FALL PLAYBOOK 2021 | BELLINGHAM PARKS & RECREATION
Family/Community Events
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CONNECT with CONNECT with
Bellingham Public Library Bellingham Public Library
Books & Badges
Children of all ages and their families are invited
to the Bellingham Public Library lawn on Saturday,
October 9, from 10 am to noon. Meet your
community police officers, take a peek at their
vehicles and equipment, make some crafts with
library staff and choose a free book to keep.
Books and Badges is a collaboration of the Bellingham
Police Department, the Bellingham Public Library
and made possible by the Whatcom Community
Foundation Project Neighborly.
Virtual Storytimes
Continue
This fall, Bellingham Children's Library will
continue its weekly virtual storytimes for children
ages birth to age 5. Each highlights the fun and
importance of the Five Early Literacy Practices
of talking, singing, reading, writing and playing.
Visit bellinghampubliclibrary.org/storytimes
to complete a quick registration form for the
Storytime links.
Padma Lakshmi,
Tomatoes for Neela
Bellingham Public Library, Village Books and
Common Threads are pleased to welcome Padma
Lakshmi to the Village Books Virtual Readings Gallery
on Tuesday, September 7, at 6:30 pm. Registration is
available at www.villagebooks.com/event/litlive-
padma-lakshmi-090721. Village Books will provide
bookplates autographed by Padma Lakshmi to people
who purchase her book at event registration, while
supplies last. A ticket add-on is also available for
donations to Common Threads in support of the
vital work they do in our community, connecting
kids with healthy and sustainable foods!
Lakshmi, bestselling author and host of Bravo's Top
Chef and Hulu's Taste the Nation, and Caldecott
Honor-winning illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal team
up in this celebration of food and family.
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