Serving the Community

• KCLS is one of the busiest libraries in the nation.
  
  
• Over 90% of King County residents have and regularly use their library card.
  
  
• Library usage has increased more than 40% during the past decade.
  
  
• KCLS libraries are a gathering place for the community with space for meetings, programs, discussion and studying.
  
  
• KCLS provides multilingual programs and services tailored to meet the needs of the many different people who live in our community.

Serving Students

• KCLS meets the academic needs of 230,000 students and educators in 438 public and private schools, grades K 12 and several thousand home schooling families each year.
  
  
• KCLS provides a variety of services to preschools, childcare facilities and other early learning programs including: Books to Grow On, ABC Express and a variety of materials and training to support the development of reading skills for King County’s youngest residents.
  
  
• KCLS has designated

  Serving Adults

  • KCLS meets the needs of the homebound and seniors through the , computer workstations, resumé software and Internet access.
    
    
  • The Library System’s online databases (more than 70 available through www.kcls.org) and references services are a trusted resource for the business and professional community.
  May 17, 2007t Updated: January 20, 2006

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