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Disability Pride Month 2025

“More than 1 in 4 adults in the United States—over 70 million people—have a disability,” reports The Arc, a national organization that advocates for individuals

Spokane Is Reading announces 2025 community-wide read

Spokane Is Reading announces author Tananarive Due and her novel, The Reformatory, for this year’s community-wide reading event! Tananarive Due is the recipient of an American Book Award and an NAACP Image Award. She was an executive producer on Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror and she teaches Afrofuturism and Black

Trucks & Tools at Work: Let’s Explore Spokane!

All around our city, workers are using trucks and tools to get the job done. Some have many uses, such as a utility truck carrying parts for people working on our water infrastructure. Others, like the ice scraper at the Numerica Skate Ribbon, have a specific use, like shaving ice

Celebrating Juneteenth at the Library

We would like to congratulate the eight wonderful young women involved in the first-ever Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant in Spokane. In a post for the Black Lens, Miss Juneteenth Planning Committee member Shamerica Nakamura writes that the program aims to “position young Black/African American women to embrace their unique identities,

Staff Summer Reading Recs for All Ages

It’s probably no surprise that our team loves to read! We asked library staff to share some of their favorite summer books to help you kickstart your summer reading and they did not disappoint! You’re going to love this diverse list. Don’t forget to track your reading on Beanstack as

Downtown Spokane Mural Walking Tour

Everywhere you look in Spokane there is something beautiful to see – sculptures, paintings, installations, murals, architecture, history, neighborhoods, and so much more. Public art is even ingrained in Spokane’s local policy! Spokane Arts, a local nonprofit that partners with public and private entities to build and support the arts,

Disability Pride Month 2025

“More than 1 in 4 adults in the United States—over 70 million people—have a disability,” reports The Arc, a national organization that advocates for individuals

Spokane Is Reading announces 2025 community-wide read

Spokane Is Reading announces author Tananarive Due and her novel, The Reformatory, for this year’s community-wide reading event! Tananarive Due is the recipient of an American Book Award and an NAACP Image Award. She was an executive producer on Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror and she teaches Afrofuturism and Black

Trucks & Tools at Work: Let’s Explore Spokane!

All around our city, workers are using trucks and tools to get the job done. Some have many uses, such as a utility truck carrying parts for people working on our water infrastructure. Others, like the ice scraper at the Numerica Skate Ribbon, have a specific use, like shaving ice

Celebrating Juneteenth at the Library

We would like to congratulate the eight wonderful young women involved in the first-ever Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant in Spokane. In a post for the Black Lens, Miss Juneteenth Planning Committee member Shamerica Nakamura writes that the program aims to “position young Black/African American women to embrace their unique identities,

Staff Summer Reading Recs for All Ages

It’s probably no surprise that our team loves to read! We asked library staff to share some of their favorite summer books to help you kickstart your summer reading and they did not disappoint! You’re going to love this diverse list. Don’t forget to track your reading on Beanstack as

Downtown Spokane Mural Walking Tour

Everywhere you look in Spokane there is something beautiful to see – sculptures, paintings, installations, murals, architecture, history, neighborhoods, and so much more. Public art is even ingrained in Spokane’s local policy! Spokane Arts, a local nonprofit that partners with public and private entities to build and support the arts,