The Seattle Public Library is adding open hours at nine branches starting on Wednesday, Jan. 29. With this increase, all library locations will be open at least six days a week. Thirteen locations will be open seven days a week. The exception is the University Branch, which closes on Jan. 29 for renovations.
“With this expansion, our patrons can visit our Library spaces more days a week to use the services that are most important to them, from browsing and checking out materials to attending our many wonderful programs,” said Chief Librarian Tom Fay said in a release this week.
The new schedule adds 78 hours weekly across the nine branches.
New library hours
Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 29, library locations will operate according to the schedules listed below, which will also be posted at the Library’s hours and locations page.
Central LibraryMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Ballard BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Beacon Hill BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Broadview BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun CLOSED |
Capitol Hill BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Columbia BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Delridge BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun CLOSED |
Douglass-Truth BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Fremont BranchMon CLOSED Tues 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Green Lake BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri CLOSED Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Greenwood BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
High Point BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
International District/Chinatown BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri CLOSED Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Lake City BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Madrona-Sally Goldmark BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri CLOSED Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Magnolia BranchMon CLOSED Tues 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Montlake BranchMon CLOSED Tues 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
NewHolly BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thurs 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun CLOSED |
Northeast BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Northgate BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Queen Anne BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat CLOSED Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Rainier Beach BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
South Park BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Southwest BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat CLOSED Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
West Seattle BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri CLOSED Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Wallingford BranchMon 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tues 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wed 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri CLOSED Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
According to the library news release: “The hours expansion represents a restoration of some hours that the Library reduced in 2024 to navigate the impacts of reduced staffing levels because of a citywide hiring freeze. It also represents an increase of hours compared to 2019, thanks to funding from the seven-year, $219.1 million 2019 Library Levy, which supplements city funding to support core Library services, including open hours.”
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