Open Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 am - 3 pm
Starting March 6th!

On Thursday, March 1, 2012, the Seattle Theatre Group Historic Theatres Library officially opens to the public. The dedication of this library coincides with the initial opening of Seattle’s Paramount Theatre on March 1, 1928 – 84 years ago.

To develop a historic theatre library for the Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres was the vision of Seattle Theatre Group. The project began early in February 2011, at the direction of the Volunteer Council. It required the gathering, sorting, documenting, cataloging, and preserving over 100 years of historical data. Nearly 4,000 volunteer hours were required to complete this project.

The objective of Seattle Theatre Group Historic Theatres Library is three-fold:

• To ensure historical material that exists of the three theatres is properly preserved and documented for future generations.
• To provide an educational environment for youth that would offer an opportunity to learn and experience the remarkable history of the three theatres.
• To offer the community a setting in which to become better acquainted with the history and thereby develop a deeper understanding of three of the few remaining historic theatres in Seattle.

This valuable resource provided by Seattle Theatre Group is a living legacy of history for these three theatres. The library contains binders on a variety of topics from the performers that graced the stages over the many decades, a journey through the peaks and valleys that these theatres had to endure, wall hangings depicting the many challenges along the way, the visionaries responsible for these theatres, priceless memorabilia, and countless signed posters, along with a number of other posters that will be available for sale to the public. Also included in the library are converted CD/DVDs of performers and events, along with Seattle’s Paramount Theatre opening night silent movie DVD entitled, “Feel My Pulse.”

This historic theatre library is located in the Paramount Theatre’s Office Tower adjacent to the theatre. It will be open to the public on Tuesday and Thursday each week between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Admission is free. In addition, the library will be open for all public and student tours of the Paramount Theatre. For more information about the library, please contact Marian Thrasher at library@stgpresents.org.