View our 2023 activities and speakers

Open Book. A Festival for Readers

Thank you to all who made our first Open Book Festival a resounding success!
Mark your calendars for Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, to join us for Open Book Festival 2024.

Presented by Whatcom County Library System in partnership with Whatcom County Library Foundation and Village Books.

Photos from our 2023 Open Book Festival. Click on images to see larger versions.

United Way booth with cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton at Open Book Festival
The Center for the Book at Open Book Festival
WCLS staff dancing at silent disco booth at Open Book Festival
Phoebe Wahl at Open Book Festival
WCLS staff at Kanopy movie theater with popcorn at Open Book Festival
Thor Hanson speaking at Open Book Festival
Whatcom County Library Foundation table with kids playing trivia at Open Book Festival
Margaret Bikman talking with Arianne True at Open Book Festival
Golden Apple Award winners with Youth Services Staff at Open Book Festival

Want to be a sponsor or have a booth at Open Book 2024?
Contact claire.mcelroy@wcls.org

Listen to our two 2023 Open Book podcast episodes below

See last year’s activities and speakers