TAG: stories
For families: Touch a recycle truck, have a painting party, and share stories
Posted in News on March 21, 2019 at 6:00 am
It’s time for Touch-a-Recycle-Truck Storytime at Spokane Valley and Deer Park Libraries! Plus families can paint together at our Family Paint Party at libraries throughout the county. Drop by the Spokane Valley Mall for Storytime at The Bookend. Jump into the library for springtime fun! EVENTS FOR YOUNG KIDS & FAMILIES Touch-a-Recycle-Truck S […]
Tags: blocks, caregivers, early learning, family, grandparents, infants, kids, library, painting, parents, play, preschoolers, reading, recycling, STEM, stories, storytime, teachers, The BookEnd, toddlers, touch a truck, trucks, tumblebook, waste management
Tell your story: Memoir writing, oral storytelling, and open mic night
Posted in News on January 10, 2019 at 6:00 am
Everyone at any age can be a storyteller. Learn ways to share your story: written, orally, and through painting. Plus delve even deeper by learning techniques using our online resources and book suggestions. We even have different outlets for sharing your story, including an open mic event and a way to self-publishing your writing to […]
Tags: acrylic painting, art, art workshop, event, memoir, memoir writing, oral storytelling, painting, stories, story, storytelling, workshop
Slightly Spooky Celebration at the library
Posted in kids, News, Parents and Teachers on October 3, 2018 at 6:00 am
Kids and families are invited to celebrate Halloween with slightly spooky activities, crafts, and stories! All kids are welcome to wear and show off their costumes. Please leave the scary costumes at home, as this is an all-ages event. Share pictures of your costumes on social media with us using #SpookyLibrary. We can’t wait to see […]
Tags: activities, costume, costumes, crafts, Halloween, pumpkins, spooky, stories
Special summer storytimes for young readers & their families
Posted in News, Parents and Teachers on May 30, 2018 at 6:00 am
Summer is a great time to read. This is true for babies, toddlers, and preschool-age children, as much as it is for school-age kids and adults. We have special storytimes for your youngest readers, where hearing stories aloud is the first step to learning to read. During Kaleidoscope Play & Learn Storytime for kids age […]
Tags: early learning, events, Families, family, free meals, kids, parents, stories, storytime, Summer reading, touch a fire truck, Touch-a-Bus, young readers
75th Anniversary & Anthology Release Party
Posted in News on October 16, 2017 at 6:00 am
We’re celebrating our 75th anniversary with a community anthology featuring writers of all ages from Spokane County and surrounding areas. NORTH SPOKANE LIBRARY Saturday, November 4, 6:30–8pm You’re invited to hear local writers read their work from Spokane Writes: A Poetry & Prose Anthology. Plus listen to live music from guitarist John […]
Tags: adults, anthology, authors, book launch, book release party, celebration, community, essays, fiction, friends, friends of the library, Friends of the Spokane County Library District, kids, music, nonfiction, poems, poetry, prose, reading, Spokane Writes, stories, teens, tweens, writing
Call for submissions for Spokane Writes: A Poetry and Prose Anthology
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on May 17, 2017 at 6:00 am
WHAT Spokane County Library District is celebrating its 75th anniversary in fall 2017. To commemorate this milestone, we are publishing an anthology of prose and poetry. We are seeking submissions of poetry, short stories, and essays. It is free to submit. The anthology will be released in print and digitally. The theme is “Celebration.” WHEN […]
Tags: 75th Anniversary, adults, anniversary, anthology, celebrate, celebration, essay, essays, fiction, Friends of the Spokane County Library District, kids, milestone, nonfiction, personal essay, poems, poetry, prose, short story, stories, submission rules, Submittable, teens, tweens, writer, writers, writing, writing submissions
STEM Play & Learn Storytimes
Posted in For You, News, Parents and Teachers on December 19, 2016 at 6:00 am
UPDATED DATES: January-April 2017 STEM Play & Learn Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and play with their children while learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Each of these STEM areas include basic skills that preschoolers (ages 3–5) need for a ready-to-learn start to kindergarten. STEM kits may […]
Tags: early learning, engineering, mathematics, Pre-K, pre-kinder, preschool, science, STEM, stories, story, storytelling, storytime, technology
Celebrating Grandparents
Posted in Explore and Discover, kids, Teens on September 1, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley Both my husband and I grew up living hours away from our grandparents, and consequently only saw them once or twice a year at most. When we started our family, we lived five hours away from our own parents, so our children were also on track to only see their grandparents a […]
Tags: books, community, crafts, family history, generational, generations, grandchildren, grandkids, grandparenting, grandparents, Grandparents Day, hobbies, home, Lego club, Legos, reading, stories, storytime
The Tooth Fairy Project
Posted in Explore and Discover, Parents and Teachers on August 17, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Jill Johnson You might not expect to a get lesson in good oral health at the library, but that’s just what happened at all ten libraries of the Spokane County Library District. The Tooth Fairy Project was launched in February 2016. The idea was to teach little ones (and their parents) the importance of […]
Tags: nutrition, oral health, oral hygiene, stories, storytime, teeth, tooth fairy, toothbrush
