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System</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:King_County_Library_System_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/King_County_Library_System_logo.svg/99px-King_County_Library_System_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="99" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/King_County_Library_System_logo.svg/149px-King_County_Library_System_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/King_County_Library_System_logo.svg/198px-King_County_Library_System_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="73" data-file-height="147" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bellevue_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Bellevue_Library.jpg/250px-Bellevue_Library.jpg" 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class="infobox-label">Branches</th><td class="infobox-data">50</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Collection</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">3.4 million items</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Access and use</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Access requirements</th><td class="infobox-data">Residence in King County except the city of Seattle and the towns of <a href="/wiki/Hunts_Point,_Washington" title="Hunts Point, Washington">Hunts Point</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yarrow_Point,_Washington" title="Yarrow Point, Washington">Yarrow Point</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Circulation</th><td class="infobox-data">20.8 million</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population served</th><td class="infobox-data">1.4 million</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">703,987</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Other information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$120 million (2017)<sup id="cite_ref-2017Budget_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017Budget-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Director</th><td class="infobox-data">Heidi Daniel</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">901</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kcls.org">kcls<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:1px solid #aaaaaa; text-align:left">References: Washington Public Library Statistical Report, 2016<sup id="cite_ref-2016Stats_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2016Stats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>King County Library System</b> (<b>KCLS</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Library" title="Library">library</a> system serving most residents of <a href="/wiki/King_County,_Washington" title="King County, Washington">King County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. Headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Issaquah,_Washington" title="Issaquah, Washington">Issaquah, Washington</a>, KCLS was the busiest library system in the United States as of 2010, circulating 22.4 million items.<sup id="cite_ref-Berry-2011_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-2011-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It consists of 50 libraries, a Traveling Library Center, a mobile TechLab, and the ABC Express children’s library van. KCLS offers a collection of more than 4.1 million items, including books, periodicals, newspapers, audio and videotapes, films, CDs, DVDs and extensive online resources. All KCLS libraries offer free <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi" title="Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a> connections. Patrons can check out 100 items at once and hold up to 50 items. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_County_Library_System&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The library system began in 1942 when voters in King County established the King County Rural Library District in order to provide library services to people in rural areas with no easy access to city libraries. Funding for the library system is provided from property taxes. Funding measures for the system passed in 1966, 1977, 1980, 1988, 2002, 2004, and 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Property taxes account for 94% of revenue today. The KCLS budget for 2017 was $120 million.<sup id="cite_ref-2017Budget_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017Budget-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name of the organization was changed from the King County Rural Library District to the present-day King County Library System in 1978, although the previous name of "Rural Library District" is still part of the organization's legal name.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The system received a $172 million capital bond in 2004 to rebuild, renovate, and expand most of its existing libraries, as well as building new libraries. </p><p>KCLS extends access privileges to residents of its service area, which includes all unincorporated areas of King County as well as residents of every city in the county except <a href="/wiki/Hunts_Point,_Washington" title="Hunts Point, Washington">Hunts Point</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yarrow_Point,_Washington" title="Yarrow Point, Washington">Yarrow Point</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which do not offer any library service at all.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Residents of Seattle – which maintains its <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Public_Library" title="Seattle Public Library">own library system</a> – are allowed access to KCLS collections under reciprocal borrowing agreements between KCLS and Seattle's libraries.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> KCLS also extends reciprocal borrowing privileges to residents of many other library systems in Western and North Central Washington. KCLS annexed <a href="/wiki/Renton,_Washington" title="Renton, Washington">Renton</a>'s public library system in 2010 following a vote by the city's residents.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, KCLS won the Gale/Library Journal "Library of the Year" award.