Bellevue Friends of the Library

Shakespeare Series: The Winter’s Tale (Session 5 of 6)
2024-10-27 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Join us as we continue our discussion of The Winter’s Tale.
The Winter’s Tale is sometimes called a ‘problem play’ and sometimes called a ‘comedy’ or a ‘pastoral romance’; it is a beautiful, strange, tragic, whimsical play and one that defies easy description.
Join Shakespeare fangirl, scholar and theatre maker Leah Adcock-Starr for a close reading of the play. She will provide a thorough examination of the play’s challenging and compelling characters. Explore the play’s big themes: jealousy, friendship, love, redemption and grace.
Whether you are new to Shakespeare or a long-time lover of the Bard, these sessions are for you!
Bring a copy of the play and follow along. Please register on the KCLS events page if you would like to receive reminders. Walk-ins welcome.
Sponsored by the Bellevue Friends of the Library.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event.

Shakespeare Series: The Winter’s Tale (Session 4 of 6)
2024-10-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States

Bellevue Library Book Group: The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial by David Lipsky
2024-10-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
All are welcome to join the in-person discussion of The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial by David Lipsky on Wednesday, October 16th from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm in Room 1 at the Bellevue Library.
Registration is recommended but not required. Register at the KCLS event page for the October discussion. Please email Kathy Key at KCLS if any questions.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event.
The Bellevue Library Book Group, sponsored by Bellevue Friends of the Library, meets at 11:00 am the third Wednesday of every month except July and August. See details including titles, dates and registration info for upcoming gatherings of the Bellevue Library Book Group.

Shakespeare Series: The Winter’s Tale (Session 3 of 6)
2024-10-13 12:00 - 14:00 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States

Shakespeare Series: The Winter’s Tale (Session 2 of 6)
2024-10-06 12:00 - 14:00 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States

Shakespeare Series: The Winter's Tale (Session 1 of 6)
2024-09-29 12:00 - 14:00 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Join us as we kick off the six-part series on The Winter’s Tale.
The Winter’s Tale is sometimes called a ‘problem play’ and sometimes called a ‘comedy’ or a ‘pastoral romance’; it is a beautiful, strange, tragic, whimsical play and one that defies easy description.
Join Shakespeare fangirl, scholar and theatre maker Leah Adcock-Starr for a close reading of the play. She will provide a thorough examination of the play’s challenging and compelling characters. Explore the play’s big themes: jealousy, friendship, love, redemption and grace.
Whether you are new to Shakespeare or a long-time lover of the Bard, these sessions are for you!
Bring a copy of the play and follow along. Please register on the KCLS events page if you would like to receive reminders. Walk-ins welcome.
Sponsored by the Bellevue Friends of the Library.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event.

Friends Day 2024
2024-09-28 09:00 - 12:30 | KCLS Service Center, 960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah, WA, 98027
Join Bellevue Friends of the Library members and members of other KCLS Friends groups at KCLS Friends Day 2024. Held at the KCLS Service Center in Issaquah on September 28, 2024 from 9:00 am until 12:30 pm.

Bellevue Library Book Group: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
2024-09-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
All are welcome to join the in-person discussion of

ONLINE: Bellevue Library Book Group: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
2024-06-19 11:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE – see details, WA, United States
All are welcome to join the online discussion via Zoom of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro on Wednesday, June 19th from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm.

If you would like to participate, please register at the KCLS event page for the June discussion. You will be emailed a link no later than two hours before the program start time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder, or email Jill Kreis at KCLS.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.
The Bellevue Library Book Group, sponsored by Bellevue Friends of the Library, meets at 11:00 am the third Wednesday of every month except July and August. See details including titles and dates for upcoming gatherings of the Bellevue Library Book Group.

ONLINE: Bellevue Library Book Group: These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
2024-05-15 11:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE – see details, WA, United States
All are welcome to join the online discussion via Zoom of These Precious Days by Ann Patchett on Wednesday, May 15th from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm.

