Plan Your Visit
Visit a library to browse collections. Return items 24/7. Print from your own device or use a computer. Reserve a meeting or study room.
All libraries are open.
Find out how to use any of these services in the frequently asked questions at the bottom of this page.
Visit a Library
Browse the collection. Pick up holds. Use computers, copiers, and printers. Attend an event. Get help from staff.
Pick Up Holds from a 24/7 Locker
Pick up holds anytime at lockers outside the library. We'll call or email you when your items are ready. You'll have three days to pick them up.
Print from Your Own Device
Send a document to a library printer. Then, drop by to print it inside the library. Print for free using your weekly printing allowance.
Use a Library Computer
Log in to a public computer with your library card. Print for free using your weekly printing allowance. Drop by to check for an available computer. Or, make a reservation.
Reserve a Room
Request a space to host a meeting or telework at your library. Connect to online meetings using videoconferencing technology equipment in rooms at select libraries. Find a meeting or study room at your library.
Have a question? Need help?
We're open for phone, email, and chat.
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We are in the middle of a massive recruitment process. As staff levels continue to increase, hours will gradually expand throughout the summer.
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What changes do you want to see at your library? How can we better meet your needs? Go to our comment form, opens a new window to share your suggestions.
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King County Library System (KCLS) libraries are closed on the following holidays each year:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King’s Birthday
- Presidents’ Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
Check individual location pages, opens a new window for current dates specific to your local library. Holiday and closure information is posted on individual location pages. Look for the "Holidays & Closures" box and select "View all Holidays & Closures" to expand the list.
How Holidays Impact Services
You can still use some contactless and online services while we're closed. Find out how the holidays impact services.
Customer Service
Ask KCLS staff are unavailable for email, chat, or phone calls on holidays. Staff are unavailable to respond to questions on our social media accounts.Digital Access
You will continue to have access to your online account and digital collections. You can download eBooks, stream music and movies, and more. Find digital services that you can use while libraries are closed.Returns and Locker Holds
Book drops and Self-Check-in stations are open on holidays. You can return items to book drops while we are closed.Lockers are available as a hold pickup option at select library locations. Lockers are available 24/7. If your holds are ready to be collected from a locker, you can pick them up on a holiday.Your Next Library Visit
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Your activities in the space will be open to all library visitors.
You may not collect fees.
You may not sell products or services.
Your reservation may be cancelled if you're more than 30 minutes late.
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When you place a hold from the online catalog, choose either:
Bothell Lockers, 24-hour pickup, holds held 3 days.
Covington Lockers, 24-hour pickup, holds held 3 days.
Federal Way 320th Lockers, 24-hour pickup, holds held 3 days.
Kirkland Lockers, 24-hour pickup, holds held 3 days.
Normandy Park Lockers, 24-hour pickup, holds held 3 days.
Woodinville Lockers, 24-hour pickup, holds held 3 days.
If you have Single-Click holds turned on, you’ll want to turn it off. This will give you the option to choose a locker.
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You’ll be notified by phone or email when your item is ready for pickup. You'll have three days to pick it up.
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You’ll be notified when your item is ready for pickup.
You have three days to pick up your hold. The lockers are available 24/7.
When you arrive, enter your library card number and PIN/password on the screen.
Once you enter your information, a locker door will open to release your hold. This will open the locker door for all your items. If you sent more than one hold to the locker, you may see several doors open.
When the door opens, your items are checked out, so be sure to take all your items. If you find that you don’t want an item anymore, return that item to the library's manual book drop.
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It depends on the size of the items. The lockers can hold several items.
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You can use a computer at any library.
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Computers are available for one hour. You may be able to use a computer for up to 4 hours if no one else is waiting. Time limits vary by location.
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Yes, you can use a library computer to send print jobs.
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There are several ways to send a document to a printer at the library.
Mobile Phone or Tablet
Print from your phone or tablet without the app.
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Go to our Print from Your Own Device page and choose your print location.
Or, open print.princh.com in your browser.
Or, scan the QR code located near the printer.
