Podcast

Stories from the Public Library Association Conference in Portland OR and we ask What Does Amy Think About Poetry for National Poetry Month.

We get a look behind the scenes at Whatcom READS with Emma Radosevich who interviewed author Michael Christie in Deming, Amy Jones who attended our author’s Mount Baker Theatre presentation and the author himself, Michael Christie backstage at the theatre before his presentation.  See videos of many of our Whatcom READS presentations at whatcomreads.org/videos

The first week of March is the culmination of a season of WhatcomREADS events as Greenwood author Michael Christie comes to town for 4 in-person and one live streaming event. We talk to Village Books owner and steward, Paul Hanson about the independent bookstore’s role in WhatcomREADS and we talk with our own graphic designer Amy Jones … Read more

WCLS Teen Services Coordinator Tamar Clarke talks about Whatcomics and A Forest of Words, our annual teen art and poetry publications. We are also joined by Sorrel Thoerner, a WCLS patron, high school student and artist who talks about why Whatcomics is important for teens. 

In this first episode of 2022, Rose Momsen and Neil discuss our streaming music service, Freegal and Ann McAllen, Chair of our Whatcom READS community-wide book club talks about this year’s book, Greenwood by Michael Christie and all the events surrounding the upcoming author visit. 

You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. And we couldn’t make our podcast without breaking out in laughter. As an end-of-year reward to our faithful listeners, we present some of our broken eggs. Here’s to many more omelettes in 2022! “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.Because if … Read more

Hopeful Book Recommendation

Interlibrary Loan Specialist Sarah Miller talks about how she borrows books from other libraries to loan to our patrons. And Marv Waschke, President of the WCLS Board of Trustees talks about everything from My Friend Flicka to Palaces for the People to social cohesion to what a hay mow is. Bellingham Herald video of Nooksack … Read more

WCLS Collection Development Librarian Mary Kinser returns to interview Blaine Library patron and supporter, Melanie May, who tells us all the ways the library has been an important part of her life and her family.  Also it’s time for part 2 of Executive Director Christine Perkins’ conversation with America’s Librarian, Nancy Pearl. Stories and book … Read more

WCLS Collection Development Librarian Mary Kinser interviews Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, author of Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town and The Smell of Other People’s Houses. And we welcome “America’s Librarian” Nancy Pearl, winner of the National Book Foundation’s 2021 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. Part one of this interview brings a surprise guest to chat … Read more