Magic Tricks and Secrets Live

Tuesday, August 11, 7pm
KCLS Service Center

Presented by Jeff Evans
Astound your friends! It’s a magic workshop, DVD release party, and a chance for YOU to star in your own magic video! 

Professional magician Jeff Evans hosts this hands-on course in conjuring. Learn magic with rubber bands, paperclips, playing cards and more.
All props and hands-on instruction are provided. 

Between the Lions
Live Show

Friday, July 17, 2pm and 4pm
Bellevue Regional Library

Lions and stories and KCTS 9, oh my! Cleo and Lionel and the Between the Lions Live Show will make a stop at the Bellevue Regional Library for two free shows featuring songs, jokes, story-book readings, audience participation and much more. The loveable cast is joined by children’s songwriter and guitarist Aaron Nigel Smith.

Free tickets are available via Brown Paper Tickets.

For more information go to KCTS9.org/events. Between the Lions airs on KCTS 9 weekdays at 11am and is an eight-time Emmy award-winning children’s series aimed to help kids age four to seven acquire reading skills and a love of reading.

This event is made possible by King County Library System, KCTS 9, WGBH Boston and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Making the Game!

You play videogames but have you ever thought about what it takes to make one?  Maybe you want to be a game developer yourself? 
The King County Library System, in partnership with DigiPen Institute of Technology, is pleased to offer a special mini-workshop where you can experience the art and science of making videogames.  Come learn about the game industry, what it takes to be a game developer, and take part in the hands-on lab where you will build an actual game!
Registration is limited to 10 participants, ages 13 – 18 years old.

READ to Your Dog Celebrate The Big Read and the featured book, The Call of the Wild! Thanks to everyone who submitted photos! Check back after July 15 for a printable poster featuring our KCLS readers and their dogs. View the most recent submissions.

Look To Your Library...…especially now!

When times get tough, look to your library for information, ideas and inspiration. If financial hardship has already hit you and your family, your community library can help you explore new career opportunities and learn how to reduce expenses. Learn More

Fiscal Fitness

King County Library System Presents a Special Program Series for Adults

In these challenging financial times the King County Library System provides information and resources to help you sort out ways to save money and handle your finances. Join us for free programs this winter.

Teen Writers Groups

Ages 12 to 18
Share your stories, poems and talk about writing with other teens. Read your work aloud or bring copies to get feedback from other writers.

Auburn Library
The second and fourth Tuesday, 3:30 – 5pm

Bothell Regional Library
The third Thursday of the each month, 3:30pm

Sammamish Library
The third Tuesday of each month, 3:30-4:30pm
Sponsored by the Sammamish Friends of the Library.

Lake Forest Park Library
The third Tuesday of each month, 4-5pm
Held in Lake Forest Park Commons Meeting Room.

Adult Groups

Valley View Writers Group
The first and third Thursdays of each month, 7pm
Valley View Library

SnoValley Writers Work Group
The first and third Sundays of each month, 3–5pm
North Bend Library
Contact snovalleywrites@gmail.com for assignment prior to coming to class. Adults only please.

Covington Writer’s Group
The second Saturday of each month, 10am
Covington Library
Contact salieh@comcast.net prior to coming to class.

FIESTAS DE ALFABETIZACION TEMPRANA EN Español –
EARLY LITERACY PARTIES IN SPANISH

The King County Library System (KCLS) and the KCLS Foundation continue to support the “Early Literacy Parties in Spanish” series, otherwise known as “Fiestas de Alfabetización Temprana en Español”