Information from Seattle Public Library

Join The Seattle Public Library for a monthly lecture series featuring presentations on the history of West Seattle, the Duwamish Peninsula and the birthplace of Seattle.
Library programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Lectures will take place on the third Sunday of the month at alternating Library locations in West Seattle. Free parking is available at each of the lecture locations.
Times, dates, topics and locations for the lectures are as follows.

· 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21 at the Delridge Branch, 5423 Delridge Way S.W., 206-733-9125. Ken Workman of the Duwamish Council and the great-great-great-great grandson of Chief Seattle will talk about the land, the legacy of the Duwamish and the perspective of the modern-day tribe.

· 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 at the West Seattle Branch, 2306 42nd Ave. S.W., 206-684-7444. Former Mayor Greg Nickels will discuss "Taking the City by Storm: Reminiscences of West Seattle's First (and only) Big City Mayor."

This series is co-sponsored by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society.
For more information, call the Library at 206-386-4636 or Ask A Librarian.