Every Book A Conversation

Welcome to Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.

A nonprofit member-supported library and cultural center at the heart of the historic Pike Place Market.

Folio offers cultural and civic programs, author events, book discussions, a lending library, intimate concerts and access to beautiful and affordable reading & workspaces.

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Book Discussions & Author Programs

Thu 26 May
The Insistence on Beauty: An Evening of Storytelling, Poetry & Cello with Merna Ann Hecht and Michelle Dodson
Discussion Series
Details
May 26, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Tue 31 May
Seattle Politics Transformed: All Blue But Deeply Divided
Details
May 31, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Seattle, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Mon 06 Jun
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Details
Jun 06, 4:00 PM – Jun 27, 6:00 PM
Online via Zoom
Wed 18 May
What Are You Reading?
Discussion Series
Details
May 18, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Online Event Via Zoom
Tue 17 May
Dancing The Words: A Conversation and Reading with Mary Moore Easter and Lillo Way
Details
May 17, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, 93 Pike St #307, Seattle, WA 98101, USA

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