TAG: vote
Civic learning at the library
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on September 4, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Dana Mannino I hear a phrase uttered at the Thanksgiving dinner table at least once each year: “Kids these day, they have no idea how the government works!” But that’s not the only place I’ve heard it. Last spring, our librarians asked people what kind of a community they wanted to live in. One […]
Tags: art, civic, civics, county, elected representatives, federal, government, government officials, knowledge, learning, local, portraits, posters, presidential, presidents, state, vote, voter registration
We thank you
Posted in News on August 14, 2019 at 6:00 am
The trustees, staff, and volunteers of the Spokane County Library District thank you for approving the ballot measure to restore our levy rate. In the August 6 primary election, 32,855 voters said yes to the maintenance and operations proposition with a 54.99% approval rate. This approval allows the Library District to maintain our current level […]
Tags: election, levy, results, thank you, thanks, vote, voters
Vote for your favorite kids & teens books
Posted in News on February 15, 2018 at 6:00 am
It’s award season again, and not just for movies and music. Here in Washington state, kids and teens have the opportunity to vote in five different readers’ choice book awards, starting in March through May 1. At Spokane County Library District, we think that letting kids have a voice in selecting the best books written […]
Tags: awards, book awards, booklists, books, Evergreen Teen Book Award, family, kids, OTTER Award, parents, Read, read and vote, reading, Sasquatch Book Award, teachers, teens, Towner Award, tweens, vote, Washington Book Awards, Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award, WCCPBA, YA, young learners, your voice matters
