• Award Winning Author, Dahr Jamail to speak on Climate Change

    Dahr Jamail will discuss the gravity of the climate crisis and share from his most recent book, 'We are the Middle of Forever' which includes interviews with 20 Indigenous people, perspectives, grounding and healing for these times. There will be a Q & A followed...

  • Literacy Breakfast with Nancy Pearl

    Join the Whatcom Literacy Council as we hear author and NPR commentator Nancy Pearl's book recommendations for the year. Her suggested books will be on sale by Village Books.

  • Breakfast Club with The Hub

    TOPIC: ​ ​IN FOCUS ​ SPEAKER : Heather Simpson Here's what you can look forward to! If you feel a lack of excitement, focus and joy in planning your business, career + life… it’s time to get in...

  • Poetry Symposium

    Join us to kick off poetry month and celebrate two of our exhibitions Silva Cascadia: Under the Spell of the...

  • Author Reading

    Join Asyia Gover, a local writer, artist, educator, and mediator, on Thursday, October 24th from 4-7 PM at the PNWaffle Boutique, located at 1230 Cornwall Avenue in historic downtown Bellingham. Her poetry has appeared in the multimedia collection, SEXT, and anthology zines such as Love and Outrage. She and her feline familiar, Cora, have made a home in the liminal space between eastern and western Washington State. East Side Solitude is...

  • Poetry Pop-Up Series | State Street (Bellingham)

    Experience Bellingham through poetry. Presented by the Salish Sea Poetry Festival, this "crawl" of four local State Street hangouts connects poets and poetry groups with each other and...

  • Chanticleer Authors Conference and International Book Awards

    Bellingham welcomes authors around the world to the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC2025). Learn from bestselling authors, including award-winning author J.D. Barker, in Masterclasses, Workshops, and...

  • “Books by the Bay” Book Fair

    Meet award-winning authors, explore their latest releases, and celebrate the best books of 2025 at the “Books by the Bay” Book Fair on Sunday, April 6th at Village Books - Bellingham in Fairhaven!

  • Storytime on the bus!

    Join us at Blast from the Past for Storytime on the bus! Every hour from 11-3 Sunday in Hammer Heritage Square. Brought to you by Central Skagit...

  • Bull Kelp Monitoring in Whatcom County

    What is bull kelp and why does it matter?! Tune in to learn about the importance of bull kelp and the efforts to monitor and protect this marine species in Washington State. Presented by: Jeff Whitty, Kelp Program Manager at the Northwest Straits Commission and Eleanor Hines, Whatcom County MRC Volunteer Please register for this free event at whatcomwin.org/speaker-series