Unless noted, all workshops are FREE!                NOW with TWO Locations

Blaine Library in Blaine. Link                      Blaine Sr/Community Center Link

BookWorm Bins for Sale, benefit the Friends of the Blaine Library - link for more info 

You can now buy a Gift Certficate for a BookWorm Bin, which simplifies the giving (and wrapping) process!!

   Garden Spot Nursery is now carrying the WCLS/Blaine Library Bookworm Bins. You can also buy a gift certificate! Check their calendar for presentations on composting/vermiculture and specifically managing the Bookworm Bin.  Their address is 900 Alabama St. (behind Trader Joe's) in Bellingham. Ph. 360-676-5480 - the logo above is a link to their website.

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THANKS for your SUPPORT the Whatcom County Library System you voted YES for the LID Levy Lift - link to the information page HERE

May thru October - Blaine's Market by the Sea (Link) every Saturday from 10am-2pm in the G St. Plaza, up the block from the Starbuck's. Come and visit explore all we have to offer. Plenty of free parking, great Marine Park, home of Drayton Harbor Oyster Co and so much more . . . for a complete listing of Blaine Events                    

Sept. 10, Wed. - Summer & Severe Pruning Blaine Library (Link) 5-7pm                  This presentation will focus ONLY on summer pruning and severe pruning of overgrown fruit trees. Using a combination of pruning techniques that quickly gets your trees in shape. Requiring some follow-up care (summer pruning) during the year to maintain the initial work done. Reduced fruit production will be over-riden by the ease of completion for the average tree. If time allows, we may follow with a hands-on severe pruning demo.

Sept 13, Sat. 10am - Composting/Vermiculture workshop The Garden Spot Nursery (Link) Join Kelle and the Team at GardenSpot Nursery for a great morning of garden/home waste conversation! Featuring the Bookworm Bin Project (to benefit the Blaine library). This is an amazing upcycle project and an easy way to integrate your kitchen waste into growing resources.

Sept 20, Sat. 11am-2pm - Dahlia Day  Hovander Homestead Park 5299 Nielsen Ave Ferndale (Link)     Master Gardeners of Whatcom invite you to come enjoy the dahlias at our annual Dahlia Day! There will be a dahlia dividing seminar at the start of the event as well as free bouquets, a dahlia classification booth, and dahlia growers available to answer any questions you may have on growing and storing dahlias.

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Beginning in April of 2027, it will be illegal to deposit compostable materials into the landfill. To help everyone understand why this is an important change, Washington State Ext Services, the Whatcom County Library and Blaine CORE have collaborated to create a series of workshops to be held at Whatcom county branch libraries.    Entitled Reduce Waste at Home: The Art and Science of Composting, Vermiculture and Waste Reduction Join us for a fun and educational workshop focusing on Home Composting Methods resulting in Waste Reduction/ Diversion. Learn and share ideas, building new skills to generate high quality compost for your garden/houseplants. We'll also learn about new guidelines regarding the disposal of compostable materials that will impact many Whatcom County residents in the coming years. This workshop includes a presentation on Composting and Vermiculture and we'll get to see a Bookworm Bin in action! Check out where/when your local branch will be featuring this program.