Each week, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association shares a list of the top titles sold in independent bookstores around the region. Curious about what your neighbors are reading now? Here are this week's hardcover fiction and nonfiction bestsellers. PNW Indie Fiction Bestsellers Unsheltered The Travelling Cat Chronicles The Reckoning FIRE AND BLOOD Nine Perfect…
The Best Books of 2018
On this episode of The Desk Set, we're talking about KCLS's Best Books of 2018. We share some favorites from the lists, talk about themes and trends, recommend our picks for gifting, and more! Listen Download episodes on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google, or stream the episode using the media player below. A transcript of this episode is available…
Best Christmas Lights in King County
There is a Christmas light display near you. Find out where.
Five Stars, Best Books and KCLS’ Commitment to Intellectual Freedom
Library Journal recently announced its 2018 Star Libraries as rated by the Library Journal Index of Public Library Services. In the category Libraries with Annual Expenditures Exceeding $30M, KCLS was one of only five libraries nationally to receive five Stars, gaining one Star between 2017 and 2018.
Commute-Friendly Nonfiction Audiobooks
I love to learn but lately I can never seem to find the time or focus I need to give nonfiction books the attention they deserve. Give me a fluffy romance novel and I can read it pretty much anywhere under any circumstance— the TV blaring, in line at the grocery store, the world outside…
Business and Fundraising Websites
You have the power to succeed in business with help from various free resources for entrepreneurs. Check out KCLS's Small Business Resources to connect you in person and online, to the people and information you need with our library resources. The following list includes websites that are helpful for businesses and fundraising that you don't need a…
Pacific Northwest Indie Bestsellers
Each week, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association shares a list of the top titles sold in independent bookstores around the region. Curious about what your neighbors are reading now? Here are this week's hardcover fiction and nonfiction bestsellers. PNW Indie Fiction Bestsellers Unsheltered A Gentleman in Moscow The Travelling Cat Chronicles Nine Perfect Strangers…
Boeing Awards Major Grant to Support KCLS’ ideaX and STEAM Programs
I am excited to announce that the King County Library System has been awarded a generous $80,000 grant from The Boeing Company to expand Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) programs in south King County. Secured by the King County Library System Foundation, the nonprofit fundraising arm of KCLS, the highly-competitive grant will support…
Fluffy Comfort Reads Featuring Trans & Non-Binary Folks
As we head into Transgender Awareness Week and take some time to look at the issues facing transgender and gender non-conforming people, we're likely to find a lot of painful stories. While I don't want to downplay the importance of looking at these experiences, equally as important are the stories about trans and non-binary folks that are on the lighter side, stories about people just living their lives.
Pacific Northwest Indie Bestsellers
Each week, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association shares a list of the top titles sold in independent bookstores around the region. Curious about what your neighbors are reading now? Here are this week's hardcover fiction and nonfiction bestsellers. PNW Indie Fiction Bestsellers Unsheltered Past Tense The Reckoning Nine Perfect Strangers The Witch Elm See the…
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