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    11 Dec 2017

    (Thread)This fall we’ve teamed up with Seattle legal advocates to share info about criminal justice and equity & inclusion.

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  2. 14 hours ago

    We just received our initial order for copies in the general collection and they should go out early next week. The and supplemental copies will follow sometime after that, but we don’t have an exact date yet. :-)

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  3. 15 hours ago

    You can also find next week on our first come, first served shelves in every branch! They’ll go fast, so check back early and often if we’re out.

    Want to read Fire and Fury? Get in line. As of right now, the Seattle Public Library has 910 holds on what is sure to be a very interesting read.
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  4. 15 hours ago

    In many of Washington's jails, 60% of the people have not been convicted of a crime. They are there because they cannot afford bail while those who can pay go free until their trial date.

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  5. 16 hours ago

    . will discuss her book, about a family faced with new challenges when their son Claude tells them that he wants to be a girl.

  6. 19 hours ago

    How has mass incarceration affected you or your community?

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  7. 19 hours ago

    Mon, 1/8 at 6:30p - Join us at Fremont Branch for an Evening of Poetry, where local poets read from their work and discuss poetry with the audience. Featuring: WA State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna; Catherine Bull & Scott Ferry For more info,

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  8. 20 hours ago

    Legal advocates are trying to reform bail in the system. For many bail is out of reach. Outcome of cases are worse for people who are jailed before trial--they're less able to help their attorney & more likely to be convicted.

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  9. 20 hours ago

    We love August Wilson Way at Seattle Center, the playwright himself and …

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  10. Jan 4

    This architectural plan comes from the January 1918 Bungalow Magazine, published 100 years ago, showcasing homes in the Pacific Northwest:

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  11. Jan 4

    Despite roughly equal usage rates, Blacks are 3.73x more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana.

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  12. Jan 4

    Between 2001 and 2010, more than eight million marijuana-related arrests were recorded in the United States, 88% of which were for possession, according to a report by ACLU released in 2013

    Washington state officials promise to defend the state’s marijuana laws, as news broke that Sessions plans to rescind Justice Department guidance under President Obama that allowed state-sanctioned marijuana markets to sprout up across the country
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    Jan 4

    We found this neat collection of historic Seattle Postcards on the Seattle Public Library's ( ) website.

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  14. Jan 4

    SPD use of force data show statistical differences in perceived behavioral crisis or impairment between White people and people of color. White people were 1.4x more likely to be determined to be experiencing behavioral crisis than Black people. (pg. 47)

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    Jan 4

    I’m excited to announce that Jacqueline Woodson is the 6th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. She is such an inspiration to teens coast to coast.

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    Jan 4

    For young people who are stressed about the future, read a book, says Jacqueline Woodson, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

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  17. Jan 4

    Join us for a celebration of local poetry when passes the laurels to 1/31@7pm

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  18. Jan 4

    Take your market research skills to the next level - join our Beyond Google webinar (or in-person workshop at the Seattle SBA office) on how to research your market using library tools! January 11th 12:30 – 2 PM PST

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    Jan 3

    A new partnership between & grants inmates a card before they’re released to the area. New year brings new opportunities for inmates released in Seattle | |

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  20. Jan 4

    In September of 2017, the city of Seattle asked U.S. District Judge James Robart to find the SPD in "full and effective" compliance with federally mandated reforms.

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  21. Jan 4

    What's fake news and how can you avoid falling for it? Find out today at a free 2 hour class, 2:30-4:30 @ the Central Library!

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