King County Library System

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Inspiring the people of King County to succeed through ideas, interaction and information across 50 community libraries.

Image of Book Bingo artist Vivian Li's desk with crayons, markers, and paints surrounding a sketchbook page. One the page is a watermelon holding hands with a dog. Text on the page reads "Vivian and Cleo have a great day!!!!"
Cover of the KCLS 2025 Annual Report displaying a photo of a person holding all of the KCLS library card designs.
Two kids show off a free book and a "KCLS Reader" patch they were given by KCLS staff during the Seattle Pride Parade.
Screenshot of the new KCLS homepage. The screenshot shows an updated menu bar, updated featured events display and new icons.
Summer Closures 2026 Memorial Day: Monday, May 25 Juneteenth: Friday, June 19 Independence Day: Saturday, July 4 Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 7 Graphic of three books stacked on top of each other with a pair of sunglasses on top.
"They Called Us Enemy" by George Takei, being held up in front of "Emerging Radiance," an interactive art piece at the Bellevue Library. This art piece honors the untold stories of Japanese American farmers who lived in Bellevue, WA from 1920 to 1942. These farmers transformed unusable land into a thriving and prosperous community before being forcibly uprooted and incarcerated, along with 120,000 other Japanese Americans, during WWII.
Middle Eastern and North African Heritage Month book titles against an ornate tiled background. The book titles featured include: The Skin and It's Girl by Sarah Cypher, My Egypt: Cooking from my Roots by Michael Mina, Playing for Freedom by Zarifa Adiba and Anne Chaon, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh, These Trees, Those Leaves, This Flower, That Fruit by Hayan Charara, The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan by Salma Hussain, and This Arab is Queer by Elias Jahshan.
ASL Story Times Person in a black cape signing during an ASL Story Time for Halloween. Fairwood Library Sunday, April 5 11:15am-12:15pm Person sitting on the ground signing to a child at the library. Kenmore Library Saturday, April 11 11:15am-12:15pm Deaf History Month Booklist Picks Six book covers; Someone to Daydream About by Sydney Landford, All Day by Christine Sun Kim, Dreams Take Flight by Brittany Richman, Articulate by Rachel Kolb, Deaf Poetry Now!! by Raymond Luczak, I Felt the Cheers by Curtis Pride.
Regional Staff Learning Day Closures Wednesday, April 8 (Rainier Region) Algona-Pacific, Auburn, Black Diamond, Covington, Enumclaw, and Muckleshoot Libraries Tuesday, April 14 (Lakeview Region) Bellevue, Crossroads, Lake Hills, and Newport Way Libraries Thursday, April 16 (Olympic Region) Boulevard Park, Burien, Greenbridge, Vashon, Tukwila, and White Center Libraries Wednesday, April 22 (Cedar Region) Fairwood, Kent, Kent Panther Lake, Maple Valley, and Southcenter Libraries Thursday, April 23 (Glacier Region) Carnation, Duvall, Kingsgate, Kirkland, Skykomish, and Woodinville Libraries
Tax Help at KCLS! 127 events, 8 libraries and $5 of free printing per week. Bulleted list displays services offered, which are: Free tax help from local organizations, Small Business Help Desk, Property tax exemption information, and Working Families Tax Credit application assistance.
Women's History Month booklist graphic. The graphic features 9 books from the booklist including: For the Sun After Long Nights by Fatemeh Jamalpour, The Bodyguard Unit by Clément Xavier, Milloo's Mind by Reem Faruqi, A Bookshop of One's Own by Jane Cholmeley, Toni at Random by Dana A. Williams, At Last She Stood by Erin Entrada Kelly, The ABCs of Women's History by Rio Cortez, Be the Light by Daria Peoples, and Seeds of Discovery by Lori Alexander.
Graphic showcasing 9 book covers from the KCLS Ramadan booklist. The book covers are [in left to right, top to bottom order]; Desified by Zaynah Din, Ali The Great and the Eid Party Surprise by Saadia Faruqi, Once Upon an Eid by S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed, Almost Sunset by Wahab Algarmi, Ramadan on Rahma Road by Razeena Omar Gutta, Rooza by Nadiya Hussain, The Month of Ramadan by Inda Ahmad Zahri, Salaam, With Love by Sara Sharaf Beg, and Sadiq and the Ramadan Gift by Siman Nuurali.