<sup id="cite_ref-Berry-2011_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-2011-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The library eliminated its <a href="/wiki/Late_fine" class="mw-redirect" title="Late fine">late fines</a> in 2023 after finding it discouraged borrowing and cost more to collect and process. Replacement fees were instead levied for lost items.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_County_Library_System&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>KCLS consists of 50 branches, the Traveling Library Center, ABC Express Vans, a mobile TechLab, and a service center located in <a href="/wiki/Issaquah,_Washington" title="Issaquah, Washington">Issaquah</a> that houses the library's administrative offices. A program to build 17 new libraries and renovate or expand 26 other libraries was completed in 2019 with the opening of the Panther Lake Library in <a href="/wiki/Kent,_Washington" title="Kent, Washington">Kent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branches">Branches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_County_Library_System&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-kartographer-container thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 280px;"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme" style="width: 280px; height: 250px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="280" data-height="250" data-zoom="8" data-lat="47.620277777778" data-lon="-122.19444444444" data-overlays="["_2aa1ddadaa3fc3cd27a9c7f2a7120f15c54b2963"]" href="/wiki/Special:Map/8/47.620277777778/-122.19444444444/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,8,47.620277777778,-122.19444444444,280x250.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=King_County_Library_System&revid=1245281435&groups=_2aa1ddadaa3fc3cd27a9c7f2a7120f15c54b2963" width="280" height="250" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,8,47.620277777778,-122.19444444444,280x250@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=King_County_Library_System&revid=1245281435&groups=_2aa1ddadaa3fc3cd27a9c7f2a7120f15c54b2963 2x" alt="Map" /></a><div class="thumbcaption">Map of KCLS branches</div></div></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Branch Name </th> <th>Square Footage </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Algona,_Washington" title="Algona, Washington">Algona</a>-<a href="/wiki/Pacific,_Washington" title="Pacific, Washington">Pacific</a> Library</td> <td>5,250 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Washington" title="Auburn, Washington">Auburn</a> Library</td> <td>20,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington" title="Bellevue, Washington">Bellevue</a> Regional Library (largest)</td> <td>80,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Diamond,_Washington" title="Black Diamond, Washington">Black Diamond</a> Library</td> <td>5,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bothell,_Washington" title="Bothell, Washington">Bothell</a> Regional Library</td> <td>22,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Riverton-Boulevard_Park,_Washington" title="Riverton-Boulevard Park, Washington">Boulevard Park</a> Library</td> <td>6,536 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Burien,_Washington" title="Burien, Washington">Burien</a> Library</td> <td>32,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carnation,_Washington" title="Carnation, Washington">Carnation</a> Library</td> <td>5,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Covington,_Washington" title="Covington, Washington">Covington</a> Library</td> <td>23,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Washington" title="Des Moines, Washington">Des Moines</a> Library</td> <td>10,320 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Duvall,_Washington" title="Duvall, Washington">Duvall</a> Library</td> <td>8,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cascade-Fairwood,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Cascade-Fairwood, Washington">Fairwood</a> Library</td> <td>10,541 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Enumclaw,_Washington" title="Enumclaw, Washington">Enumclaw</a> Library</td> <td>20,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fall_City,_Washington" title="Fall City, Washington">Fall City</a> Library</td> <td>5,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Federal_Way,_Washington" title="Federal Way, Washington">Federal Way</a> Regional Library</td> <td>34,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Federal Way 320th Library</td> <td>15,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Greenbridge Library (<a href="/wiki/White_Center,_Washington" title="White Center, Washington">White Center</a>)</td> <td>2,300 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Issaquah,_Washington" title="Issaquah, Washington">Issaquah</a> Library</td> <td>15,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenmore,_Washington" title="Kenmore, Washington">Kenmore</a> Library</td> <td>10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kent,_Washington" title="Kent, Washington">Kent</a> Regional Library</td> <td>22,600 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kent,_Washington" title="Kent, Washington">Kent</a> Panther Lake Library</td> <td>5,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kingsgate Library (Kirkland)</td> <td>10,235 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirkland,_Washington" title="Kirkland, Washington">Kirkland</a> Library</td> <td>19,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Forest_Park,_Washington" title="Lake Forest Park, Washington">Lake Forest Park</a> Library</td> <td>5,840 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lake Hills Library (Bellevue)</td> <td>10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Library Connection at <a href="/wiki/Crossroads,_Bellevue" title="Crossroads, Bellevue">Crossroads</a> (Bellevue)</td> <td>3,740 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Library Connection at <a href="/wiki/Westfield_Southcenter" title="Westfield Southcenter">Southcenter</a> (Tukwila)</td> <td>5,085 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Library Express at Redmond Ridge (Redmond)</td> <td>300 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maple_Valley,_Washington" title="Maple