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Library Services offered at King County Library System

Library Services offered at King County Library System

Lending of Materials: King County Library System (KCLS) has over 4 million items, 60+ online databases, government documents and reference material, and multilingual resources.   Offers Inter-Library Loans through reciprocal use agreements with several other county library systems.   Material loans can also be procured from libraries throughout the U. S. and in other countries. Programs and Exhibits:   Free programs include musical and dramatic performances, programs relating to job search and writing skills, book groups, investments, parenting and much more. Other activities include author visits and computer classes.   Speakers are available for presentations on a variety of topics relating to library services.   Young Adult and Children's Services:   Specially trained librarians select material and develop programs for children and teenagers.  Offers story times, puppet shows, family nights, classes, summer reading program and video gaming programs for teens.   Offers specialized children's and teen pages on the website.   Complete, current schedule of story times is also available on the website or call the Answer Line at (425) 462-9600.   The Answer Line:  Provides quick answers (calls are limited to 5 minutes) to questions over the telephone.   Subjects include loaned items fines, directory assistance, grammar inquiries and questions pertaining to business, the arts, medicine, government, sports, hard-to-find homework questions and current events.   If unable to answer the question, the line will refer callers to other resources.   Staff can also renew and reserve library materials.   Computer Access:   Offers access to the Internet via branch terminals.   Locations may also offer opportunities to use other software for resumes, newsletters and spreadsheets, as well as hardware such as printers and scanners.   Provides educational software for children.   Voter registration forms are available at all community libraries.   Services available may vary slightly from branch to branch.   Please call for more details and to verify programs.   Printed materials may be available by request in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Punjabi, Persian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. Libraries may also be visited to escape heat or cold during extreme weather during the day.

Physical Address

960 Newport Way Northwest, Issaquah, WA 98027

Hours

Branch hours vary. Answer Line: M-Th, 8am-9pm F, 8am-6pm Sa, 9am-5pm Su, 1-5pm.

Application process

Library cards are required to check out materials and to access computers.   Card application forms are available at all community libraries and online.   To locate nearest KCLS branch, call the Answer Line at (425) 462-9600 or visit the website and click on "Find A Library. "

Fee

None. There are no fines for overdue materials. Only lost materials.

Eligibility

King County residents and residents of other cities and counties with reciprocal use agreements with KCLS.

Languages

Multi-lingual materials

Agency info

King County Library System

Operates 49 public libraries, one institutional outlet, and mobile library services serving day care centers, community centers and low-income housing facilities.