Student and Teacher Account FAQs

  • Teacher Accounts

    A teacher account is a special library account. It uses each participating school district’s employee ID number as a library barcode.

    Teacher accounts provide full access to:

    • eBooks and downloadable materials.
    • Databases for professional uses.

    Teacher accounts do not allow teachers to:

    • Check out physical materials from libraries.
    • Use public computers inside a library.
    • Print from library computers.

    There is not a physical card associated with these accounts.

    Teacher accounts are available in the following districts & colleges

    K-12 schools

    School District Teacher Account Login
    Auburn School District 408t followed by employee ID (alphanumeric)
    Bear Creek School bcst followed by employee ID number
    Bellevue Children's Academy bcat followed by employee ID (alphanumeric)
    Bellevue Christian School bclt followed by employee ID number
    Bellevue School District 405t followed by employee ID number  
    Eastside Catholic School ecst followed by employee ID number
    Federal Way School District 210t followed by by employee ID number
    Highline School District 401t followed by employee ID number
    Issaquah School District 411t followed by Skyward Login ID
    Kent School District 415t followed by employee ID number (if employee ID is only 3 digits, add a zero in front)
    Lake Washington School District 414t followed by employee ID number
    Mercer Island School District 400t followed by employee ID number
    Northshore School District 417t followed by employee ID number
    Renton School District 403t followed by username (if username is less than 4 letters, add a zero in front)
    Riverview School District 407t followed by employee ID (alphanumeric)
    Shoreline School District 412t followed by employee ID number
    Snoqualmie Valley School District 410t followed by employee ID number
    St. Thomas School stst followed by employee ID (alphabetical)
    The Overlake School tost followed by employee ID number
    Tukwila School District 406t followed by employee ID number
    Vashon School District 402t followed by employee ID number
    Woodinville Montessori wmst followed by employee ID number

    Colleges

    College Teacher Account Login
    Green River College EGRC followed by the part of the email address before the @
    Lake Washington Institute of Technology ELWT followed by the part of the email address before the @
    Renton Technical College ERCT followed by employee ID number

    If your district or school is not listed above:
    Email schoolcardtech@kcls.org
    Ask to update your district’s memorandum of agreement to offer teacher accounts.

    The PIN is the last four digits of your employee ID number.

    The teacher account number is:

    1. the School District’s three-digit district number followed by
    2. the letter t and then
    3. your employee ID number.

    You'll get this error if you've clicked the black "Log In/My KCLS" button in the upper right corner of any page on the library's website.

    Screenshot of top right side of KCLS website header: Help, Hours & Locations, and and black Log In / My KCLS button with Log In / My KCLS button crossed out

    This "Log In" link will take library patrons to our catalog of physical materials. Teacher accounts provide access to online resources only. You'll need to find the resource you want to use first and then log in when prompted.

    Teacher accounts are created in partnership with local school districts. Partnering districts provide the library with employee IDs for all school district staff.

    Yes. Teacher accounts provide access 24/7, all year round.

    1. Go to www.kcls.org/students. Choose the grade level(s) you teach.
    2. Click on the online resource you want to use.
    3. Log in with your teacher account when prompted.
    4. Don't use the “Log In/My KCLS” button at the top of the library website.