My Heart
My Heart What happens when you let Light flow into your heart? Will love pour out? A beautifully illustrated and warm picture book. Pairs perfectly with a rainy day and a hot drink.
Friday Night Wrestlefest
Friday Night Wrestlefest It’s Friday Night and time to WRESTLE! Who will win – the Tag Team Twins or Dangerous Dad-O? Be forewarned: This book might make Wrestlefest a weekly event in your home. Proceed with caution!
Book Buzz: Paved Paradise
Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar Why are so many places expensive, unsafe, and unwalkable? In Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, journalist Henry Grabar argues that in most American towns, the answer is parking. In chapters that read like podcast episodes (think 99% Invisible or Planet Money), this book … Read more
Still Life with Bones
Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains by Alexa Hagerty In this unique memoir, anthropologist Alexa Hagerty brings us behind the scenes of her time working with globally renowned forensic anthropology teams in Guatemala and Argentina. Together, they exhume and identify bodies from the mass graves left behind by dictatorial violence. Decades later, … Read more
Book Buzz: Love & Saffron
Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love by Kim Fay Love & Saffron is a heartfelt epistolatory novel of long-distance friendship. Through beautifully crafted letter exchanges, Kim Fay develops a story of historical fiction in compelling and delightful ways, spanning an evolving 1960s America. The story begins when aspiring writer Joan sends a … Read more
A Conversation on Language with George Adams and Joshua Olsen
Saturday, March 9, 2024, 3:00 p.m. Everson Library 104 Kirsch Drive Everson, WA 98247 Join us for a discussion between a Nooksack tribal elder and his apprentice as they talk about their individual journeys to becoming preservers of the Nooksack Language, Lhéchalosem.
Janet Yoder presents Where the Language Lives: Vi Hilbert and the Gift of Lushootseed at the Nooksack Community Building
Saturday, March 2, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Nooksack Community Building Mí sq’ eq’ ó 2515 Sulwhanon Dr, Everson (map) Join us at Mí sq’ eq’ ó, the Nooksack Tribal Community Building for a special appearance by Janet Yoder where she will present her book, Where the Language Lives: Vi Hilbert and the Gift of Lushootseed. Nominated for … Read more
Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe
See Dates below. Register at https://wcls.libcal.com/event/11456196 This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email. Las familias o adultos al cuidado de niños pequeños disfrutarán una gran variedad de historias, canciones, rimas, y actividades corporales mientras desarrollan habilidades que preparan a los niños para la lectura en inglés y español. Families … Read more
Время рассказов на трех языках и Час Общения / Час iсторiй на трьох мовах і Година Спілкування / Trilingual Storytime and Social Hour
Thursday, February 15, 2024, Thursday, March 21, 2024, Thursday, April 18, 2024 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. North Fork Library 7506 Kendall Road Maple Falls, WA 98266 Для семей с маленькими детьми: истории, песни, стихи и игры для развития чтения на английском, русском, украинском. После, всех приглашаєм на чай и общение. Для сiмей з маленькими дiтьми … Read more
Historical Fiction from Black Authors
Historical Fiction from Black Authors Full of interesting settings and characters, these works of historical fiction from Black authors transport readers to the past for an immersive reading experience.