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As the Bellingham Public Library prepares for a significant software system change, all library locations will be closed on Monday, December 3, 2018, and Wednesday, January 2, 2019, for staff training. Library director Rebecca Judd [...]

Bellingham and Whatcom County libraries announced today they have contracted with Innovative Interfaces Inc (III) for the planned replacement of their shared Integrated Library System (ILS), the software used to keep the records on library collections, patrons and circulations. The [...]

Show your support for equity, diversity and inclusion — march with the Bellingham Public Library in the 2018 Bellingham Pride parade on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Meet us on the Central Library lawn at 11:30 [...]

Families traveling around Washington this summer will have a new reason to stop in at libraries along the way: the chance to win bookstore gift cards from the Washington Center for the Book. Through A [...]

The Bellingham Public Library Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of Rebecca Judd as the new director of the Bellingham Public Library. Judd, who currently lives on Bainbridge Island and works for Kitsap Regional [...]

Here comes summer! Summer reading at your library is a summer tradition, and it’s fun! Summer is a time to emphasize the fun side of reading. This is especially true for kids and teens, who [...]

Please pardon our mess! We’re making minor changes at the Central Library to improve service. A small construction project is underway in early May on the main floor of the Central Library. We are modifying [...]

Bellingham Public Library and Whatcom County Library System published a Request for Proposals on Thursday, April 26, 2018, seeking responses from vendors of library automation systems to replace the Integrated Library System (ILS) currently shared [...]

The Arch of Healing and Reconciliation was recently installed near the Central Library, honoring immigrants in the Pacific Northwest and unity among Whatcom County residents. An April 21, 2018, celebration and unveiling of the 12-foot, [...]

Spring is here and gardening season is underway! Have a gardening, plant or insect problem? Bring your questions, samples and photos to the Central Library for free diagnostic analysis and problem-solving advice from certified WSU [...]