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• Resources for nonprofit organizations
• Job seekers: Get an advantage with WorkSource Spokane
• Local entrepreneurs & organizations matter
• Library Hack: Get college ready with the Digital Library
• How to sell on Etsy: Personal advice from a local shop owner
• Insider tips for writing the perfect cover letter
• Beyond books: discover valuable library resources
• Hire Me: Tips for Writing Your First Resume
• From Student to Worker with Spokane Valley Tech
• Even a Superhero Needs a Fresh Resume
• Resources for Starting Your Own Small Business
• Crowdfunding Success Stories: Q&A with comics artist Manny Trembley
• My Office Yogi: Q&A and Office Yoga Session with Erin Wert
• Becoming Nontraditional: Books & resources for returning to school 
• Library Hack: Book a Librarian
• Free Resources for Lifelong Learning
• Captivating Chocolate: Q&A with Karen DeCristoforo of the Chocolate Apothecary
• Easy Lunches For Busy People
• Library Hack: Resources for Local Businesses
• Specialty Coffee: Q&A with Kaiti Blom of Revel 77
• Zen Your Workspace
• Let’s Talk Ethics: Q&A with John Pederson of Ethics Talks
• The Power of a Student ID
• I Love/Hate Social Media
• The Freedom of Open Source
• Don’t Be That Guy (In the Workplace)
• The Search For Rejuvenation
• What To Do With an English Major
• Business Incubation Spokane – The Chicken or the Egg?
• Creating an Effective Resume in 4 Easy Steps
• Nonprofit in the Cloud
• Know Your Industry
• Business and Careers

Explore and Discover

• Winter preparation for your spring garden
• The many ways and whys of journaling
• Gale Courses for lifelong learning, personal growth & creative pursuits
• How to get free tax help, in person & online
• Monetizing knowledge with Gale Courses
• Civic Lab Online: What is impeachment?
• Homemade apothecary: DIY beauty products
• Finding comfort & resources during a pandemic
• What we buy (other than books)
• Civic Lab Online: The Two-Party Political System
• Seriously fun things to do on cold, snowy days
• Let’s go outside! Wintertime play & activities for everyone
• ’Tis the season for streaming holiday music from hoopla
• Escape screen time this winter
• Beyond Veterans Day: Information and resources for veterans and their families all year long
• Civic Lab Online: What we know about the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Dance Apocalyptic: A pandemic playlist & more
• Trick-or-treat alternatives for an enjoyable celebration
• The lifecycle of your ballot: Mail-in ballot processing & security
• Filling out the FAFSA with live online assistance from HelpNow
• Drought-tolerant yard project: Researching, planning, digging & planting
• 15 trivia questions for Banned Books Week
• Dive past Schoolhouse Rock! into this Learning Circle course
• The importance of diaries, memoirs, and autobiographies for our empathy and history
• OverDrive features to enhance your digital reading experience
• A peek into EnviroKids’ Club: Q&A with two partner agencies
• Books & cocktail mixes: Find your perfect pairing
• Job seekers find help with new enhancements from Testing & Education Reference Center
• Using your right to vote: Important information from the League of Women Voters
• Bright shining sounds (Part 2): A social justice playlist
• I went walking
• Finding out more about racial justice
• LGBTQ Memoirs for 2020 Pride Month
• Self-care from pandemic times to the best of times
• Pandemic-related financial hardship and mortgage forbearance
• JobNow helps job seekers with resumes, interviewing techniques, and career changes
• Health questions and related online resources
• Learn a new language from home with our digital resources
• Helplines and crisis resources
• Feel good videos that bring smiles and laughter
• DIY Earth Day outdoor and indoor celebrations
• Digging for accuracy: How information literacy helps you uncover the facts
• Ask for a story: An idea for staying connected over the distance
• Become a fiction frequent flyer with short stories
• A post-Valentine’s Day booklist
• Bright shining sounds (Part 1): A social justice playlist
• Glowforge 3D laser printer offers a different way to create
• Answering the question: “What does it take to be a librarian?”
