Blaine Library

10/09/2026

Gather your bookish friends and join us for Open Book: A Festival for Readers, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 at the Ferndale Events Center. wcls.org/openbook

It's back! Open Book: A Festival for Readers returns to the Ferndale Events Center, Sunday, Nov. 8. Gather your bookish friends and start planning your day at wcls.org/openbook. Sponsored by Whatcom County Library Foundation. Enthusiastically presented by Whatcom County Library System and our friends at Village Books.

09/29/2026

Wander in with your friends to get your library cards. We have two beautiful new designs to choose from. See you at the library!

No need to rush. Library Card Sign-Up Month ends Sept. 30, but we'll be here when you're ready with two new card designs and legendary library services. Choose your card at any WCLS branch. Or apply online, wcls.org/getacard.

Art by Keith Negley

09/19/2026

Coast Salish artist Jason LaClair created one of our two new library card designs unveiled during Library Card Sign-Up Month. We love it! Do your family and friends have a card? Encourage them to visit the library to get started.

LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH: Now that's a beautiful library card! We are honored to feature a design by Coast Salish artist Sienum Jason LaClair as one of our new library card options. Jason originally created "Cedar People" to accompany our Land Acknowledgement. We knew right away it would look great on a card. Thank you, Jason. We are grateful to partner with you on this and other projects. Donors to the Whatcom County Library Foundation funded the artist's commission. Thank you! Choose "Cedar People" or one of our other designs when you apply for your library card at any WCLS branch.

- Meet the artist at Open Book: A Festival for Readers, Nov. 8 at the Ferndale Events Center: https://bit.ly/46BZf86
- Check out Sa'le Q'ewet Netse-lh (Saluh Keewet Nutse-lh) Our Hearts Beat as One, featuring Jason's art, from the library collection: https://bit.ly/475cqyt
- Learn more about our Land Acknowledgement and "Cedar People": https://bit.ly/4xx21Gy

09/03/2026

Notice anything different here in the kids section?

09/02/2026

Looking to get into the fall mood? Volunteer with the Friends of Blaine Library, Kristanie Ulrich, recommends the mystery/thriller 𝐻𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 by Darcy Cotes. 🍂

Kristanie writes, "Looking to jump in for an easy, suspenseful thriller? 𝐻𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 it is. As a kid, I loved 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑏𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑠, 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑏𝑦-𝐷𝑜𝑜, and all things monsters. While you may feel 𝐻𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 leads you down certain paths, it hits unexpected twists and turns as well!"

You can place a hold for 𝐻𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 on our website: https://wcls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S150C703137

Image description: Volunteer of the Friends of the Blaine Library holding the book 𝐻𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 by Darcy Cotes in front of a shelf of books.

Friends of Blaine Library

09/01/2026

Teen artists in Whatcom County! Submissions are now open for Whatcomics 2026. Submit your original artwork for consideration to be published in this awesome teen art book! wcls.org/whatcomics

Teen Artists - Get Published!
Whatcom County teens are invited to submit their 2-D art to be considered for publication in Whatcomics 2026, our teen art book. The rules are simple: live in Whatcom County, be a 6th-12th grader, and submit your original artwork on or before October 31, 2026.
Find out more and submit your art: https://www.wcls.org/youth-services/whatcomics/

08/13/2026

SATURDAY, AUG. 15, 7-8 P.M., AT THE BLAINE LIBRARY. Singer songwriter (and local favorite!) Sarah Goodin continues our free summer concert series, Whatcom Grooves. This concert will be held outside in front of the Blaine Library . We will have some chairs set up but bring your own if you want to be sure to have a place to perch! Live music from a tremendously talented musician at the library on a late summer evening ... sounds perfect. Event details: https://wcls.libcal.com/event/16700484

The Whatcom Grooves Summer Concert Series is generously supported by the Whatcom County Library Foundation. Financial donations to support local libraries are gratefully accepted at the concerts.

08/07/2026

Congrats to our "Golden Tote Bag" winner, Amee Erwin! Amee entered our Summer Reading program as an adult and won the raffle for the extra special tote bag containing copies of "Tilt" by Emma Pattee and "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera, our featured Open Book authors this year. Way to go, Amee!

Image description: Two Blaine patrons smiling and holding a WCLS library tote bag in front of a book display.

08/05/2026

Give it up for Kai and June! 👏👏👏👏

These two Summer Readers are now sporting completion pins due to their hard work and dedication to fun this summer! Summer Reading may be over, but you can keep working towards completion of your Summer Reading sticker booklet and earn your completion pin. Happy reading!

Image description: Two patrons standing in front of a Summer Reading book display.