Pierce County Library System
- Pierce County Library System
The Pierce County Library System (PCLS) is a library system serving the residents of Pierce County, Washington. As of 2006, PCLS has 17 branches and several bookmobiles serving more than 500,000 people in unincorporated Pierce County and 14 cities and towns which have annexed to the system for library service. It circulates more than 5 million items annually, hosts seasonal youth storytimes, teen clubs, programs for youth and adults, an active summer reading program, and has expanded into online interaction using social software.
History
The Pierce County Library System was established by the Washington State Legislature in 1946 as an independent rural library district to serve unincorporated areas of the county as well as towns and cities that annex or contract with PCLS. Over its 60+ years, it has had only three directors: Marion Cromwell, Carolyn Else, and Neel Parikh.
Branches
*Bonney Lake
*Buckley
*DuPont
*Eatonville
*Graham
*Key Center (Key Peninsula)
*Lakewood
*Milton
*Orting
*PAC - Processing & Administration Center (Tacoma)
*Parkland/Spanaway
*Peninsula (Gig Harbor)
*South Hill
*Steilacoom
*Summit (Tacoma)
*Sumner
*Tillicum (Lakewood)
*University Place
The PCLS Processing and Administrative Center (headquarters) is in the Summit-Waller area, southeast of Tacoma, Washington. The busiest branches are the South Hill Library, Peninsula Library and Lakewood Library.
External links
* [http://www.piercecountylibrary.org Pierce County Library System]
* [http://polariscatalog.piercecountylibrary.org PCLS Online Catalog]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/piercecountylibrary The library's interactive photo album on Flickr]
* [http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/services/blogs/Default.htm The library's blogs and podcasts]
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