Valley, Washington">Maple Valley</a> Library</td> <td>10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercer_Island,_Washington" title="Mercer Island, Washington">Mercer Island</a> Library</td> <td>14,886 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muckleshoot Library (Auburn)</td> <td>6,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_Washington" title="Newcastle, Washington">Newcastle</a> Library</td> <td>11,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Newport Way Library (Bellevue)</td> <td>8,690 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Bend,_Washington" title="North Bend, Washington">North Bend</a> Library</td> <td>9,600 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Redmond,_Washington" title="Redmond, Washington">Redmond</a> Regional Library</td> <td>30,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Renton_Public_Library" title="Renton Public Library">Renton</a> Library</td> <td>19,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Renton Highlands Library</td> <td>15,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Richmond Beach Library (<a href="/wiki/Shoreline,_Washington" title="Shoreline, Washington">Shoreline</a>)</td> <td>5,250 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sammamish,_Washington" title="Sammamish, Washington">Sammamish</a> Library</td> <td>19,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shoreline,_Washington" title="Shoreline, Washington">Shoreline</a> Library</td> <td>20,954 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Skykomish,_Washington" title="Skykomish, Washington">Skykomish</a> Library</td> <td>1,042 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryn_Mawr-Skyway,_Washington" title="Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington">Skyway</a> Library</td> <td>8,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Snoqualmie,_Washington" title="Snoqualmie, Washington">Snoqualmie</a> Library</td> <td>6,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tukwila,_Washington" title="Tukwila, Washington">Tukwila</a> Library</td> <td>10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Valley View Library (<a href="/wiki/SeaTac,_Washington" title="SeaTac, Washington">SeaTac</a>)</td> <td>6,558 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vashon,_Washington" title="Vashon, Washington">Vashon</a> Library</td> <td>10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/White_Center,_Washington" title="White Center, Washington">White Center</a> Library</td> <td>10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Woodinville,_Washington" title="Woodinville, Washington">Woodinville</a> Library</td> <td>15,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Woodmont Library (<a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Washington" title="Des Moines, Washington">Des Moines</a>)</td> <td>9,850 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mobile_services">Mobile services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_County_Library_System&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Mobile services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li>ABC Express</li></ul> </td> <td width="40"> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li>Traveling Library Center</li></ul> </td> <td width="40"> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li>Techlab</li></ul> </td> <td width="40"> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li>Library2Go</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_County_Library_System&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2016, KCLS circulated 20.8 million items, the third-most in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>KCLS is subscribed to <a href="/wiki/OverDrive,_Inc." title="OverDrive, Inc.">OverDrive</a>, an online service that offers digital <a href="/wiki/E-book" class="mw-redirect" title="E-book">e-book</a>, <a href="/wiki/Audiobook" title="Audiobook">audiobook</a>, and magazine checkouts for library patrons. In 2023, the library system had 8.8 million digital checkouts—the third most of any system in OverDrive worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_County_Library_System&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2017Budget-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-2017Budget_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-2017Budget_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kcls.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2016/12/2017-Final-Budget-Web.pdf">"2017 Operating Budget"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. King County Library System<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 25,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2017+Operating+Budget&rft.pub=King+County+Library+System&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fkcls.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F20%2F2016%2F12%2F2017-Final-Budget-Web.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKing+County+Library+System" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2016Stats-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2016Stats_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/library/libraries/libDev/2016stats.pdf">"2016 Washington Public Library Statistical Report"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Library" title="Washington State Library">Washington State Library</a>. October 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 18,</span> 2011</span>. <q>Among the benchmarks was circulating 22.4 million items—more than any other library system in the United States—to the 1,318,745 people who live in King County.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Library+Journal&rft.atitle=Library+of+the+Year+2011%3A+King+County+Library+System%2C+WA&rft.date=2011-06-15&rft.au=Berry%2C+John%2C+III&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.libraryjournal.com%2Flj%2Fhome%2F890760-264%2Flibrary_of_the_year_2011.html.csp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKing+County+Library+System" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_news" title="Template:Cite news">cite news</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kcls.org/history/">"History"</a>. 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