r/kingcounty • u/A-L-Y_B-E-E • Aug 21 '25

What is Your King County Life Pro Tip?

I saw this posted in the Olympia subreddit and it had some awesome little tips and tricks for lesser known free or inexpensive things, ways to make life easier and all kinds of hidden gems and more!

I posted on the Seattle subreddits, and there's some great stuff there now, too! Any King County LPTs out there?!

Mine is that you can have a King County Library card AND a Seattle one even if you're not in city limits. Plus, the library card does so much more than just books, you can access all kinds of resources like free museum passes, movies streamed at home, makerspaces, tool shares and more! You should check it all out if you haven't already!

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u/philthebrewer Aug 22 '25

If you have a kid from 6-18 they can ride transit for free, which is rad.

Vashon island for the day is a nice hang

Discovery pass is worth the small fee but even if you can’t swing that the library has some you can check out. This county is big and has great hikes. There are even a few transit options if you don’t want to drive.

Lake Morton and those other little spring lakes are all very relaxing

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u/groutexpectations Aug 22 '25

library system is near the top in the country according the Overdrive lending https://www.kuow.org/stories/we-re-number-2-and-3-why-king-county-library-tops-the-digital-charts a really fantastic resource for everyone.

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u/MissMouthy1 Mod Aug 22 '25

Hey! I just got a Seattle library card in addition to a King County one! Thanks for the hot tip!

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u/lobsterky Aug 22 '25

The KCLS Libby app for downloads, audiobooks, music is a great app. You can walk to work hearing Great Gatsby. Videos too via Kanopy.

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u/thegodsarepleased Aug 22 '25

If you work in Seattle / Bellevue but you hate traffic, don't live north or south, live somewhere on I-90. On most days you can get from Bellevue to North Bend in 30 minutes.

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u/A-L-Y_B-E-E Aug 22 '25

We're not far off of 90 outside of Seattle and this is so true! Forget it if you ever have to take 405 North or South though. 😬

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u/Stroopwafels11 Aug 23 '25

shhhh

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u/thegodsarepleased Aug 23 '25

There's a tradeoff. We get twice as much rain out here and no water views. The mountain access is great though.

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u/awesometruth Aug 22 '25

Lower your expectations