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TAG: local

Local Author & Teacher Ty Brown Shares Spokane History in Two Talks

Posted in News on March 17, 2026 at 6:00 am

Ty Brown, author and teacher By Janet Hacker-Brumley, SCLD librarian Local History Presentations This year celebrates America’s 250th anniversary. When discussing local history with a customer at Argonne Library, they recommended the history books by Ty Brown, local author and teacher. Based on that suggestion, we were able to bring Brown to the library to discuss two differ […]

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Discover the Heart of Wildlife Rescue with a Cat Tales Wildlife Center Family Pass

Posted in News on November 25, 2025 at 6:00 am

Spokane County Library District is now offering Family Passes for free admission to a unique wildlife rescue and education center in the PNW. Find out more. . . […]

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Celebrate & Experience a Stirring Performance with a Spokane Symphony Pass

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

The Spokane Symphony with Musical Director James Lowe Spokane Symphony Passes return to the library for the 2025–2026 season. Spokane Symphony provides high quality, professional orchestral performances and education to Inland Northwest residents for the purpose of enriching and transforming lives through music. Experience a stirring concert performed by this local, cultural treasure. […]

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5 Local Writers Talk about Fatherhood

Posted in Explore and Discover on June 16, 2016 at 6:00 am

By Erin Dodge Today is the 8th Annual Engaging Fatherhood Conference & Resource Fair at Spokane Falls Community College (8am to 3pm), promoting the importance of fathers in healthy child development and family well-being. The event, including free lunch, is brought to the public by the DADS Committee of Spokane. In celebration of dads, paternal […]

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Going Local: The Collection That Shares the Talented Artists of the Greater Spokane Area

Posted in Explore and Discover, For You on March 17, 2016 at 6:00 am

By Sheri Boggs In a prominent corner or shelf of your closest County Library you might find stories about Sasquatch, about a derelict hotel rescued from obscurity, about a kid from North Idaho who implausibly becomes a drug kingpin before getting caught and going to prison. There are stories about a woman and her daughter […]

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