I love the fact that they have a community room that I can book for my meetings. I don't use the…read morelibrary much these days elsewhere, because I get my books elsewhere. However, I always feel really good when I walked into the library. I often see little kids with their parents getting their first sets of books. And I just like the ambiance because it's bright, colorful, stimulating in a good way as far as things that are eye catching as you walk through.

For such a small Location, in a relatively unattractive building, accentually just one room, This…read moreKitsap Library Branch is Packed with Books, CDs, Movies, Newspapers, More Books, Lots of Kids Books, even Computers with internet access !! This branch is even smaller than the Silverdale Branch. It is within walking distance to the Kingston ferry and has a very helpful & friendly staff. You can reserve books online and have them available for pick-up. Worth a stop.

The Kitsap library system is excellent. It's open at good hours, and has a great selection…read more Public libraries are one of the best uses of government money there is. I can get educated or entertained for free! Highly recommended.

Really nice, well-organized (i.e., neat as a pin!) small branch of the Kitsap County Library…read moresystem. It doesn't hurt that it's one of the prettiest little communities in the state, Manchester.... if you've never been to Manchester, you need to come. See the views, have lunch in town, and then check out books from this library branch! It was refreshing to see so many different selections than we are used to in Port Orchard. My wife ended up with 6 books, and I found 5 DVDs that I'd never seen in PO before. Really nice little library branch indeed - with very friendly staff. 5 stars all the way.

Cozy library where people talk at full volume.read more

A few on this team treat patrons well, while the rest are doing us a favor. In a typically…read morefriendly town, the chilly vibe is perplexing and out of place. I find myself using other KRL branches whenever possible, just to feel like a person instead of a nuisance. As a taxpayer, I expect better from KRL.

This branch is a neighborhood treasure…read more Always hospitable staff and THE BEST displays of books. Intelligent and thoughtful selection of themes for the book tables with multiple copies of books in some cases -- very nice. Always a clean and quiet space. And we can drop off our election ballots. Free parking lot and clean bathrooms, too. My senior parents really enjoy quietly reading newspapers there that we don't get. Thanks for having those rags for us to read. Great place for students to do homework, too.

Been going to the SPL Broadview Branch since 2002. The only hiatus was March 2020 to…read more7/17/23...today was my first onsite visit. Kind of fell off my radar screen since pre-pandemic. Ample lot and street parking, plus located at a Metro bus stop. There's also a King County ballot box near the parking lot, very convenient to also drop off my ballot for the upcoming primary. Looks like reserves can be picked up outside like those Amazon locked box stations, as well as, inside on designated shelves. Still the community hub with posted info and other free media to peruse. There's available onsite meeting & conference rooms, seating, and computer area. All the media neatly arranged per the Dewey decimal system and some displayed for current interests or themes. Books and other media can be located via interlibrary loan too. Abundant other resources are available via the SPL main websites. A wealth of information to be had! It was stereotypically quiet while I searched for a particular book I knew ahead of time was available. Didn't want to disturb the library staff, so I used one of the self checkout kiosks. Thankfully, my Seattle Public Library card since the early 1980s and my ancient password still worked! This location is much closer to home versus the two King County library branches in Shoreline.

The Douglass-Truth library is named after Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth and is such a nice…read morepart of the community. I really like the architecture here, the librarians are really nice. It's also spacious, and the library is open and clean. Definitely worth visiting.

This area needs a library location. It provides a hub to avid readers, to community contributors,…read moreand people looking for a place to better their mind and use the internet. When the entire block had its power out, the library was still up and running. The staff are friendly. If you need a book that is not there, just use the online catalog to request a hold to this branch. The only downside is that there are very few closed spaces for group study or calls where you need to speak and disturb the quiet. It looks small on the outside but is way bigger inside.

