Bellingham Public Library - Central Branch

My daughters love the kid section, so many book selections. The staff is always super helpful and polite.

Online ordering is awesome right now. Thank you

I am probably at this library location once a week! It is such a great community resource. My daughter loves the children’s section, located in the bottom floor of the building. They always have a coloring table set up and there is a back room (where they do the storytime too), that has a pretend kitchen and a few other games and toys. There is a separate bathroom in the children’s area with a changing table as well. They do a fantastic summer reading program with lots of incentives and different difficulty levels for children of different ages. There is also a summer reading program for adults. The selection in the library as a whole is very good. If they don’t have a book, it is very easy to request it on hold. Sometimes it can take a while, if the book is really popular, but I also have enough books in the queue that this never bothers me. Additionally, if they don’t have the book in the entire library system collection, you can submit a request for them to order the book from you. I have done this several times with great results. Also, as of January 2020, the library no long charges fines for overdue items.

Really great people even during times of Covid and through chaos of reorganizing. The building is too small and leaves much to be desired, but that is not the fault of the staff, which is excellent. They do a great job of ordering requested materials, and using interlibrary loans (when not a pandemic).

It is easy access for wheelchair plenty of books in enjoyed the visit.