The KCLS Board of Trustees approved our 2026 Budget, which goes into effect January 1, 2026. Check out our finalized strategic priorities, revenue overview and more at kcls.org/budget/.
Final Budget
2026 Budget
The annual budget keeps our libraries running and thriving, supporting the services our neighbors and community members...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The KCLS Board of Trustees approved our 2026 Budget, which goes into effect January 1, 2026. Check out our finalized strategic priorities, revenue overview and more at kcls.org/budget/.
That's a big Region!
12/19 KCLS librarian hangout in Cap Hill for someone unjustly fired. Should be lots of juicy gossip.
12/26 Portishead tribute band at The Tractor.
12/19 KCLS librarian hangout in Cap Hill for someone unjustly fired. Should be lots of juicy gossip.
12/26 Portishead tribute band at The Tractor.
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
That's a big Region!
12/19 KCLS librarian hangout in Cap Hill for someone unjustly fired. Should be lots of juicy gossip.
12/26 Portishead tribute band at The Tractor.
12/19 KCLS librarian hangout in Cap Hill for someone unjustly fired. Should be lots of juicy gossip.
12/26 Portishead tribute band at The Tractor.
The best holiday gift is a KCLS library card! Get one today and find out more at the link in our bio.
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The best holiday gift is a KCLS library card! Get one today and find out more at the link in our bio.
Tonight’s talk with Bethany Fackrell, “Salmon and the Snoqualmie: a Tribal Member’s Perspective” at Fall City Library has been cancelled due to flooding in the area. KCLS plans to reschedule the event.
December 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Tonight’s talk with Bethany Fackrell, “Salmon and the Snoqualmie: a Tribal Member’s Perspective” at Fall City Library has been cancelled due to flooding in the area. KCLS plans to reschedule the event.
Raising a reader in Seattle doesn’t have to cost a dime 📚 From SPL & KCLS cards to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and kid-focused Little Free “Book Oases,” here’s where to find free books for kids 👉 https://drwuaze.site/news/seaen/where-to-find-free-books-for-kids-in-seattle-area.html
December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Raising a reader in Seattle doesn’t have to cost a dime 📚 From SPL & KCLS cards to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and kid-focused Little Free “Book Oases,” here’s where to find free books for kids 👉 https://drwuaze.site/news/seaen/where-to-find-free-books-for-kids-in-seattle-area.html
I've had a card in the King County Library System since I was five.
KCLS is a great example of how libraries should be done. It's been immeasurably valuable to me for almost as long as I can remember.
KCLS is a great example of how libraries should be done. It's been immeasurably valuable to me for almost as long as I can remember.
Libraries are sites of refuge, where curiosity is nurtured, where people find shelter, education, entertainment, job assistance, skill-building programs, and access to resources that would otherwise be out of reach.
In the Fight Against Fascism, Libraries Should Be Defended — Not Defunded
Libraries represent the kind of infrastructure progressive leaders must fortify at all costs, especially in this moment.
truthout.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I've had a card in the King County Library System since I was five.
KCLS is a great example of how libraries should be done. It's been immeasurably valuable to me for almost as long as I can remember.
KCLS is a great example of how libraries should be done. It's been immeasurably valuable to me for almost as long as I can remember.
Discover a new favorite book! Check out these reviews from KCLS staff in the Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/king-county-library-system-staff-share-their-favorite-books-of-2025/
11 books King County Library System staff loved in 2025
KCLS staff reveal the books that made them laugh, cry, gasp and stay up way too late this year.
www.seattletimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Discover a new favorite book! Check out these reviews from KCLS staff in the Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/king-county-library-system-staff-share-their-favorite-books-of-2025/
💙📚 King County (Seattle area) Library System KCLS Best Books 2025
kcls.org/best-books
kcls.org/best-books
Best Books
Get recommendations from those who know books best: your local King County Library System staff!
