For audio-book addicts, the King County Library System has something for you and you don’t even have to set foot in a library. Last November, the county library became the first in the nation to allow ...

KUOW recently reported that the King County Library System was the second-most popular library across the United States, digitally speaking. That inspired a great question from a reader: What the heck ...

Library lending is increasingly going digital. And that global expansion of technology-based borrowing is being led by library systems serving Seattle and surrounding King County. This new series by ...

The King County Library System (KCLS) wiped all late fees last week with a new ‘Fresh Start for All’ program after receiving approval from the Board of Trustees on April 27. This one-time waiver gives ...

It's a kind of Super Bowl of library systems. Once a year, King County goes head-to-head with New York and Brooklyn Public in a sorting smackdown. Each side has one hour to sort as many books as they ...

The King County Library System, which hasn’t been charging late fees for books and materials since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, wiped all late fees Wednesday and announced it will start fining ...

Libraries across King County will advance to Phase 4 on June 30, and all remaining library buildings will be open by July 13. After the coronavirus pandemic swept through the county early in 2020, ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — The King County Library System (KCLS) will stop charging late fines for overdue library items and will clear all existing late fines starting May 9. Last year, the library ...

In March 2020, King County Library System was poised to present its first-ever KCLS Reel Fest Film Premiere and Awards Show at the IKEA Performing Arts Center in Renton. Then came the pandemic. And ...

The King County Library System is opening its first makerspace this weekend. And it’s doing so with the help of a $100,000 grant from Google. The new ideaX Makerspace stakes out 3,000 square feet on ...

SEATTLE — The King County Library System is spending $1 million a year on printing and copy services. According to the Director of Community Relations and Marketing, in 2017, more than 15 million ...

King County Library System (KCLS) Executive Director Lisa Rosenblum has announced her retirement, effective Nov. 30, 2023. Rosenblum joined KCLS in January 2018. KCLS has won numerous awards for ...