• Take and Give: Seed Library
• On our coffee tables & nightstands: Books for your reading list
• December, a season to celebrate human rights
• Discovering local artists and their creations at the Spokane Creators website
• Friends: Who needs them?
• Library insider: Helping your child research for school papers and projects
• Native American Heritage Month: A look at books by indigenous authors
• Your Path to Student Financial Aid Starts with the FAFSA
• When murder smells like honeysuckle: The allure of film noir
• Favorite reads reimagined for the screen: Upcoming film and TV adaptations
• Play it again: A love letter to The Bartlett
• The Sandwich
• Civic learning at the library
• On the road to financial literacy: Stop at the library for valuable no-cost resources
• Finding a love of reading through fairy tales
• And Now for Something Completely Different: Monty Python’s entertainment legacy
• Incredible reads to finish out your summer
• Things to do during a sedentary summer
• Saving seeds from the garden: Lovage, snap peas, and coriander
• Creating a furever home: Adopting & fostering pets
• Teens in-between: Finding your first summer job
• Explore the arts for enormous rewards
• Special collections and archival materials for Pride Month
• Day in the life of a librarian
• Microhistories: Extremely specific knowledge (aka fun facts!) you can share with others
• Cloud watching 101
• “Palaces for the People”: Spaces and places for all of us
• Spring brings kittens and puppies and poetry, oh my!
• Literary field guide: Local authors at the 2019 Get Lit! Festival
• From the Library of Things: Machine sewing at your fingertips
• Project Memory: Your old photos and home movies transferred to digital
• Celebrate the Lunar New Year with family, food, and festivities
• Let’s play: Indoor winter fun at the library
• The evolution of the legend of Arthur
• Independent spirit: Films that offer fresh perspectives
• A twist on the New Year’s resolution
• Reduce your browsing vulnerability
• Gifts of experience for less stress and more joy this holiday season
• Cozy up to slow reading this winter
• Fanfiction primer: Reading and writing what you love
• Great digital reads for the whole family
• A new voting ritual
• Discover November creator-in-residence Sondra Barrington, jewelry maker
• Let’s craft: Getting cozy with crochet
• Taking care of you: Modern day self-care
• Discover creator-in-residence Timothy Ely, artist, designer, bookbinder
• Banning books silences stories: Reading a banned book celebrates your intellectual freedom
• Plan Well, Age Well: Explore issues related to retirement and aging
• How to Identify a Dragon
• The Great American Read book list and half-time report
• The art of saving seeds
• Microadventure: Day trip to Stonerose for fossils
• Happy birthday! A reading list of authors with July birthdays
• Perfect pairings: Recipes to devour while binge watching
• Road trip! The quintessential American vacation
• Rock summer reading: Music pairings for The Great American Read
• Adult reads for Pride Month
• Pounce-worthy feline books
• Confession of a librarian mom: Reading and summer slide
• Children’s booklist for Pride Month
• What’s cooking in the mud kitchen?
• Poetry of resistance and environmental justice
• Poetry in Spokane: Get Lit!, Tod Marshall, and Scablands Books
• Reading in between: Done with winter but not quite ready for spring
• Bicentennial of a Monster’s Birth
• The BookEnd: Blank walls & fresh paint demand art
• Consent Matters: Talking about the importance of “Yes”
• Resolving to Read Diversely
• How’s that resolution treating you?
• Anticipation and inspiration: Getting ready for spring gardening
• St. Pancras Station sparks imaginations
• Strange, weird, and wonderful: Libraries across the world and right here
• Billie Holiday and the books to read for awareness and insight
• Destination Nashville: Unexpected discoveries and musical adventures
• Staff Picks: An eclectic booklist from The BookEnd
• In anticipation: Romances to read in 2018
• Do you hygge? What it is and how to do it this winter
• ’Tis the Season for Mobile Devices
• Holiday Gifts for Expectant Mothers
• Big animals, big news: Connect with Washington wildlife at your local library
• Audiobooks: Are they reading or cheating?
