TAG: nonfiction
LGBTQ Memoirs for 2020 Pride Month
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 19, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Caitlin Wheeler Right now, many of us are spending most of our time at home, continuing to social distance under Phase 2 of Washington state’s Safe Start plan. It can be isolating, this feeling of being stuck and apart from those you love for an indeterminate amount of time. As a balm, I offer […]
Tags: authors, autobiography, book list, booklist, books, fiction, LGBT Pride Month, LGBTQ, LGBTQ2IA+, memoir, nonfiction, novel, Pride Month, reading
Finding adventure in your own backyard
Posted in kids, Parents and Teachers on May 15, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Sheri Boggs I live on a street with several young families, and during the governor’s Stay Home Stay Healthy order, I’ve really enjoyed walking my dogs along brightly chalked hopscotch games, seeing bubbles floating in the air, and marveling at the intricate fairy garden and pebble river one family made in their parking strip. […]
Tags: adventures, booklist, books, digital, early learner, early learning, fiction, kids, nonfiction, outdoors, parents, reading, storytime
Native American Heritage Month: A look at books by indigenous authors
Posted in Explore and Discover on November 6, 2019 at 6:00 am
BY CAITLIN WHEELER November is Native American Heritage Month and a great time to learn more about some of the many indigenous groups of North America. Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian provides an introduction to indigenous peoples’ portrayals in media after colonialization in Americans, the interactive online exhibit that looks […]
Tags: #NationalAmericanIndianHeritageMonth, Americans, author, books, children, fiction, indigenous, native, Native American, nonfiction, writer
Hanford Nuclear Site: The exhibit and library programs focus on ecology, activism, investigative reporting, and literature
Posted in News on October 17, 2019 at 6:00 am
by Gwendolyn Haley September 2019 marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Hanford Nuclear Site. The Library District is offering a closer look at the history and effects of Hanford on our region. You can see an exhibit of historical photos and wartime propaganda from the Hanford Site at North Spokane Library throughout […]
Tags: activism, adults, atomic bomb, booklist, ecology, fiction, Hanford, Hanford Nuclear Site, Hanford Site, historic, history, images, journalism, literature, nonfiction, pictures, poetry, propaganda, teens, World War II
Favorite reads reimagined for the screen: Upcoming film and TV adaptations
Posted in Explore and Discover on October 9, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Underwood Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Netflix (even Facebook Watch) are churning out as many originals and adaptations as they can buy, produce, and film—all to try to win the fierce video streaming competition. This is fantastic for book nerds because these streaming giants are looking to novels and nonfiction for good source material! […]
Tags: adaptations, adults, Amazon Prime Video, books, fiction, film, HBO, Hollywood, Hulu, movies, Netflix, nonfiction, novels, streaming, teens, TV series, video
Incredible reads to finish out your summer
Posted in Explore and Discover on July 31, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Underwood I am not a picky reader. I love recommendations from other readers, especially those that lead to finding an amazing and unexpected read. It’s one of my most favorite things! If you are on the lookout for a great read, here are just some of my all-time favorite novels, biographies, poetry/short story […]
Tags: adults, artists, authors, booklist, books, epistolary, escape, fiction, imagination, letters, nonfiction, novels, poetry, reading, recommendations, short stories
Microhistories: Extremely specific knowledge (aka fun facts!) you can share with others
Posted in Explore and Discover on May 7, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Underwood I have recently discovered an intense love for nonfiction titles and it all started with a compendium of terrible medical cures through history. Those 24-karat golden face masks that are in vogue right now? They’ve already been done long before the present day (and the masks still don’t have any proven benefits; […]
Tags: adults, Arowana, book list, booklist, books, butter, cadavers, cure-all, death, dragon, facts, fish, history, knowledge, medicinal, medicine, nonfiction, octopus, orchids, quackery, rain, reading, science, teens, trivia, witches
“Palaces for the People”: Spaces and places for all of us
Posted in Explore and Discover on April 23, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson I often hear people refer to Spokane as a big city with a small-town feel, and I think this is one of the reasons many people enjoy living in Spokane. However, when talking with customers and friends, I also hear more and more about how people don’t know their neighbors anymore. How […]
Tags: civic life, community, grandparents, inequality, kids, libraries, library, neighborhoods, neighbors, nonfiction, Palaces for the People, parents, parks, places, polarization, public life, schools, social, social infrastructure, social science, society, spaces, teachers, together
Literary field guide: Local authors at the 2019 Get Lit! Festival
Posted in Explore and Discover on April 11, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Caitlin Wheeler In the past 20 years, the Get Lit! Festival has hosted a whole slew of authors of exciting written work: Kurt Vonnegut, Jane Smiley, and Tim O’Brien are just a few. This year is no exception. At the 2019 festival, you’ll find the opportunity to hear from Roxane Gay, Tommy Orange, Kaveh […]
Tags: author, book list, books, festival, fiction, Get Lit!, guide, Inland Northwest Collection, literary, literary festival, literature, local, music, nonfiction, poet, poetry, prose, reading, writer
Easy Reader Nonfiction coming soon to the Easy Reader shelves
Posted in Parents and Teachers on January 29, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Sheri Boggs Big changes are afoot in our Easy Reader section! Elephant & Piggie, Daniel Tiger, Amelia Bedelia, Little Bear, Frog and Toad, and Fancy Nancy will soon be making room for true stories about otters, astronauts, WWE stars, and more as we launch our newest collection: Easy Reader Nonfiction. While we’ve always had […]
Tags: books, early learning, easy reader books, easy reader nonfiction, easy readers, informational reading, just right books, kids, learning to read, new readers, nonfiction, parents, reading, teachers
