Bellingham Technical College Library

03/07/2026

There's now a livestream option for those wanting to attend the sold-out event with Javier Zamora at Mount Baker Theater! Register to participate.

Join us for the culminating event in the 2026 Whatcom READS author event series with Javier Zamora. He will be in conversation with former Washington State poet laureate, Claudia Castro Luna. At the end of the event, he will announce the Whatcom READS 2027 selection!

If you want to view the event virtually and in real time, we now have a livestream option. After you register at https://wcls.libcal.com/event/15670767 , you will be sent two reminder emails, one 2 days prior to the event and one day of, that will contain a link to the livestream. The recorded video will be available for 30 days following the event for anyone who registers.

Registration to attend the livestream closes at 4pm PST on Friday, March 13.

*Registering DOES NOT REGISTER YOU FOR THE IN-PERSON EVENT AT MOUNT BAKER THEATRE. It only registers you for the livestream.

02/07/2026

02/06/2026

Join us this Saturday. There is still time to register at www.whatcomreads.org!

The Future of Borders with Laurie Trautman and Ted Alden
Saturday, Feb. 7, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Whatcom Museum Rotunda Room, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham

Attend a timely discussion based on the presenters’ 2025 book, When the World Closed Its Doors: The COVID-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders. Dr. Laurie Trautman is the director of the Border Policy Institute at Western Washington University. Edward Alden is senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Sponsored by Whatcom Museum. www.whatcomreads.org. Whatcom County Library System Bellingham Public Library - Bellingham, WA Village Books & Paper Dreams in Lynden Bellingham Technical College Whatcom Community College Western Washington Universityy Whatcom Museum

02/01/2026

The Sonoran Desert: Biodiversity and the Perils of Human Passage(Online Presentation)
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
February 12, 2026

Join us on Zoom for a presentation on the Sonoran Desert by Conservation Biologist Saff Killingsworth.

The Sonoran Desert is an amazingly diverse ecosystem home to fascinating plants and animals and a rich cultural history. It is also the site of centuries-old human migration routes and contentious immigration policy debate. This presentation will discuss the biological processes that contribute to the incredible biodiversity and beauty of this landscape, how those processes intersect with current border policy to create dangerous migration conditions, and how humanitarian aid efforts attempt to mitigate those dangers.

Saff Killingsworth is a biologist based in Tucson, Arizona. She works primarily on the conservation of plants and their pollinators through her work current work with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, and her previous work as a freelance botanist, and with the Tucson Bird Alliance and the National Park Service. She also participates in local humanitarian aid efforts to end death and suffering in the borderlands. She envisions a future where we all have a better understanding of and more regard for the little creatures that make the world go round. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, cooking, hiking, and searching for elusive desert swimming holes.

01/28/2026

Celebrating Salvadoran Art Through Painting
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2-3:30 p.m., Island Library, Lummi Island
Saturday, Feb. 21, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Everson Library
Saturday, Feb. 21, 3-4:30 p.m., Lynden Library
Saturday, Feb. 28, 2-3:30 p.m., South Whatcom Library (Sudden Valley)
Saturday, March 7, 2-3:30 p.m., North Fork Library (Kendall)

This hands-on learning experience celebrates El Salvador’s most iconic art, the colorful folk art of Fernando Llort. As they paint a small wooden piece in Llort’s style, participants will learn how Llort’s use of vibrant colors captures the beauty of Salvadoran culture, nature and everyday life.
For ages 16 and older.
Presented in English and Spanish.

https://www.whatcomreads.org/mc-events/celebrating-salvadoran-art-through-painting-island-library/

Bellingham Public Library - Bellingham, WA Whatcom County Library System Village Books & Paper Dreams in Lynden Lummi Library Whatcom Community College Bellingham Technical College Library Western Washington University

06/11/2025

12/09/2024

YOU NEVER KNOW HOW A BOOK CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry

"I interned with world-famous "action figure librarian" Nancy Pearl during my final year of the MLIS program at the UW. Near the end of my internship, I was debating whether I should accept a job with an academic library and asked Nancy for her advice. She responded by encouraging me to read "Lonesome Dove," saying: 'Work for a public library so that you can put incredible books like this in the hands of readers.' Thank you, Nancy. I'm grateful every day for your advice." ~ Christine Perkins, executive director, Whatcom County Library System

Our featured book, "No Two Persons" by Erica Bauermeister, is the story of one book, nine readers and 10 changed lives. We asked Whatcom READS partners to share their life-changing books. How about you? What book changed your life?

09/13/2024

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The Library is temporarily located in G 102 and G 103 while Campus Center is closed for repairs.

Hours: M - Th 7:30 am - 5 pm, & F 7:30 am - 4 pm while classes are in session. We are closed weekends and holidays. Please contact us or visit our website for more information.

NEW: More Computers! The Library is staffing an Open Computer Lab in Haskell Center 203 from 10 am to 1 pm Monday through Friday! Drop in to study, use a computer, ask a technology question, or print.

Questions? Call 360.752.8383 or Email [email protected]

06/27/2024

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06/08/2024

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