TAG: board games
Fall To-Do List: Create & Make, World Cup Soccer, Holiday Shopping & Self-Care
Posted in News on October 18, 2022 at 6:00 am
See the ways you can create, make, and practice self-care in November with the library. Try out Pilates, a new puzzle or board game, or create a container of spring bulbs for winter enjoyment. You can drop into The Studio at Spokane Valley Library to learn about the available audio-visual recording equipment and software and […]
Tags: adults, Beanstack, board games, books, food, gardening, glowforge, indoor garden, parents, Pilates, reading challenge, shop local, Small Business Saturday, soccer, Spanish programs, Ted Lasso, The Lab, The Studio, trivia
The Great Indoors: Things to Explore When You Take a Break from the Outdoors
Posted in Explore and Discover on July 6, 2022 at 6:00 am
By Abra Cole Ah, summer! The sun is shining (we hope), the grass is green, and pollen is everywhere. For some of us, this is the season when we head outdoors as much as possible, to dig in the soil, go on walks, explore nature, and get dirty every day. For others, none of this […]
Tags: adults, armchair travel, board games, booklists, books, CDs, coffee table books, community, dice games, DVDs, games, kids, Libby app, nature sounds, overdrive, parents, reading, teens, travelogues, tweens, virtual tour, World Book
Playing games, practicing math!
Posted in Parents and Teachers on February 12, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson I have always been a fan of games. When my kids were younger, I could hardly wait for them to be old enough to move on from Candy Land to more interesting games—ones that I could actually enjoy too! When thinking about games, we often think about reasoning and strategy, which are […]
Tags: addition, board games, cards, counting, dice, Families, games, kids, learning, math, multiplication, parents, playing, subtraction
Discover local creator Derrick Freeland at The Lab at North Spokane Library
Posted in News on September 6, 2018 at 6:00 am
Five local creators in residence will be working and leading workshops at The Lab at North Spokane Library from September through January. You are encouraged to stop by each month and have a conversation about the creator’s process, the creative work currently being made, and the type of creation in general while the creator works. […]
Tags: art, artist, board game design, board games, comics, creator in residence, design, drawing, graphic artist, graphic design, graphic novel, illustration, mixed media, sequential art, The Lab
Holiday gifts: Great new games for giving and playing
Posted in Explore and Discover on November 29, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson I love playing games. That’s probably why I also enjoy giving games as presents. Unfortunately, I don’t always have time to discover all the great new games that are coming out. So for the last two years (and this year) I’ve asked the experts at Uncle’s Games to give me recommendations. For […]
Tags: board games, card games, family games, games, gift giving, gift ideas, gifts, hobbies, holidays, kids, parents, teens, tweens
Game On! Games to Give and Receive
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, kids, Parents and Teachers, Prime Time, Teens on November 18, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson My love of strategy games began a long, long time ago, in the days before kids…OK, it wasn’t that long ago, but having game nights with friends was much easier, and happened a lot more frequently, before kids entered the picture. It all began with a group of friends that got together […]
Tags: board games, card games, games, games for kids, gifts, party games
