Friends of the Bothell Library

10/14/2026

10/11/2026

Parents, looking for some extra academic support for your child?

The Bothell Library offers free drop-in tutoring every Wednesday!

From math to science and beyond, our dedicated tutors are here to help your student succeed. There’s no need to sign up—just come by with homework in hand.

Wednesdays, 5 PM - 7 PM at the Bothell Library

Let’s make homework time easier for your family! 💡

10/10/2026

Registration is open for Glorydays, an epic tabletop roleplaying game. This October session is just for middle schoolers!*

https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?q=Glorydays

Think Dungeons & Dragons, but with a twist. In this game, you and your friends will take on the roles of shapeshifting aliens solving problems, working together, and trying to survive middle school. You will team up with other players to tell wild stories, solve mysteries, and roll dice to overcome obstacles.

Made possible through a City of Bothell Creative Arts Grant.

*Too old for this one? Join us November 7th!

10/10/2026

This , we're also celebrating National Voter Education Week! Voters count on America’s Libraries to prepare for elections and get . Learn more and find resources for your library: ala.org/readervoterready

10/09/2026

10/07/2026

Thank you to all the volunteers that came out to help set up and run our sale! We couldn’t do it without you!

10/06/2026

This year’s Banned Books Week coincides with ALA’s official 150th anniversary. To mark the occasion, ALA has released a list of the 150 most challenged books documented from 1990, when ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom began tracking book challenges, through 2025.

The full list of the 150 most challenged books - those that have been targeted for restriction or removal in libraries and schools - spans contemporary titles such as "Gender Q***r: A Memoir" by Maia Kobabe and literary classics such as "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee and "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck.

“Every book on this list is a reminder that readers have the right to explore ideas and decide for themselves what to read,” said ALA President Maria McCauley. “For 150 years, ALA has worked alongside library workers to keep that choice open to everyone. We ask for support for our libraries so the next generation has that same freedom.”

See the full list at ala150.org/150books.

10/05/2026

Let books be.

Today kicks off , an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in the number of attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar?

Today, libraries continue to face record numbers of challenges to the books on their shelves. And contrary to common narratives suggesting that concerned parents are driving these challenges, data from ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom suggests otherwise – 92% of these challenges came from pressure groups and government officials in 2025.

For this year's Banned Books Week, we remind our communities that a handful of people running organized censorship campaigns should not be allowed to dictate what the rest of us can read, and that the joy and creativity of reading is not only an act of resistance, but a freedom that must be protected.

Find ways to get involved and spread the word, censorship data, and events throughout the week at https://bit.ly/4yvixbB.