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Smokey Bear Reading Challenge: Honoring 80 Years of Wildfire Prevention

To commemorate Smokey’s 80th birthday, we’re teaming up with the USDA Forest Service to introduce the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge on Beanstack. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill reading challenge—it’s an invitation to explore literature shedding light on wildfire prevention and environmental stewardship. To participate, sign up on Beanstack anytime in April through October 2024 and…

8+ Ideas for Unwinding During Stress Awareness Month & All Year Long

Stress doesn’t just affect the brain. It affects a person’s whole body. The “fight or flight” response can be helpful if you’re in short-term physical danger. But over time, it can damage your health. All the following can cause harmful long-term stress, also known as chronic stress…

Library Giving Day: Inspiring the Joy & Skills of Reading

To boost the library’s Summer Reading Program, the Library Foundation of Spokane County is fundraising to give books to kids and teens in Spokane County to kick off summer reading. You can give the gift of reading. The goal is to raise enough funds during Library Giving Day so that each youth who registers for summer reading can choose one from a selection of new books…

Bad Decision Books: Just-One-More-Page Reading of Irresistible Stories

What was the last book that you made a bad decision in order to read? I’m not asking about the book that made you put off cleaning out the refrigerator. Nearly any book could do that. I’m asking about the last book that made you spectacularly late for work or miss a whole night’s sleep… that magnitude of bad decision. I asked this question of my co-workers. Here is what I learned…

Reading Romance: Did These 4 Novels Turn Me into a Romantic?

After a rough year, I decided that I would branch out and stretch my preferred reading tastes. Normally, I stick with thrillers and horror. Shockingly (okay, not so shockingly), this doesn’t help my existing anxiety problems. Which genre would I dive into, which felt the scariest? The answer for me was… romance (cue the Twilight Zone theme song). I understand why people love romance novels. Really, I do. In fact…

9 Series That Serve Up a Different Kind of Cozy Mystery

By Abra Cole Getting Cozy January and February are full of short days and cold nights, which make for a natural time to rest (hibernation, anyone?). I think this is a great time to get cozy with a hot cocoa and read a new series. So, I’m focusing on the cozy mystery. For me, cozy […]

Winter Reading Challenge: Read to Earn Badges & Reflect on Your Story

By Gwendolyn Haley As we usher in the new year, SCLD is thrilled to announce our enthusiastic participation in the “Where We Come From” Winter Reading Challenge, sponsored by Beanstack. You’re invited to sign up for this exciting literary journey, happening January 1–31. The challenge is to read at least 300 minutes throughout the month […]

Accepting Applications for Spokane County Library District Board of Trustees

Spokane County Commissioners are now accepting applications for a Spokane County Library District Board of Trustees position. Applications are accepted until the position is filled. Trustees are unpaid volunteers and serve five-year terms. Current Trustee and Chair John Craig’s second term expires on December 31, 2023. Spokane County Library District operates separately from Spokane County […]

Finding Fall Picture Books: Good Reads for the Holidays & Every Day

Autumn is a beautiful time. Deciduous trees make their colorful transformations. Cooler temperatures prevail. People revel in steaming beverages and cuddly sweaters.

Autumn is also the time when seasonal children’s books are especially popular for check out. Even with over 100 picture book titles that come up in our catalog for searches for autumn, fall titles start fluttering off the shelves in August. I offer some alternative titles from what you may find in a search for autumn books that are great to share with your family this time of year.

Excel Adult High School: New Diploma Program Offered by the Library

There are options available for earning a high school diploma—no matter how old you are or when you last worked on a school assignment. One of those options is a new program at the library—Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School. See if this program might be a good fit for you or someone you know…