In the summer of 2015 Chuck set out to ride his bicycle from Bellingham to his hometown of Galva, Illinois — a distance of about 2400 miles. Things went well until the 37th riding day. Two years have passed and Chuck’s ready to climb back on the bike —guess you could call him a slow learner.  He’ll begin the ride on September 1st where he went down and, after saying hello to those dogs, he’ll pedal on to Bar Harbor, Maine—a distance of about 2000 miles.  Once again, Chuck is pledging $1 per mile to each of three organizations. Read on for more info on Chuck's ride and for pledging information!

Village Books and Paper Dreams is proud to introduce Round It Up, our new, amazingly simple giving program created to support local nonprofits! Each season, we'll feature a different nonprofit partner that will benefit when you choose to Round It Up, increasing your purchase to the nearest dollar. The non-profit will receive the Round It Up difference. As you pay for your purchase, just tell your Village Books or Paper Dreams sales associate that you'd like to Round It Up for local nonprofits, and we'll take it from there. Our current featured nonprofit is Recreation Northwest!

Check out this adorable video of so many friends - including one from Village Books! - reading Ben Mann's Friendly the Fox picture book!

For the first time, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series as well as the introduction to the magical beasts of the wizarding world, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, are available as audiobooks through independent bookstores nationwide, including Village Books! 

All hands on deck! Book your cabin and join Village Books own Paul Hanson and Kelly Evert, and local author Jim Lynch on a seabound book-club adventure of a lifetime with the Schooner Zodiac Books A'Sail Cruise setting sail September 12th - 14th, 2017! Village Books customers can take advantage of an EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT and get 15% off using the code "VBSAILS" at checkout by June 30th!

Village Books and WCC Community and Continuing Education have created a writing instruction collaboration called Chuckanut Writers. Writing classes, seminars, and conferences (including the amazing Chuckanut Writers Conference) will inspire and encourage writers at all stages of their writing journey. Visit our CW webpage to see the current classes or click here to register today!