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Spokane Is Reading Announces 2026 Community-Wide Read

Spokane Is Reading is pleased to announce award-winning author Laurie Frankel and her novel One Two Three as the selection for this year’s community-wide reading event.   Laurie Frankel is The New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of

Become Smoke Ready

Smoke Ready Week is June 1-5, 2026. Prepare yourself for wildfire smoke this summer by knowing what to look out for and how to reduce your exposure. Breathing clean air is a basic human right, and it can be put at risk through the increased presence of air pollutants, ultimately

Storytime Schedule

Current Schedule runs from June 15th through August 16th Storytime will take a break June 1st-14th, July 3rd-4th, and August 17th-30th Our regular storytime schedule takes a break during the summer! Instead of baby, toddler, and kindergarten countdown storytimes, we host storytimes outside and family storytimes. There are also a

Summer Reading Club June 1 to August 31

Read and Get Free Prizes | Summer Reading Club 2026

This summer is going to be DINO-mite! People of all ages are welcome to participate in the library’s FREE Summer Reading Club for fun events, great reads, and awesome prizes between June 1 and August 31! Interested in participating? Register for the challenge on Beanstack or use the reading tracker in the library’s

Understanding the cost of running the library

Understanding the Cost of Running a Library

At Spokane Public Library, one of our core values is to spend public funds responsibly. We recognize that your hard-earned tax-payer dollars fund library services, and we don’t take that for granted. We work hard to run the library efficiently to maintain your trust. In our research of how we

Did you know? Our Community has 3 Different Library Systems

Which Library System is Which?

Depending on where you live, you have FREE access to one of THREE different library systems locally: Spokane Public Library (us!), Spokane County Library District, and Liberty Lake Municipal Library. Which system is your system? What are the differences among them all? And is there a way to use resources

Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Month, and there will be a host of exciting events you can enjoy here at Spokane Public Library. We’ve followed up these event highlights with some brilliant new titles to check out from our collection. Also be sure to check out more

Book cover and author photograph

Spokane Is Reading Announces 2026 Community-Wide Read

Spokane Is Reading is pleased to announce award-winning author Laurie Frankel and her novel One Two Three as the selection for this year’s community-wide reading event.   Laurie Frankel is The New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of

Become Smoke Ready

Smoke Ready Week is June 1-5, 2026. Prepare yourself for wildfire smoke this summer by knowing what to look out for and how to reduce your exposure. Breathing clean air is a basic human right, and it can be put at risk through the increased presence of air pollutants, ultimately

Storytime Schedule

Current Schedule runs from June 15th through August 16th Storytime will take a break June 1st-14th, July 3rd-4th, and August 17th-30th Our regular storytime schedule takes a break during the summer! Instead of baby, toddler, and kindergarten countdown storytimes, we host storytimes outside and family storytimes. There are also a

Summer Reading Club June 1 to August 31

Read and Get Free Prizes | Summer Reading Club 2026

This summer is going to be DINO-mite! People of all ages are welcome to participate in the library’s FREE Summer Reading Club for fun events, great reads, and awesome prizes between June 1 and August 31! Interested in participating? Register for the challenge on Beanstack or use the reading tracker in the library’s

Understanding the cost of running the library

Understanding the Cost of Running a Library

At Spokane Public Library, one of our core values is to spend public funds responsibly. We recognize that your hard-earned tax-payer dollars fund library services, and we don’t take that for granted. We work hard to run the library efficiently to maintain your trust. In our research of how we

Did you know? Our Community has 3 Different Library Systems

Which Library System is Which?

Depending on where you live, you have FREE access to one of THREE different library systems locally: Spokane Public Library (us!), Spokane County Library District, and Liberty Lake Municipal Library. Which system is your system? What are the differences among them all? And is there a way to use resources

Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Month, and there will be a host of exciting events you can enjoy here at Spokane Public Library. We’ve followed up these event highlights with some brilliant new titles to check out from our collection. Also be sure to check out more