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About Us
Our
Mission
The King County Library System Foundation promotes literacy, learning, and libraries by providing support beyond public funding for initiatives and resources that enable the King County Library System to better serve the needs of our community.
Programs for Our Community
The King County Library System Foundation creates opportunities to bring literacy, learning, and library access to all members of our diverse community. The KCLS Foundation provides the venture capital for library initiatives that address community needs, the funding for value-added programs and resources, and the vision to ensure that our public library system is vibrant, relevant, and central to our lives.
Each year, more than 100,000 children and adults benefit from Foundation-supported programs. Here are some of the programs the KCLS Foundation supports as we strive to create a community of readers:
Ready to Read - Our vision is that all children in our community will be ready to read by their first day of school. This early literacy initiative reaches out to English-speaking and Spanish-speaking parents and caregivers, teaches skills, and offers resources to make reading an important part of family life and of a young child’s development. This initiative also includes Books for Babies, which provides books and reading tips to more than 5,000 low-income parents of newborns in South King County.
Study Zones - Volunteer tutors provide valuable homework help to students at nearly 30 community libraries. Topics include Math, English, Social Studies, History, and Science.
Ready-Set-Read! - Reading skills are vital to academic achievement, especially in the early grades. This program challenges school-age children to set reading goals while establishing the reading habit. For many of these children, the reward – a free book – is their very first book and the start of their own library.
Global Reading Challenge - With a fast and fun interactive game show format, this program engages thousands of young students in 18 school districts. Students form teams, read interesting books, and enjoy the fun as they build reading and retention skills.
Summer Reading Program - Retaining reading skills during school break is important, and each year, more than 35,000 kids participate in activities and earn rewards. In 2008, a special opportunity for preschoolers will be included in the Catch the Reading Bug activities.
Read Three, Get One Free - Thousands of teens participate year-round in this reading program that encourages them to write reviews, share stories, and earn free books. Read Three, Get One Free Summer Edition includes special books and prizes for teen readers.
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News & Information
KCLS Foundation News
Spring 2008
Winter 2008
Fall 2007
Summer 2007
Spring 2007
Winter 2006-2007
KCLS Foundation Annual Report
2007
2006
2005
Season’s Readings
2008 Book Lover’s Calendars for Sale
The 2008 Book Lover’s Calendar is now available from the KCLS Foundation – at a great price! Discover new authors and titles as this page-a-day calendar introduces you to a year-long array of reading choices, quips and quotes, facts, and prize-winning books.
These calendars are perfect gifts for your family and friends, and you will want one to keep for yourself.
The KCLS Foundation is selling the calendars for the amazing price of $10 each, including tax. You can pay by check or charge, and we can send the calendars to your local library for convenient pick-up. To order your 2008 calendars, contact Claire Wilkinson or call 425.369.3448. Thank you.
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Contact Us
 Jeanne Thorsen
Executive Director
425.369.3450
 Lynn Schrader
Director of Major & Planned Gifts
425-369-3225
Claire Wilkinson
Communications & Resource Development
425.369.3448
Cheryl Smith Newman
Accounting & Databases
425.369.3226
KCLS Foundation
960 Newport Way NW
Issaquah, WA 98027
425.369.3448
FAX 425.369.3255
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