Seattle Public Library in-person story times

Bring your favorite stuffie and get ready for a story! Seattle Public Library (SPL) hosts weekly story times across its branches, designed especially for young children and their caregivers.

During each session, librarians and branch staff share age-appropriate stories and invite children up to age 5 to join in rhymes, songs, movement, and other fun activities. Programs typically run 30 to 90 minutes, depending on the branch, and are always free.

Story times are popular and seating is limited. You don’t need to register, but arriving early is the best way to ensure your child has a spot.

There’s an SPL story time every day of the week somewhere in the city. Sessions are held at the same time and place each week, and offerings are in English and Spanish.

Check the events calendar before leaving for the library due to holiday closures.

Branches and story times:

Here is the full clean copy-and-paste list, with the two weekly programs restored and the branch names linked directly to their SPL pages.

Mondays

• Delridge Branch | Kaleidoscope Play & Learn (Spanish and English) | Mondays 10–11:30 a.m. | 5423 Delridge Way S.W.
• Central Library | Spanish Family Story Time | Mondays 10:30–11 a.m. | Ages 0–5 | 1000 Fourth Ave.
• Rainier Beach Branch | Kaleidoscope Play & Learn (Spanish and English) | Mondays 10:30 a.m.–noon | 9125 Rainier Ave. S.

Tuesdays

• Northgate Branch | Mandarin Story Time | Tuesdays 10:30–11 a.m. | Birth through elementary school | 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E.
• Northeast Branch | Family Story Time | Tuesdays 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Ages 0–5 | 6801 35th Ave. N.E.
• Lake City Branch | Kaleidoscope Play & Learn (English and Spanish) | Tuesdays 10:30 a.m.–noon | 12501 28th Ave. N.E.
• Beacon Hill Branch | Kaleidoscope Play & Learn (English and Mandarin) | Tuesdays 10:30 a.m.–noon | 2821 Beacon Ave. S.
• South Park Branch | Preschool Story Time | Tuesdays 10:30–11 a.m. | Ages 3–5 | 8604 Eighth Ave. S.
• Central Library | Baby Story Time | Tuesdays 12:30–1 p.m. | Ages 0–18 months | 1000 Fourth Ave.
• Rainier Beach Branch | Baby Story Time | Tuesdays 12:30–1:30 p.m. | Ages 0–18 months | 9125 Rainier Ave. S.
• Magnolia Branch | Toddler Play Group | Tuesdays 3–5 p.m. | Toddlers and families | 2801 34th Ave. W.

Wednesdays

• South Park Branch | Kaleidoscope Play & Learn (Spanish and English) | Wednesdays 10–11:30 a.m. | 8604 Eighth Ave. S.
• Ballard Branch | Bilingual Toddler Story Time (English and Spanish) | Wednesdays 10:30–11 a.m. | Ages 1–3 | 5614 22nd Ave. N.W.
• Douglass-Truth Branch | Family Story Time | Wednesdays 10:30–11 a.m. | Ages 0–5 | 2300 E. Yesler Way
• Greenwood Branch | Family Story Time | Wednesdays 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Ages 0–5 | 8016 Greenwood Ave. N.
• Northgate Branch | Baby Story Time | Wednesdays 12:30–1 p.m. | Ages 0–18 months | 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E.
• Southwest Branch | Family Story Time | Wednesdays 6–6:30 p.m. | Ages 0–5 | 9010 35th Ave. S.W.

Thursdays

• Lake City Branch | Bilingual Family Story Time (Spanish and English) | Thursdays 10:30–11 a.m. | Ages 0–5 | 12501 28th Ave. N.E.
• Northgate Branch | Kaleidoscope Play & Learn (English and Spanish) | Thursdays 10:30 a.m.–noon | 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E.
• Southwest Branch | Toddler Story Time | Thursdays 10:30–11 a.m. | Ages 1–3 | 9010 35th Ave. S.W.
• Columbia Branch | Toddler Story Time | Thursdays 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Ages 1–3 | 4721 Rainier Ave. S.
• Queen Anne Branch | Family Story Time | Thursdays 6:45–7:15 p.m. | Ages 0–5 | 400 W. Garfield St.

Fridays

• Capitol Hill Branch | Family Story Time | Fridays 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Ages 0–5 | 425 Harvard Ave. E.
• Magnolia Branch | Family Story Time | Fridays 10:30–11 a.m. | Ages 0–5 | 2801 34th Ave. W.
• Columbia Branch | Kaleidoscope Play & Learn (English and Spanish) | Fridays 10:30 a.m.–noon | 4721 Rainier Ave. S.
• NewHolly Branch | Kaleidoscope Play & Learn | Fridays 10:30 a.m.–noon | 7058 32nd Ave. S.
• Beacon Hill Branch | Toddler Story Time | Fridays 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Ages 1–3 | 2821 Beacon Ave. S.
• Delridge Branch | Baby Story Time | Fridays 11–11:30 a.m. | Ages 0–18 months | 5423 Delridge Way S.W.
• Greenwood Branch | Spanish Family Story Time | Fridays 11:15 a.m.–noon | Ages 0–5 | 8016 Greenwood Ave. N.

Saturdays

• South Park Branch | Spanish Family Story Time | Saturdays 10–10:30 a.m. | Ages 0–5 | 8604 Eighth Ave. S.
• Ballard Branch | Toddler Play Group | Saturdays 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Toddlers and families | 5614 22nd Ave. N.W.
• Lake City Branch | Arabic Story Time | Saturdays 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Birth through elementary school | 12501 28th Ave. N.E.
• High Point Branch | Family Story Time | Saturdays 10:30–11 a.m. | Ages 0–5 | 3411 S.W. Raymond St.
• Beacon Hill Branch | Spanish Family Story Time | Saturdays 11:30 a.m.–noon | Ages 0–5 | 2821 Beacon Ave. S.

Schedules can change; check the Seattle Public Library’s current story time calendar before heading out. SPL Story Time Calendar

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