Faces of SAL: Heather Kelley
October 1, 2020
By Rebecca Hoogs, SAL Associate Director Heather Kelley has been coming to SAL, as she will tell you below, for most of SAL’s long history. But it has only been in the era of Summer Book Bingo that ...
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A Comic from Margaret Atwood’s Conversation
September 24, 2020
If you’ve been following us for a while, you may know of Tessa Hulls, the “SAL Official Doodler” and author of the forthcoming graphic novel Feeding Ghosts (MCD Books, 2022). We were...
An Interview with Jenn St. Claire, SAL Board Member
September 23, 2020
Jenn St. Claire recently completed her third term on the SAL Board of Directors. We are so grateful to Jenn for her 9 years of generous and enthusiastic service! Lucky for us she has taken on a new ro...
An Interview with Ruth Dickey, Poet & Author of “Mud Blooms”
September 22, 2020
By Gabriela Denise Frank Has there been a year when hunger rumbled more prominently in our minds than our bellies? Months ago, I gave up searching for flour and yeast, items perpetually out of stock, ...
Faces of WITS: Arlene Naganawa
September 16, 2020
The ability to express oneself clearly, with strength and beauty, is essential to creating change. With each classroom visit, our WITS Writers-in-Residence—working with students across public school...
Faces of SAL: Liz Keenan
September 2, 2020
We are so fortunate to have a team of volunteers that give their time and skills to SAL. Liz Keenan is one such volunteer, and she has helped out in the SAL office for the past year; and, when we had ...
2020 Summer Book Bingo: Mentioned in Another Book
August 17, 2020
Our volunteers love to read and play Summer Book Bingo, our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Library, as much as we do! Download your card here. Engage with other bingo players a...
2020 Summer Book Bingo: Debut Book by Author Over 50
July 31, 2020
Summer Book Bingo is our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Library! Download your card here. Engage with other bingo players and find out their own reading adventures by using the...
2020 Summer Book Bingo: Myth or Fable (Original or Retold)
July 22, 2020
We’re half way through summer, so it’s time to get serious about filling up our 2020 Summer Book Bingo cards. Summer Book Bingo is our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Libr...
2020 Summer Book Bingo: Set in a City of Literature
July 17, 2020
We’re enjoying the summer weather while reading and playing 2020 Summer Book Bingo, our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Library! Download your card here. Engage with other...