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Kingston location is owned by the Metropolitan Parks District; the Manchester Location is owned by the Manchester Friends of the Library, the Silverdale location is owned by the Central Kitsap School District and the Bainbridge Island location is owned by Bainbridge Island Public Library, Inc. Kitsap Regional Library provides staffing, library services and resources and non-structural, routine maintenance for each location.
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230:, 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 1945 as the Kitsap County Rural Library District, the modern system was formed from a 1955 merger with the
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Bremerton Library opened on August 1, 1938. By 1938, the Bremerton Public Library was used by approximately 15,000 individuals throughout the area; during this time, the population of Bremerton itself was 10,000 people. The building was renovated in 2005 at a cost of $ 400,000, with
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Regional Library currently owns two of its library facilities: the Poulsbo and Sylvan Way locations. The facilities in downtown Bremerton and Port Orchard are owned by the city in which they are located. The remaining locations are owned by separate entities: the Little Boston location is
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Regional Library serves Kitsap County through nine physical locations. Each location offers a collection of books, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs and other materials; access to computers and technology assistance; public meeting spaces; and classes and events that are free and open to all.
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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. The library and its services are also funded by local civic organizations,
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A county levy for areas in 1944 was passed to create the Kitsap County Rural
Library District, which would serve most of the county. The Kitsap County Rural Library District operated under its own budget and staff until it merged with Bremerton Public Library on August 1, 1955.
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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
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783:Meyer, Elisha (January 16, 2024).
362:Kitsap Regional Library locations
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616:John Cotton Dana Award, 2014 2018
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