Articles about Seattle Public Library

Seattle Public Library recovers from ransomware attack, makes moves to strengthen tech security

All tech-enabled systems and services are back up and running at Seattle Public Library this week, roughly three months after… Read More

Seattle Public Library says personal information of some staff compromised in cyberattack

In its latest update about the ransomware attack that took out its tech systems and services last month, the Seattle… Read More

Checkout with the tech out: Amid cyberattack, here’s a read on life at the library in Seattle

For a place that’s traditionally supposed to be quiet, the Broadview branch of the Seattle Public Library was exceptionally so… Read More

Why did ransomware hackers target Seattle Public Library?

The ransomware attack on Seattle Public Library this past weekend isn’t the first to target public library systems. Libraries in… Read More

Cybersecurity attack on Seattle Public Library impacts multiple tech systems and online services

The Seattle Public Library was dealing with what it called a “ransomware event” impacting its technology systems on Tuesday, causing… Read More

Testing a new time-traveling VR experience that explores sea level rise in Seattle

The Seattle Public Library and the University of Washington have created a virtual reality experience for teens and families that… Read More

As Seattle wins ‘Library of the Year,’ Chief Librarian Marcellus Turner sees key role for tech in pandemic

After the Seattle Public Library was named the 2020 Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year this week, Executive Director and… Read More

Podcast

Interview: NYPL’s chief digital officer says public is better off when libraries are ‘risk averse’ about tech

First: It’s not just about digitizing books. That’s the biggest misconception that the public has about the role of digital… Read More

Privacy and the public library: NYPL’s chief digital officer looks to raise awareness in Seattle visit

If you want to see how a public library adopts technology at scale, consider heading to New York City. There,… Read More

KEXP and dream team of archivists plan digitization labs to help listeners save their music memories

Long before streaming came along and planted a song in your head digitally, music memories were collected on cassette tapes… Read More

Seattle Public Library and UW awarded $353K federal grant to help kids co-design digital activities

The Seattle Public Library and University of Washington Information School will work together to teach other libraries how to create… Read More

Seattle and King County library systems rank at top of global digital lenders as growth continues

Library lending is increasingly going digital. And that global expansion of technology-based borrowing is being led by library systems serving… Read More

Seattle Public Library retiring SPL Mobile app in favor of newer responsive website

If you’ve been using Seattle Public Library’s SPL Mobile app, be prepared to move on by the end of next… Read More

Read a book: Pew survey finds Millennials most likely generation to use public libraries

You hear a lot of stereotypes about the millennial generation: They’re tech-centric, have low brand loyalty and will never be… Read More

Podcast

The future of libraries: Talking tech with Seattle City Librarian Marcellus Turner

When most people think of their public library, technological innovation isn’t exactly top of mind. Seattle’s City Librarian Marcellus Turner… Read More

Seattle Public Library’s free WiFi hotspot program receives city funding, 450 more devices

Earlier this year, Google and the Seattle Public Library teamed up to provide free mobile WiFi hotspots to anyone with… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: What it’s like to check out an Internet hotspot from the library

GeekWire’s James Risley talks about his experience testing the Seattle Public Library’s new mobile Internet hotspots, which can be checked… Read More

Testing the Seattle Public Library’s new Wi-Fi hotspot: It’s worth the wait

In late May, the Seattle Public Library announced a program to lend Wi-Fi hotspots to library card holders, free of… Read More

Seattle Public Library wins Knight grant for librarian-led, online skills service

The Seattle Public Library continues to innovate with technology, and the latest evidence is a grant to develop an online,… Read More