King County Library News and Summer Preview

ISSAQUAH, Wash., May. 20 /PRNewswire/ --

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: >.

"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 >.