WCCLS' 50th Birthday!

You’re invited to celebrate WCCLS’ 50th birthday! Join the festivities all summer long.
Tan background with a horizontal rainbow stripe with a brown and logo saying "50th Birthday", a subhead "Stayin' curious since 1976, and Wallace the Book Bug peeking out from the side. Wallace is wearing rainbow-colored sunglasses, a flower, and a orange headband.
Tan background with a horizontal rainbow stripe with a brown and logo saying "50th Birthday", a subhead "Stayin' curious since 1976, and Wallace the Book Bug peeking out from the side. Wallace is wearing rainbow-colored sunglasses, a flower, and a orange headband.

You’re invited to celebrate WCCLS’ 50th birthday! Join the festivities all summer long. 

Special edition library cards

Mock up of 2 limited edition library cards celebrating WCCLS' 50th Birthday.

Get your 50th birthday library card starting June 1! Cards are available in two designs at all WCCLS libraries. Please note that quantities are limited.  

We understand that library cards can be sentimental. If you aren’t ready to trade in your WCCLS card, just ask the staff for a 50th birthday sticker to place on your current card instead. 

WCCLS passport

Jigsaw puzzle with variations of Wallace the Book Bug on it. Also includes branding promoting WCCLS' 50th Birthday.

Explore the libraries of Washington County this summer! Visit the 16 WCCLS libraries and discover what’s unique about each one. Get a passport stamp at every location from June 1 through Aug. 31. Collect all 16 stamps and get a commemorative Wallace puzzle while supplies last! Limit 1 per household.  

Passports are available at your local library starting June 1. 

 

Bonus stamp: Visit Hagg Lake to see our newest and tiniest location, Wallace’s Lakeside Library. Passport stamps are available at Scoggins Valley Outfitters (C-Ramp) on weekends and the Park Office (weekdays).  

You can also enter to win an annual parking pass from our friends at Hagg Lake! Note: Entry to the park is free. A parking pass is required to park a vehicle. 

Wallace's Lakeside Library located at C-Ramp at Hagg Lake. It is a blue tiny library with a steep pitched roof and a glass window pane. Wallace is peeking out from underneath the roof.

 

Events

Join the Fun
WCCLS Birthday Party featuring Emmy Blue and the Squatchie
Saturday, June 27, 11:00 am –

Garden Home Community Library

We’re celebrating our 50th birthday at a library near you. Join us at an event! Enjoy free fun, cupcakes, stickers, community, and more. Mugs will be given as party favors to the first 50 guests (limit 2 per household). 

Mock up of diner mug celebrating WCCLS' 50th birthday. One side has the 50th birthday logo and the retro WCCLS logo. The other side has Wallace's head wearing rainbow sunglasses, a flower, and an orange headband with the tagline "Stayin' curious since 1976".