Local libraries to offer Whatcom residents 'One Card' program

Local libraries are banding together to allow residents who have a library card at any Bellingham Public Library facility or any of the Whatcom County Library System branch libraries to borrow library materials from local academic libraries, including Bellingham Technical College, Northwest Indian College, Whatcom Community College and Western Washington University.

The service, called the “Library One Card” program because residents will only need one card to access all the libraries, is free. Users will also be able to return library materials to any of the libraries and book drops in the county, and be assured that they will return to the appropriate library.

The Library One Card program will officially go into effect Oct. 1, 2010. Borrowing rules of each individual library apply. For more details, contact your local library.

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