“COVID-19,” by Dora Leingang
May 4, 2020
COVID-19 Akin to a dandelion whose seeds roam aimlessly And infect whomever they please, armed with a wicked and unrelenting grasp, isolation, and desperation abound as well as wrath and greed....
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WITS Lesson: Turn a Video Conference Grid into Superhero Comics
May 1, 2020
Talk about taking creative constraints and turning them into inspiration! At the end of April, WITS writer David Lasky shared this exciting lesson prompt during a WITS meeting. He guided SAL staff mem...
Kids Summer Book Bingo: By a Woman Author
May 1, 2020
Kids Summer Book Bingo is Seattle Arts & Lectures’ free summer reading program for kids and young adults ages 0-17—and it’s here early this year! Download your bingo card here, then spend no...
2020 Summer Book Bingo is Here—And Early!
April 30, 2020
Due to popular demand, everyone’s favorite free summer reading challenge is back early this year for both adults and kids! Download your Adult Board here or your Kid Board here. Keep track of your s...
A Letter from Ruth
April 30, 2020
Dear friends, This week, we shared our 30th #SALMoment since we all began sheltering in place. And as we hit this milestone, I’ve been thinking about some of my most precious SAL moments over the ...
Summer Book Bingo: Afrofuturism
April 30, 2020
Due to popular demand, 2020 Summer Book Bingo, our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Library, has begun early this year! Download your card here. Start your summer reading early and...
Summer Book Bingo: On Your Shelf
April 28, 2020
2020 Summer Book Bingo, our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Library, is coming very soon! A few sneak peak previews of Book Bingo squares have got us reading and ready (past reveal...
Kids Summer Book Bingo: Takes Place in Nature
April 24, 2020
Kids Summer Book Bingo is Seattle Arts & Lectures’ free summer reading program for kids and young adults ages 0-17—and it’s here early this year! Download your bingo card here...
Summer Book Bingo: Nature
April 23, 2020
2020 Summer Book Bingo, our free summer reading program with The Seattle Public Library, is coming very soon! We’ve been giving a sneak preview of a Book Bingo square each week until the full card i...
An Interview with Kristen Millares Young, author of “Subduction”
April 22, 2020
By Gabriela Denise Frank We are sharing a seismic moment. An unprecedented global pause is shifting space-time as we know it. Our struggle with sheltering in place has revealed both tension and gaps i...