• Non-comic movies from superhero directors
• Dr. Seuss controversy and contemporary children’s literature
• November is National American Indian Heritage Month: Books that celebrate the diverse and distinct cultures, traditions, and histories
• Ever louder bumps in the night: Scares for all ages
• 1942: A 75-year retrospective on books
• Tidying up: Embracing the KonMari Method
• Mixtape: The Vietnam War era
• Overabundance: What to do when the produce is piling up
• Sgt. Pepper is 50: How an album revolutionized popular music
• Hiking the Summer Reading Program Around Spokane
• The Great American Eclipse of 2017
• Save a life: Ask FAST questions when you spot a stroke
• Sharing your harvest’s bounty at library produce swaps
• On Tyranny: A reading list
• My journey in downsizing & killing the clutter
• Love on the open road: Motorcycle club romances to fire up your summer
• She screams loudest: Women’s dystopian tales
• Bubbling beakers: Q&A with Kelli Crawford of Mobius Science Center
• Enraptured by raptors: West Valley Outdoor Learning Center
• KERNEL at the Fairwood Farmers’ Market: making nutrition and exercise fun and delicious
• Graphic novels with strong female characters
• 10 cookbooks you’ll be glad you checked out
• Call for submissions for Spokane Writes: A Poetry and Prose Anthology
• Your next favorite book from SelectReads
• Spring reads to take you into summer
• You, in books (no right, no wrong, an idiosyncratic list)
• Community gardening: a delicious pursuit to feed the hungry and the soul
• Hollywood vs. novel and short story: dystopian worlds written by Philip K. Dick
• Weird animals for aspiring zoologists and the curious
• Email scam posing as library on west side of state
• Q&A with Jeff Yeager, The Ultimate Cheapskate
• Consumer Reports saves the day (and my laundry)
• Book Club for two: Books to read with someone special
• Easy Pinterest recipes for busy adults
• Apps I’m loving right now
• Discussions with Tod Marshall: poetry & social justice, Irish poetry, spoken word, and National Poetry Month
• Fractured fairy tales: re-inventing imagined worlds
• Battling the winter blahs
• My long-standing relationship with coffee (and 10,000 coffee stands)
• It’s the bee’s knees: learning about urban beekeeping
• Q&A with romance novelists: Asa Maria Bradley, Katee Robert, and Rebecca Zanetti
• New year, new stitch: cross-stitching with attitude
• Cult films and why we love, hate them
• Reluctant readers, the right books, and Minecraft
• Broadway Court Estates Book Club (when the library comes to you)
• Twas the night before… at the library
• 3D printing: if you can design it, we can print it
• Romance families and their sagas
• 3 tips for selling your first article
• Holiday gifts: Great new games for giving and playing
• Gift guide: kids books perfect for giving (and reading)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them… in the library
• 3 things I learned walking across England
• How to Thrive and Survive the Writing Life
• What I learned from Michelangelo
• Scary books worth losing sleep over
• 8 things that (mostly) work for me as a writer
• 4 keys to becoming a successful writer
• No-trick dog treats for Halloween
• 4 NaNoWriMo tips for not winning brilliantly
• Bringing family together: picture books for older kids
• Bruce Holbert: Late to the party
• From reader to writer
• Romantic reads in the Pacific Northwest
• Young Adult novels with adult reader appeal
• Irena’s Children: Q&A with Mary Cronk Farrell
• My project closet: the unfinished & the abandoned
• James Frye: synesthete artist’s work at Airway Heights Library
• Building and planting next year’s garden
• The Whole30: for heart health, for life
• Celebrating Grandparents
• Fall hikes: sorting favorites
• Dynamic audiobook performers
• Ultimate Gilmore Girls fandom
• Researching elections in 2016
• The Tooth Fairy Project
• Prime Time Family Reading: discovering ideas together
• Library member wins gold in Washington Science Olympiad
• (Un)summer reading: a booklist gone awry
• Judging a book by its cover
• A creative booklist from Loretta West
• Easy orchard fresh sorbet (without the ice cream maker)
• Making noise with Noiseguy Charlie Williams
• Diving into home ownership (and repairs)
• Jenks jams and juggles at the library
• The Sandwich Generation
• Storyteller Indiana Bones at the library
• Dog agility: it takes two
• Q&A with Cecil The Magician
• Go for the gold in reading
• Zentangle: the meditative art form with Loretta West
• Kids music for road trips
• Q&A with Alex Zerbe, The Zaniac
• 5 local writers talk about fatherhood
• Q&A with KCPuppetree: storytelling, artistry & theatre
• Inspiring New Worlds: 6+ titles with video game tie-ins
• Great Stories Club: Hack the Feed
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Go Global
• Serious fun for K-3 readers
• Confessions from a book lover
• The dirt on gardening with kids
• Islam 101: suggested reading from David Fenner
• Family mystery solved at the library
• The world is not ending: non-dystopian teen reads
• The Last Full Measure: Q&A with Local Author Trent Reedy
• Music and conspiracy theories: a primer
• Get caught reading!
