This summer, all KCLS locations will close for Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, and Labor Day. During holiday closures, online library services are available, and book drops remain open.
Looking for recommendations on what to read for each Book Bingo category? Want to relive the pure bliss of going to a Scholastic Book Fair? Join us at the Tukwila Library for a Book Bingo Book Fair on Sunday, June 21!
Find all the info at bit.ly/BookBingoFair.
Kenmore Library will be closed for HVAC system replacement and roof repairs from May 15-29. Visit bit.ly/KenmoreClosure to find out what to expect during the library's closure.
We're proud to join more than 140 library systems for One Book One Coast! We're reading "They Called Us Enemy," by George Takei, about his imprisonment in American concentration camps during WWII.
Borrow the book, discover important local history, and more at kcls.org/news/one-book-one-coast/.
This spring, libraries in each KCLS region will have a one-day closure for a staff learning day. During closures, you can return books using the exterior drop. Public Wi-Fi will be available outside the building. For more info, visit https://kcls.org/news/library-closures-for-spring-staff-days/.
🤝 Sunday, May 3 @ 1pm (at Redmond Senior & Community Center): WE ARE NOT STRANGERS, by Josh Tuininga, presented by KCLS (we'll be vending!) @kcls.org
April is also Middle Eastern and North African Heritage Month and Autism Awareness Month! Check out titles written by and about these communities at bit.ly/AprilBooklists.
Today is Trans Day of Visibility. We celebrate the lives of transgender people who are able to live authentically, while also acknowledging that not every trans person can or wants to be visible. Find books by and about transgender and non-binary people on our booklist: bit.ly/TDOVKCLS.
Have you checked out our refreshed website yet? We designed the new experience for how our patrons actually use the site and to make it easier to find what you're looking for. Explore the new features at kcls.org and find out more about what has changed at bit.ly/KCLSWebsiteRefresh.
Celebrate Deaf History Month with us this April at one of our ASL Story Times! Find more info about ASL Story Times at bit.ly/ASLStoryTimeApril.
Can't make it? Check out titles that honor the rich linguistic diversity of the Deaf community at bit.ly/DeafHistoryKCLS.
