Posted on April 17, 2024 at 6:00 am
By Crystal Miller May is National Small Business Month, and Spokane County Library District (SCLD) is celebrating local small businesses in our communities with programs and prize drawings throughout the month. This celebration promotes the entrepreneurial spirit found throughout Spokane County and recognizes the small businesses and entrepreneurs […]
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Tags: adults, business, community, local business, prize drawing
Posted on April 9, 2024 at 6:00 am
To commemorate Smokey’s 80th birthday, we’re teaming up with the USDA Forest Service to introduce the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge on Beanstack. This isn't your run-of-the-mill reading challenge—it's an invitation to explore literature shedding light on wildfire prevention and environmental stewardship. To participate, sign up on Beanstack a […]
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Tags: adults, books, kids, reading, reading challenge, Smokey Bear, teens, tweens
Posted on March 28, 2024 at 4:00 am
Donate nonperishable food at your library during National Library Week, April 7–13, 2024. You can support your community and help decrease food insecurity with a donation of nonperishable food items. Your donations will go to regional food banks serving Spokane County, including Second Harvest Food Bank. Food insecurity occurs when ... […]
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Tags: donate, donations, fines, food, food bank, food drive, overdue, reduce fines, Second Harvest Food Bank
Posted on March 27, 2024 at 6:00 am
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Expo '74, the library invites you to drop off your memorabilia and photos at any of our library locations for our July exhibit. Items are being collected April 1–May 10. If you have Expo ’74 stories and memories to share, then the library would also like to video record and share them online. Learn more […]
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Tags: 1974, books, climate crisis, Discussion, environment, exhibit, expo 74, memorabilia, memories, souvenirs, spokane, videos, world's fair
Posted on March 26, 2024 at 6:00 am
To boost the library’s Summer Reading Program, the Library Foundation of Spokane County is fundraising to give books to kids and teens in Spokane County to kick off summer reading. You can give the gift of reading. The goal is to raise enough funds during Library Giving Day so that each youth who registers for summer reading can choose one from a […]
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Tags: books, donations, kids, Library Giving Day, reading, teens
Posted on March 14, 2024 at 4:00 am
The Spokane County Treasurer’s Office is accepting in-person payment of 2024 property taxes at North Spokane Library (44 E Hawthorne Rd) on Tuesday, April 16, and Tuesday, April 23, from 9am to 4pm. No appointments are needed. Learn more... […]
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Tags: adults, county, North Spokane, tax, taxes
Posted on February 22, 2024 at 6:00 am
If you’d like to start thinking about spring, planning for your garden, and exploring more of what nature has to offer, then the library has a full slate of programs this spring to help you enjoy the outdoors—including your own backyard. You can enjoy birdwatching, beekeeping, and gardening events that will... […]
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Tags: adults, beekeeping, bees, birds, birdwatching, gardening, hiking, nature, outdoors
Posted on February 5, 2024 at 6:00 am
The lineup for the SCLD Online Authors Series has an impressive and diverse group of authors and topics in the coming months. Spice up your February by inviting romance into your reading with author Tessa Bailey, dubbed the “Michelangelo of dirty talk.” Be sure to catch the author talk with Jason Mott as he discusses […]
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Tags: adults, author event, author reading, author talk, books, online, reading, SCLD Online Authors Series
Posted on January 31, 2024 at 10:15 am
With the SCLD Libraries app, you can search for books and other materials to place on hold, see what you have checked out from the library, items’ due dates, and when items are waiting for pick up. Link multiple accounts in the app, to keep track of due dates and holds for the whole family. The app also includes […]
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Tags: Android, app, app store, cell, cellular, digital, iOS, library, mobile, phone, tablet
Posted on January 25, 2024 at 4:30 am
By Alison Johnson Annual Community Art Show The Annual Community Art Show returns to the library, inviting all to explore being creative. Each year, we get to see the fabulous imaginations of artists. Whether the art is impressively detailed, charming, cute, or wacky, there is always a variety of amazing art to view. This year, […]
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Tags: adults, art, art show, booklist, community, kids, library, teens
