rajaa Gharbi -- poet, painter and filmmaker -- followed by an open mike.
Full Description: PoetsWest presents a special event with Rajaa Gharbi, poet, painter and filmmaker born and raisied in Tunisia. Gharbi will talk about the Arab Spring as well as read from her poetry., An open mike will follow Gharbi's feature.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Green Lake Branch 206-684-7547 or Ask a Librarian

Club de Lectura Días de Cine en la Biblioteca Central (Spanish Book Group's Day of Movies at the Central Library)

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1
Audience: Adults
Language: Español
Summary: Únase al Club de Lectura Días de Cine para ver la película El juego de los mensajes invisibles basada en la novela El hijo adoptivo de Alvaro Pombo. (Join the Spanish Book Group for a screening of the film "El juego de los mensajes invisibles," based on the novel "El hijo adoptivo" by Alvaro Pombo.)
Full Description: Basada en la novela El hijo adoptivo de Álvaro Pombo. Pancho, un anciano de setenta años de edad, vive aislado en un pazo gallego, no lejos del mar, donde es atendido por una anciana e insondable criada. De repente, en su vida irrumpe el pasado con la inesperada visita de un hombre que veinte años antes había sido su secretario. Poco después, un niño, el hijo de ese hombre, se instala en el pazo. El regreso del pasado tendrá consecuencias imprevisibles.
Event Notes: Los programas y eventos de la biblioteca son gratuitos y todos están invitados., Para obtener más información llame al 206-684-0849 y pregunte por Marcela Calderón-Vodall, o deje un mensaje en español en el 206-615-1662.
Translation: Based on the novel "El hijo adoptivo" by Alvaro Pombo, "El juego de los mensajes invisibles" recounts the story of two writers, a dead mother and her seventy-year old son Pancho, who lives alone in a country house not far from the sea in Galicia, accompanied solely by an ancient and inscrutable maidservant. The past intrudes with the unexpected visit of a man who twenty years earlier had been Pancho’s secretary. Shortly thereafter, a child, the son of this man, comes to live at the house and the consequences of the past propel the story to a tragic, ironic and unanticipated end., The film will be presented in Spanish and there will be no subtitles., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., For more information call 206-684-0849 and ask for Marcela Calderón-Vodall, or leave a message in Spanish at 206-615-1662., Cosponsored by America Reads Spanish and the American Library Association.
Contact Info: World Languages 206-684-0849 or e-mail

CANCELED - El Club de Lectura en la Biblioteca Central (Spanish Book Group at the Central Library)

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Primer piso, Sala de Conferencia LEW (Level 1, Evelyn W. Foster Learning Center)
Audience: Adults
Language: Español
Book Group Summary: This event has been canceled. Call 206-684-0849 for more information.
Book Description: Únase al Club de Lectura y pase un momento agradable discutiendo el libro "La sombra del viento" de Carlos Ruiz Zafón., Un amanecer de 1945 un muchacho es conducido por su padre a un misterioso lugar oculto en el corazón de la ciudad vieja: El Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados. Allí, Daniel Sempere encuentra un libro maldito que cambiará el rumbo de su vida y le arrastrará a un laberinto de intrigas y secretos enterrados en el alma oscura de la ciudad. La sombra del viento es un misterio literario ambientado en la Barcelona de la primera mitad del siglo XX, desde los últimos esplendores del Modernismo a las tinieblas de la posguerra. Esta excelente novela mezcla técnicas de relato de intriga, de novela histórica y de comedia de costumbres pero es, sobre todo, una tragedia histórica de amor cuyo eco se proyecta ...
View in Catalog: "La sombra del viento" de Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Next Month's Title: N/A
Book Group Notes: Los programas y eventos de la biblioteca son gratuitos, todos están invitados.
Translation: Join the Club de Lectura and spend a pleasant time talking about your favorite authors! For more information call 206-684-0849 and ask for Marcela Calderón-Vodall, or leave a message in Spanish at 206-615-1662.
Contact Info: World Languages 206-684-0849 or e-mail

CANCELED - Talk Time at the Lake City Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Lake City Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Talk Time Summary: The Lake City Branch offers a Tuesday evening Talk Time group, click here for the schedule.
Talk Time Description: Come to a free English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group to practice speaking English. This program is for beginning to advanced level learners. Participants will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More ESL Programs: www.spl.org…
Contact Info: Lake City Branch 206-684-7518 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Central Library

Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, 1 – 5 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Adults
Level, Room: Level 5, Charles Simonyi Mixing Chamber
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: United Way
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Centro de ayuda escolar disponible en la biblioteca de Douglass-Truth / Homework Help at the Douglass-Truth Branch

Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, 2 – 4 p.m.