- Enter the printer ID located near the printer. (You can skip this step if you scanned the QR code or went to our Print from Your Own Device page.)
- Upload your documents.
- Choose your print settings.
- Log in at the print release station with your library card. Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Watch a video guide to printing on a phone or tablet without the app.
Print from your phone or tablet with the app.
iOS
- Install the Princh app for iOS.
- Open the document, click Share and then select the Print option.
- Pinch out on your document and click Share.
- Find the Princh app and select it.
- Enter the printer ID or scan a QR code (located near the printer).
- Choose your print settings.
- Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Watch a video guide to printing in the iOS app.
Android
- Install the Princh app for Android.
- Open the document, click the three dots and then press Print.
- Select a printer and press Print.
- Enter the printer ID or scan a QR code (located near the printer).
- Choose your print settings.
- Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Watch a video guide to printing in the Android app.
Personal Computer
Print from a personal laptop or computer.
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Go to our Print from Your Own Device page and choose your print location.
Or, open print.princh.com in your browser.
- Enter the printer ID located near the printer. (You can skip this step if you went to our Print from Your Own Device page.)
- Upload your documents.
- Choose your print settings.
- Log in at the print release station with your library card. Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Watch a video guide to printing on a laptop.
Email
Print from email on any device.
- Find the email address for the black and white or color printer at your library on this list. You will need to specify the name of the library and color option (color or black and white) in the address.
- Send your document to the printer's address.
- Log in at the print release station with your library card or the email address you used to send the request. Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Documents sent to the printer by email are letter size and single-sided by default.
Public Computer
Print from a public computer.
- Open the document and press Print.
- Select a printer and press Print again.
- Choose your print settings.
- Log in at the print release station with your library card. Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Watch a video guide to printing on a public computer.
Tips for Printing
Before you send any print request, use the print preview option in Princh or on your device. Check the number of pages.
You can print up to $1.50 each week for free with your library card's weekly print allowance. That gives you up to 10 black and white or 3 color pages each week.
You have the option to pay for more prints.
If you're not at a library, make sure that the location you're sending the print request to is open for visits.
The printer code is the same for all of the printers at your library.
The printer email address is unique to the black and white or color printer at your library.
Double-sided printing is not available in Princh. (The option to choose a paper size other than letter will be grayed out in the print settings menu.)
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Go to our Print from Your Own Device page and choose your print location.
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Find the location where you want to print from the list below. Use that location's code when you send your request on our printing site. All printers at your library use the same code.
Example:
If you want to print a document at the Kent Panther Lake Library, use the code 107671.
Algona-Pacific
107704
Auburn
107703
Bellevue
107702
Black Diamond
107701
Bothell
107700
Boulevard Park
107699
Burien
107698
Carnation
107697
Covington
107696
Crossroads
107695
Des Moines
107694
Duvall
107693
Enumclaw
107692
Fairwood
107691
Fall City
107690
Federal Way
107689
Federal Way 320th
107688
Greenbridge
107686
Issaquah
107685
Kenmore
107684
Kent
107683
Kent Panther Lake
107671
Kingsgate
107682
Kirkland
107681
Lake Forest Park
107680
Lake Hills
107679
Maple Valley
107678
Mercer Island
107677
Muckleshoot
107676
Newcastle
107675
Newport Way
107674
North Bend
107673
Redmond
107672
Renton
107670
Renton Highlands
107669
Richmond Beach
107668
Sammamish
107667
Shoreline
107666
Skykomish
107665
Skyway
107664
Snoqualmie
107663
Southcenter
107662
Tukwila
107687
Valley View
107661
Vashon
107660
White Center
107659
Woodinville
107658
Woodmont
107657
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Find the location where you want to print from the list below. Use the address for the color option you want.
