Posted in News on February 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
Closure Notice: Argonne Library will be closed for an HVAC replacement project beginning Monday, March 2, with plans to reopen Saturday, June 6. We apologize for the inconvenience. Other SCLD locations, including Spokane Valley Library, are open during this time for browsing and library events, including weekly storytimes. […]
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Tags: community, library closure
Posted in Explore and Discover on May 31, 2016 at 6:00 am
by Brian Vander Veen Yes, science fiction and fantasy have been global phenomena for a long time, but it feels like the last few years have seen an uptick in the number of foreign SFF novels getting English translations. Last year, The Three-Body Problem by Chinese author Cixin Liu became the first novel in translation […]
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Tags: adults, booklists, books, fantasy, fiction, science fiction, translation
Posted in Business and Careers, Explore and Discover, For You on March 11, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Brian Vander Veen Launching a creative endeavor or a new business usually requires money. Traditionally, acquiring such funding has meant the need for taking out a loan, finding an investor, borrowing from friends or family, or spending your own hard-earned nest egg. In recent years, we’ve seen yet another option emerge. It is one […]
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Tags: comics, crowdfunding, FishTank Books, kickstarter, q&a
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, kids, Parents and Teachers, Prime Time on October 15, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Brian Vander Veen Last year, my partner Sheri and I started our own Little Free Library. If you’re not familiar with what Little Free Libraries are, they’re simply containers, usually near a sidewalk or similar publicly accessible space, where people can take and leave books for free. Little Free Libraries first began appearing in Wisco […]
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Tags: community, little free libraries, reading