Lunar New Year Events at KCLS, organized by date. A horse illustration (for the Year of the Horse) and two paper lanterns in KCLS colors decorate the graphic. On 2/14 there are 3 events; Celebrate Lunar New Year with Mak Fai Lion Dance 2:00–2:30pm Bothell Library Lunar New Year Celebration! 2:00–4:00pm Renton Highlands Library Lunar New Year Chinese Story Time 歡慶春節 中文故事時間 3:00PM–3:45pm Bothell Library On 2/18 there is one event; Mandarin Story Time 中文家庭故事会 1:00PM–2:00pm Shoreline Library On 2/19 there is one event; The Story of the Zodiac Animals (Story Time) 12:00PM–1:00pm Issaquah Library On 2/20 there is one event; Lunar New Year Vietnamese Story Time 11:00–12:00pm Renton Highlands Library
Bright yellow background with eight book covers from the KCLS Black History Month Booklist. The book covers are as follows (top to bottom, left to right); Black in Blues by Imani Perry, Black Hair Can by Sylvia Rodriguez, Driven by the Movement by JoNina Abron-Ervin, The History of We by Nikkolas Smith, The Afterlife of Malcolm X by Mark Whitaker, This Is Not a Small Voice Poems by Black Poets, Afrofuturism by a History of Black Futures, and How Sweet the Sound by Kwame Alexander.
2026 Ins and Outs Ins: - Reading instead of doomscrolling - Using your library card for more than just books - Personalized book recommendations as gifts - Cancelling your streaming services (and using Kanopy and Hoopla for FREE instead) - Becoming a regular at your local library Outs: - Feeling bad about not finishing a book - life is too short to read books you're not vibing with! - Expecting to ever fully get through your TBR - Shaming book genres or mediums (we audiobooks and Romantasy here!) - Spoilers - Gatekeeping your favorite reads
Photo of Snoqualmie Indian Tribe display at the Snoqualmie Library. The display features a table with Cedar bark artifacts, Lushootseed language flashcards, and selected Children's books.
Artist Bethany Fackrell holding the library card she designed for KCLS. The card features fish swimming with traditional Salish patterns.
yeah I got drip (acronym meme) Diving into the Ready Reads book I just Picked up from my local library Two Ready Reads book covers on screen; The Crash by Freida McFadden and The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins. Below is the Ready Reads sticker logo with flames.
Two KCLS staff members standing in front of a ofrenda, or altar, decorated with books for Dia de los Meurtos.
Candy bar cut in half with "library holds ready" screenshot of 7 books being ready at the same time.
2026 Proposed Budget Hearing Sessions Nov 3: Service Center/Teams Nov 5: Covington Library Nov 12: Newport Way Library
Map of KCLS locations that have ballot boxes. 23 locations are labeled on a map with a speech bubble that says "vote!" Locations are detailed in the next slide.
Curiosity Helps You Thrive. Homework Help Test Prep Resume Review Language Learning Photo of a dad holding his daughters hand, on top of the photo are drawings in white to make it look like they are wearing lab coats and goggles. White line drawings of school supplies surround them on a yellow background.
Books in front of a Mariners Jersey, two books in front read "How Does It Feel?" "When You Trap A Tiger" and the book spines underneath read "Seattle Mariners" "In It To Win It."
A KCLS staff member bringing out items to sort at WestSide Baby, one of the volunteer opportunities for KCLS' Week of Caring.
Poorly drawn stick figure holding a poorly drawn library book.
Redmond library staff holding large format books and a banner that reads "Your Library on Parade" at the Redmond Derby Days Parade
KCLS staff at the Seattle Pride Parade in front of the Library2Go! bus.
KCLS employee benefits, descriptions of staff positions and free swag at our booth.
Pride Reads
Curious Creatures Launch Parties: 1. Bothell Library Tuesday, July 01, 5:30pm-7:30pm 2. Lake Forest Park Library Saturday, June 28, 11:00am-12:45pm 3. Burien Library Friday, June 13, 4:00pm-5:30pm 4. Vashon Library Saturday, June 21, 11:00am-4:00pm 5. Southcenter Library Connection Wednesday, June 25, 4:30pm-5:15pm 6. Kent Panther Lake Library Saturday, June 21, 11:00am-12:30pm Saturday, June 21, 3:00pm-4:00pm 7. Kent Library Wednesday, June 25, 3:00pm-6:00pm 8. Steel Lake Park Wednesday, June 11, 5:00pm-7:00pm 9. Algona-Pacific Library Saturday, June 7, 11:30am-1:30pm