Trying to reserve a meeting room online? Searching for the next storytime? Need help with a research project and can’t find what you need? Great news for our online users: We’re improving the library’s website to help patrons discover and use these library resources and many, many others! We’ll be making changes to www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org in … Read more
Library Director Pam Kiesner announced today she will retire from her position as head of the Bellingham Public Library at the end of 2016.
The Bellingham Public Library Board of Trustees seeks candidates to fill an upcoming vacancy on the board. The position will be vacant beginning in January, 2017.
School’s back in session, and thousands of young readers returned to the classroom ready to learn, thanks to local library Summer Reading programs.
A library is not just a building that holds books (though, true, that can be magical!). It is a space that serves and advances the community.
Library users planning to visit the Central Library on Friday, July 8 or Saturday, July 9 are advised that parking on the streets immediately surrounding the library will not be available due to street closures for the annual Relay for Life of Whatcom County.
Libraries can be places of comfort and support during sad and challenging times, and serve as powerful forces for change by promoting equity, diversity and inclusion.
The Bellingham Public Library will begin new hours of operation at the Fairhaven and Barkley branch libraries on June 4, 2016. Both branches will now be open all day on Saturdays.
By Pamela Nyberg Kiesner, Bellingham Public Library Libraries are in the midst of a renaissance, fueled by rapid advances in technology and changes in the communities we serve. No longer just places for books and reference help, we offer free services that transform lives. We support digital literacy and lifelong learning, contributing to education, employment, … Read more
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of “tax season”? You may not think of celebrating, but we do!
How are you progressing on your Summer Reading activity card? If you`ve got gaps, we`ve got ideas! Here are staff recommendations in a variety of categories to help complete your five squares!
"Recommendations" Square (any of the books in this post could fill this square!)
Miranda, Library Events Coordinator holds up "Circe" by Madeline Miller. “This book came highly recommended by members of my book club. It`s a fantastic summer read! I was fascinated by Greek and Roman mythology in my youth, and this book pulled me right in. It felt like I already knew the characters! And as you might imagine, this book provides them with dimension and personality that my old copy of D`Aulaire`s left out.”
"Outside of the U.S." Square
Karen, Public Services Clerk offers "Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl" by Mary Mycio. “The exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear plant is 1,600 square miles, once given up for dead. This book about it includes plenty of chemistry and physics, as expected, but it`s also a story about the resurgence of wild things in a very strange place. Lynx, wolves, elk, red deer, golden eagles and countless other plants and animals have been flourishing there, in spite of the radiation.”
"Cozy Reads" Square (this one also works for the Audiobook square!)
Lorena, Public Services Clerk, wants us to curl up with "Psalm for the Wild Built" by Becky Chambers. “It does not get any cozier than this book. Everyone and everything in this story is so soft and caring. Even the world itself is soft and kind, built around taking care of everyone and the environment. It’s about taking time to rest, finding fulfillment, and being kind to yourself. It`s SO cozy!”
"Audiobook" Square (this one could fill a number of squares on the Teen Summer Reading card!)
Lorena, Public Services Clerk also recommends "The Gentleman`s Guide to Vice and Virtue" by Mackenzi Lee. “What starts out as the story of a whiny, self-centered, emotionally damaged rich boy on his `grand tour` quickly turns into a paranormal chase across the continent. On top of an absolute wild ride of a story, the reader for the audiobook is perfect.”
How many squares do you have left to fill??
How are you progressing on your Summer Reading activity card? If you've got gaps, we've got ideas! Here are staff recommendations in a variety of categories to help complete your five squares!
"Recommendations" Square (any of the books in this post could fill this square!)
Miranda, Library Events Coordinator holds up "Circe" by Madeline Miller. “This book came highly recommended by members of my book club. It's a fantastic summer read! I was fascinated by Greek and Roman mythology in my youth, and this book pulled me right in. It felt like I already knew the characters! And as you might imagine, this book provides them with dimension and personality that my old copy of D'Aulaire's left out.”
"Outside of the U.S." Square
Karen, Public Services Clerk offers "Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl" by Mary Mycio. “The exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear plant is 1,600 square miles, once given up for dead. This book about it includes plenty of chemistry and physics, as expected, but it's also a story about the resurgence of wild things in a very strange place. Lynx, wolves, elk, red deer, golden eagles and countless other plants and animals have been flourishing there, in spite of the radiation.”
"Cozy Reads" Square (this one also works for the Audiobook square!)
Lorena, Public Services Clerk, wants us to curl up with "Psalm for the Wild Built" by Becky Chambers. “It does not get any cozier than this book. Everyone and everything in this story is so soft and caring. Even the world itself is soft and kind, built around taking care of everyone and the environment. It’s about taking time to rest, finding fulfillment, and being kind to yourself. It's SO cozy!”
"Audiobook" Square (this one could fill a number of squares on the Teen Summer Reading card!)
Lorena, Public Services Clerk also recommends "The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue" by Mackenzi Lee. “What starts out as the story of a whiny, self-centered, emotionally damaged rich boy on his 'grand tour' quickly turns into a paranormal chase across the continent. On top of an absolute wild ride of a story, the reader for the audiobook is perfect.”
How many squares do you have left to fill??
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