reading Archives – Spokane County Library District

6 Author Talks about Success, Free Will vs Destiny, Hope, History & More

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... […]

Become a Reading Buddy Volunteer to Help a Child This Fall

Posted in News on July 16, 2024 at 6:00 am

You can help a child improve their reading skills and gain confidence as a reader. If you love reading and enjoy spending time with kids, consider signing up to volunteer. The Reading Buddy Program pairs volunteers, as mentors, with elementary school students in grades 1–5. The goal of the program is to support and sustain students’ reading lev […]

4 Fantastic Online Author Talks for Kids, Teens & Families

Posted in News on June 13, 2024 at 5:30 am

July brings you closer to four fabulous authors of children’s and teens’ literature! These creators of wonderful stories—told though graphic novels, poetry in verse, and illustrated children’s books—make these summer author talks fun online experiences for the whole family to share. […]

Spokane Is Reading’s Community Read for 2024 Is “Perma Red” by Debra Magpie Earling

Posted in News on June 11, 2024 at 6:00 am

For more than 20 years, Spokane Is Reading has hosted an annual community-wide read in which the greater Spokane community has been invited to read and discuss a common book together and hear from the author. This year’s selection is Debra Magpie Earling’s novel "Perma Red," recently named by "The Atlantic" as one of “The Great American Novel […]

Adventure Begins at Your Library: Summer Events, Activities & A Reading Challenge

Posted in News on June 5, 2024 at 6:00 am

The theme for this year’s Summer Reading events, activities, and reading challenge is Adventure Begins at Your Library. We invite you to visit your library to explore a great selection of books found on library shelves and in our digital collections for our Summer Reading Challenge, as well as with our programs and events with something for every […]

Smokey Bear Reading Challenge: Honoring 80 Years of Wildfire Prevention

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 […]

8+ Ideas for Unwinding During Stress Awareness Month & All Year Long

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... […]

Library Giving Day: Inspiring the Joy & Skills of Reading

Posted in News on March 26, 2024 at 6:00 am

To boost the library’s Summer Reading Program, the Library Foundation of Spokane County is fundraising to give books to kids and teens in Spokane County to kick off summer reading. You can give the gift of reading. The goal is to raise enough funds during Library Giving Day so that each youth who registers for summer reading can choose one from a […]

Bad Decision Books: Just-One-More-Page Reading of Irresistible Stories

Posted in Explore and Discover on March 21, 2024 at 6:00 am

What was the last book that you made a bad decision in order to read? I’m not asking about the book that made you put off cleaning out the refrigerator. Nearly any book could do that. I’m asking about the last book that made you spectacularly late for work or miss a whole night’s sleep... that magnitude of bad decision. I asked this question […]

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Reading Romance: Did These 4 Novels Turn Me into a Romantic?

Posted in Explore and Discover on March 13, 2024 at 6:00 am

After a rough year, I decided that I would branch out and stretch my preferred reading tastes. Normally, I stick with thrillers and horror. Shockingly (okay, not so shockingly), this doesn’t help my existing anxiety problems. Which genre would I dive into, which felt the scariest? The answer for me was... romance (cue the Twilight Zone theme song […]