Pierce County Library System

Pierce County Library System is a public library district serving communities across Pierce County, Washington. Voters established the Pierce County Rural Library District in 1944, and library service began in 1946. The system maintains 19 locations and an online library, with physical and digital collections, public computers, Wi-Fi and learning programs. Its service territory includes unincorporated areas and 15 annexed cities and towns, while reciprocal borrowing agreements extend access to neighboring systems. Property taxes provide its principal funding. A board of volunteer trustees appointed by the Pierce County executive oversees policy and financial responsibilities under Washington law.