WCLS partners with state, county health departments to respond to opioid crisis

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Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) is partnering with the Washington State Department of Health to provide free naloxone kits to community members in need. The kits are available at WCLS’s 10 branch locations and the bookmobile. Supplies are limited but will be refilled periodically as long as WCLS can obtain additional doses.  “We are thrilled … Read more

Book Buzz: The Frozen River

Cover image from "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon  It’s winter 1789 in Hallowell, Maine. Midwife Martha Ballard is summoned to the town’s tavern to attend a patient. When she arrives, Martha is surprised to learn she’s been asked to examine a body found frozen in the icy Kennebec River earlier that morning. The dead man is Joshua … Read more

Book Buzz: The Storm We Made

Cover image of "The Storm We Made" by Vanessa Chan

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan In this evocative novel set in British-colonized Malaya, a chance encounter sets off a chain of events that irrevocably alters a family’s life. Housewife Cecily Alcantara is charmed by merchant Bingley Chan when the two meet at a party in 1934. The two grow closer, and eventually Chan … Read more

Ready Player One

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Ready Player One As popular as this book is, I still think it doesn’t get enough attention because of the movie (which was great… until I read the book). I’ve reread it at least 5 times now and it just gets better every time, the movie just overshadows so much of the characters development.