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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 ...
The King County Library System is removing security cameras from its libraries, worried that supplying security video to law-enforcement agencies could compromise patron privacy. “We decided the ...
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 ...
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 ...
King County Library System cardholders checked out more than 8.8 million online titles in 2023. That adds up to the third-largest digital circulation in the world, and the second largest in the USA.
Heidi Daniel, who assumed the position of executive director at the King County Library System in March, sat down to talk about what ignited her love for the library, her career leading up to this ...
Jessica Nieves from the King County Library System said, "We’ve had people coming into a space that’s warm, wifi, internet." Families have flocked to these libraries to escape the cold and ...
The King County Library System (KCLS) Foundation hired Lisa Yamasaki as executive director. She will lead fundraising, development and outreach efforts, and will report to the KCLS Foundation ...