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Announcing Our 2019 Reading Challenge!

Don't forget to include reading in your New Year's resolutions! Check out our annual reading challenge 10 to Try for inspiration.

Urban Trails Seattle, The Informed Gardener, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, 36 Bottles of Wine, Scraps, Peels, and Stems, Ba-chan the Ninja Grandma, Buzz, The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, Book Lust, George & Lizzie, Unpresidented, The Informed Gardener, LAST ROMANTICS, Washington Black, Washington Black, Planet Funny, Home Cooking With Kate McDermott, The Dreamers, Monsters Love School, Trees: poems, King & Kayla and the Case of Found Fred Urban Trails Seattle, The Informed Gardener, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, 36 Bottles of Wine, Scraps, Peels, and Stems, Ba-chan the Ninja Grandma, Buzz, The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, Book Lust, George & Lizzie, Unpresidented, The Informed Gardener, LAST ROMANTICS, Washington Black, Washington Black, Planet Funny, Home Cooking With Kate McDermott, The Dreamers, Monsters Love School, Trees: poems, King & Kayla and the Case of Found Fred

Literary Lions Gala

Mar 16th
Hyatt Regency Bellevue

Celebrate literacy, learning, and libraries while helping the KCLS Foundation raise funds for KCLS programs.

Many Voices, One Land

Celebrate the diversity and the wonder of the Pacific Northwest with music, stories, and art from around the world.

Turn Your Idea into a Business

Various locations on the Eastside

Connect with innovators, business advisors, and entrepreneurs for help turning your product or idea into a business at Startup 425 events.

TumbleBook Library

Explore video storybooks and read-alongs for readers in grades K-6, including some in Spanish and French!

Catalog Carousels

  • New Fiction

Kids & Teens

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Mock Newbery 2018-19 Mock Newbery 2018-19

By Destinee
Here are the six books we've chosen for this year's KCLS Mock Newbery ballot. Read along, discuss, and vote online starting in January.
Here are the six books we've chosen for this year's KCLS Mock Newbery ballot. Read along, discuss, and vote online starting in January.
Staff List

New and Interesting for Teens: January New and Interesting for Teens: January

recommended by KCLSNewReadsTeenAdult
Browse our top picks in new releases for teens.
Browse our top picks in new releases for teens.
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New and Interesting for Kids: January New and Interesting for Kids: January

recommended by KCLSNewReadsKids
Browse our top picks in new releases for kids.
Browse our top picks in new releases for kids.
Chinese symbols for baby brains by Al Chung-liang Huang
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中文兒童書 Children's Chinese Language Books 中文兒童書 Children's Chinese Language Books

recommended by KCLSKidsDiverse
Browse some of our favorite books for kids in Chinese.
Browse some of our favorite books for kids in Chinese.
Online Resource

Streaming Movies on Kanopy Kids Streaming Movies on Kanopy Kids

Make any winter travel delay more fun with films and TV series that help children develop empathy, mindfulness, and self-esteem.
Make any winter travel delay more fun with films and TV series that help children develop empathy, mindfulness, and self-esteem.
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Explore

Seattle artist Aramis O. Hamer
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Black History Month Events Black History Month Events

Feb 2nd - Feb 28th
Various locations
Celebrate the important contributions of Black Americans at film screenings, author talks, and art showcases throughout February.
Celebrate the important contributions of Black Americans at film screenings, author talks, and art showcases throughout February.
Blogpost

Resources for Furloughed Workers Resources for Furloughed Workers

By Audreyb
Are you impacted by the partial government shutdown? Help is available.
Are you impacted by the partial government shutdown? Help is available.
Blogpost

Avoid Viaduct Closure Traffic Avoid Viaduct Closure Traffic

By Audreyb
Learn how to make the public library your office-away-from-the-office when telecommuting.
Learn how to make the public library your office-away-from-the-office when telecommuting.
Blogpost