• Comic giveaway and year-round reading
• Read these graphic novels, you must
• Fools and tricksters who delight us
• Make your own Monster Book of Monsters
• Going local
• Four indie science fiction films to watch now
• Batman v Superman: A Comics Primer
• Take care of your heart
• Imaginary Friends
• On my coffee table
• A Valentine’s list for the miserable, stubborn, and disillusioned
• Library Hack: How to plan the perfect Valentine’s Day date
• 7 Books you must read before you see the movie
• Love your heart: Local resources for American Heart Month
• Understanding the basics of an estate plan
• A New Year’s resolution in four words
• Oscar’s best films: A year in books
• 7 Cookbooks for your plant-based diet resolutions
• In praise of reading aloud as adults
• Watch and read: If you like Star Wars…
• Sci-Fi and Fantasy books to look forward to in 2016
• 5 Books about human origins to read now
• Clothing the community: Q&A with Kira’s Kloset founder Debbie Wraspir
• Reading resolutions: Up your reading game in 2016
• Library Hack: Resources for New Year’s resolutions
• Library Hack: Hidden gems of the Digital Library
• Mixtape: Festive holiday albums
• Library Hack: hoopla digital comics
• Holiday Blitz! Big Table invites you to give back this Christmas
• Guilty Pleasures: Self-help books
• Library Hack: Around Town
• Holiday gift guide: Meaningful alternatives to traditional Christmas presents
• The Force Awakens: A reading list for the Star Wars novel nerd
• The best sci-fi graphic novels of 2015
• Holiday gift guide: Uncle’s Games recommends games to give
• Liquid Lit: Holiday edition
• LEGOs® at the MAC: Q&A with Nature Connects artist Sean Kenney
• How to have a Pinterest-worthy holiday season without going crazy
• Not afraid of subtitles? 4 frightening foreign-language films to watch this Halloween
• Mixtape: A non-traditional Halloween playlist
• Mixtape: Punk retrospective
• 10 Tips to get started doing genealogy
• Librarian-inspired reads to celebrate ALA’s 139th birthday
• Pluto: The little dwarf planet that could
• Mixtape: Contemporary ladies of country music
• Animal rescues: Q&A with local author Kelly Milner Halls
• Thoughts on my ultra-local community
• On my coffee table
• 7 Book recommendations for the discerning tween reader
• The revealing nature of food
• Book a Librarian: Face-to-face, personalized service
• Cookbook recommendations for amazing casseroles and one-pan meals
• Where to find free science fiction & fantasy short stories online
• 7 Most anticipated YA books to read this fall
• 6 Twitter accounts book lovers should follow
• Summer beverages: your library on the rocks
• 5 YA books recommended by teens
• Easy small-batch homebrewing, part 2: Basic ingredients and a recipe
• Exploring the lives of imaginary friends: 5 books for kids & grown-ups
• Easy small-batch homebrewing, part 1: Basic equipment
• Talking to myself: an alternative writing method
• How to plan a last-minute staycation
• Essential items for cosplayers and costuming enthusiasts
• 5 eBooks for comic and cosplay fans
• Written in the stars
• Recommended for you: 3 YA books to read right now
• Free Books: Accessing the World’s Public Domain Literature
