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    There’s a new star at your local library | Check it Out
    There’s a new star at your local library...
    By Tomi Whalen • May 3, 2012 3:32 pm

    Kitsap Regional Library has a new circulation system called Polaris. By the time you read this, our branches should be up and running with the new catalog.

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    Spring break at your local library | Check it Out
    Spring break at your local library | Check...
    By Tomi Whalen • March 30, 2012 6:41 pm

    Take a break and visit us for a program or a new title. Ask us how to download free music using Freegal Music from our website.

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    Meet our new youth librarian; more programs soon | Check It Out
    Meet our new youth librarian; more programs soon...
    By Tomi Whalen • March 1, 2012 3:48 pm

    When you visit our library, please say hello to our new Youth Services librarian, Whitney Chamberlin.

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    Reading programs and more at the library | Check It Out
    Reading programs and more at the library |...
    By Tomi Whalen • February 6, 2012 2:26 pm

    Read a book, review it at our website www.krl.org, and enter a drawing for a gift card at a bookstore.

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    Entertaining events for all ages at local libraries | Check It Out
    Entertaining events for all ages at local libraries...
    By Tomi Whalen • November 25, 2011 3:10 pm

    As 2011 comes to an end, I want to thank Jerrianne Helberg, former president of Kingston Friends of the Library, for her many years of enthusiastic service. She was a joy to work with during my first year as branch manager of the Kingston Library.

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    Visit library for some brainstorming and books | Check it Out
    Visit library for some brainstorming and books |...
    By Tomi Whalen • October 31, 2011 4:36 pm

    A new Village Green Community Center with a library, Boys & Girls Club, senior center and community meeting room will be built in Kingston. Be a part of the process by joining us in a Volunteer Spaghetti Feed and Brainstorming evening, Nov. 6 at 4:30 p.m. at the Oak Table Café in Kingston.

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    Events revolve around ‘Big Burn’ | Check It Out
    Events revolve around ‘Big Burn’ | Check It...
    By Tomi Whalen • September 30, 2011 12:37 pm

    One thing about summer which will be missed is the booth Kingston Library had at the Kingston Farmers Market. Youth Services Librarian Emily Jones and volunteers Shari Evans and Agatha Garcia read books to children for an hour every Saturday rain or shine. Thanks to Clinton Dudley for setting up the canopy each week for us.

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