TAG: technology
Beyond books: discover valuable library resources
Posted in Business and Careers, Explore and Discover, For You on July 16, 2015 at 6:00 am
Libraries offer so much more than books. Our blog team is here to help you discover the many resources available to library members. We recently asked them the following question: What library resource do you wish more members knew about or took advantage of? Here’s what each of our bloggers had to say: Digital Resources & Apps The di […]
Tags: digital library, resources, services, technology
Written in the stars
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You on July 15, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Jane Baker The old lawn chair isn’t comfortable. My legs always stick to it when I wear shorts and it tilts to the left. But on this unusually warm Fourth of July evening, just minutes before the grand fireworks were about to begin, I was able to lean back and gaze up to a sky full of […]
Tags: education, hobbies, STEM, technology
Free Books: Accessing the World’s Public Domain Literature
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You on July 9, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Brian Vander Veen Whoever coined the Internet phrase “never read the comments” was a wise person indeed. It’s especially true if you’re a librarian (or library fan) reading pretty much any news article related to public libraries; inevitably, there’s the one commenter who questions why public libraries even exist, the guy w […]
Tags: books, technology
Step Away From The Screen
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You on April 30, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Kelsey Hudson Disconnecting for an entire week can seem like a daunting task, especially in our increasingly digital world. But outside of work and homework assignments, turning off our electronics can be a great way to reconnect with our family, friends, and the world around us. Next week is Screen-Free Week, an annual event where […]
Tags: adults, health, technology
Introducing the Spokane Business Library
Posted in News on May 7, 2014 at 6:00 am
Time is money, and when doing business research the more time you save, hopefully the more money you make. In an effort to make researching faster and easier for business owners and entrepreneurs in the area, Spokane County Library District and Spokane Public Library created a website to bring together all of our business resources […]
Tags: business, business source complete, demographicsnow, digital library, gale courses, microsoft it academy, proquest, referenceusa, services, technology, washington state legal forms
Scratch That
Posted in kids on May 1, 2014 at 6:00 am
by Cindy U. Have you ever thought about being a computer programmer or computer animator? Check out Scratch and learn to make your own games, mini-movies, and interactive stories. Scratch is a free drag-and-drop programming language created by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) especially for kids. No need to write complicated code, just f […]
Nonprofit in the Cloud
Posted in Business and Careers on April 23, 2014 at 6:00 am
by Kandy Brandt The nonprofit organization I am active in was looking for ways to provide valuable and efficient services on a tight budget. We had just enough income to make ends meet and nothing left over for renting expensive office space, investing in costly computer software, or hiring lots of staff. We found the […]
Tags: business, technology
DIY Magic Bullet
Posted in Explore and Discover on January 9, 2014 at 6:00 am
by Amber W. A couple of years ago my spouse dropped my glass Cuisinart blender pitcher and it broke. No big deal, easy to replace right? Wrong. The cost of a replacement, even a used one, was nearly the same price as a replacement blender! But in my searching for a new pitcher I stumbled […]
Tags: cooking, DIY, technology
