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. […]
Tags: books, children, comprehension, decodables, early learning, kids, parents, phonics, reading, teachers
Posted in News on December 31, 2024 at 7:00 am
Shake up your reading in 2025 by trying a new genre! Each of these booklists offers numerous voices, from classics to present day. Find a wide range of subgenres, award winners, and authentically authored voices (aka own voices)—titles that appeal to readers who are new to the genre and fans alike. […]
Tags: adults, booklists, books, fantasy, fiction, horror, mystery, nonfiction, reading, resolutions, romance, science fiction, teens, westerns
Posted in News on December 11, 2024 at 7:00 am
Can you become a reading machine? Let’s find out! The Winter Reading Challenge: Be a Reading Machine sets the goal at 300 minutes of reading during the month of January. Earn badges along the way for every 30 minutes you read and activities you complete to fill up your bingo card! […]
Tags: adults, Beanstack, books, kids, reading, reading challenge, reflect, stories, teens, tweens
Posted in News on December 5, 2024 at 11:30 am
The SCLD Online Book Club is coming to an end. Find a variety of interactive and exciting ways to connect and find new reads with these alternatives. […]
Tags: adults, book butler, book club, book suggestions, booklists, books, community, digital resources, reading
Posted in News on July 31, 2024 at 5:25 am
Throughout the months of August and September, you can bring in extra produce (fresh only) from your garden to share with others in the community and take home something different from another garden. Also check out upcoming gardening programs, staff picked booklists, and online resources for gardening. […]
Tags: adults, booklists, books, food, gardening, produce, produce swap, seed library, seed saving
Posted in News on July 24, 2024 at 5:15 am
The lineup for the SCLD Online Authors Series in August and September brings you a bestselling group of authors and multifaceted topics... outer space, college admissions, interspecies friendship, oral histories, open-minded living, free will vs destiny, uncertainty vs control, grief and love... […]
Tags: adults, author talk, books, reading, SCLD Online Authors Series, teens, virtual
Posted in News on June 4, 2024 at 6:00 am
When it comes to keeping kids entertained during the summer, we know the best way to do it is with books. But not just any book. Books to Go for kids are high-interest titles that would normally have a long holds queue. However, Books to Go can’t be placed on hold. Instead, when you come into any of our ten libraries or visit LINC, our mobile lib […]
Tags: books, Books to Go, kids, lucky day books, tweens
Posted in News on April 9, 2024 at 6:00 am
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 a […]
Tags: adults, books, kids, reading, reading challenge, Smokey Bear, teens, tweens
Posted in Explore and Discover on April 3, 2024 at 6:00 am
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... […]
Tags: adults, books, connection, exercise, humor, parents, positive, reading, screen time, sleep, stress, teens, writing
Posted in News on March 27, 2024 at 6:00 am
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Expo '74, the library invites you to drop off your memorabilia and photos at any of our library locations for our July exhibit. Items are being collected April 1–May 10. If you have Expo ’74 stories and memories to share, then the library would also like to video record and share them online. Learn more […]
Tags: 1974, books, climate crisis, Discussion, environment, exhibit, expo 74, memorabilia, memories, souvenirs, spokane, videos, world's fair