What Stalks Among Us

What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell

What Stalks Among Us A thriller about two best friends trapped in an impossibly giant corn maze, filled with corpses that look just like them. They quickly learn that they have explored – and died in – this maze many times before. If they can’t figure out what – or who – is hunting them, … Read more

The Dark Maidens

The Dark Maidens by Rikako Akiyoshi

The Dark Maidens After the president of the literature club at the prestigious St. Mary’s Academy for Girls dies on campus, the remaining club members meet and try to figure out how she died, and who killed her. Told in multiple perspectives, this murder mystery will have you questioning which, if any, of the narrators … Read more

Apply to serve on WCLS Board of Trustees

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Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) seeks a Whatcom County resident who loves libraries to fill a term on the WCLS Board of Trustees. This five-year term will expire Jan. 31, 2029. The application deadline is Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Library trustees’ responsibilities include:  Candidates should live in Whatcom County, outside the city limits of Bellingham. Those with … Read more

Order free at-home COVID-19 tests

https://special.usps.com/testkits As of September 25, 2023, residential households in the U.S. can order one set of #4 free at-home tests from USPS.com again. Here’s what you need to know about your order: Limit of one order per residential addressOne order includes #4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests (COVIDTests.gov has more details about at-home tests, including … Read more

WCLS presents Open Book: A Festival for Readers

Open Book: A Festival for Readers. Sunday November 5, noon to 5 p.m.

Readers and writers, rejoice! Whatcom County Library System presents Open Book: A Festival for Readers, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5 at the Ferndale Events Center, 5715 Barrett Road, Ferndale. The free event presented in partnership with Village Books and Paper Dreams and the Whatcom County Library Foundation celebrates readers, writers and bookish enthusiasm with author … Read more

Book Buzz: Teaching in the Rain: The Story of North Cascades Institute

Teaching in the Rain: The Story of North Cascades Institute by John C. Miles The North Cascades inspire dreamers. Count among them a group of five friends who, beginning in the early 1980s, turned a shared vision into the North Cascades Institute.  The nationally respected environmental education nonprofit organization marked its 35th anniversary in 2021. … Read more

Oct. 7 tree planting ceremony at Deming Library honors Summer Reading achievement

For Summer Reading 2023, Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) patrons read for the trees. Summer Reading activities added up to trees that will be planted in Whatcom County in partnership with Whatcom Million Trees Project (WMTP). Thanks to local readers and to funding from the Whatcom County Library Foundation, WCLS and WMTP will plant 500 … Read more

A Sense of Place: Audio

A Sense of Place: Audio

A Sense of Place: Audio There’s nothing like a strong sense of place to take a story to the next level. In these audiobooks, the setting is just as much a character as any of the people. Sink into one of these unique worlds for an absorbing listening experience.