Example:
If you want to print a document in black and white at the Vashon Library, send your document to vashon-bw@ewprints.com
If you want to print a document in color at the Vashon Library, send your document to vashon-color@ewprints.com
Algona-Pacific
Black and white printer
Color printer
algonapacific-color@ewprints.com
Auburn
Black and white printer
Color printer
Bellevue
Black and white printer
Color printer
Black Diamond
Black and white printer
Color printer
blackdiamond-color@ewprints.com
Bothell
Black and white printer
Color printer
Boulevard Park
Black and white printer
Color printer
boulevardpark-color@ewprints.com
Burien
Black and white printer
Color printer
Carnation
Black and white printer
Color printer
Covington
Black and white printer
Color printer
Crossroads
Black and white printer
Color printer
Des Moines
Black and white printer
Color printer
Duvall
Black and white printer
Color printer
Enumclaw
Black and white printer
Color printer
Fairwood
Black and white printer
Color printer
Fall City
Black and white printer
Color printer
Federal Way
Black and white printer
Color printer
Federal Way 320th
Black and white printer
Color printer
Greenbridge
Black and white printer
Color printer
greenbridge-color@ewprints.com
Issaquah
Black and white printer
Color printer
Kenmore
Black and white printer
Color printer
Kent
Black and white printer
Color printer
Kent Panther Lake
Black and white printer
kentpantherlake-bw@ewprints.com
Color printer
kentpantherlake-color@ewprints.com
Kingsgate
Black and white printer
Color printer
Kirkland
Black and white printer
Color printer
Lake Forest Park
Black and white printer
lakeforestpark-bw@ewprints.com
Color printer
lakeforestpark-color@ewprints.com
Lake Hills
Black and white printer
Color printer
Maple Valley
Black and white printer
Color printer
maplevalley-color@ewprints.com
Mercer Island
Black and white printer
Color printer
mercerisland-color@ewprints.com
Muckleshoot
Black and white printer
Color printer
muckleshoot-color@ewprints.com
Newcastle
Black and white printer
Color printer
Newport Way
Black and white printer
Color printer
North Bend
Black and white printer
Color printer
Redmond
Black and white printer
Color printer
Renton
Black and white printer
Color printer
Renton Highlands
Black and white printer
rentonhighlands-bw@ewprints.com
Color printer
rentonhighlands-color@ewprints.com
Richmond Beach
Black and white printer
Color printer
richmondbeach-color@ewprints.com
Sammamish
Black and white printer
Color printer
Shoreline
Black and white printer
Color printer
Skykomish
Black and white printer
Color printer
Skyway
Black and white printer
Color printer
Snoqualmie
Black and white printer
Color printer
Southcenter
Black and white printer
Color printer
southcenter-color@ewprints.com
Tukwila
Black and white printer
Color printer
Valley View
Black and white printer
Color printer
Vashon
Black and white printer
Color printer
White Center
Black and white printer
Color printer
whitecenter-color@ewprints.com
Woodinville
Black and white printer
Color printer
woodinville-color@ewprints.com
Woodmont
Black and white printer
Color printer
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You have a limit of $1.50 each week in your library card's print allowance. You can use the allowance on library printers or copiers.
With the allowance, you can print or copy:
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up to ten black and white pages
OR - three color pages each week for free.
If you don't have enough credit for your entire print or copy request, you have the option to pay for more pages.
Additional pages of letter-size (8 1/2" x 11") prints and copies cost:
- $0.15 for black and white.
- $0.50 for color.
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up to ten black and white pages
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Return items to the manual book drop or Self-Check-in outside. Staff will also take returns in person. You can give items such as kits to staff to check in during your visit.
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Please call the library where you returned your materials.
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Book drops and Self-Check-in are open on days that libraries are closed. However, we aren't available to assist if book drops are full or if Self-Check-in is out of order while we're closed. If Self-Check-in is out of order after hours, please return items to your library's book drop.
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Return kits at any library. You will need to go into the library and ask staff where to place the item.
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Wi-Fi remains on, during normal library hours, until further notice. Connectivity outside the library building varies by location. Comcast has some low-cost options for people without internet access at home.
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By their very nature, public Wi-Fi networks are not secure.
If security is important to you, we suggest connecting to a VPN or limiting your Wi-Fi use to non-critical email and basic web surfing.
To increase security, use firewall and antivirus software, keep your operating system up to date, turn file sharing off, and encrypt sensitive files.
