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The first libraries in Whatcom County were begun by women's clubs and organizations, and included facilities in Lynden, Ferndale, Blaine, and Sumas.The origination of a county-wide library system dates to the 1940s, when the County Grange proposed the idea of consolidating existing services and extending outreach to other communities.
The Bellingham Public Library is a public library system serving Bellingham, Washington, US. It maintains four libraries, one in the Civic Center of downtown Bellingham, one in Fairhaven, one in Barkley Village, and one in the Cordata neighborhood, inside Bellis Fair Mall. The system is independent of the Whatcom County Library System, serving ...
Bellingham (/ ˈ b ɛ l ɪ ŋ h æ m / BEL-ing-ham) is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. [9] It lies 21 miles (34 km) south of the U.S.–Canada border, between Vancouver, British Columbia, 52 miles (84 km) to the northwest and Seattle 90 miles (140 km) to the south.
Here’s a roundup of the latest retail and restaurant activity in and around Whatcom County: New brewery a bit closer to opening. Larrabee Lager Company, a new brewery coming to Bellingham in ...
The Whatcom Museum was established as a non-profit organization in 1982. [3] The museum has a three building campus that includes Old City Hall, Syre Education Center, and the Lightcatcher building which encloses the Family Interactive Gallery (FIG). The museum is jointly managed by the City of Bellingham [4] and the Whatcom Museum Foundation. [5]
Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington, United States. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a private school of teaching for women founded in 1886. The university adopted its present ...
Sign at county boundary, 1970 Sheriff's Department vehicle in Bellingham. Whatcom County (/ ˈ w ɒ t k ə m /, / ˈ hw ɒ t k ə m /) is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington, bordered by the Lower Mainland (the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts) of British Columbia to the north, Okanogan County to the east, Skagit County to the south ...
Joan Airoldi, who previously served as the director of the Whatcom County Library System, died on 3 December 2022, at 76 years old. She was renowned for her significant contributions to the library system and her unwavering commitment to the principles of library science throughout her career. Her leadership and dedication left a lasting impact ...