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DID YOU KNOW: Our interlibrary loan (ILL) service connects you to a world of books.  If you can’t find what you’re looking for in the Whatcom County Library System catalog, we will try to borrow it for you from another library. Simply fill out the form on wcls.org/can’t-find-it. We’ll do our best to track down the book and deliver it to your holds shelf.   AN ILL STORY  Scott Lambridis is a designer, an illustrator and a writer. He’s also a voracious reader. For the past decade, Lambridis has read at least … Read more

Whatcom County Library System’s summer calendar (June-August) is loaded with free events for families, teens, kids and kids at heart. Headline events include the library system’s popular Summer Reading program and Whatcom Grooves, a series of summer concerts.  See the full list of Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) summer programs, register for events and confirm … Read more

As part of its April 6-12 National Library Week celebrations, Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Golden Apple Educator Awards. The honorees are Natalia Burke, middle school librarian at Lynden Christian School; Tammy Immer, administrative assistant to the principal, Beach Elementary School, Ferndale School District; and Jordan … Read more

On March 28, the Whatcom County Library System’s (WCLS) Board of Trustees approved a library levy lid lift resolution for the Aug. 5, 2025, primary election ballot. If approved by a simple majority of voters, this resolution would “lift the lid” on the current levy rate for properties within the library system’s service boundary, which … Read more