We are currently editing this special conversation with Deming community members Mike and Kim Finger. Check back to listen to the episode soon. Reading Recommendations Peace is Every Step by Thích Nhất Hạnh 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff How to Write One Song by Jeff Tweedy Good Poems by Garrison Keillor The Boys … Read more
Local, free of charge and endlessly entertaining, Whatcom County libraries are wide open for summer adventures, including Whatcom Grooves concerts, camps, and a Summer Reading challenge for all ages that begins at kickoff parties the week of June 22. Beyond events, the library system can also help you explore your own backyard this summer. Borrow trail guides or local history … Read more
APPROVED MINUTESLibrary Board of Trustees Special Meeting DATE Location This meeting was held in-person attendance at UPDATE_AS_NEEDED In Attendance Trustees: UPDATE_AS_NEEDED Matthew Santos, Chair; John Miller, Vice Chair; Danielle Gaughen, Secretary; Riley Sweeney and Jes Stugelmayer. Absent: None Staff: UPDATE_AS_NEEDED Christine Perkins, Executive Director; Michael Cox, Deputy Director; Jackie Saul, Director of Finance and Administration; … Read more
Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) has been selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in the fourth and final round of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with … Read more
Horse by Geraldine Brooks For an Australian who lives in Massachusetts, author Geraldine Brooks has a remarkable ability to chronicle the American South, as she did with her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “March.” “March” tells the story of “Little Women” from the point of view of the March girls’ father who joins the Union army … Read more
Birch Bay voters will decide if a new library will be built for their community in the Feb. 8, 2022, special election. If Proposition 2 passes, a Birch Bay Library Capital Facility Area (LCFA) will be established, allowing the LCFA board of directors to issue bonds to finance the construction of the library at 7968 … Read more