Whatcom WRITES invites writers of all ages and experience levels to explore a theme inspired by the Whatcom READS book each year. Top entries are selected for publication in the Whatcom WRITES anthology and contributors are invited to read at a public presentation. The theme for 2023 is BETWEEN FACT AND FICTION, drawn from Jess Walters’ ... Read more
This is an ONLINE presentation. You must register to participate: https://wcls.libcal.com/event/9856451 Inspired by her own 5,000-mile solo bicycle ride, Tessa Hulls researched little-known intrepid female adventurers. In this presentation, she demonstrates why female role models — such as characters in The Cold Millions — are vital in affecting social change.
https://wcls.libcal.com/event/11394123 The Foothills Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. Library staff leads the discussion of a diverse series of fiction and non-fiction books to broaden your reading horizons. At the book club, friends new and old connect through the shared love of books and reading. This hybrid event is ... Read more
Archivist Conor Casey, head of the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections, will discuss the dynamic history of the labor and social justice movements of the Pacific Northwest though the frame of the collections of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Also known as the Wobblies, the IWW is featured ... Read more
February 3 – May 31, 2023Hours: Wed.-Sun., Noon – 5pmWhatcom Museum Lightcatcher building, 2nd floor hallway250 Flora St., Bellingham If you love the vaudeville history in The Cold Millions, you will delight in this exhibition hosted by our partner the Whatcom Museum. Vintage Vaudevillians is a photographic exhibition at the Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher building highlighting ... Read more