Support Your Library
Thanks for your interest in supporting the Library. Your support is integral to the vitality of the library. Whether you’re able to help with volunteering,donating books, donating funds or by voicing your support with the Mayor and City Council – it’s all important. Please also sign-up for the library’s email newsletter so you can stay informed about library services and issues.
| Donating Money to the Library |
10-Spot for Technology Campaign Launched!
In order to qualify for $27,000 in matching funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation we need to raise $27,000! The Library Foundation is conducting this campaign. This money will purchase:
- New library computers to replace outdated ones
- Software licenses
- Printers
- A mobile computer education lab
If just 2700 people gave $10 each, the library would meet its goal, and yes, the library will gladly take less, or more than $10 -- whatever you can give helps. Stop by the library and drop a donation in the donation boxes at the check-out desks or send us a check. Checks should be written to the Spokane Public Library Foundation. For more information please contact Sandra Kernerman at 444-5318.
Spelling Stardom!
Many,many thanks to all the terrific participants and spectators at both spelling bees this year. The events went really well and we were thrilled to award prizes to the hard-working spellers who outlasted their competitors.
Congratulations to: 
Kid's winning team: The Queen Bees, coach Diane Wells, Cataldo Catholic School featuring Chelsea Thronson 6th grade, Caroline Romano, 6th grade, Sarah Means,6th Grade
Winning word: Privilege
Adult winning Team: The Newbees featuring Laurel Larsen (at left), Ryan Newcomb, Charlene Newcomb
Winning word: Consilient
Grand Champion: Lauren Larsen,
Winning word: quattrocentro
And you can never thank your sponsors enough so...gigantic thanks to "queen bee" sponsor: Windermere Real Estate as well as our "sweet as honey"sponsors: KXLY-4, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, ESD-101 and Sterling Savings Bank.
Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Library support the library with their annual book sales and bookstore, BuY the Book, in the lobby of the Downtown Library. You can join the Friends of the Library, donate materials for the sale or volunteer with them - Learn More here.
Spokane Public Library Foundation / Donating Money to the Library
The Spokane Public Library Foundation seeks to enhance public funds with private dollars to ensure continued excellence in Library services for the Spokane Community.
All monetary donations should be directed to the Spokane Public Library Foundation. There are donation boxes at the check-out desks in all the libraries for cash donations. Checks should be made payable to the SPL Foundation. The Foundation invests all donations in an endowment for long-term benefit to the library. This is important so that your donation can be useful for many years to come. Visit the Library Foundation's website to learn more.
Contact the Mayor and City Council
The Spokane Public Library is a general fund department. This means that our budget is part of the city's general fund and is set by the Mayor and approved by City Council. When you let the Mayor and City Council members know how important the library is to you it helps support our budget.
Subscribe to the Library's email newsletter to stay informed
Subscribing to the library newsletter by email saves us money on printing and mailing copies and keeps you informed about library services and issues.