Find Creative, Inspiring & Helpful Library Programs for You in September
Posted on August 20, 2025 at 6:00 am
September programs, workshops, and events for adults provide a variety of opportunities for lifelong learning. Plus, kids can stop by the library for after-school activities, to solve a mystery, and even eat a snack.
Explore the opportunities below and see what you can do! Some library programs have a limited number of seats, so sign up soon.
For Adults
Creative Classes
Explore your creativity during Cookie Decorating using the watercolor technique, Long-Stitch Bookbinding trying a traditional method, Outdoor Painting Meetup: Fall Foliage, and at the Podcast Publishing session in The STCU Studio.
Gardening Programs
During the Seed Saving class, explore techniques to identify, harvest, and store seeds for the next planting season and to share with SCLD’s seed libraries.
Practice saving seeds from drought resistant flowers, including purple coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, common yarrow, sheep fescue, and more, during Seed Saving in Spokane Valley Meadow.
If you have pests in your garden or you want advice on your garden, the WSU Extension Master Gardeners Plant Clinic at Cheney Library can help. Do you have a bountiful harvest of fruit and vegetables? Bring your extras to a Produce Swap and take home something different from another garden.
Health, Wellness & Support Sessions
The next workshop series for A Matter of Balance: Preventing Falls starts in September at North Spokane Library. Learn the strategies to set realistic goals for increasing activity and to identify environmental adjustments to reduce risk factors for falling.
Our Memory Café for those experiencing memory loss and their caregivers continue at North Spokane and Spokane Valley Libraries. Get useful information during the various Dementia programs for caregivers and anyone wanting to help create a dementia-friendly community.
If you’re new to Medicare benefits or looking for a refresher, check out Medicare: Getting Started and Medicare One-on-One Counseling for assistance.
Two programs offer unbiased support for those looking to buy a home and for anyone looking for a new job or a career change. Sign up for the Homebuyer Education Seminar to discover home buying information and qualify to apply for down-payment assistance. Get help from expert career coaches for personalized career guidance and support during WorkSource Drop-In Help at Spokane Valley Library.
Nature & Survival Skills Workshops
The Lands Council leads the Tree Identification Walk: Appleway Trail, the last of the season, and shares the fundamentals of determining tree species.
We’re wrapping up two survival classes in September. Be sure to sign up for Introduction to Wilderness Survival in the Inland Northwest and Introduction to Urban Survival, both led by Charlie Bouck, 20-year U.S. Air Force Survival Instructor.
SCLD Online Authors Series
September brings you three engaging author talks. Sign up to watch them live and submit your questions to the authors.
- On Writing Darkly Charming Villainous Love with Hannah Nicole Maehrer, New York Times bestselling author and TikTok superstar
- Argue Less and Talk More with Communication Expert Jefferson Fisher, New York Times bestselling author and social media sensation
- Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell with Author Gabe Henry, simplified spelling historian and author of Enough is Enuf and Eating Salad Drunk
You can also view recorded talks, available 24 hours after each live event.
Small Businesses & Professional Development Topics
If you’re thinking of getting a business loan and have no idea what the banker is looking for, this workshop from SCORE Spokane is for you: Business Loans: Expert Tips from a Business Banker.
If you’re interested in business, career, and personal growth topics, be sure to sign up and view the author talk Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully with Elaine Lin Hering, bestselling author, facilitator, and speaker. Please note that this author talk is only viewable live and no recording will be available for later viewing.
Kids, Tweens & Families
Five of our libraries offer Free Afternoon Snacks for kids ages 1–18, year-round.
Harness your detecting and critical thinking skills to look for clues, solve codes, and help crack The Case of the Missing Book (ages 8–12).
Find a LEGO Free Play drop-in session for kids ages 5 and older and their families at a library near you to explore your building and engineering skills. These after-school programs offer new activities each week with a focus on science, technology, engineering, art, or math (STEAM):
- Terrific Tuesdays at North Spokane Library
- Wonder Wednesdays at Medical Lake Library
- STEAM-Themed Thursdays at Spokane Valley Library
Early Learners & Their Caregivers
Young children and their caregivers can enjoy stories and activities to build early literacy skills, all while having fun, at our weekly Play & Learn Storytime programs.
Parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in early childhood literacy can watch Picture Book Chat to learn about the best new books to read with early learners. They can also sign up for STARS Training: Movement & Early Learning to discover how movement stimulates brain development in young children.
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