King County Library System

An art installation comprising of a house constructed inside a library with patrons sitting and reading. Faces of individuals are painted alongside the walls, no doors or windows on the structure itself.

Installation highlights Japanese farmers experience during WWII

Freddy Monares

An art installation at the King County Library System's Bellevue branch shares stories from Japanese Americans who were incarcerated. It's in the form of a farmhouse that features an off-centered roof and no door.

Casey Rosseau prepares to walk his dog Darcy while listening to an e-book in West Hartford, Conn., Feb. 1, 2024. Librarians in several states have been pushing for legislation to rein in the costs and restrictions on electronic material, which has been growing in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arts & Culture

Libraries search for a way to make digital books more affordable

Freddy Monares

King County is in the top 10 in the world for the most digital book checkouts. But e-books and audiobooks can be up to five times more expensive than physical copies for libraries.

A man is about to insert a needle into a person's arm.

COVID-19

Four King County libraries will host COVID vaccination clinics

Kate DeWeese

The King County Library System and Public Health—Seattle & King County are partnering to increase access to and availability of COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots.

Cori Lichtenberg, library technical assistant at the Kent Library, cleans a computer station on Friday, March 5. She's wiping a chair with a cloth.

News

A trip to the library in Kent as it reopens for indoor visits

Ed Ronco

The public library where I grew up had an old claw-foot bathtub right in the middle of the children's section. The tub was lined with carpet, and it was…

Education

Public libraries offer students free online tutoring in math and other subjects

Ashley Gross

Students who need help with their homework have options for free online tutoring through public libraries, including a new service from Seattle Public…

Other News

PEW report: Reinventing libraries

Are you the person with a neat pile of library books on your bedside table? Or maybe you're a screen person with electronic copies of the latest e-books.…