It circulates 6.9 million items annually, hosts seasonal youth story times, teen clubs, events for youth and adults, classes for skills development and technology, an active summer reading program, and connects with social media.

[4] The system served unincorporated areas of the county as well as towns and cities that annex or contract with PCLS.

When the system began in 1946, seven libraries served 55,000 people and offered 6,385 books from the Tacoma library, and the following milestones occurred throughout the system's history: Over its 75+ years, it has had five directors: Marion Cromwell, Carolyn Else, Neel Parikh, Georgia Lomax, and Gretchen Caserotti.

Defunct branches include: American Lake Gardens, Browns Point, Longmire, McNeil Island, National, and Wilkeson.

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