King County Library News and Summer Preview

ISSAQUAH, Wash., May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being
released by the King County Library System:

KCLS Library receives AGC Award
The King County Library System's new Snoqualmie Library will receive a 2008
Build Washington Award from the AGC (Associated General Contractors of
Washington), a trade association that represents and provides services to the
commercial construction industry. The new library was selected as a winner in
the category of public buildings under $5 million. For details contact Brooke
Fisher: 425. 369.3276.

KCLS Revised NewsRoom Official Launch June 1, 2008
Designed as an information and research site for journalists, the revised KCLS
Online NewsRoom adds new features, including non-subscription research
resources and a KCLS media gallery. Though under construction, the site is
available now: http://kcls.mediaroom.com.

"Catch the Reading Bug" at the KCLS Summer Reading Program
There's something for everyone in the KCLS summer reading program. School-age
kids will enjoy the icky, creepy world of bugs and bug-related activities. A
special early-reader activity program will keep parents and toddlers actively
building skills needed to be ready to read when school begins. And teens can
read to earn free books through the summer Read Three, Get One Free program.
The summer programs launch June 16. Look for full details online at
www.kcls.org in June. For media, program descriptions, graphics and other
resources will be available through the KCLS NewsRoom May 23.

Favorite Reads lists (based on 'hold' requests) are compiled weekly for the
King County Library System. If you'd like to be added to the email list, send
your request to miverson@kcls.org.

Sneak Preview
Author Alexander McCall Smith (Ladies' No. 1 Detective Agency, 44 Scotland
Street, Isabel Dalhousie Novels, Portuguese Irregular Verbs series) will speak
in Bellevue, WA on September 28, 2008, hosted by the Friends of the Bellevue
Library in honor of the organization's "Fifty-Onederful Years." For details on
Smith's works, visit http://www.randomhouse.com/features/mccallsmith/main.php.

SOURCE King County Library System

Marsha Iverson of the King County Library System, +1-425-369-3277,
miverson@kcls.org