Each year the Library hosts readings, lectures, and discussions by authors and other public figures. You may listen to many of these programs by subscribing to the Library's authors & events podcast or by downloading one of the audio programs listed below. Our archive goes back more than 10 years and includes thousands of podcasts of memorable Library events.
Bruce Barcott: 'The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw'
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 60 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
Val McDermid: 'A Darker Domain'
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 34 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
Inauguration of new Poet Populist Mike Hickey
Jack Hirschman helped celebrate the inauguration of new Poet Populist Mike Hickey on Jan. 25, 2009 at the Central Library.
Download Audio (mp3) [play time: 1 hour 2 minutes /file size: 57 MB]
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Barry Unsworth: 'Land of Marvels'
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 41 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
Azar Nafisi: 'Things I've Been Silent About: Memories'
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 63 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
King County Elections Director Debate
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 77 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
Mo Yan: The Re-emergence of Literary Voice in Contemporary China
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 68 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]