Seattle Public Library
Join The Seattle Public Library in October for a range of exceptional events, including discussions with local author Peter Bacho (“Uncle Rico’s Encore”); bestselling author Lauren Groff (“The Vaster Wilds”); and author-illustrators Jillian and Mariko Tamaki (“Roaming); as well as the annual A. Scott Bullitt lecture with historian Blair L.M. Kelly, author of “The Roots of the Black Working Class.”
All Library events are free and open to the public; events requiring registration are noted below. Find information and registration through the event links below or at spl.org/Calendar.
The Library offers a range of other free events and workshops in October, including story times, business workshops and consults and civics and community programs.
AUTHOR, COMMUNITY EVENTS
• Jillian and Mariko Tamaki discuss “Roaming” with Jas Keimig. From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 18. Central Library, Level 1 Microsoft Auditorium. Join us for an evening with author-illustrators Jillian and Mariko Tamaki as they discuss their most recent graphic novel, “Roaming,” with local arts writer Jas Keimig. Presented in partnership with Drawn & Quarterly, Short Run Comix & Arts Festival and Third Place Books. Registration not required, but RSVPs requested.
• Lauren Groff discusses “The Vaster Wilds.” From 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 19. Central Library, Level 1 Microsoft Auditorium. Join us to hear bestselling author Lauren Groff discuss her new novel, about one spirited girl alone in the wilderness, trying to survive. Groff will be in conversation with Daniel Tam-Claiborne, a multiracial essayist, multimedia producer and author of the short story collection "What Never Leaves.” The event is supported by the Connie and Gary Kunis Foundation and The Seattle Public Library Foundation, and is presented in partnership with Elliott Bay Book Company. Registration is required.
• “From Page to Stage: Adapting ‘No-No Boy’ for Today’s Theater.” From 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24. Central Library, Level 1 Microsoft Auditorium. As the second in a guest-curated series celebrating the centennial of John Okada’s birth, Frank Abe, Paul Adolphson and guests will discuss the process of adapting John Okada’s “No-No Boy” for the stage. The event is supported by the Connie and Gary Kunis Foundation and The Seattle Public Library Foundation, and presented in partnership with the North American Post, Seattle Rep and University of Washington Press. Registration is required.
• The A. Scott Bullitt Lecture in American History presents Dr. Blair L.M. Kelley: “The Roots of the Black Working Class.” From 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts Street. For the A. Scott Bullitt Lecture in American History, award-winning historian Dr. Blair L.M. Kelley illuminates the adversities and joys of the Black working class in America through a stunning narrative centered on her forebears. The event is presented in partnership with Northwest African American Museum and is supported by the Connie and Gary Kunis Foundation and The Seattle Public Library Foundation.
Find more events at www.spl.org/Calendar.