Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events (see the full lineup of our Children's Book Week events below): 

Sun., May 19, 1:30pm: Bellingham Ukelele Group

Check out more upcoming events by browsing our events calendar along the right-hand column.

KMRE 102.3FM plays our author events every Monday at noon, and KAVZ 102.5FM plays our author events Mondays-Thursdays at noon. Check them out!

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Children's Book Week: May 13-19

Children's Book Week
Join us as we celebrate Children's Book Week, May 13-19, through a variety of in-store events. From storytimes to author events, we will be celebrating youth literacy!

10% of all kids' book purchases made during Children's Book Week
will be donated to the children's departments of the city and county libraries.
Tuesday, May 14, 11:00amCurious George Storytime
Curious George Preschool Storytime & Craft
Join our bookseller Christina for preschool storytime and craft activity. We'll be reading books featuring everyone's favorite monkey & a craft activity will follow. Come monkey around with us as we have a good time!
Katie & Neal Swanson: Katie's Cupcakes & Papa Loses His Magic
Ever wonder what happens when Katie's Cupcakes closes at night? Find out in the super cute new series of children's books that finds magic sprinkles bringing the cupcakes to life each night.
Thursday, May 16, 11:00am Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Preschool Storytime & Craft
Join Christina for preschool storytime and craft activity. We'll be reading Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse and other Kevin Henkes titles. A craft activity will follow. Come dressed in purple, or wear some mouse ears, as we have a good time together!
Clete Barrett Smith: Aliens in Disguise 
Join us in welcoming back Bellingham author, Clete Barrett Smith, for his third book in the Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast series. Middle grade readers will be over the moon about this third kooky comedy featuring an assortment of hapless humans and admirable aliens.
Katherine Pryor: Sylvia's Spinach
Sylvia Spivens always said 'no' to spinach. But one day, Sylvia's teacher gives her a packet of spinach seeds to plant for a school garden. What to do? In the garden, Sylvia discovers the joy of growing food from the ground up and finds the pleasure of tasting something new.
Rick Swann: Our School Garden!  
Our School Garden! is a fictional story about how young Michael, new to the city and the school, experiences the garden through the changing seasons of the school year. He discovers not just how vegetables grow but how a community can grow from a garden.
Sarai Stevens: Seeds for a New Day
Parents, join us as we host local author/illustrator Sarai Stevens for a discussion, "Coming down off the Mountain of Limitlessness: Through community, creating new paths for our children." This talk is geared toward parents so they can offer their children tools to respect Earth's limits by using less energy and resources. Co-sponsored by Transitions Whatcom & Chuckanut Transition. 
Karen Robbins: Shoe Print Art: Step Into Drawing
Join Karen Robbins as she leads kids in shoe print art activities. Give free reign to your inner creative as you learn simple techniques for using a shoe print shape as the base for everything from a balloon to a bat.
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