Posted on November 2, 2017 at 6:00 am
OverDrive, the eBook and Audiobook service, has donated a curated collection of over 60 titles related to addiction, opioid use, and recovery to the Spokane County Library District’s digital collection. It is called “Dealing with Addiction,” and titles are free to check out with your library card. Just last week, President Trump declared the […]
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Tags: addiction, adults, audiobooks, booklists, books, Dealing with Addiction, digital collection, digital library, eBooks, education, health, medicine, opioid addiction, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, overdrive, painkillers, prescription medication addition, reading
Posted on October 16, 2017 at 6:00 am
We’re celebrating our 75th anniversary with a community anthology featuring writers of all ages from Spokane County and surrounding areas. NORTH SPOKANE LIBRARY Saturday, November 4, 6:30–8pm You’re invited to hear local writers read their work from Spokane Writes: A Poetry & Prose Anthology. Plus listen to live music from guitarist John […]
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Tags: adults, anthology, authors, book launch, book release party, celebration, community, essays, fiction, friends, friends of the library, Friends of the Spokane County Library District, kids, music, nonfiction, poems, poetry, prose, reading, Spokane Writes, stories, teens, tweens, writing
Posted on September 1, 2017 at 6:00 am
LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH September is Library Card Sign-up Month! You may know Spokane County Library District for the many books, DVDs, CDs, and magazines you can check out when visiting our 10 libraries. What you may not know is that we provide so much more! Our Digital Library has over 50 online resources and […]
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Tags: digital library, encyclopedia, helpnow, kids, Library Card Sign-up Month, Library Cards, parents, services, technology, teens, tweens, World Book
Posted on June 29, 2017 at 6:00 am
By Erin Dodge We’re ready for comedy, creativity, audience participation, and outrageously amusing songs this summer. And we hope you are too! Eric Herman performs his cool tunes at our libraries, July 17–21. I reached out to Eric with a few questions and learned a bit about how Siri, poets, and kids influence his music. I […]
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Tags: events, family, kids, music, parents, summer, summer performers, summer programs, Summer reading, young learners
Posted on May 25, 2017 at 6:00 am
By Erin Dodge Summer is a fantastical time at the library—a time to build reading muscles with imaginative and real life stories found on the bookshelves. Summer is also the time when kids and families can see, hear, and interact with magicians, musicians, puppets, and more. These summer programs are geared towards kids entering kindergarten […]
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Tags: coin trick, improv, magic, magic show, magic tricks, magician, performer, Science Magic, Secret of Wizards, summer program, Summer reading
Posted on May 10, 2017 at 6:00 am
By Amber Williams Want to make an amazing video or TV commercial? How about edit it so it goes viral? Now you can at The Studio. We’re pleased to announce the opening of The Studio at the Spokane Valley Library. What makes this space so exciting is what it offers: video, photo, and audio recording […]
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Tags: Adobe Premiere Pro, audio, audio recording, Channel 14, Community Minded Television, film boot camp, Final Cut, photo, photography, software, sound recording, studio lighting, The Studio, tv, TV commercial, video, video editing, video recording
Posted on April 4, 2017 at 6:00 am
By Jane Baker To be clear up front, we have not heard of any scams regarding the Spokane County Library District, or any of our libraries. Also, scammers will use anything they can to get your money. So when we heard of an email scam involving the Seattle Public Library, we thought we’d take this […]
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Tags: BBB, Better Business Bureau, consumer education, email scams, financial literacy, fraud, phone scams, scams, technology
Posted on February 25, 2017 at 6:00 am
by Erin Dodge Poetry can sing us a song, open us to a moment, inspire us to reach higher and go further. Washington State Poet Laureate and Gonzaga University professor Tod Marshall leads a poetry discussion series at Spokane County Library District in March and April. Each event has a casual atmosphere where everyone is […]
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Tags: author visit, community, history, injustice, Irish Poetry, National Poetry Month, poems, poetry, poets, reading, saving lives, slam, slam poetry, social justice, spoken word
Posted on December 22, 2016 at 6:00 am
Spokane County Library District introduces Engage, the new magazine packed with information about events, workshops, and programs at the library. You can pick up Engage at any of our 10 libraries or view it online. Just like all of our events and programs, the magazine is free. When you open the pages of Engage, […]
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Tags: adult, business, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, classes, community, concerts, cooking, education, Engage, events, family, family events, financial literacy, food, gardening, health, hobbies, kids, literature, magazine, Money Smart Week, music, parents, poetry, STEM, teachers, teens, The Yellow Wall-Paper, tweens, workshops, YA, young learners
Posted on December 14, 2016 at 9:30 am
By Gwendolyn Haley UPDATED FROM PREVIOUS POST 3D printing pops up in my newsfeed with increased regularity. Maybe you’ve seen some of the coverage too? Museums are using 3D printing to create replicas of priceless ancient artifacts for study and to allow people with visual impairments to experience masterpieces firsthand. Individuals and other o […]
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Tags: 3D, 3D printer, 3D printing, hobbies, services, technology
