Mark your calendars for Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, to join us for Open Book Festival 2024.
Generously sponsored by the Whatcom County Library Foundation
and enthusiastically presented by Whatcom County Library System and Village Books.
MAIN STAGE
Author
Janie Chang
Storyteller
Brian Flowers
Poet/Author
Robert Lashley
Golden Apple Award
for Educators
BOOKISH EXPERIENCES
- Storytelling with Brian Flowers
- Lightning book talks with local authors
- Experience music and films from our streaming collections
- Discover how to gather and digitize your family stories and artifacts
- Find out more about our digital resources
- Check out American Girl Dolls, ukuleles, board games and puzzles from our Library of Things
- Try your hand at letterpress printing courtesy of Bison Bookbinding
- Visit the Book Hospital where we repair damaged books
- Be a Library Ally and learn about what WCLS is doing to prevent censorship and protect our values
- Step inside the Bookmobile and see how we serve patrons on the road.
And so much more!
MAINSTAGE AUTHOR: JANIE CHANG
Janie Chang is a Canadian bestselling author of historical fiction. Inspired by family stories and tales of ancestors who encountered dragons, ghosts and immortals, her novels include: The Porcelain Moon, The Library of Legends, Dragon Springs Road, Three Souls and The Phoenix Crown (co-authored with Kate Quinn).
Janie will present “Inspiration, Research and Serendipity” with a special focus on her bestselling book The Library of Legends.
MORE BOOKS BY JANIE CHANG
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Ferndale Events Center
5715 Barrett Rd, Ferndale, WA 98248
Take exit 262 from I-5 South
Turn west onto W. Axton Road/Main St away from town
Turn left (north) onto Barrett Road
Turn left at “Event Center” sign
Destination is at west end of parking lot
Photos from our 2023 Open Book Festival. Click on images to see larger versions.
Listen to our two 2023 Open Book podcast episodes below