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Spokane Is Reading Selects ONE TWO THREE by Best Selling Author Laurie Frankel

Posted in News on June 16, 2026 at 6:00 am

Spokane Is Reading has announced award-winning and bestselling author Laurie Frankel and her novel One Two Three as the selection for the 2026 community-wide read and fall author events. You’re invited to read the novel and attend the author events to connect with others in the Greater Spokane area, through reading and meaningful discussio […]

Surviving the Universe’s Most Twisted RPG with Matt Dinniman & Other Author Talks

Posted in News on June 2, 2026 at 6:00 am

Check out a live viewing party and online author talks all summer, including authors of kids and middle grade titles. […]

Libby Reads November Pick: The Fascinating Tale “The Village Beyond the Mist”

Posted in News on November 18, 2025 at 6:00 am

Libby Reads is a global eBook club for families—and it's completely free! Readers around the world can enjoy the same featured book at the same time, with no wait lists and no holds. All you need is your library card. Read and listen, November 18–December 2, with no holds and no waiting. The November book is "The Village Beyond the Mist," writt […]

The Looking Glass: An Interview with Spokane Is Reading Author Tananarive Due

Posted in News on October 7, 2025 at 6:30 am

Guest post by Sharma Shields Tananarive Due’s award-winning horror novel The Reformatory is this year’s selection for Spokane Is Reading. You’re invited to a live watch party for a virtual talk with Tananarive Due about her book The Reformatory on Thursday, October 23, 1pm at Spokane Valley Library or 7pm at Central Library (get event […]

Big Library Read: Insightful, Lyrical Memoir with No Holds, No Waiting

Posted in News on May 13, 2025 at 6:00 am

Borrow the Big Library Read with no holds and no waiting, available through Libby and OverDrive. May 15-29, we're reading the memoir "Uncommon Measure" by Natalie Hodges. It is is an insightful and lyrical exploration of music, time, and self-discovery--a virtuosic debut from a gifted violinist searching for a new mode of artistic becoming. […]

6 Spectacular Author Talks: Don’t Miss Jennifer Weiner, Jodi Picoult & Others

Posted in News on March 6, 2025 at 4:00 am

The SCLD Online Authors Series brings you six author talks. . . Learn about a business strategy to fix what’s not working with Dan Heath, discover fun, humorous novels with emotional depth by Jennifer Weiner, explore a story of female playwrights and what they must do to share their art by Jodi Picoult, and more... […]

Wow! Over 1 Million Checkouts of Digital Reads with Libby in 2024

Posted in News on February 12, 2025 at 6:00 am

We’re thrilled to announce that our library customers have surpassed 1 million digital checkouts in 2024 on the Libby app and on OverDrive. This landmark number underscores our community’s embrace and continuing adoption of digital reading. SCLD meets our readers where they are to offer easy access to beloved stories, popular authors, and trend […]

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A Closer Look at hoopla: Digital Books, Music, Movies, TV & the Borrow Limit

Posted in News on February 4, 2025 at 7:00 am

Content available on hoopla includes digital audiobooks, eBooks, comics, music, movies, television shows, and BingePasses. The borrow limit is related to the pay model for this service. Learn more today! […]

10 Healthy Habits for Your Brain: A Look at Alzheimer’s & Dementia

Posted in News on January 15, 2025 at 6:00 am

In this guest post by Sean Jonz, program manager for the Alzheimer’s Association, you can learn about 10 healthy habits for your brain, upcoming library programs, helpful books, and a podcast episode of Library Out Loud: SCLD you can watch. […]

Reading & The Brain: How Kids Learn to Read & Decodable Books That Help

Posted in News on January 8, 2025 at 6:00 am

Learning to read is learning to break a complex code. Decodable readers differ from traditional early readers in that the majority of the words in the book contain only letter sounds and sight words that the children have been directly taught at the beginning. Learn more and borrow decodables from the library. […]

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