Host Feliks Banel visits Maple Valley, where beloved Children's Librarian Sharon Chastain tells us how she and Scott Mitchell, Dean of Students at Shadow Lake Elementary School, bring school and community together at their popular annual event called Family Library Night. We also hear how Sharon and KCLS have been connecting year-round with young readers and their families for decades, and the secret to keeping libraries relevant in the 21st century.

<p>Host Feliks Banel visits Maple Valley, where beloved Children's Librarian Sharon Chastain tells us how she and Scott Mitchell, Dean of Students at Shadow Lake Elementary School, bring school and community together at their popular annual event called Family Library Night. We also hear how Sharon and KCLS have been connecting year-round with young readers and their families for decades, and the secret to keeping libraries relevant in the 21st century.</p>

People, Places and Stories is a monthly podcast from the King County Library System. Each episode takes you to a different KCLS community and tells the inspiring stories of people working to make meaningful neighborhood connections.

KCLS operates 48 libraries in WA state and is the top digital-circulating library in the US with nearly 5 million downloads of digital content annually.

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