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While we are in transition and searching for a stable home base, we will continue to produce events with some of our neighborhood partners.

The AltLib Popup Series will present roving events to continue supporting expansive art projects and dig deep for uncommon cultural exchanges. If you’re interested in setting up a show with us, please read our booking page and send us an e-mail.

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Poetrynight

The second longest running Bellingham poetry group – Poetrynight. All people are invited to join the group any Monday night at 7pm. You don’t have to be a writer to participate as readers of all ages are always invited to sign up to read between 7-7:30. Not all works must be originals. Poetrynight got its […]

Volunteers’ Meetin’

Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!

Kristen Allen-Zito / John Miller / Alec Stone Sweet

  Join us for a night of boundary crossing folk music, featuring songs from three innovative players ~ Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $10-20 supports the artists and the AltLib Kristin Allen-Zito - Kristin Allen- Zito is an indie-folk singer from Bellingham, Washington, well-known for being the lead singer of the electro-punk band The […]

11:11 Writer’s Communion

com·mun·ion kəˈmyo͞onyən noun 1. the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level.

Volunteers’ Meetin’

Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!

Return of the AltLib ::: Lettuce Inn / Vervex / Feu du Camp

Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA

The Alternative Library returns in a new incarnation ~ Our new space is still under construction, and we're excited to host a spontaneous performance with local friends and artists on tour from Germany! Doors at 7:00pm $6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib Lettuce Inn is the improvisational ambient expression forged out of collaboration between […]

Volunteers’ Meetin’

Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!

Making Waves: Synthesizer Workshop and Open Jam

We're hosting the first meeting of S.U.B. (Synthesist Union of Bellingham)! This is intended as a monthly workshop and group jam for folks with synthesizers and electronic instruments to plug in and play together, to encourage and grow the electronic music scene in Bellingham! Come show us what you got! Synthesizers / Circuit Bending / […]

The Shivas /

Surf-infused psych-rock with Portland group, The Shivas! $6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm For The Shivas, the show has always been the thing. That thing being a bombastic, explosive and thoroughly communal live rock and roll experience where barriers between the performers and their audience seem to dissolve […]

Volunteers’ Meetin’

Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!