Where: Douglass-Truth Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English, Español
Homework Help Summary: Voluntarios de Homework Help estarán en esta biblioteca para ayudar con las tareas escolares, para estudiantes de kindergarten hasta el grado 12. Disponible durante el año escolar con excepción de los feriados escolares., Homework Help volunteers will be at this branch to assist students on a drop-in basis throughout the school year, with the exception of school holidays.
Homework Help Description: Voluntarios de Homework Help estarán en esta biblioteca para ayudar con las tareas escolares, para estudiantes de kindergarten hasta el grado 12. Disponible durante el año escolar con excepción de los feriados escolares., These super volunteers provide support and encouragement to students and are especially good at helping new English speakers. Please note that, while Homework Help is available to students from kindergarten through 12th grade, volunteers are not responsible for children, who should not be left unsupervised.
Event Notes: Los programas y eventos de la biblioteca son gratuitos y todos son bienvenidos. No es necesario registrarse., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
More Homework Help Options: Homework Help for Children, Homework Help for Teens
Contact Info: Douglass-Truth Branch 206-684-4704 or Ask a Librarian

Library Closed in observance of Presidents Day

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Locations: All locations
Summary: All locations of The Seattle Public Library will be closed on Feb. 20 in observance of Presidents Day.
More info: www.spl.org…

Thrilling Tales: A Story Time for Grown-Ups at the Central Library

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, 12:05 – 12:50 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium
Audience: Teens, Adults
Language: English
Summary: Need a mid-day break? Every first and third Monday, you can laugh, gasp and shudder to live readings of captivating short stories from a wide range of popular and literary authors. This week’s featured stories are: "The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin and "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov.
Full Description: Love a good story? Come to the scene of the crime, the edge of adventure and timeless realms of wonder. Sit back, relax and escape from the everyday as we bring you gripping short stories expertly read -- and well-calculated to keep you in suspense!, Today we have two classic Russian stories of obsession and greed:, "The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin, Hers was a foolproof system for winning at cards, and he was just the fool to try it. "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov, Would you go to jail for two million dollars? Thrilling Tales is presented by The Seattle Public Library Reader Services Department.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Brown bag lunches and knitting are welcome. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Stories start at 12:05 p.m. and are finished no later than 12:50 p.m.
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

Beginning ESL Level 3 at the Northgate Branch

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Where: Northgate Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly ESL class for experienced beginners.
Full Description: Students will learn vocabulary, conversation skills, and reading skills. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Mondays and Wednesdays through March 21st. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 8 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Wednesday, January 18th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle at 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - for Beginners

Beginning ESL Level 2 at the Rainier Beach Branch

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly ESL class for beginners.
Full Description: Students will learn vocabulary, conversation skills, and reading skills. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Mondays and Wednesdays through March 21st. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 15 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Wednesday, January 18th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle, 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - for Beginners

Intermediate Level ESL-Pronunciation at the Central Library

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 1, LEW Conference Room
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly intermediate level ESL class.
Full Description: Students will focus on pronunciation and conversation and will learn about and practice speaking standard American English. Prerequisites: Basic reading and conversation skills. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Mondays and Wednesdays through March 21st. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 10 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Wednesday, January 18th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle, 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - Intermediate

Baby Story Time at the Ballard Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Ballard Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is baby story time at the Ballard branch! Bring your babies to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian. Stay afterwards and watch your babies play and meet other parents and care providers.
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

Children's Story Time at the Douglass-Truth Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Douglass-Truth Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Douglass-Truth Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Douglass-Truth Branch 206-684-4704 or Ask a Librarian

Kaleidoscope play & learn at the Rainier Beach Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: The Kaleidoscope play & learn group provides a fun and age-appropriate learning environment for children ages birth to 5.
Full Description: Children listen to stories, sing songs, and do simple arts and crafts with their caregivers during the group time. There is also play time for children to explore various toys and play activities. Free play and circle time from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Caregivers are encouraged to bring a lunch or snack and eat together from 11:30 a.m. - noon. This group helps prepares children for preschool and kindergarten learning environments, as well as building relationship with others. Caregivers also build and strengthen communication with the children while connecting with other caregivers in the community.
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: Rainier Beach Branch 206-386-1906 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the Beacon Hill Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: Beacon Hill Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Beacon Hill Branch! Bring your toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Beacon Hill Branch 206-684-4711 or Ask a Librarian

Toddler Story Time at the West Seattle Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Where: West Seattle Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It's story time at the West Seattle Branch! Bring your toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian. For ages 2 - 3.
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: West Seattle Branch 206-684-7444 or Ask a Librarian

Baby Story Time at the Southwest Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 11:30 – 11:55 a.m.

