Ballard Library to host pop-up park on PARK(ing) Day

Ballard Library (5614 22nd Ave NW) will be participate in PARK(ing) Day from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday, September 16, at 22nd Ave NW and Ballard Ave NW, adjacent to Marvin’s Garden.

Librarians will change one parking space into a pop-up park with book talks, crafts for children, and lawn and board games for all.

PARK(ing) Day is an annual worldwide event where artists, designers, citizens and librarians transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks as an opportunity to rethink how streets can be used.

In Seattle, parking spaces across the city will be transformed into tiny parks with different themes.

For more information, call the Library at 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian.

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