• Binge Read This: The Little Lady Agency Series
• Little Free Libraries: Hope for the Future
• 6 Pantry Essentials for Quick Meals
• You and Me and Him: Q&A with YA Author Kris Dinnison
• May the Force Be With You: 7 Star Wars Books for Kids
• Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Kid-Friendly Fun with the Spokane Indians
• The End is Nigh: Four Post-Apocalyptic Novels to Read Now
• When the Alarm Goes Off, It’s Time to Play
• Every Hero Has a Story
• How to Eat Healthy on Vacation
• Liquid Lit: Summer Reading Edition
• On my coffee table: New books for kids and teens
• 16 Best Audiobooks for Family Road Trips
• The Essential Summer Date Guide
• Mixtape: Four metal bands for fantasy fans
• Get Your Bike in Gear
• Novel Ideas: DIY Book Crafts for All Skill Levels
• Survival Secrets of a Part-Time Vegan
• Meet the Bloggers
• On My Coffee Table
• Lessons from Mom
• If the Shoe Fits: Q&A with Curt Kinghorn of Runners Soul
• Step Away From The Screen
• Microadventures in and near Spokane County
• Are You There Gen X? It’s Me, Sheri
• The Casual Nerd’s Guide to Book Awards
• My Top 5 Kitchen Tools
• Documentaries You May Have Missed
• Food Insecurity: Q&A with Jennifer Schlenske of Spokane Valley Partners
• On My Coffee Table
• Travel Abroad, No Passport Required
• Real Food in Spokane
• Mary, Mary, Gardener Extraordinary
• And Then It’s Spring
• Pie (Pi) for a day
• Ham On Regal
• Let’s Hear It For #WeNeedDiverseBooks
• What To Do in Spokane County
• The Essential Guide To Winter Cleaning
• Mystery Read-alikes for Downton Abbey Withdrawal
• Behind the Scenes at the Youth Media Awards
• Recipe Review: Enchilada Soup
• Valentine’s Day Celebrations For the Skeptical
• Finding Free Music Without Getting Sued
• Hunting For Sasquatch: a conversation with Sharma Shields
• Resolving on Health
• Meal Planning For Busy Families
• Library Hack: What’s a Teen To Do?
• A Bit of Wizardry
• The Educational Merits of Minecraft
• Beat the (Post) Holiday Blues
• Library Top 10
• Christmas Movies That Won’t Make You Puke
• Guilty Pleasures
• Holiday Recipes Beyond Peppermint and Pumpkin
• Library Hack: What Should I Read Next?
• Eagle-Spotting For Beginners
• My Library Journey (a guest post by Cindy Hval)
• Gifts For the Young (and young at heart)
• Coffee Is Good For Me (I Knew It)
• Holiday Gift Guide for Tinkerers, Makers, and DIYers
• The Romance and Rewards of NaNoWriMo
• Like A (Culinary) Boss
• Classic Tales with a Modern Twist
• Game On! Games to Give and Receive
• Supporting Your Local NaNoWriMo Writer
• Library Hack: Whose Library Is It Anyway?
• Dealing With Creative Block
• From Scratch
• Literary Lessons
• All Aboard the Fall Foliage Express
• Life Lessons From Little Free Libraries
• Picking Up the Park  
• Avoiding Pinterest Pitfalls
• Put ‘Em Up: Small Batch Canning
• Zipping The Light Fantastic
• Learning the Cultural Ropes
• Liquid Lit: Books and Brews
• Graphic Novels For the Skeptical
• No Admittance Except on Party Business!
• Oh, the Places We’ll Go!
• From Bullies to Besties: Navigating the Social Landscape of School
• A Slice of Life
• Sophie’s First Triathlon
• Tribbles, and Klingons, and Starfleet Oh My!
