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The '''Kitsap Regional Library''' is a [[public library]] system in [[Kitsap County, Washington]], United States. It has nine locations that serve over 280,000 residents in Kitsap County; its collection includes over 300,000 items that have an annual circulation of 2.4 million. Founded in
The library system is a primarily tax-funded organization overseen by a five-member board of trustees. Board members represent the five geographic regions of Kitsap County and are appointed for five-year terms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2012 |title=Board of Trustees |url=https://www.krl.org/trustees |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=Kitsap Regional Library |language=en}}</ref> The library and its services are also funded by local civic organizations, [[Friends of the Library]] organizations, Bainbridge Library, Inc. and the Kitsap Regional Library Foundation.
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| [[Bainbridge Island, Washington|Bainbridge Island]] || align="center" | 1863 || align="center" | 1962 ||
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| [[Bremerton, Washington|Downtown Bremerton]] (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
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| [[Kingston, Washington|Kingston]] || align="center" | 1935 || align="center" | 1935 ||
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| [[Port Orchard, Washington|Port Orchard]] || align="center" | 1924 || align="center" | 1984 || Annexed into KRL in 2010
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| [[Poulsbo, Washington|Poulsbo]] || align="center" | 1918<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.krl.org/locations/11/|title=Poulsbo|website=www.krl.org|accessdate=August 29, 2024}}</ref> || align="center" | 2001 ||
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| [[Silverdale, Washington|Silverdale]] || align="center" | 1945 || align="center" | 2022<ref>{{cite news |last=Lin |first=Peiyu |date=March 24, 2022 |title=Long-awaited opening of new Silverdale Library almost here, with more amenities, community space |url=https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2022/03/24/new-silverdale-library-branch-opening-near-more-amenities-coffee-community-space-kitsap-community/9458311002/ |work=Kitsap Sun |accessdate=March 3, 2024}}</ref> ||
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The annual summer learning program includes prizes for reading and other activities, classes, and events.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gleich|first1=Terri|title=Library pushes patrons beyond summer reading|url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/life/2017/05/24/library-pushes-patrons-beyond-summer-reading/337860001/|accessdate=July 6, 2017|work=Kitsap Sun|date=May 24, 2017}}</ref> The library system launched its "One Book, One Community" program in 2008 that serves as a regionwide [[book discussion club]] that focuses on a set of books each year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Park |first=Ken |date=September 9, 2021 |title=Hope replaces hard topic in reading event |url=https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/hope-replaces-hard-topic-in-reading-event/ |work=Kitsap Daily News |accessdate=March 3, 2024}}</ref> In 2014, Kitsap Regional Library was selected as a [[John Cotton Dana Award]] for its Traveling Book Campaign, which utilized technology and guerrilla marketing—primarily by placing copies of the One Book selection around the county—to draw awareness within the local community to the programs.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
In 2015, Kitsap Regional Library received a three-year National Leadership grant<ref>{{cite news|title=Kitsap Regional Library receives grant for STEM learning initiative|url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/money/business/business-journal/2015/04/01/kitsap-regional-library-receives-grant-for-stem-learning-initiative/95730584/|accessdate=July 6, 2017|agency=Kitsap Sun|date=April 1, 2015}}</ref> from the [[Institute of Museum and Library Services]] to design and implement a sustainable model of [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] programming for all public libraries. The project, titled Make Do Share, collects tools and resources to support staff in planning, facilitating and improving STEM programs for youth.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Peterson|first1=Shannon|title=Kitsap Regional Library Leverages Youth Voices to Support Sustainable STEM Learning|url=https://www.imls.gov/
The Kitsap Regional Library also offers book group kits, loans on Discover Passes to visit Washington state parks, early learning kits for young children, STEM learning kits for young students, audiobook converters, a [[seed library]], ukuleles, and video games.<ref>
== Funding ==
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* John Cotton Dana Award, 2014<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reuland|first1=Fred|title=Eight selected winners of the 2014 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award|url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/04/eight-selected-winners-2014-john-cotton-dana-library-public-relations-award|accessdate=July 6, 2017|agency=American Library Association|date=April 25, 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322230023/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/04/eight-selected-winners-2014-john-cotton-dana-library-public-relations-award|archivedate=March 22, 2016}}</ref> 2018
* LibraryAware Community Award Honoree, 2014<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dowd|first1=Nancy|title=Congratulations to the Winners of the 2014 LibraryAware Community Award!|url=https://www.ebscohost.com/novelist-blog/novelist-article/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-2014-libraryaware-community-award|accessdate=July 6, 2017|agency=NoveList|date=June 24, 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825095556/http://www.ebscohost.com/novelist-blog/novelist-article/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-2014-libraryaware-community-award|archivedate=August 25, 2014}}</ref>
* National Medal finalist, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2016<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bran|first1=Aliza|title=Thirty museums and libraries honored as finalists for National Medal Award|url=https://www.imls.gov/news
* PR xChange Awards, Library Leadership and Management Association, American Library Association, 2011–2013, 2015-2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Library Leadership and Management Association|url=http://www.ala.org/llama/awards/prxchange_winners|website=American Library Association|date=November 30, 1999 |accessdate=July 6, 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423174810/http://www.ala.org/llama/awards/prxchange_winners/|archivedate=April 23, 2017}}</ref>
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