You've read The Kite Runner and want more. Maybe you’re seeking to explore Islam more deeply. What are some great reads about (and mostly by) people who are Muslim? Reading Lolita in Tehran was on the NYT bestseller list for 117 weeks! The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf is about a devout Muslim family in 1970s Indiana. Secret…
It’s Picnic Season!
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, watching happy dogs hurtle through the park, and politely swatting away the bumblebees hovering around your plate. However, I must confess, I don't have the most impressive picnic prowess. I usually show up…
KCLS Looking Towards the Future
Note: Stephen A. Smith was Interim Director in 2017 Over the past year and a half, the King County Library System has been immersed in a strategic planning process to bring into focus all the elements that will guide our work in the years ahead. For KCLS, the initiative was unprecedented in its scope and…
Humans of Libraryland: Hey Genesee!
Hello, and welcome to another edition of Humans of Libraryland, where I interview all sorts of KCLS employees to give you a sneak peek into our lives and personalities! What do we really think about the summer reading program? (We love it, fyi.) And what do staff people do when they go "in the back?" All these…
From 1843 to Zyzzyva
I'm pretty sure that I could easily kill an afternoon reading through library magazines. There's just so much available, so much variety. Once in a while when I tell someone that I work in a library, the response is along the lines of "I'm not that into books." I'm willing to bet that almost everyone can…
hoopla Film School: Celebrate Pride!
Greetings, avid scholars, and welcome to a long, long overdue session of hoopla Film School! LGBTQ representation in American cinema has an extremely fraught history. The rigid, censorious Motion Picture Production Code enacted in the 1930s made it virtually impossible to show homosexuality on film unless it was portrayed in a negative light. Consequently, gay characters…
On YOUR Recommendation
One of the very best things about working for a library is talking to folks about books and movies when they come up to the desk. I cannot tell you how many times a patron has walked in to return a book or called to place a hold on an item and raved to me about…
Do Wordless Books Count as Reading?
Yes! They do! Every spring I visit elementary schools to tell kids about Summer Reading at KCLS. I urge kids to use our reading log to keep track of the minutes they read over the summer. And then I tell them EVERY KIND OF READING COUNTS. Still I get asked, "What about magazines?" "What about…
June is Orca Awareness Month
Governor Jay Inslee has proclaimed June 2017 the 11th Annual Orca Awareness Month to highlight the plight of our Southern Resident orcas (protected under The Endangered Species Act since 2005), and to urge all Washington State residents to do their part to support efforts to recover our local orca pod diminished by marine park captures, pollution…
Northwest Author Garth Stein
I recently experienced the heartbreak of saying "goodbye" to my dog Teddy. Throughout the process, my veterinarian not only provided excellent care but caring. At one point we had a conversation in which we agreed the author that has best captured how dogs really think has to be Garth Stein in his bestseller, The Art of Racing in…
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