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Summer Reading 2022

Ep. 22 Summer Reading with Sarah Lavender

August 12, 2023May 27, 2022 by Neil McKay

Sarah Lavender talks about our Summer Reading plans and programs. And we get a handful of book recommendations from Sarah, Mary Vermillion and even your host, Neil! If you listen carefully, you can hear the birds singing. Summer is going to be really fun!

Summer Reading at WCLS

Explorations

Summer Programs

  • Summer Reading Kickoff events
  • Storytimes at the branches (in person)
  • Shakespeare Camps
  • Rainbow Reads
  • Rock Painting
  • Gnome Houses

Books Mentioned in this Episode

  • The Storyteller by Dave Grohl (audio version recommended)
  • Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
  • Northwest Know-how: Beaches by Rena Priest
  • Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
  • The books of Kazuo Ishiguro
  • The Lives and Times of archy and mehitabel
  • Krazy & Ignatz by George Herriman (illustrator)
  • The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
  • The Velveteen Rabbit on DVD narrated by Meryl Streep
  • Wise Child by Monica Furlong

Summer Reading Sponsors

  • Whatcom County Library Foundation
  • Friends of Whatcom County Libraries
  • WECU
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WCLS buildings are on the ancestral homeland of the Nooksack, Lummi and other Coast Salish peoples. They have been its stewards since time immemorial, respecting the land, river and ocean with the understanding that everything is connected, related and alive.  
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