• Library Hack: Get New Stuff Fast
• First Love: A Personal History With the American Comic Book
• The No-Excuses Guide to Entertaining
• Stunt Memoir: Hammock Edition
• Genius of Dogs
• Salsa & Soup: Recipe Fiesta
• How (Not) to Go Camping With Kids
• A Conversation with Jennifer Pharr Davis
• Quite a Character: Fictional Guys I’d Date
• Home Sweet Home
• Mixtape: Your Summer Soundtrack
• Living in a Screen Saver: learning to love hiking with my dog
• Sci Fi Summer
• Kid-Friendly Green Bluff
• Try Tri Again
• Liquid Lit: Booze and Book Pairings
• Toaster: Free to Good Home
• Best. Massage. Ever.
• Library Hack: eBooks and Audiobooks
• Should You Count Your Calories?
• Sweet Without the Heat
• Help on Wheels
• Elementary, My Dear Reader
• Think Inside the Box
• Why I Read YA
• One Hundred Stories of Spokane
• eBooks for Travel
• Meet a Modern Apple Annie
• Make it Sparkle: Spring Cleaning for Less
• Advanced Selling Your Stuff Online Classes
• We Don’t Have It? Suggest an Item
• 5 Great South Korean TV Shows
• Homage to a Professor
• DIY Magic Bullet
• Transolar Galactica Follow-Up
• Fountain of Useless Knowledge
• Interview with Jess Walter
• Great Gift Books for Adults
• Pumpkin Crunch Cake
• Transolar Galactica
• Explore and Discover

kids

• Kids share their favorite books: Winter break edition
• Kids’ choice: Read & vote for a chance to win!
• Yoga and mindfulness for stressed and anxious kids
• Kid-picked books for your summer reading list
• Not too young to talk about race and social justice: Resources and booklists for parents, caregivers, and kids
• STEM at home: Learning anywhere and everywhere
• Finding adventure in your own backyard
• Helping kids understand the coronavirus with a picture book by local author
• Discussing difficult topics with children
• LEGO Clubs
• Apps for back-to-school success
• Blast Off! for summer fun with space-themed crafts, books, and programs
• What to read next: Recommendations for kids by kids
• Storytime music to get your preschooler moving
• Holiday memories and gifts that keep on giving
• Five early reader books for fall school jitters
• The dog days of summer
• Track your summer reading online with Beanstack
• Be a strong summer reader
• Screen time for small kids: education or entertainment?
• Celebrating & Reading Together with Día
• Beat cabin fever with these creative and (mostly) free activities
• Reading with children: Identity, voices, and shared memories
• Spine-tingling reads for an October night
• Mystery reads for tweens & investigative adventures at the library
• Beyond dorks & wimps: Graphic novel hybrids after Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries
• Dance like You’ve Got Ants in Your Pants: Q&A with Eric Herman
• Q&A with Magician Jeff Evans: magic and the Secrets of Wizards
• Books to help kids with the idea of a new sibling
• Another world: Picture books about refugee and immigrant experiences
• 4th of July Craft
• 5 Cool Facts About Leafy Sea Dragons
• Scratch That
• Your Next Favorite Book
• Waiting for the Next Origami Yoda Book?
• Let’s Go Lego!
• 5 Ingredient Cooking for Tweens (with Minimal Supervision)
• What Happens at Night…
• Kids

News

• 2021 Discover Passes available for curbside pickup
• Seed packet bundles available for curbside pickup
• Plan to reopen libraries in March
• New STEM Explorer Kits offer hands-on activities for students in grades K–5
• Play, read, learn & do more in March
• February is filled with experiments, creativity, reading & learning
• Ring in the new year with creative, entertaining & informative library programs
• Project ELLO: Everyday Language & Learning Opportunities
• Wonderful world of art with resident artist Allison Hawes
• Spokane County Libraries return to curbside pickup and virtual services only
• Storytime Shorts videos: Let’s read stories, sing songs, play & learn
• Send Mobile Printing requests to the library & get your print jobs with Curbside Pickup
• Book-a-Librarian service offers you individualized assistance at a distance
• Nature Art challenge with resident artists The Botanical Alchemists
• Mobile Hotspots providing internet access now available for check out
• ReferenceUSA is now Data Axle Reference Solutions
• Back-to-School digital resources to help student learning soar
• 1000 Books Before Kindergarten programs foster early literacy skills
• Are you up for a reading challenge?