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Free Wireless Internet Access (Wi-Fi) is available at all of our libraries. No password is needed to connect.
Using your computer's network utilities, look for the Wi-Fi network named "kcls.org Wireless."
Due to the variety of computer systems, library staff may not be able to help visitors configure their own equipment.
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If your application was within the 60 days, call Ask KCLS or any library for help. You will need to provide:
- your confirmation code from the letter we sent you
- your full name
- the address from your application, and
- your phone number.
Staff will be able to confirm your account. Every time you use your eCard your account will be renewed for two years.
The letter takes a week to 10 days to arrive. If you don’t receive the letter within 14 days, please contact Ask KCLS or any KCLS library for help.
If you waited more than 60 days to confirm your account, you must reapply. You will receive a new account number and a new confirmation number. We cannot recover your old number or activate your old holds associated with your old library card number.
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Apply online.
Or, apply in person at the library. Bring photo ID and proof of your address.
What documents do I need to show to get a library account?
Find locations and open hours.
Versión en español: ¿Cómo obtengo una tarjeta de la biblioteca?
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Try the last four digits of your phone number. If you haven't set up a PIN/password, it defaults to the last four digits of the phone number in your library account.
If that doesn't work, reset your PIN/password using your library card number. Or, show photo ID to staff at the library.
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eCards are available to King County residents and property owners, outside of Seattle, Yarrow Point, and Hunts Point.
Residents of reciprocal library systems can get a card that normally needs to be activated in person. Apply online for an all-access card. You can activate your card in person at any of our libraries. You will need proof of address and photo ID that shows your date of birth. You'll receive instructions to complete the process when you get your card in the mail.
If you are unable to access a community library in person, you may email images of your
- photo ID,
- proof of address, and
- a photo of yourself holding at least one of the documents.
Please reach out to your preferred library for details.
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A full-access King County Library System (KCLS) library card in good standing may borrow:
All items except downloads Maximum of 100 items OverDrive eBooks and downloadable audiobooks 25 items OverDrive magazines No checkout limits hoopla digital music, movies, TV, and comics 10 items per month Kanopy streaming movies 10 tickets per month. No holds. Learn more about Kanopy tickets. KCLS is not responsible for damage to equipment that occurs while using library-owned material.
Patrons who have reached the maximum number of physical checkouts are not able to log in or borrow items from OverDrive or hoopla.
Versión en español:¿Cuántos artículos me puedo llevar prestados?
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Books CDs
CD-ROMs
LPs
Kits
Players
Most videodiscs (DVDs and Blu-rays), except feature films
28 days OverDrive: - eBooks
- downloadable audiobooks
- magazines
hoopla digital comics
21 days Magazines
Feature film videodiscs (DVDs and Blu-rays)
hoopla digital music7 days hoopla digital video 3 days (72 hours) Kanopy digital video
2-3 days (48-72 hours), depending on the film Most Media Equipment (use in library only) 1 day Versión en español ¿Cuánto tiempo puedo conservar los préstamos?
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Checkout and holds limits vary by service. Please visit How many items may I check out?, opens a new window
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Borrowing periods vary by service. Please visit How long can I borrow items for?, opens a new window
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Fines-free means that we won't charge you late fines on materials that we own.
You may get late fines for interlibrary loan items. When you borrow an interlibrary loan, you're borrowing items that we don't own. The library system that owns the materials may charge you late fines.
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Yes, materials have due dates. We still expect you to return or renew materials on time as others are often waiting to enjoy those items too. We send several due date reminders to borrowers.
Please make sure your contact information in your account is current so you don’t miss these alerts.
Find out what kinds of due date alerts are available and how to manage them.
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We will notify you if you have overdue items. If you don't return the items within 60 days of the due date, we will charge you a replacement cost for the items.
Replacement fees vary depending on the item. You will not be able to borrow physical items if you owe more than $75 in lost fees. You will need to pay that balance down to $75 or less before you can check out physical items again.
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Studies have shown that late fines are not effective. Fines can actually stop people from using or returning items to the library. Libraries with fines-free policies have reported few problems and increased use.