We've handpicked the 2025 titles…
kcls.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
💙📚 King County (Seattle area) Library System KCLS Best Books 2025
kcls.org/best-books
kcls.org/best-books
The Evergreen Project Standing Conference Committee is accepting proposals for #evgils26 - Evergreen Forward: Anticipate. Innovate. Elevate.! The conference will be hosted by KCLS, April 8-11, in Renton, Washington. The proposal deadline is Dec. 19. More info at evergreen-ils.org/2026-evergre...
2026 Evergreen International Conference
King County Library System, headquartered in Issaquah, WA and part of the Greater Seattle Region, is proud to sponsor the 2026 Evergreen International Conference at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport.
evergreen-ils.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The Evergreen Project Standing Conference Committee is accepting proposals for #evgils26 - Evergreen Forward: Anticipate. Innovate. Elevate.! The conference will be hosted by KCLS, April 8-11, in Renton, Washington. The proposal deadline is Dec. 19. More info at evergreen-ils.org/2026-evergre...
This is exactly why I got so pissed off last night about being guilt tripped for donating to the kcls foundation like...idek $30 or smth. Libraries are so valuable and ppl who complain about our taxes funding them being all they should get are just jealous bitter sacks of knowledge hating sludge.
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is exactly why I got so pissed off last night about being guilt tripped for donating to the kcls foundation like...idek $30 or smth. Libraries are so valuable and ppl who complain about our taxes funding them being all they should get are just jealous bitter sacks of knowledge hating sludge.
Join us at the Sammamish Library this Sunday for a special guest story time! Celebrate Native American and Snoqualmie (sdukʷalbixʷ) traditions and culture through stories and songs with library card artist Bethany Fackrell.
Learn more about the event at bit.ly/nahmstorytime.
Learn more about the event at bit.ly/nahmstorytime.
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Join us at the Sammamish Library this Sunday for a special guest story time! Celebrate Native American and Snoqualmie (sdukʷalbixʷ) traditions and culture through stories and songs with library card artist Bethany Fackrell.
Learn more about the event at bit.ly/nahmstorytime.
Learn more about the event at bit.ly/nahmstorytime.
I do have both, I just don’t utilize them. I also have both KCLS and NCWL cards
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I do have both, I just don’t utilize them. I also have both KCLS and NCWL cards
I've had a KCLS card (King County, WA) since I was five.
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I've had a KCLS card (King County, WA) since I was five.
Not my favorite of the KCLS branches, but very nice. Congratulations to them!
Congratulations to the Bellevue Library on 100 years of serving our community! For generations, this library has empowered readers, supported students, & brought people together.
Thank you to everyone who’s kept this institution thriving for a century — and counting.
Thank you to everyone who’s kept this institution thriving for a century — and counting.
‘A place where you feel welcome’: King County Library’s biggest branch turns 100
What began as a humble collection of 300 primarily discarded books in 1925 has since grown to become the biggest branch within the King County Library System.
www.seattletimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Not my favorite of the KCLS branches, but very nice. Congratulations to them!
Every one of those questions was so important, but the part about them feeding library customer use data to an AI was just infuriating. SPL and KCLS protect that data from entities like ICE and they're just lifting it and feeding it to CLAUDE?? I'm so mad my head is going to explode.
November 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Every one of those questions was so important, but the part about them feeding library customer use data to an AI was just infuriating. SPL and KCLS protect that data from entities like ICE and they're just lifting it and feeding it to CLAUDE?? I'm so mad my head is going to explode.
Oh, and why aren't you using KCLS data as well? KCLS is a bigger library system, and your customer base pulls from KCLS readers just as much as SPL readers. Is it because KCLS protects their user information better?
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Oh, and why aren't you using KCLS data as well? KCLS is a bigger library system, and your customer base pulls from KCLS readers just as much as SPL readers. Is it because KCLS protects their user information better?
