About Kitsap Regional Library

Kitsap Regional Library serves the community as a center for lifelong learning and a steward of access to stories, information and knowledge.

Kitsap Regional Library serves Kitsap County’s 251,000 residents through nine community library locations, online access to library materials and services, a traveling bookmobile, and outreach services for the homebound and youth.

View our current Strategic Plan.

With over half a million items in the library’s collection, library materials circulation continues to increase annually. In 2011, additional funds were allocated to build our downloadable collection of ebooks and audiobooks. In addition, the library provides free access to dozens of subscription-based databases and other professional reference assistance.

Basic information about KRL is available in our annual reports from 2009, 2010 and 2011.

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	Kitsap Regional Library Board of Trustees - The Kitsap Rural Library District, known as Kitsap Regional Library, is governed by a five member Board of Trustees. Board members are appointed by the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners and serve five-year terms on the KRL Board. The KRL Board sets policy for the library system and hires and holds accountable the Library Director, who oversees the library organization and the day-to-day operations of KRL.
	Budget & Accountability - Kitsap Regional Library is primarily supported through property taxes (more than 90 percent of the total library budget). As a public entity governed by state statutes, KRL is committed to meeting the letter and the spirit of Washington State laws regarding open public meetings and access to public records. Information about KRL's annual budgets and spending history and about the actions taken by the KRL Board are available on this web site.
	Jobs at KRL - KRL is always interested in hearing from job applicants who wish to serve the public by becoming a member of the Kitsap Regional Library staff. Jobs available to the public are always posted on this web site. Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity is a core KRL policy.
	Library Policies - Kitsap Regional Library's Board of Trustees approves policies that govern the general operation of the library system. Our policies are designed to assure fair and equal access to library materials, to avoid censorship, to clearly outline the rights and responsibilities of library users and to explain the use of library-owned facilities.