All locations of the Bellingham Public Library will be closed on the following dates in 2009:
| Thusday | January 1 | New Year's Day |
| Monday | January 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| Monday | February 16 | Presidents' Day |
| Sunday | April 12 | Library Closed |
| Monday | May 25 | Memorial Day |
| Friday | July 3 | Independence Day |
| Saturday | July 4 | Independence Day |
| Monday | September 7 | Labor Day |
| Wednesday | November 11 | Veterans' Day |
| Thursday | November 26 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| Friday | November 27 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| Thursday | December 24 | Christmas Holiday |
| Friday | December 25 | Christmas Holiday |
| Thursday | December 31 | New Year's Eve - close at 5 p.m. |