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:
Mondays
- Southwest Branch | Mondays 12–12:30 p.m. | Ages: 0-18 months | 9010 35th Ave. S.W.
- Rainer Beach Branch | Mondays 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Ages 0-4 | 9125 Rainier Ave. S.
- Central Branch | Spanish Storytime | Mondays 10:30-11 a.m. | Ages 0-5 | 1000 Fourth Ave.
- Columbia Branch | Mondays 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Ages 1-3 | 4721 Rainier Ave. S.
Tuesdays
- South Park Branch: Tuesdays 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. (starting September 23), ages 3-5; Spanish Storytime, Tuesdays 6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m., all ages, 8604 Eighth Ave. S.
- Central Branch: Tuesday 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m., ages 0-18 months (starts September 30), 1000 Fourth Ave.
- Broadview Branch: Tuesdays 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., ages 5-11 (Storytime and hands-on activities for a maximum of 15 families), 12755 Greenwood Ave. N.
- Rainer Beach Branch: Tuesdays 12:00 p.m.-1 p.m. (starting October 14), ages 0-4, 9125 Rainier Ave. S.
Wednesdays
- Greenwood Branch: Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m (starting October 1), ages 0-5, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N.
- Northgate Branch: Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., ages 0-18 months, 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E.
- Fremont Branch: Wednesdays, 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m., ages 0-5, 731 N. 35th St.
Thursdays
- West Seattle Branch: Thursdays 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., ages 3-5, 2306 42nd Ave. S.W.
- Southwest Branch: Thursdays 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m., ages 1-3; 9010 35th Ave. S.W.
- Lake City Branch: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., ages 0-5, 12501 28th Ave. N.E.
Fridays
- Columbia Branch: Fridays 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., ages birth-5 (Play and Learn – Free play)
- Broadview Branch: Fridays 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., ages 2.5-5 (Storytime and hands-on activities for a maximum of 15 families), 12755 Greenwood Ave. N.
Saturdays
- High Point Branch: Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., ages 0-5, 3411 S.W. Raymond St.