Where: Southwest Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Southwest Branch! Bring your babies to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Southwest Branch 206-684-7455 or Ask a Librarian

Free Tax Help at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 12 – 7 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Adults
Level, Room: Level 5, Charles Simonyi Mixing Chamber
Tax Help Summary: The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are working together to offer free tax help at 11 Library locations through mid-April. Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns.
Tax Help Description: This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns., Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. Check with your Library location to see if a reservation is required., IRS reproducible forms are available for photocopy (15 cents per page) at all Library locations. Please call your branch to find out if print forms are in stock. Most IRS forms are available online at www.irs.gov.
Tax Service Provider: United Way
Tax Help Reservations: Drop-in or make an appointment
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian
More Tax Help...: www.spl.org…

Poetry Appreciation Group at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 6, Books Spiral 6 Meeting Room
Audience: Adults
Language: English
Book Group Summary: Join the Washington Center for the Book and fellow poetry lovers to read and discuss poems.
Book Description: The weekly poetry appreciation group is for people who love to read, think about and discuss poetry. Drop in and see if it’s for you. We read both contemporary poets and the classics.
Book Group Notes: This group meets Tuesdays at noon., Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: *Central Library 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian

Hora de Cuentos / Bilingual Family Story Time at the Broadview Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 12 – 12:30 p.m.

Where: Broadview Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English, Español
Story Time Summary: It is family story time at the Broadview Branch! / ¡Es una hora de cuentos para los niños y sus familias en la biblioteca de Broadview!
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: Broadview Branch 206-684-7519 or Ask a Librarian

Baby Story Time at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 12 – 12:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is baby story time at the Central Library! Bring your babies aged 0-12 months to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: *Central Library Children's Desk 206-386-4675 or Ask a Librarian

Preschool Story Time at the Rainier Beach Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 1:30 – 2 p.m.

Where: Rainier Beach Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Story Time Summary: It is story time at the Rainier Beach Branch! Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.
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: Rainier Beach Branch 206-386-1906 or Ask a Librarian

Электронная почта (Email at the Central Library)

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 2 – 4 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 4, Boeing Technology Training Center Room 3
Audience: Adults
Language: Русский
Summary: Введение в электронную почту: как завести и пользоваться электронной почтой. (Learn how to open and use an email account.)
Full Description: Электронная почта: как создать ваш личный ящик, выбрать паспорт, создать "message," послать его, сохранить и удалить; содержание ящика, «Спам» и безопасность.
Class Notes: Публичная Библиотека Сиэтла приглашает всех на бесплатные мероприятия и программы. Регистрация требуется, звоните на номер 206-684-0849.
Translation: Learn how to set up an email account, use email to send messages and use email safely. Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is required. Please call 206-684-0849 to register.
Contact Info: World Languages 206-684-0849 or e-mail
Class type: E-mail

Game On! at the High Point Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Where: High Point Branch
Audience: Children, Teens
Language: English
Summary: Come by for open play on the Wii (including MarioKart!), sing your way to stardom with American Idol, rock out with Rock Band and practice your dance skills with Dance Dance Revolution.
Full Description: Hear about current library programs for teens and enjoy hanging out with your friends. Snacks will be provided and you may win a book just for coming!
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: High Point Branch 206-684-7454 or Ask a Librarian

Game On! at the Columbia Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 3 – 5 p.m.

Where: Columbia Branch
Audience: Teens
Language: English
Summary: Come by for open play on the Wii (including MarioKart!), sing your way to stardom with American Idol, rock out with Rock Band and practice your dance skills with Dance Dance Revolution.
Full Description: Check out hot new teen books, and enjoy hanging out with your friends. Snacks will be provided and you may win a prize just for coming!
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Columbia Branch 206-386-1908 or Ask a Librarian

Library Playtime at the Magnolia Branch

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 3 – 5 p.m.

Where: Magnolia Branch
Audience: Children
Language: English
Summary: Bring your babies, toddlers and preschoolers for playtime at the Magnolia Branch!
Full Description: Did you know that play can help stimulate brain development? Come visit and play with books and toys designed to help with early literacy.
Event Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Contact Info: Magnolia Branch 206-386-4225 or Ask a Librarian

Tour the Genealogy Section at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 9 Reference Desk
Audience: Adults
Tour Summary: Want to know what is available in the Central Library for genealogical research?
Tour Description: John LaMont, Genealogy Librarian, will give a walking tour of the Genealogy Section of the Special Collections Department of The Seattle Public Library. Print and non-print materials will be discussed.
Tour Notes: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.
Tour Information Line: Quick Information, 206-386-4636

Beginning ESL Levels 2 & 3 at the Central Library

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: *Central Library
Level, Room: Level 1, LEW Conference Room
Audience: Adults, ESL
Language: English
Summary: A twice-weekly ESL class for experienced beginners.
Full Description: Students will practice dialogue, verb tenses and vocabulary. This class is offered in partnership with the Literacy Council of Seattle.
Class Notes: This class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 22nd. Class is free but registration is required. Childcare is not provided. Space is limited to 10 students. Student registration and assessment occurs on a first-come, first-served basis on the first evening of class: Tuesday, January 17th.
Contact: Literacy Council of Seattle at 206-233-9720 or literacyseattle@gmail.com
Class type: ESL - for Beginners