Discover the mysteries of cryptids!

Posted on September 24, 2019 at 6:00 am

By Gwendolyn Haley

Back in 2004, some teenage boys in Stevens County got their hands on a gorilla suit and, over several months, staged several Bigfoot sightings along Highway 395 near Loon Lake, until stopped by a police officer.

I remember reading about it in a local paper when I moved to Spokane that year. Fifteen years later, I still wonder what I would have thought had I been driving on Hwy 395 in the middle of the night and saw a tall hairy bi-ped loping along the shoulder.

October is the perfect month to delve into the spooky, sometimes creepy, mysteries of cryptids. Whether you’re a skeptic or true believer, these two authors will captivate your imagination with their tales.

Cryptozoology: Magic or Myth?

Do creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster fill you with curiosity and wonder? Come and learn about these creatures and others studied in cryptozoology* with Kelly Milner Halls, author of Cryptid Creatures: A Field Guide.

For kids ages 8+

CHENEY
Saturday, Oct 5, 3–4pm

SPOKANE VALLEY
Tuesday, Oct 22, 4–5pm

FAIRFIELD
Saturday, Nov 2, 11am–12pm

ARGONNE
Tuesday, Nov 5, 4–5pm

NORTH SPOKANE
Thursday, Nov 7, 4–5pm

DEER PARK
Friday, Nov 8, 3:30–4:30pm

OTIS ORCHARDS
Wednesday, Nov 13, 4–5pm

AIRWAY HEIGHTS
Thursday, Nov 14, 4–5pm

MORAN PRAIRIE
Saturday, Nov 16, 2–3pm

MEDICAL LAKE
Wednesday, Nov 20, 3:30–4:30pm

River & Sea Monsters & the Search for Hidden Animals

Author David George Gordon describes the state of our understanding of hidden animals and monsters, studied within the field of cryptozoology: Ogopogo, a purported inhabitant of Lake Okanagan in British Columbia; a sea monster professed to live off the Washington coast; Scotland’s Loch Ness Monster; Tibet’s Abominable Snowman or Yeti; and Mokele-mbembe, a miniature long-necked dinosaur, reportedly from central African swamps.

For all ages

THE LAB AT NORTH SPOKANE
Saturday, Oct 19, 10:30–11:30am

DEER PARK
Saturday, Oct 19, 1:30–2:30pm

OTIS ORCHARDS
Saturday, Oct 19, 4:30–5:30pm

CHENEY
Sunday, Oct 20, 1:30–2:30pm

AIRWAY HEIGHTS
Sunday, Oct 20, 3:30–4:30pm

ARGONNE
Monday, Oct 21, 4:30–5:30pm

MEDICAL LAKE
Monday, Oct 21, 6:30–7:30pm

MORAN PRAIRIE
Tuesday, Oct 22, 5:30–6:30pm

SPOKANE VALLEY
Tuesday, Oct 22, 7:30–8:30pm

*Cryptozoology is the study of and search for mysterious creatures seen by eyewitnesses but not yet confirmed by scientific evidence.

STAFF PICKS BOOKLIST

Hidden Animals of Cryptozoology

Real or imagined? Discover the unexplained animals and strange entities from the cryptozoological world in these books picked out especially by library staff.

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