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Shame the Stars by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Shame the Stars by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

July 11, 2019June 27, 2019 by Neil McKay

Shame the Stars by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Set in Texas during the Mexican Revolution, this retelling of Romeo and Juliet combines star-crossed love with drama, suspense, and contemporary relevance.
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Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

PHONE, HOURS & LOCATIONS
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Blaine
610 3rd Street
Blaine, WA 98230

(360) 305-3637
Hours
Mon-Thurs 10:00 AM-8:00 PM
Fri 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

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Ride WTA Route 75 to the Blaine Library,
using the H St at 4th St stop.

More information can be found here.

Deming
5044 Mt. Baker Hwy
P.O. Box 357
Deming, WA 98244
(360) 592-2422
Hours
Mon-Thurs 10:00 AM-8:00 PM
Fri 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

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Ride WTA Route 72X to the Deming Library,
using the Deming Rd at Nooksack River Casino stop.
Everson
104 Kirsch Drive
P.O. Box 250
Everson, WA 98247
(360) 966-5100
Hours
Mon-Thurs 10:00 AM-8:00 PM
Fri 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

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Ride WTA Route 71X to the Everson Library
using the Main St at Kirsch Dr stop.

Ferndale
2125 Main Street
P.O. Box 1209
Ferndale, WA 98248
(360) 384-3647

Hours
Mon-Thurs 9:00 AM-8:00 PM
Fri 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Sun 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

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Ride WTA Route 27 to the Ferndale Library
using the 4th Ave at Main St stop.

Island
2144 South Nugent Road
Lummi Island, WA 98262
(360) 758-7145
Hours
Tues 1:00 PM-7:00 PM
Thurs 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Fri 10:00 AM-5:00 PM (July-Aug only)
Sat 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

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Ride WTA Route 50 to Island Library
using the Lummi Island Ferry stop. Then, ride the ferry to the island.

Lynden
216 4th Street
Lynden, WA 98264
(360) 354-4883
Hours
Mon-Thurs 9:00 AM-8:00 PM
Fri 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Sun 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

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Ride WTA Route 26 to the Lynden Library
using the Grover St at 4th St stop.

North Fork
7506 Kendall Road
Maple Falls, WA 98266
(360) 599-2020
Hours
Tues 10:00 AM-8:00 PM
Wed10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Thurs10:00 AM-8:00 PM
Fri 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

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Ride WTA Route 72X to the North Fork Library
using the Kendall Rd at Mt Baker Hwy stop.

NW Drive Library Express
5205 Northwest Drive
(holds pick-up and returns only)
Bellingham, WA 98226
(360) 305-3600

Hours
Daily: 6:00 AM-11:00 PM
Map
Ride WTA Route 27 to the Northwest Drive Library Express
using the Northwest Dr. at 5200 Block stop.
Point Roberts
1431 Gulf Road
P.O. Box 970
Point Roberts, WA 98281
(360) 945-6545
Hours
Tues 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Wed 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Fri 10:00 AM-5:00 PM (July-Aug only)
Sat 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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South Whatcom
10 Barn View Court
Sudden Valley, Gate 2
Bellingham, WA 98229
(360) 305-3632
Hours
Tues-Wed 10:00 AM-8:00 PM
Thurs-Fri 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

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Sumas
461 2nd Street
Sumas, WA 98295
(360) 988-2501
Hours
Mon 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Wed 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Map
Ride WTA Route 71X to the Sumas Library
using the Sumas Ave at Columbia S stop.

Bookmobile
Glenhaven: Mon-3:00 – 7:00 pm
Birch Bay: Wed-3:00 – 7:00 pm
Wickersham: Thurs-3:00 – 5:00 pm
Lake Samish: Thurs-5:30 – 7:00 pm
Sumas: Fri-10:00 am – 2:00 pm
360-305-3599

2023 Scheduled Library Closures

2023 Sunday, January 1 (Ferndale and Lynden)
Monday, January 2
Monday, January 16
Monday, February 20
Sunday, April 9
Monday, May 29
Monday, June 19 
Tuesday, July 4
Monday, September 4
Friday, November 10 (Admin. Services Offices)
Saturday, November 11
Thursday, November 23
Friday, November 24
Sunday, December 24
Monday, December 25
Tuesday, December 26 (Ferndale and Lynden)

Previously Dealt Cards

  • The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe
  • Jasmine Toguchi: Mochi Queen by Debbi Michiko Florence, Illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic
  • Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
  • 27 Magic Words by Sharelle Byars Moranville
  • A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
  • If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth
  • Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao
  • Grizzly Boy by Barbara Davis-Pyles
  • The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
  • Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  • Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
  • This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
  • There There by Tommy Orange
  • March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
  • The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez
  • All Around Us by Xelena Gonzalez
  • Separate is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
  • IQ by Joe Ide
  • Alan Cole Is Not a Coward by Eric Bell
  • Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
  • The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
  • Bull by David Elliott
  • Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
  • Their Great Gift by John Coy, Photographs by Wing Young Huie
  • The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs by America’s Test Kitchen
  • Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alamaddine
  • The Old Man by Sarah V., Illustrated by Claude K. Dubois
  • Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too) by Keith Negley
  • The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
  • What Can a Citizen Do by Dave Eggers, Illustrated by Shawn Harris
  • Stardust by Neil Gaiman
  • Pachinko by Min Jun Lee
  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
  • The Round House by Louse Erdrich
  • The Airport Book by Lisa Brown
  • Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
  • Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
  • The Goat by Anne Fleming
  • Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
  • The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore
  • #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Charleyboy
  • Designing Your Life By William Burnett
  • Holi Colors by Rina Singh
  • Cry, Heart, But Never Break by Glenn Ringtved, Illustrated by Charlotte Pardi
  • Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
  • Coach Wooden and Me by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
  • The Little Barbarian by Renato Moriconi
  • A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
  • Shame the Stars by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
  • Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman

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WCLS Land Acknowledgement:
WCLS buildings are on the ancestral homeland of the Nooksack and Lummi people. 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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