• Not too young to talk about race and social justice: Library programs and other resources for starting the discussion
• Homeschool Information Session offers insights into this at-home learning option
• Refresh your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution & check your voter registration status
• Starting the conversation: Helping you discuss race inequity
• Deer Park Library offers Small Business Boot Camp
• Explore the air you breathe, the water you flush & worms that eat garbage with the EnviroKids’ Club
• Spokane Is Reading offers Diverse Voices booklist for 2020
• Introducing Book Butler, the service that selects books for you
• Check out Washington State Parks with a Discover Pass from the library
• Online programs for adults offer variety: Music, trivia & health, with a side of salsa!
• Workshop discusses mental health, depression, and anxiety, presented in Spanish and English – Taller de salud mental. Depresión y ansiedad. Presentado en español e inglés.
• Curbside pickup now available
• Reach your reading goals with the Online Summer Reading Challenge
• Teen Health & Wellness: New digital resource for teens (parents and educators, too)
• Online program about healthy dating habits offers help for parents of tweens and teens
• Your fair housing rights and a workshop from Northwest Fair Housing Alliance
• Prime Time Family Reading: Thoughtful reading activities that deepen family connections
• Creativebug offers thousands of online craft, hobby, and art classes
• Get a library card for access to our Digital Library
• Virtual documentary discussion takes a look at America’s food titans
• Virtual Book Club: The Big Library Read
• Let’s keep reading: Take the Spring Reading Challenge
• KSPS offers virtual storytimes for pre-kindergarten & elementary-school age kids
• Digital Library: Making the most of the online resources
• Green looks good on you: Digital resources for gardening
• Catch traditional Irish band Floating Crowbar at the library
• Kindergarten registration, plus games & activities to get ready
• Develop your business & nonprofit skills at the library
• Play & learn for little ones: Storytimes, dance parties & family painting parties
• New community topics at Civic Lab pose questions and invite discussion
• Learn to explore your family tree at the library
• Creative spaces for you: The Lab & The Studio
• Digital magazines, now delivered by Flipster
• College bound: The FAFSA is important for your educational future
• Yum! Instant Pot Cooking class shares recipes & tips for pressure cooking
• Changes to the digital lineup coming in 2020
• New library app offers convenience for mobile users
• Hanford Nuclear Site: The exhibit and library programs focus on ecology, activism, investigative reporting, and literature
• Spokane Is Reading presents Madeline Miller and her novel ‘Circe’
• Workshops to help you with Medicare Open Enrollment
• Slightly Spooky Celebration: Kids in costumes and fun activities for all
• New community topics at Civic Lab pose questions and invite discussion
• New website showcases local talent and library workshops aim to assist artists
• Homebuyer education & financial literacy workshops from SNAP Spokane
• Business Matters: Build a sustainable nonprofit, gain new customers, and learn about invaluable business topics
• Spokane Writers Conference offers new intensive small group sessions along with workshops
• Define your success: GED & ESL classes plus job help at the library
• Meet Spokane Symphony’s new music director, James Lowe, at North Spokane Library
• We thank you
• Volunteer opportunities: Reading Buddy Program, National Voter Registration Day, & technology evaluation
• Blacksmithing at the Library with Columbia Fire & Iron
• Explore your creative side
• 5th annual Poetry Picnic on the green behind Moran Prairie Library
• “Stranger Things” fans gather for trivia and crafts
• Gain insights at financial planning informational seminars with Edward Jones
• Civic Lab poses questions and invites discussion about community issues
• Library District seeks levy restoration for maintenance and operations
• Tell a new financial story with these digital resources
• Poetry slams bring communities together for competitive arts
• Create and play at the library
• It’s electrifying: Digital resources and staff picks for student scientists
• Trivia fans take on the ’90s, music, Harry Potter, & book vs. film
• Young learners & families find good fun in stories, art, games, and crafts
• Volunteering: For those who enjoy reading, children, and reading with children
• Experience beautiful medieval book art with January Creator-in-Residence Hannah Charlton
• Get leading edge information with access to thousands of newspapers
• Delicious creations you can try with December Creator-in-Residence Catee Ng
• Discover local creator Derrick Freeland at The Lab at North Spokane Library
• Games and storytimes for young kids and families
• Childcare survey for parents and caregivers
• Let’s dance, let’s play: The genius of Jim Gill
• Argonne Road closure in Millwood at Union Pacific railroad crossing
• A summer evening with Pacific Northwest poets
• Swing by the Moran Prairie Grange for a Historic Dinner & Dance
• Preschoolers get ready for school with STEM kits from the library
• Community & shared history: Moran Prairie Grange Exhibit
• It’s time for research papers & science fair projects!
