December Events

Give through December 3

The Friends encourage you to support The Seattle Public Library Foundation this year for Giving Tuesday! Donations up to $50,000 will be matched through December 3. We are huge boosters of the Foundation and value its partnership. 

Learn more and donate here

December 5 | 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

It's time for holiday shopping! Join us at the FriendShop on the first Thursday of December for 20% off all gifts.

Used books are priced at $4 for hardcovers, $3 for paperbacks, and $2 for children's books everyday and are excluded from this discount.

1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104

*Please note that the FriendShop will be closed on December 24, 25, and 31.

December 6 & 7 | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.



Explore the festive holiday marketplace at the Gates Foundation Discovery Center, where the Friends have a vendor booth for the third year in a row. Check out our literary gifts and visit with our Friends volunteers.

440 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98109

December 14 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Second Saturdays are yet another chance to find your next favorite read or a holiday gift. In conjunction with Georgetown Art Attack, artwork is on display from Georgetown's Badger Burrow Studios and South Park's Expedition Press.

5608 6th Ave S, Seattle WA 98108

December 5, 12, 19, & 26 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

We are open every Thursday for book browsing! December is the perfect month to stock up on books. Book donations welcome during open hours.

5608 6th Ave S, Seattle WA 98108