Bellingham, WA

Bellingham, WAVisit the Library and Archives The Fairhaven Library in Bellingham, Washington, celebrated its 120th birthday on December 20, 2024. It is now part of the Bellingham Public Library system and still proudly services patrons in the historic Fairhaven neighborhood. To celebrate, we compiled a webpage of photos and stories about the library through the…

Burlington, WA

Burlington, WAVisit the Library and Archives In 2016 the city of Burlington celebrated the centennial of its Carnegie Library. The Burlington Carnegie Library, located in Skagit County, Washington, was completed in June 1916. The cornerstone states: “A Gift of Andrew Carnegie 1916.” In planning for the centennial, it was discovered that it was a standard…