Want to boost your resume by getting certified? Do it for free with KCLS! We've partnered with the Washington State Library to offer self-paced certification prep courses and exam vouchers.
Explore the process and list of current exams and courses available at kcls.org/getcertified/.
Explore the process and list of current exams and courses available at kcls.org/getcertified/.
Certifications
Take free online classes, practice tests, and Certiport certification exams. Earn certifications to prove your skills in school or…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Want to boost your resume by getting certified? Do it for free with KCLS! We've partnered with the Washington State Library to offer self-paced certification prep courses and exam vouchers.
Explore the process and list of current exams and courses available at kcls.org/getcertified/.
Explore the process and list of current exams and courses available at kcls.org/getcertified/.
And if they decide that then KC should do the same thing KCLS does with Clyde Hill and other places that withdrew from the library system because they wanted a property tax cut
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
And if they decide that then KC should do the same thing KCLS does with Clyde Hill and other places that withdrew from the library system because they wanted a property tax cut
Can I offer you kcls and/or spl? I've got both ebook & audiobook versions
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Can I offer you kcls and/or spl? I've got both ebook & audiobook versions
If you have access to Kanopy (a streaming service through some public libraries), watch Paragraph 175, a documentary chronicling the lives of gay men who were sent to concentration camps.
www.kanopy.com/en/kcls/vide...
www.kanopy.com/en/kcls/vide...
www.kanopy.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you have access to Kanopy (a streaming service through some public libraries), watch Paragraph 175, a documentary chronicling the lives of gay men who were sent to concentration camps.
www.kanopy.com/en/kcls/vide...
www.kanopy.com/en/kcls/vide...
Aviation weather for Chehalis Centralia airport (USA) is “KCLS 022035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3042 RMK AO2” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kcls/en #chehaliscentraliaairport #airport #chehalis #usa #kcls #cls #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
Chehalis Centralia airport (United State) aviation weather and informations KCLS CLS
Aviation weather with TAF and METAR, Maps, hotels and aeronautical information for Chehalis Centralia airport (United State)
www.bigorre.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Aviation weather for Chehalis Centralia airport (USA) is “KCLS 022035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3042 RMK AO2” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kcls/en #chehaliscentraliaairport #airport #chehalis #usa #kcls #cls #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
TIL that KCLS is the second-highest digital circulating library in the US (4th in the world) and I am genuinely curious how much of that circulation is romance audiobooks.
The secret lives of library books
At hidden hubs for the Seattle Public Library and King County Library systems, thousands of books a day begin their journeys across the region.
www.seattletimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
TIL that KCLS is the second-highest digital circulating library in the US (4th in the world) and I am genuinely curious how much of that circulation is romance audiobooks.
Today is Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, a Mexican tradition that honors and remembers deceased loved ones.
Celebrate life and death with our Dia de los Muertos booklist: https://bit.ly/diadelosmuertosbooks.
Celebrate life and death with our Dia de los Muertos booklist: https://bit.ly/diadelosmuertosbooks.
November 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today is Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, a Mexican tradition that honors and remembers deceased loved ones.
Celebrate life and death with our Dia de los Muertos booklist: https://bit.ly/diadelosmuertosbooks.
Celebrate life and death with our Dia de los Muertos booklist: https://bit.ly/diadelosmuertosbooks.
KCLS is hosting a series of online events on AI & Cybersecurity. Tonight, join UW research scientist Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad for a talk about his experience creating a simulation of his father.
Find details at bit.ly/cybersecuritykcls. All events in the series are virtual and require registration.
Find details at bit.ly/cybersecuritykcls. All events in the series are virtual and require registration.
October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
KCLS is hosting a series of online events on AI & Cybersecurity. Tonight, join UW research scientist Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad for a talk about his experience creating a simulation of his father.
Find details at bit.ly/cybersecuritykcls. All events in the series are virtual and require registration.
Find details at bit.ly/cybersecuritykcls. All events in the series are virtual and require registration.