• Vote for your favorite kids & teens books
• Science & History of Craft Beer classes at the library
• Create a unique 3D object at Spokane Valley Library
• Legal Voices workshops help seniors & their families navigate financial terrain
• Create a Freezer Meal Plan: Save money & indulge in flavor
• Library of Things: Check out more than books at the library!
• Tweens explore Extreme Science with Radical Rick: Tornadoes, vortexes, and gyroscopes
• Director’s Update: Libraries in Spokane Valley
• Dealing with Addiction: An OverDrive collection of eBooks & Audiobooks
• 75th Anniversary & Anthology Release Party
• Slightly Spooky Celebrations at the library
• Karen Mobley: October artist in residence at The Lab at North Spokane Library
• Do you have the best back-to-school accessory?
• Escape your commute: Read & Ride with Spokane Transit and our Digital Library
• New Executive Director announced for Spokane County Library District
• Going viral: Video creators find new space at Spokane Valley Library
• The BookEnd at Spokane Valley Mall
• New spaces and fresh updates at North Spokane Library
• Construction has begun for North Spokane Library remodel
• Library workshop: Foundation Directory Online for Nonprofits & Grant Writers
• Engage: our new library event magazine
• New digital resource: Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law
• Back to Homeschool Resources
• ABCmouse.com in our libraries
• Find funding at the library
• ProCitizen: The online resource that helps you prepare for the U.S. citizenship test
• Gain marketable skills with lynda.com
• Get a Room!
• Introducing the Spokane Business Library
• Business Research Just Got Easier
• Spokane County Library District Introduces New DIY Digital Resources
• Cat Got Your Tongue? Try the Pronunciator!
• Introducing HelpNow and JobNow
• Energy Efficiency Kit
• Diane E Zahand Memorial Fund

Parents and Teachers

• Nurturing creativity & imagination with picture books
• What to say to & read with kids when the news is scary
• Exploring memoir writing with children
• Reading picture books together to help grieving children
• Booklist for kids: Reading for the Earth
• Playing games, practicing math!
• Mindfulness picture books for your little ones (and you!)
• Getting started with graphic novels: Reluctant readers, struggling readers, and you
• Flavors of fall: Food and book pairings for kids
• Indoor activities for families with young kids
• Easy Reader Nonfiction coming soon to the Easy Reader shelves
• School’s back in session: Picture books about new challenges and situations
• Young adult booklist for Pride Month
• Picture books for frosty days
• Social-emotional picture books to help your kids get through the holidays
• Block play and kindergarten readiness
• 7 stages of block play: Building and early learning
• Talking about preschool STEM
• Snakes on a Plane? Tips to Survive Plane Travel with Kids
• What About Those Storytimes?
• Listen Up: Audiobooks for Learning
• STARS Training for childcare providers, parents & other caregivers
• Learn STEM with Legos
• Great Gift Books for Kids and Teens
• Playing Outside the (Pizza) Box
• Parents and Teachers

Prime Time

• Listen to the Brain Expert! Part 2
• Listen to the Brain Expert! Part 1
• Prime Time

Teens

• 5 Job Hunting Tips for Teens
• Teen Closet
• Hey, what’s hoopla?
• Put to the Test
• Scholarship Search Tips
• Where to Watch (Mostly) Free and Legal Anime
• Winter Is Coming
• Time for a Change
• Teens

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