If you would like to participate, please register at the KCLS event page for the May discussion. You will be emailed a link no later than two hours before the program start time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder, or email Jill Kreis at KCLS.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.
The Bellevue Library Book Group, sponsored by Bellevue Friends of the Library, meets at 11:00 am the third Wednesday of every month except July and August. See details including titles and dates for upcoming gatherings of the Bellevue Library Book Group.

ONLINE: Bellevue Library Book Group: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
2024-04-17 11:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE – see details, WA, United States
All are welcome to join the online discussion via Zoom of The Sentence by Louise Erdrich on Wednesday, April 17th from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm.

If you would like to participate, please register at the KCLS event page for the April discussion. You will be emailed a link no later than two hours before the program start time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder, or email Jill Kreis at KCLS.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.
The Bellevue Library Book Group, sponsored by Bellevue Friends of the Library, meets at 11:00 am the third Wednesday of every month except July and August. See details including titles and dates for upcoming gatherings of the Bellevue Library Book Group.

Shakespeare Series: Othello (Session 6 of 6)
2024-04-05 10:30 - 12:30 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Delve into the text and contexts of William Shakespeare’s intimate and epic tragedy, Othello. Investigate the language, story, characters, themes and contexts of Shakespeare’s devastating and dynamic story of passionate love, desperate jealousy, illusive honesty, and the differences that bind and divide us.
Theatre director and Shakespeare scholar, Leah Adcock-Starr will lead the discussion and share her insights.
Bring a copy of the play and follow along every Friday from 10:30 until 12:30 between March 1 and April 5.
Please register at the KCLS.org event page for this session.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.

Shakespeare Series: Othello (Session 5 of 6)
2024-03-29 10:30 - 12:30 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Delve into the text and contexts of William Shakespeare’s intimate and epic tragedy, Othello. Investigate the language, story, characters, themes and contexts of Shakespeare’s devastating and dynamic story of passionate love, desperate jealousy, illusive honesty, and the differences that bind and divide us.
Theatre director and Shakespeare scholar, Leah Adcock-Starr will lead the discussion and share her insights.
Bring a copy of the play and follow along every Friday from 10:30 until 12:30 between March 1 and April 5.
Please register at the KCLS.org event page for this session and remaining sessions.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.

Shakespeare Series: Othello (Session 4 of 6)
2024-03-22 10:30 - 12:30 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States

ONLINE: BELLEVUE LIBRARY BOOK GROUP: Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan
2024-03-20 11:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE – see details, WA, United States
All are welcome to join the online discussion via Zoom of Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan on Wednesday, March 20th from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm.
If you would like to participate, please register at the KCLS event page for the March discussion. You will be emailed a link no later than two hours before the program start time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder, or email Jill Kreis at KCLS.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.
The Bellevue Library Book Group, sponsored by Bellevue Friends of the Library, meets at 11:00 am the third Wednesday of every month except July and August. See details including titles and dates for upcoming gatherings of the Bellevue Library Book Group.

Shakespeare Series: Othello (Session 3 of 6)
2024-03-15 10:30 - 12:30 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States

ONLINE: Bellevue Library Book Group: The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
2024-02-21 11:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE – see details, WA, United States
All are welcome to join the online discussion via Zoom of The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline on Wednesday, February 21 from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm.

If you would like to participate, please register at the KCLS event page for the February discussion. You will be emailed a link no later than two hours before the program start time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder, or email Jill Kreis at KCLS.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.
The Bellevue Library Book Group, sponsored by Bellevue Friends of the Library, meets at 11:00 am the third Wednesday of every month except July and August. See details including titles and dates for upcoming gatherings of the Bellevue Library Book Group.

ONLINE: Bellevue Library Book Group: Becoming by Michelle Obama
2024-01-17 11:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE – see details, WA, United States
All are welcome to join the online discussion via Zoom of Becoming by Michelle Obama on Wednesday, January 17 from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm.

