Dozens of Opportunities to Explore Hobbies, Get Information & Discover Something New
Posted on April 19, 2023 at 6:00 am
Nonprofit organizations can explore the power of Foundation Directory Online in a workshop focusing on how to find grant makers that want to fund your organization’s mission. Foundation Directory Online is now available to use at all our libraries, making it convenient to do research.
Small businesses can explore how to leverage social media in helpful and strategic ways.
May is blooming with gardening programs. Learn about gardening in containers, propagating your plants from cuttings and seeds, pruning, conquering weeds, and appreciating the art of bonsai.
Our financial education programs include the return of the Homebuyer Education Seminar, a workshop about our digital resource JobNow, an introductory class about Medicare, Shred Day, and one-on-one help applying for the Working Families Tax Credit.
Explore new and old hobbies and interests during Audio-Visual Club, Whole Wheat Pie Crust with Kate Lebo, Blacksmithing, Rock Garden Painting, and two genealogy classes.
For those experiencing memory loss, dementia, and/or Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, we have our Tuesday Memory Café program each week full of activities and socialization.
Parents, grandparents, and caregivers of young children can find useful tips and strategies for encouraging a love of reading in the kids in their care. Sign up for our STARS class Nature Play & Early Learning and the program Build Your Child’s Reading Skills: Tips & Tricks. Plus, each month you can view Picture Book Chat to learn about wonderful picture books recently added to our collection.
Our Online SCLD Authors Series brings you author talks with Britt Hawthorne, author of Raising Antiracist Children, Jena Friedman, author of Not Funny, and Courtney Summers, author of Sadie.
We invite you to explore these great library programs for adults in May!
Businesses & Nonprofits
Sign up for these nonprofit and small business workshops on our online events calendar.
Digital Resource: Foundation Directory Online
ONLINE
Wednesday, May 3, 6–7pm
Social Media Basics for Small Business
ONLINE
Thursday, May 18, 12–1:30pm
Creative & Fun
Raan in Kojerammon Jemenei eo an Majol /
Marshall Islands Constitution Day Celebration
For all ages
NORTH SPOKANE
Jadede, Mae 6, 4–6 awa alikin raelap
Saturday, May 6, 4–6pm
Audio-Visual Club
THE STUDIO AT SPOKANE VALLEY
Saturdays, May 6–27, 3:30–4:30pm
Community Science: Pollinators Activity
For all ages
ALL LIBRARIES
Supply pickup: May 17–23, during open hours
Whole Wheat Pie Crust with Kate Lebo
NORTH SPOKANE
Thursday, May 18, 6–7:30pm
MORAN PRAIRIE
Wednesday, May 24, 6–7:30pm
Blacksmithing at the Library
CHENEY
Saturday, May 20, 10am–1pm
Rock Garden Painting Party
For all ages
AIRWAY HEIGHTS
Saturday, May 20, 2–3 pm
Financial Education & Medicare
To get more details and register for financial education classes, visit our online events calendar.
Homebuyers Education Seminar
SPOKANE VALLEY
Saturday, May 6, 9am–2pm
Medicare: Getting Started
MEDICAL LAKE
Wednesday, May 10, 6–7:30pm
ONLINE
Wednesday, May 17, 6–7:30pm
Digital Resource: JobNow
ONLINE
Tuesday, May 16, 6–7pm
Shred Day
Shred Day is first come, first served, and will end early if the truck fills up.
NORTH SPOKANE & SPOKANE VALLEY
Saturday, May 20, 10am–1pm
Working Families Tax Credit Application Assistance
MEDICAL LAKEMonday, May 22, 9:30–11:30am CANCELED
FAIRFIELDTuesday, May 30, 1–3pm CANCELED
Gardening
Learn more about our gardening classes on our online events calendar.
Best Plants for Container Gardening
SPOKANE VALLEY
Tuesday, May 2, 6:30–7:30pm
Propagating Plants from Seeds & Cuttings
OTIS ORCHARDS
Wednesday, May 3, 6:30–7:30pm
Master Gardeners Plant Clinic
CHENEY
Friday, May 5 & 19, 1–5pm
Plant Starts Swap
CHENEY
Saturday, May 6, 1–4pm
NORTH SPOKANE & SPOKANE VALLEY
Saturday, May 13, 1–4pm
FAIRFIELD
Saturday, May 20, 1–4pm
Appreciation of Bonsai
OTIS ORCHARDS
Tuesday, May 9, 6–7pm
SPOKANE VALLEY
Wednesday, May 10, 6–7pm
NORTH SPOKANE
Wednesday, May 24, 6–7pm
MORAN PRAIRIE
Wednesday, May 31, 6–7pm
Pruning Your Garden: How, When & Why
NORTH SPOKANE
Tuesday, May 9, 6:30–7:30pm
Weed Control in Your Garden
FAIRFIELD
Tuesday, May 23, 6:30–7:30pm
CHENEY
Tuesday, May 30, 6:30–7:30pm
Genealogy
Learn more about our genealogy classes and sign up on our online events calendar.
Genealogy for Beginners
MORAN PRAIRIE
Tuesday, May 9 & 16, 1:30–3pm
CHENEY
Wednesday, May 10 & 17, 2–3:30pm
Genealogy & Your DNA
CHENEY
Thursday, May 18, 2–3:30pm
AIRWAY HEIGHTS
Thursday, May 18, 6–7:30pm
Health & Wellbeing
Learn more about these programs on our online events calendar.
Tuesday Memory Café
NORTH SPOKANE
Tuesdays, May 2–30, 11am–12:30pm
Saltese Uplands: A Decade-Long Conservation Story
OTIS ORCHARDS
LECTURE: Saturday, May 6, 10:30am–12pm
SALTESE UPLANDS CONSERVATION AREA
Registration is required.
HIKE: Saturday, May 13, 9–10:30am
Online SCLD Authors Series
Sign up for these online author talks on our Online SCLD Authors Series webpage.
Raising Antiracist Children: Author Talk with Britt Hawthorne
New York Times Bestseller and a Nationally Recognized Antiracist and Anti-bias Educator, Speaker, and Advocate
ONLINE
Wednesday, May 3, 10–11am
Not Funny: Author Talk with Academy Award Nominated Jena Friedman
Comedian, Filmmaker, and Creator of AMC’s Indefensible and Soft Focus with Jena Friedman on Adult Swim
ONLINE
Wednesday, May 10, 5–6pm
Author Talk with Courtney Summers: New York Times Bestselling YA Author
Edgar and Odyssey Award Winning Author and NYT Bestselling author of Sadie
ONLINE
Saturday, May 10, 11am–12pm
Reading with Kids & Early Learning
STARS Training: Nature Play & Early Learning
NORTH SPOKANE
Saturday, May 6, 10am–12pm
Picture Book Chat
View on our Facebook page or YouTube channel.
ONLINE
Wednesdays, May 17, 1–2pm
Build Your Child’s Reading Skills: Tips & Tricks
SPOKANE VALLEY
Thursday, May 25, 6–7pm
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