All locations of the Bellingham Public Library are expected to be open for business per usual schedules on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. The status of other activities is noted below: All children’s activities continuing as scheduled. Tax-Aide Tax Filing Assistance (AARP Tax-Aide Foundation) at Central Library: Expected to be provided as scheduled. Bellingham Reads Book Discussion … Read more

Whether you call it fake news, alternative facts or something else, pervasive misinformation and need for more careful examination and verification of information today is a hot topic. Despite the bright spotlight being shined on “information literacy” (a phrase coined in the 1970s), however, it is not a new area of discussion especially for libraries. … Read more

All library locations expected to be open for business as scheduled on Friday, February 10, 2017.

All locations of the Bellingham Public Library are expected to be open for business per usual schedules on Thursday, February 9 The status of other activities is noted below: All children’s activities continuing as scheduled. Healing with Homeopathy: Expected to be provided as scheduled. Tax-Aide Tax Filing Assistance (AARP Tax-Aide Foundation) at Central Library: Expected to … Read more

All locations of the Bellingham Public Library will close at 3:15 p.m. today, along with other City facilities as declared by Mayor Kelli Linville, due to inclement weather. We apologize for any inconvenience. Items that were due today will now be due on Saturday, February 11. Holds that were expiring today will now be held … Read more

All locations of the Bellingham Public Library are open today (Tuesday, February 7, 2017), with the Central Library closing early at 4 p.m. Items that were due today will now be due on Friday, February 10. Holds that were expiring today will now be held until Friday, February 10. Library-hosted children’s programs are underway as … Read more

The Bellingham Public Library is open today (Monday February 6, 2017) and will close at 5 p.m. Library-hosted children’s programs are underway as scheduled. We are checking in with organizers of the other scheduled activities held in our buildings. The status of these activities is noted below. We will update this list as we learn … Read more

Join us for a free, family-friendly event featuring music and sing-alongs, stories, crafts and more, planned for 6-8 p.m. Friday, January 20. The Central Library will stay open later than usual for this special Friday evening event. The library welcomes musicians Geof Morgan and special guests, sing-alongs with Helen and Richard Scholtz, music by PhDJ Spencer … Read more

Great news for our online users: We’ve improved the library’s website to help you discover and use all our library resources! The biggest change has already happened, and you’re viewing it now. Our fresh, new mobile-friendly design is coupled with more intuitive, easier-to-use navigation and improved search capabilities. It is more accessible and inviting for users … Read more

The Bellingham Public Library Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of Nancy Kerr to the position of Library Director for the Bellingham Public Library. She will begin January 4, 2017. Library Board of Trustees Chairman J. Gordon said Nancy Kerr is an energetic, enthusiastic professional library director with wide-ranging experiences at public libraries in … Read more