Spokane Valley Library will close on Monday, June 5, and reopen at 22 N Herald Rd on Saturday, June 17, at 10am. Learn about the grand opening.

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!

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Businesses & Nonprofits

Sign up for these nonprofit and small business workshops on our online events calendar.

Digital Resource: Foundation Directory Online

Registration is required.

ONLINE
Wednesday, May 3, 6–7pm

Social Media Basics for Small Business

Registration is required.

ONLINE
Thursday, May 18, 12–1:30pm

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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

Registration is required.

NORTH SPOKANE
Thursday, May 18, 6–7:30pm

MORAN PRAIRIE
Wednesday, May 24, 6–7:30pm

Blacksmithing at the Library

Registration is required.

CHENEY
Saturday, May 20, 10am–1pm

Rock Garden Painting Party

For all ages

AIRWAY HEIGHTS
Saturday, May 20, 2–3 pm

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Financial Education & Medicare

To get more details and register for financial education classes, visit our online events calendar.

Homebuyers Education Seminar

Registration is required.

SPOKANE VALLEY
Saturday, May 6, 9am–2pm

Medicare: Getting Started

Registration is required.

MEDICAL LAKE
Wednesday, May 10, 6–7:30pm

ONLINE
Wednesday, May 17, 6–7:30pm

Digital Resource: JobNow

Registration is required.

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

Registration is required.

MEDICAL LAKE
Monday, May 22, 9:30–11:30am CANCELED

FAIRFIELD
Tuesday, May 30, 1–3pm CANCELED

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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

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Genealogy

Learn more about our genealogy classes and sign up on our online events calendar.

Genealogy for Beginners

Registration is required.

MORAN PRAIRIE 
Tuesday, May 9 & 16, 1:30–3pm

CHENEY
Wednesday, May 10 & 17, 2–3:30pm

Genealogy & Your DNA

Registration is required.

CHENEY
Thursday, May 18, 2–3:30pm

AIRWAY HEIGHTS
Thursday, May 18, 6–7:30pm

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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

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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

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Reading with Kids & Early Learning

STARS Training: Nature Play & Early Learning

Registration is required.

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

Registration is required.

SPOKANE VALLEY
Thursday, May 25, 6–7pm

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