Hours & Location Help

Search

by
Advanced Search

KCLS will be Closed Thursday, August 10 for an All Staff Day.

close

King County Library System Homepage

Featured

Preview the New OverDrive Site

Explore the new look and features coming to our eBook service on July 25!

Summer Reading for All Ages

Read and have fun- for adults, kids, and teens- at your library this summer!

OneClickdigital & Zinio Apps are Merging

Explore recent changes to RBDigital that have made downloadable audiobooks and magazines available from a single app!

Becoming a Citizen Activist

Learn how to change our world with stories, strategies, and advice from Nick Licata, former Seattle City Councilmember and author.

Catalog Carousels

  • New Fiction

Kids & Teens

Event

Cooking With Chef Laurie Pfalzer Cooking With Chef Laurie Pfalzer

Build a better lunch, make healthy summer smoothies, or decorate cupcakes at various cooking programs offered this summer for teens.
Build a better lunch, make healthy summer smoothies, or decorate cupcakes at various cooking programs offered this summer for teens.
Staff List

New and Interesting for Teens: July 2017 New and Interesting for Teens: July 2017

recommended by KCLS Librarians New Reads Teen & Adult
Our top picks in new releases for teens.
Our top picks in new releases for teens.
Blogpost

Required Reading You'll WANT to Read Required Reading You'll WANT to Read

By Rachel
Every summer, millions of teens are asked to read books off of a list of required summer reading and every summer the sound of millions of …
Every summer, millions of teens are asked to read books off of a list of required summer reading and every summer the sound of millions of …
Event

Museum of Flight Workshops Museum of Flight Workshops

Get Into STREAM this summer with coding, Kerbal Space Program, Wee-Bots, and other workshops from the Museum of Flight.
Get Into STREAM this summer with coding, Kerbal Space Program, Wee-Bots, and other workshops from the Museum of Flight.
Blogpost

Summer Meals at the Library Summer Meals at the Library

By Maren
Stop by the library for FREE meals this summer. As a part of our summer reading program, Build a Better World, the King County Library Syst…
Stop by the library for FREE meals this summer. As a part of our summer reading program, Build a Better World, the King County Library Syst…
Previous Card in Stack Next Card in Stack

Explore

Event

Her Beautiful Brain Her Beautiful Brain

Join Ann for a reading from her memoir about becoming a mom as her own mother began to lose her mind to younger-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Join Ann for a reading from her memoir about becoming a mom as her own mother began to lose her mind to younger-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Website

Ballot Drop Boxes Ballot Drop Boxes

Find drop boxes (including some at KCLS libraries) where you can return your ballot, no stamp required, until 8 pm on election day.
Find drop boxes (including some at KCLS libraries) where you can return your ballot, no stamp required, until 8 pm on election day.
Event

Reading Parties in the Park Reading Parties in the Park

Bring your blanket or lawn chair and favorite summer read and join us as we listen to soothing music from local DJs.
Bring your blanket or lawn chair and favorite summer read and join us as we listen to soothing music from local DJs.
Event

Women of the Boeing Company Women of the Boeing Company

Various
Join Betsy Case in chronicling the first women at Boeing—the first employees, the first aviators and engineers, and the World War II Rosies.
Join Betsy Case in chronicling the first women at Boeing—the first employees, the first aviators and engineers, and the World War II Rosies.
Previous Card in Stack Next Card in Stack

Staff Picks

Staff List

New and Interesting Reads: July 2017 New and Interesting Reads: July 2017

recommended by KCLS Librarians New Reads Teen & Adult
Our top picks in under-the-radar new releases.
Our top picks in under-the-radar new releases.
Blogpost

5 Great Ways to Find Your Next Read 5 Great Ways to Find Your Next Read

By Emily
With thousands of books published every year, choosing what to read can be more than a little overwhelming. Never fear, though - we're here…
With thousands of books published every year, choosing what to read can be more than a little overwhelming. Never fear, though - we're here…
Blogpost

Feeling Infinite with Yayoi Kusama Feeling Infinite with Yayoi Kusama

By KCLS Social
Yayoi Kusama is a contemporary Japanese artist, perhaps best known for her "Infinity Mirror Rooms." Her work is currently on display (throu…
Yayoi Kusama is a contemporary Japanese artist, perhaps best known for her "Infinity Mirror Rooms." Her work is currently on display (throu…
Blogpost

Genre-love at first read Genre-love at first read

By KCLS Social
Do you remember the first book that made you fall in love with a genre? Here are 5 childhood classics of speculative fiction that made us l…
Do you remember the first book that made you fall in love with a genre? Here are 5 childhood classics of speculative fiction that made us l…
Staff List

Summer Reads Without the Wait Summer Reads Without the Wait

recommended by KCLSeBooks
Hot picks from years past - just as perfect for summer as they were last year or the year before, without the wait!
Hot picks from years past - just as perfect for summer as they were last year or the year before, without the wait!
Staff List

Author Gregg Hurwitz's Favorites Author Gregg Hurwitz's Favorites

recommended by KCLSReads
Gregg Hurwitz, author of the Orphan X series, shares his favorite books with us.
Gregg Hurwitz, author of the Orphan X series, shares his favorite books with us.
Staff List

Show notes: a booklist built by podcasts Show notes: a booklist built by podcasts

recommended by KCLSSocialMedia
Books written or suggested by hosts and guests of podcasts our staff enjoy.
Books written or suggested by hosts and guests of podcasts our staff enjoy.
Blogpost

It's Picnic Season! It's Picnic Season!

By Bettina
Is there anything more sublime than a summertime picnic? Food just tastes better when you're lounging in the sun on a big old blanket, watc…
Is there anything more sublime than a summertime picnic? Food just tastes better when you're lounging in the sun on a big old blanket, watc…
Staff List

NPR Readers' Favorite Comics NPR Readers' Favorite Comics

recommended by KCLSSocialMedia
NPR polled readers about their favorite comics and graphic novels- see what made the list!
NPR polled readers about their favorite comics and graphic novels- see what made the list!
Staff List

Graphic Travelogues Graphic Travelogues

recommended by KCLSSocialMedia
Come along for an adventure alongside cartoonists who have packed their sketchbook in their travel bag.
Come along for an adventure alongside cartoonists who have packed their sketchbook in their travel bag.
Blogpost

10 to Try Check-in: July 10 to Try Check-in: July

By Emily
This month for 10 to Try, I tackled Read a Debut. I chose Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile, a debut published in 2014 (also in eBook, large p…
This month for 10 to Try, I tackled Read a Debut. I chose Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile, a debut published in 2014 (also in eBook, large p…
Blogpost

David Bowie: Icon David Bowie: Icon

By KCLS Social
Last Friday, a new exhibit opened at the Museum of Popular Culture in Seattle, featuring portraits of the musician David Bowie, taken by ph…
Last Friday, a new exhibit opened at the Museum of Popular Culture in Seattle, featuring portraits of the musician David Bowie, taken by ph…
Back to Top
Close