Wow was this a surprise or what? I used to live in Federal Way and my parents used to drop me at…read morethis library while my mom practiced driving. I did not recognize the library at all after 17 years. If it had not been for the road leading in, the library would've been completely unrecognizable. The entrance has wood plating and very modernized lighting. The inside looked more like a study lounge in a college than a college. The library is still modest in size but was very new and had a lot of natural lights from the windows. There was a computer lounge as well as many study rooms and one meeting room. I have to admit, I almost miss my old library but I can't deny how attractive the new designs were. They have a check yourself-out-station, which was pretty neat as you don't have to wait in line during busy hours. While not extravagant, this will always have a special place in my heart.

This is new (as of Fall 2013). Its a small, intimate library. But it's part of the larger county…read moresystem so you can use their website to deliver books to this location and hold them for you so you can come pick them up. If you use this option there are some shelves just off your right as you enter and they will be listed in alphabetical order of your last name. Right next to it are the self-check out computers, there are also some receptionists that can help sign you up as well as help you with any questions. Overdue books cost $0.10 a day, you can pay online, as well as extend the check out of a book you currently have if you're not ready to return it. If that book has been put on hold by someone else however, you will have to return it or pay the daily fee. There are some study areas, some study rooms that I believe you can reserve. There are also public computers and empty desks to work at. Very nice, clean location!

There are more and more people sleeping, snoring and eating in the library than ever before. It's…read moregetting harder and harder to find a quiet place to read, study or even to have a quiet space to write or do homework. When I was there on Sept 6, 2026 I moved around quite a bit trying to find a quiet place to read and counted three people asleep on the left side of the desk, one covered herself with a blanket and a table full of people loudly eating food. In the back there were two people sleeping and one snoring. On the right side of the desk there was a lady eating potato chips loudly from a bag. Somebody help us we are getting invaded by the sleepers and the eaters in the libraries.

Looking for a new book to add to my reading pile, I stopped by Federal Way Library at about 1:30…read morep.m. on Saturday 9 March 2024. The parking lot had two lots that I saw. The first was parking around the road of a roundabout with a hoisted rocks art piece in the center. The second was a lot tucked behind and across from parking on one side of the roundabout. The entrance to the building was easy to spot and benches to the side of the entrance and in the entryway were in use by library patrons. Inside the entrance and to the right were water fountains, restrooms, and group rooms/spaces for different usage. There was abundant work space with table(s) and computer(s). Chairs/other seating was available throughout the library. In the non-fiction section I found the aisles labeled by approximate topic. Looking for something in finance/economics, I found the section in a second row of the stacks. One book on the restaurant industry from an operations perspective caught my eye, so I went with that one. Self check out stations were located across from the main walkway from the entrance into the library. Checking out was straightforward and both the computer and receipt printer had no issue(s). Librarian stations were located off to one side, opposite the side with the water fountains and multi-use rooms, closer to the entrance.

The Black Diamond branch is tiny. There is no parking. If the lot is filled up, there's absolutely…read morenowhere on the street or elsewhere for overflow. I have no idea why they didn't built a bigger parking lot when we forked over the money for a new library. AND, all the branches have reduced hours! That said, I love the library. I order absolutely anything online, including rare books they don't even have in the King County Library System, AND THEY GET THEM FOR ME! No joke, and I've requested some obscure non-circulating items from hundreds of miles away. KCLS copied it for me. We get DVDs. Pretty much anything you can think of. Love, love, love, LOVE the King County Library System!

This is a nice small neighborhood library. I come here often to get some silent time and to catch…read moreup on work away from the distractions at home. But the past few times, my experience here has been extremely poor. The staff is great, but the parents who bring smaller kids to this library doesn't enforce proper library etiquette. Every time I have come here over the past 6 months, there were screaming kids, unattended kids running around making a lot of noise. These parents have to teach the kids the library is meant for quiet learning and reading and should not create distractions to others. I wish the staff spoke up to the parents who are letting these practices happen. The nearby libraries like Covington, Maple Valley ones are extremely good in managing the noise.