Welcome to Smokestack Soundbites, audio stories from the Everett Public Library about the history and life of our city and our county. Everett once proudly adopted the nickname "The City of Smokestacks," for its many smoke-belching mills.

We have changed since then, and we hope our Soundbites will give insight into who and what Everett and Snohomish County have been-from then until now.