# KCLS

> Books

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id746221889](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id746221889)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id746221889`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** King County Library System
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (16 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.24.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2013-11-14
- **Size:** 22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kcls/id746221889)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/info/privacy](https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/info/privacy)

## Description

Save time by managing your King County Library System (KCLS) account on your mobile device. The KCLS app makes it easy to discover and rate titles, place holds, renew items, and find library locations.
 
Features:
• Find items in our collection, using filters to zero-in on what you’re looking for
• Browse bestsellers, new arrivals, and recent reader reviews
• Check title availability and map locations where titles are available now
• Place, suspend, activate, and cancel holds
• Renew items
• Rate and save titles to Shelves
• Find library hours and get directions to the nearest location

## Rankings

- #290,789 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise easy login, a clean UI, and convenient holds/renewals, with many calling it the best library app they've used. But reliability is a recurring problem: glitches, slow performance after updates, and blank shelves. Major pain points include no in-app notifications for holds or due dates, unreliable search (misspellings, filtering, author searches), and UX changes that confuse users. Some features are missing or awkward (audiobooks with Apple Music, in-app reviews/author links). Overall, there are clear improvements, but stability and feature completeness still lag behind user needs.

### Pros

- Easy login process and clean, user-friendly UI.
- Convenient management of holds, renewals, and shelf checks.
- Accessible and easy to read/navigate content when the app works.
- Some users rate it as the best library app they've used, indicating strong satisfaction when functioning.
- Good for accessing ebooks and reading on the go.

### Cons

- Frequent glitches, slow performance, timeouts, and blank shelves.
- No in-app notifications for holds or due dates (relying on email instead).
- Unreliable search: misspellings not corrected, limited filtering, poor author/title search.
- UX updates that made the app confusing and slower after updates.
- Missing or awkward features (e.g., audiobook access with Apple Music, in-app reviews/author links).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id746221889)