Tax Help, Forms, and Information Tax Help, Forms, and Information

By KCLS Social
Save time and take the guesswork out of filing your taxes this tax season with free tax help, forms, and information at your library.
Save time and take the guesswork out of filing your taxes this tax season with free tax help, forms, and information at your library.
Blogpost

10 Popular Databases to Start Using Now 10 Popular Databases to Start Using Now

By KCLS Social
Get more out of your next search by using these popular databases.
Get more out of your next search by using these popular databases.
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Staff Picks

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Houseplant Books Houseplant Books

recommended by KCLSSocialMedia
Get inspired to bring greenery to your space and keep your houseplants thriving with these new books on indoor gardening.
Get inspired to bring greenery to your space and keep your houseplants thriving with these new books on indoor gardening.
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Roxane Gay's 2018 Reading List Roxane Gay's 2018 Reading List

recommended by KCLSSocialMedia
Roxane Gay, author of books like Bad Feminist and her memoir Hunger, shares the best books she read in the previous year.
Roxane Gay, author of books like Bad Feminist and her memoir Hunger, shares the best books she read in the previous year.
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Transgender Reading List Transgender Reading List

recommended by KCLSSocialMedia
Browse a list of fiction and nonfiction books that explore the lived experiences of transgender individuals.
Browse a list of fiction and nonfiction books that explore the lived experiences of transgender individuals.
Blogpost

Marie Kondo's Tidying Sparks Controversy Marie Kondo's Tidying Sparks Controversy

By KCLS Social
What is the ideal number of books to have at home? Whether you prefer just a few or stacks piled high, your library is here to help!
What is the ideal number of books to have at home? Whether you prefer just a few or stacks piled high, your library is here to help!
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Travel Goals Travel Goals

recommended by KCLSSocialMedia
These books will take you on a globe-trotting journey and make your travel bucket list longer.
These books will take you on a globe-trotting journey and make your travel bucket list longer.
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New in Science Fiction: Winter 2019 New in Science Fiction: Winter 2019

recommended by KCLSAdultGenre
What's new in science fiction? Here are our top picks in recent releases!
What's new in science fiction? Here are our top picks in recent releases!
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Quick and Easy Keto Cookbooks Quick and Easy Keto Cookbooks

recommended by KCLSSocialMedia
These books feature quick and easy ketogenic recipes- many of which you can make in an Instant Pot or slow cooker.
These books feature quick and easy ketogenic recipes- many of which you can make in an Instant Pot or slow cooker.
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Many Voices, One Land Reads Many Voices, One Land Reads

recommended by KCLSReads
Celebrate the diversity and the wonder of the Pacific Northwest with music, stories, and art from around the world.
Celebrate the diversity and the wonder of the Pacific Northwest with music, stories, and art from around the world.
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Bowls Cookbooks Bowls Cookbooks

recommended by KCLSSocialMedia
Get inspired by recipes for smoothie bowls at breakfast, salad bowls at lunch, and grain bowls for dinner.
Get inspired by recipes for smoothie bowls at breakfast, salad bowls at lunch, and grain bowls for dinner.
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Mary Oliver: Selected Works Mary Oliver: Selected Works

recommended by JennaZeeLibrarian
Here's a selection of Oliver's works that we have here in the library.
Here's a selection of Oliver's works that we have here in the library.
Blogpost

Pacific Northwest Indie Bestsellers Pacific Northwest Indie Bestsellers

By Emily
Check out the top titles selling in independent bookstores around the Pacific Northwest.
Check out the top titles selling in independent bookstores around the Pacific Northwest.
Staff List

Whole30 Challenge Books Whole30 Challenge Books

recommended by KCLSSocialMedia
Borrow books by Melissa Hartwig, co-creator of the Whole30 program, to learn about and get recipe ideas that work for the program rules.
Borrow books by Melissa Hartwig, co-creator of the Whole30 program, to learn about and get recipe ideas that work for the program rules.
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