The Ballard District Council meets on the second Wednesday of each month. This month’s meeting is this coming Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ballard Library (5614 22nd Ave NW). The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Free parking is ... read more
My Ballard
Local author Matt Ruff’s newest novel, The Mirage, comes out tomorrow. Ruff, whose other novels include Bad Monkeys and Set This House in Order (both winners of Washington State Book Awards), among others, will read on Saturday, February 11, at &#... read more
Shelf Talk
There are lots of different ways to look at families through stories, and one of the more common is through our siblings. What do they say about us? What do we say about them? It makes a difference whether we’re talking about brother-brother, brot... read more
Push to Talk: A Blog For Teens
I feel so far away from my blog these days. Anyone even still checking this thing? Blog friends can you hear meeee? (Please sing that in a Barbra-in-Yentl sort of way, if you don't mind).I have been in one of those spirals where I have been franct... read more
Pop Culture Librarian
what i eat and drink in a day project for green media1. photograph everything you eat and drink in one whole day.2. select your best photos and upload them to flickr.3. title and tag all your photos. put them into a set. be creative with all aspec... read more
silver in sf
I don’t even know where to start. You get off the blogging boat and the next thing you know, your reality has almost nothing to do with the reality you had in the last post. If that even makes sense…… read more
librarisaurus rex!
To cut to the chase in case my wordiness scares you off, there will be a community meeting a 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18th at Sunset Hill Community Club, 3003 NW 66th Street to discuss developing the site currently occupied by three businesses... read more
At large in Ballard with Peggy Sturdivant
The other day at work, I was riding the up escalator and I noticed a woman above me riding down, muttering to herself.  When we got level with each other, she looked me dead in the eye and said, "YOU CRAZY."... read more
The Soggy Librarian