By Michael Cox, WCLS deputy director A public library for Birch Bay – a decade-long dream of many residents – will soon become a reality. Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) staff are in the final planning stages for a 1,700-square-foot library within the existing structure of the former Vogt home at 7948 Birch Bay Drive … Read more
A Forest of Words webpageA Forest of Words Poetry Reading and Celebration, Friday May 10, 2024, at Ferndale Library Books by Robert LashleyPoetry Evening with Robert Lashley, Friday April 17, 2024, at Deming Library Books and Authors mentioned in this podcast Bands mentioned in this episode: The Bigfoot Poetry Festival
Whatcom County Library System issues the following Request for Qualifications: WCLS RFQ – Administrative Services (AS) Feasibility Study – 2024. Statements of Qualifications are due no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, May 3rd, 2024. Additional Addenda:
We feature an episode from the Young and Indigenous (YAI) Podcast from Children of the Setting Sun Productions. YAI hosts, Cyrus James and Wykeklyaa Curleybear talk with Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe about her book Red Paint and about life and everything else. Sasha’s powerful memoir, Red Paint, is the 2024 Whatcom READS selection. Hy‘shqe to our … Read more
Transcript Christine and Tamar stop by to tell us about the Digital Literacy webpage (https://www.wcls.org/digital-literacy/) they have created in cooperation with the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public through a grant from the National Science Foundation.
WCLS in Whatcom County presents Library Stories! Episode 41: WCLS Gift Guide for 2023 December 8, 2023 Return to Podcast Page Christine This podcast is produced on the ancestral homeland of the Nooksack and Lummi people. They have been its stewards since time immemorial, respecting the land, river and ocean with the understanding that everything … Read more
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.
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
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