Book Buzz: Under the Wave at Waimea

Under the Wave at Waimea by Paul Theroux Known primarily as a travel writer, Paul Theroux’s latest novel definitely incorporates his skill for deeply observing and writing about different locales. Reading Under the Wave at Waimea felt, at times, as if I’d been transported to Hawaii, complete with the sound of the surf and warm sand beaches, … Read more

WCLS wins prestigious library marketing award

Photo of WCLS Community Relations team

The Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) is one of eight winners of the 2021 John Cotton Dana Award, which honors outstanding library public relations campaigns. Managed by the American Library Association, the prestigious professional honor includes a $10,000 grant from the H.W. Wilson Foundation. WCLS won for its 2020 Library Card Sign-Up Month campaign, a … Read more

Let’s Practice: July 26 – 30

THIS WEEK’S THEME: FEELINGS Monday: Let’s Practice Talking Talk about different emotions. What makes you sad? What makes you happy? What makes you angry? And how do you deal with each of those emotions? Tuesday: Let’s Practice Singing “If you’re happy and you know it.” Add verses for other emotions.   Wednesday: Let’s Practice Reading Read … Read more

Let’s Practice: July 19 – 23

THIS WEEK’S THEME: SPACE Monday: Let’s Practice Talking If you could go anywhere in the world or the universe, where would you go? Is it a real place or an imaginary place?  Tuesday: Let’s Practice Singing Sing “Earth Turns Around” or “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”  What other songs do you know about space? Wednesday: Let’s Practice … Read more

Book Buzz: The Exiles

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline Scorching summer days call for some escape reading—engrossing books that transport you to another time and place so you can ignore the heat at home. Christina Baker Kline’s latest novel, The Exiles, does just that, sailing from 1840s London to Van Diemen’s Land, a penal colony in what is now … Read more

Let’s Practice: July 12 – 16, 2021

THIS WEEK’S THEME: OCEAN Monday: Let’s Practice Talking Talk about your favorite ocean animal. What is it called? What does it look like? Is it slippery? Slimy? What color is it?  Tuesday: Let’s Practice Singing Sing “Slippery Fish” or “Down By the Bay”  What other songs do you know about the Ocean? Wednesday: Let’s Practice … Read more

Let’s Practice: July 5 – 9, 2021

THIS WEEK’S THEME: GROWING Monday: Let’s Practice Talking Talk about how things grow. What grows? people? Trees? Animals? Tuesday: Let’s Practice Singing Sing “Mr Sun” or “Plant a Little Seed” What other songs do you know about growing? Wednesday: Let’s Practice Reading Read a book about plants and how they grow or babies (animal or … Read more

eRead of the Month: The Vanishing Half

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Start off your holiday weekend with a bang by picking up our July eRead of the Month, THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett. In this book, we meet Desiree and Stella, identical twins whose lives take very different paths. This is a story about identity, belonging, and family – … Read more