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In 1957, Albert Camus (November 7, 1913–January 4, 1960) became the second youngest laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded to him for work that “with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times.”.........................Click to read more

Shortly before his sixtieth birthday and a decade after issuing his immensely prescient admonition that America, if eligible at all to downfall and ruin, is eligible within herself, not without," Whitman writes under the heading “DEMOCRACY IN THE NEW WORLD”:....Click to read more

“Make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.” Read more 

Kids read aloud to a loving canine listener, strengthening reading
skills and improving reading confidence! For school-age children with a
caregiver. Supported by the Friends of the Edmonds Library and Reading
with Rover.

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Free For all ages! Come hear a story with Mel & Mia!

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“The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer. There are many men who feel a kind of twister pride in cynicism; there are many who confine themselves to criticism of the way others do what they themselves dare not even attempt.” .....Theodore Roosevelt. Click here to read more

“Awe is the moment when ego surrenders to wonder. This is our inheritance - the beauty before us. We cry. We cry out. There is nothing sentimental about facing the desert bare. It is a terrifying beauty.”   Read more

Read aloud to a loving canine listener! The community-based literacy program
Reading with Rover helps kids strengthen reading skills and improve
reading confidence. Supported by readingwithrover.org and Friends of the Edmonds Library.

Presented by Dragon Theater Puppets.

Family program, all ages welcome.

A lady bug meets a caterpillar and they travel the world together, exploring new places and discovering different languages. But, will they get caught in Mr. Spider's web of deceit, or will they get home safely? Come find out!

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Your support helps the Friends of the Seattle Public Library advocate, educate, and raise funds on behalf of The Seattle Public Library. Thank You!

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"It is often said that we are born scientists — naturally curious, tickled rather than daunted by the unknown, unafraid to experiment and to stumble in learning the world"..........More

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“Progress is never permanent, will always be threatened, must be redoubled, restated and re imagined if it is to survive.” Zadie Smith's  Welt Literature Prize acceptance Speech 

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