If you would like to participate, please register at the KCLS event page for the January discussion. You will be emailed a link no later than two hours before the program start time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder, or email Jill Kreis at KCLS.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.
The Bellevue Library Book Group, sponsored by Bellevue Friends of the Library, meets at 11:00 am the third Wednesday of every month except July and August. See details including titles and dates for upcoming gatherings of the Bellevue Library Book Group.

ONLINE: Bellevue Library Book Group: The Final Case by David Guterson
2023-12-20 11:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE – see details, WA, United States
All are welcome to join the online discussion via Zoom of The Final Case by David Guterson on Wednesday, December 20 from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm.
If you would like to participate, please register at the KCLS event page for the December discussion. You will be emailed a link no later than two hours before the program start time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder, or email Jill Kreis at KCLS.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.
The Bellevue Library Book Group, sponsored by Bellevue Friends of the Library, meets at 11:00 am the third Wednesday of every month except July and August. See details including titles and dates for upcoming gatherings of the Bellevue Library Book Group.

Performance: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
2023-12-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Get in the holiday spirit! Join us for a lively, entertaining performance of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens performed by the Off Road Shakespeare Company. This performance includes includes actors, puppets and carols.

ONLINE: Bellevue Library Book Group: My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
2023-11-15 11:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE – see details, WA, United States
All are welcome to join the online discussion via Zoom of My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith on Wednesday, November 15 from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm.
If you would like to participate, please register at the KCLS event page for the November discussion. You will be emailed a link no later than two hours before the program start time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder, or email Jill Kreis at KCLS.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.
The Bellevue Library Book Group, sponsored by Bellevue Friends of the Library, meets at 11:00 am the third Wednesday of every month except July and August. See details including titles and dates for upcoming gatherings of the Bellevue Library Book Group.

Holiday Sale: November 3rd and 4th
2023-11-04 11:30 - 16:30, 2023-11-03 10:30 - 16:30 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Get a jump start on your holiday shopping! This year, the Holiday Sale will be held November 3rd from 10:30am until 4:30pm and November 4th from 11:30am until 4:30pm in Room 1 of the Bellevue Library. We will have lots of books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles, sheet music, world language books, rare and collectible books, games and more. So mark your calendars, come on in November 3rd or 4th, and get shopping!

Shakespeare Series: King Lear (Week 6)
2023-10-27 10:30 - 12:30 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Join us as we conclude our exploration of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, in Room 1 at the Bellevue Library from 10:30-12:30. Theatre director and Shakespeare scholar, Leah Adcock-Starr, will facilitate the discussion and share her insights. Bring a copy of the play and follow along.
This Shakespeare series will be offered as an in-person only event at the Bellevue Library. Please register for the six-week series on KCLS.org. (Walk-ins welcome as space allows.) Contact the Bellevue Library if you need assistance.
Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event.
This series on King Lear is being funded by a donation to the Bellevue Friends of the Library by the estate of Arthur Morrill. Art loved Shakespeare and he loved the opportunity to keep on learning after his retirement. The Bellevue Friends of the Library are grateful for the generosity of his estate.

Shakespeare Series: King Lear (Week 5)
2023-10-20 10:30 - 12:30 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Join us for week 5 as we continue to explore William Shakespeare’s King Lear, every Friday from September 22 through October 27 in Room 1 at the Bellevue Library from 10:30-12:30. Theatre director and Shakespeare scholar, Leah Adcock-Starr, will facilitate the discussion and share her insights. Bring a copy of the play and follow along.
This Shakespeare series will be offered as an in-person only event at the Bellevue Library. Please register for the six-week series on KCLS.org. (Walk-ins welcome as space allows.) Contact the Bellevue Library if you need assistance.
Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event.
This series on King Lear is being funded by a donation to the Bellevue Friends of the Library by the estate of Arthur Morrill. Art loved Shakespeare and he loved the opportunity to keep on learning after his retirement. The Bellevue Friends of the Library are grateful for the generosity of his estate.

