Regional Manager: Valerie Wonder
Access to the Seattle Room on Level 10 is available by appointment on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
The Chocolati coffee cart is closed until further notice. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Stream movies & TV with your Library card
Use your Library card to stream movies and TV to your phone, computer or smart TV. Access over 6,000 popular movies and shows on Hoopla or select from over 30,000 independent, classic and other films on Kanopy.
Explore late the late 1960s counterculture with the Helix
Browse digitized editions of the Helix, Seattle's first underground newspaper.
The Helix was published from March 1967 to June 1970 and covered events such as police misconduct and brutality, riots in American cities, assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and others, the Vietnam War, Native American fishing rights and more.
The new Central Library opened May 23, 2004. The 11-floor building contains an innovative "Books Spiral," a 275-seat auditorium, and open spaces where patrons can meet, study, search the web or read. The Library has centers for children, teens and adult readers, along with expanded collections and a large computer lab. It also has underground parking for about 143 vehicles.