King County Library System Foundation

A new 3D printer is coming to the King County Library System Federal Way Makerspace, thanks to a generous donation secured by a local Eagle Scout!

Drop in for a 3D Printer Build Party on Tuesday, May 26, from 5–7:30pm at the Federal Way Library. See the new printer get assembled, watch 3D printing in action, ask questions, and make something to take home while supplies last.

This program is made possible by the KCLS Foundation. Registration not required.

“I love libraries because anyone, regardless of race, creed, gender, or social/economic class can have access to generations of collective knowledge!”

Show your love for libraries this spring. Make a gift today and it will be doubled: givebutter.com/library-love

Today is Take Action for Libraries Day.

During National Library Week, we’re celebrating the libraries that help our communities read, learn, and grow. If your library has made a difference in your life, today is a great day to show your support.

Make a gift to the KCLS Foundation today and it will be doubled: givebutter.com/library-love

This is one of thousands of Love Letters shared by community members across King County.

Together, these letters are a moving reminder of how much libraries mean to the people they serve.

Explore the digital love letter display and help keep libraries strong for everyone in our community: kclsfoundation.org/letters

A car full of generosity. Thank you to Third Place Books Ravenna for another donation of books to the KCLS Foundation. We’re so grateful for their continued partnership in helping strengthen libraries and expand access to reading across our community.

Last week, King County Library System staff took part in Microsoft’s Campus Connection Day, where they had the chance to meet employees and talk about library resources.

They shared information on everything from Makerspace and Study Zone to online tools like Libby, Udemy, and LinkedIn Learning. It was a fun way to introduce people to services they may not realize are available through the library.

Thanks to Microsoft for bringing people together and making space to highlight resources across campus.

Has the library made a difference in your life?

For so many people, libraries are more than buildings. They are places of refuge, discovery, connection, and opportunity.

In these final hours of Library Giving Day, we’re asking for your help. Your gift supports programs and services that keep libraries welcoming and accessible for all, including resources like Welcoming Centers that help connect people to information, support, and community.

If the library has mattered to you, now is a meaningful time to give back.

Give now: kclsfoundation.org/lgd

You can also explore our digital Love Letters display to read more reflections from across our community.

One elementary school student, Ellie, wrote that libraries help us “protect the future.”

This Library Giving Day, you can help do just that.

Your gift supports the programs, resources, and opportunities that keep libraries strong for the next generation. You can also explore more messages from Ellie and other young writers in our digital Love Letters display.

Give now: kclsfoundation.org/lgd

Happy Library Giving Day!

Today, your gift to the King County Library System Foundation goes even further. Thanks to an anonymous donor, the first $5,000 donated will be matched dollar for dollar.

We’re also celebrating by sharing even more Love Letters to Libraries through our digital display, featuring messages from people across our community about what libraries mean to them.

Give now: givebutter.com/library-giving-day-2026-p6tiss

Then explore the Love Letters display and celebrate the many ways libraries inspire, connect, and support our communities.

Library Giving Day 2026 Celebrate the libraries you love.

Library Giving Day is tomorrow, but it’s not too early to give.

Support the King County Library System Foundation today and help us build momentum for a strong Library Giving Day. Thanks to an anonymous donor, the first $5,000 donated will be matched dollar for dollar.

Tomorrow, we’ll also be sharing even more Love Letters to Libraries through a special digital display, featuring voices from across our community.

Your gift helps provide support beyond public funding for library programs, resources, and opportunities across King County.

Give now: kclsfoundation.org/lgd