ONLINE: BELLEVUE LIBRARY BOOK GROUP: Middlemarch by George Eliot
2023-10-18 11:00 - 12:30 | ONLINE – see details, WA, United States
All are welcome to join the online discussion via Zoom of Middlemarch by George Eliot on Wednesday, October 18 from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm.
If you would like to participate, please register at the KCLS event page for the October discussion. You will be emailed a link no later than two hours before the program start time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder, or email Jill Kreis at KCLS.
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.
The Bellevue Library Book Group, sponsored by Bellevue Friends of the Library, meets at 11:00 am the third Wednesday of every month except July and August. See details including titles and dates for upcoming gatherings of the Bellevue Library Book Group.

Shakespeare Series: King Lear (Week 4)
2023-10-13 10:30 - 12:30 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Join us for week 4 as we continue to explore William Shakespeare’s King Lear, every Friday from September 22 through October 27 in Room 1 at the Bellevue Library from 10:30-12:30. Theatre director and Shakespeare scholar, Leah Adcock-Starr, will facilitate the discussion and share her insights. Bring a copy of the play and follow along.
This Shakespeare series will be offered as an in-person only event at the Bellevue Library. Please register for the six-week series on KCLS.org. (Walk-ins welcome as space allows.) Contact the Bellevue Library if you need assistance.
Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event.
This series on King Lear is being funded by a donation to the Bellevue Friends of the Library by the estate of Arthur Morrill. Art loved Shakespeare and he loved the opportunity to keep on learning after his retirement. The Bellevue Friends of the Library are grateful for the generosity of his estate.

Shakespeare Series: King Lear (Week 3)
2023-10-06 10:30 - 12:30 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Join us for week 3 as we continue to explore William Shakespeare’s King Lear, every Friday from September 22 through October 27 in Room 1 at the Bellevue Library from 10:30-12:30. Theatre director and Shakespeare scholar, Leah Adcock-Starr, will facilitate the discussion and share her insights. Bring a copy of the play and follow along.
This Shakespeare series will be offered as an in-person only event at the Bellevue Library. Please register for the six-week series on KCLS.org. (Walk-ins welcome as space allows.) Contact the Bellevue Library if you need assistance.
Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event.
This series on King Lear is being funded by a donation to the Bellevue Friends of the Library by the estate of Arthur Morrill. Art loved Shakespeare and he loved the opportunity to keep on learning after his retirement. The Bellevue Friends of the Library are grateful for the generosity of his estate.

Shakespeare Series: King Lear (Week 2)
2023-09-29 10:30 - 12:30 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Join us for week 2 as we explore William Shakespeare’s King Lear, every Friday from September 22 through October 27 in Room 1 at the Bellevue Library from 10:30-12:30. Theatre director and Shakespeare scholar, Leah Adcock-Starr, will facilitate the discussion and share her insights. Bring a copy of the play and follow along.
This Shakespeare series will be offered as an in-person only event at the Bellevue Library. Please register for the six-week series on KCLS.org. (Walk-ins welcome as space allows.) Contact the Bellevue Library if you need assistance.
Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event.
This series on King Lear is being funded by a donation to the Bellevue Friends of the Library by the estate of Arthur Morrill. Art loved Shakespeare and he loved the opportunity to keep on learning after his retirement. The Bellevue Friends of the Library are grateful for the generosity of his estate.

Shakespeare Series: King Lear (Week 1)
2023-09-22 10:30 - 12:30 | Bellevue Library, Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
The Shakespeare Series is back! Join us as we explore William Shakespeare’s King Lear, every Friday from September 22 through October 27 in Room 1 at the Bellevue Library from 10:30-12:30. Theatre director and Shakespeare scholar, Leah Adcock-Starr, will facilitate the discussion and share her insights. Bring a copy of the play and follow along.
This Shakespeare series will be offered as an in-person only event at the Bellevue Library. Please register for the six-week series on KCLS.org. (Walk-ins welcome as space allows.) Contact the Bellevue Library if you need assistance.
Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event.
This series on King Lear is being funded by a donation to the Bellevue Friends of the Library by the estate of Arthur Morrill. Art loved Shakespeare and he loved the opportunity to keep on learning after his retirement. The Bellevue Friends of the Library are grateful for the generosity of his estate.
