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
Posted on November 30, 2016 at 6:00 am
The Spokane County Library District is offering a new digital resource from HeinOnline: Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law. Slavery in America and the World brings together legal materials and other documents on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. Whether you are a scholar, student, history-buff, o […]
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Tags: culture, digital library, digital resources, education, history, law, online resources, slavery, slavery history, slavery in America
Posted on September 14, 2016 at 6:00 am
The Library District has free resources that help homeschooling parents develop lessons that match their children’s unique interests, abilities, and learning styles. In this homeschooling resource discussion, we will review helpful online resources, share library information and digital apps, and answer questions and help parents fin […]
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Tags: digital resources, education, home-based education, home-based instruction, homeschool, homeschooling, kids, online resources, parents, STEM, technology, teens, tweens, young learners
Posted on May 15, 2016 at 6:00 am
The award-winning ABCmouse.com is available as an in-library resource at all ten Library District locations and is accessed from our Digital Library webpage. ABCmouse.com is 100% educational, so its content is free of advertisements. The curriculum has been created in close collaboration with nationally recognized early childhood education experts […]
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Posted on May 2, 2016 at 6:00 am
It has been reported that ~75% of grant-awarding foundations in the U.S. don’t have a website. This means you won’t find them through an online search engine, like Google. Now fundraisers and grant writers for organizations, non-profits, and cause-based groups can get help finding funding for their projects at the Spokane County Library D […]
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Tags: charities, digital library, fund raising, funding, fundraising, grant writing, grants, nonprofits, not-for-profit, scholarships, services
