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Mental Health Awareness Month 2024

Sharma

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The National Alliance on Mental Illness website states that the month is “dedicated to eradicating stigma, extending support, fostering

Celebrate Pride Month 2023

Skyler

Support and celebrate Spokane’s local LGTBQIA2S+ community throughout Pride Month this June! Add to your Pride celebrations with some of these resources and events from Spokane Public Library. Supporting your local LGTBQIA2S+ community doesn’t just end with Pride Month. Continue advocating for yourself, your friends, and your loved ones all

Pride Month Booklist 2023

Sharma

Happy Pride Month, Spokane! Be sure to support local organizations like Spokane Pride, Spectrum Center, and Odyssey Youth Movement, and have a blast at the Spokane Pride Parade on June 10th at 12 PM. We will see you there! Also be sure to check out these recently-published, queer-centric titles, which including

Nonprofits, It’s Your Time to Shine!

Library Services

Hello, Spokane! It’s your friendly business librarian again. The focus of this Business Time blog is support for our nonprofit institutions. Even if you’re not directly associated with a nonprofit, you likely know someone who is. Share this with them and be a hero! Nonprofit professionals, brace yourselves! It’s time to kick outdated strategies to

Summer Reading | June 1 – August 31

Skyler

It’s back and better than ever! Summer Reading is almost here with a variety of fun new events, activities, and features for you to enjoy between June 1 and August 31. Log Your Reading on Beanstack to Earn a Prize Book Anyone in grades 12 and under can read 15

Introducing Beanstack, Our Newest Reading App!

Skyler

Track your time spent reading or books you’ve read, complete challenges, add friends, and write reviews all year long with Beanstack! Sign up for your Beanstack account at spokanelibrary.beanstack.org OR download the mobile app. Throughout the year, you will have opportunities to participate in community reading challenges for events such

Turn Back Time with Historical Newspapers

Library Services

While many of you may read The Spokesman-Review as part of your morning ritual, with a library card, you can turn back time and see what the news of the day was as early as 1883. Gone are the days of scrolling through reels of microfilm, as you can now

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Mental Health Awareness Month 2024

Sharma

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The National Alliance on Mental Illness website states that the month is “dedicated to eradicating stigma, extending support, fostering

Celebrate Pride Month 2023

Skyler

Support and celebrate Spokane’s local LGTBQIA2S+ community throughout Pride Month this June! Add to your Pride celebrations with some of these resources and events from Spokane Public Library. Supporting your local LGTBQIA2S+ community doesn’t just end with Pride Month. Continue advocating for yourself, your friends, and your loved ones all

Pride Month Booklist 2023

Sharma

Happy Pride Month, Spokane! Be sure to support local organizations like Spokane Pride, Spectrum Center, and Odyssey Youth Movement, and have a blast at the Spokane Pride Parade on June 10th at 12 PM. We will see you there! Also be sure to check out these recently-published, queer-centric titles, which including

Nonprofits, It’s Your Time to Shine!

Library Services

Hello, Spokane! It’s your friendly business librarian again. The focus of this Business Time blog is support for our nonprofit institutions. Even if you’re not directly associated with a nonprofit, you likely know someone who is. Share this with them and be a hero! Nonprofit professionals, brace yourselves! It’s time to kick outdated strategies to

Summer Reading | June 1 – August 31

Skyler

It’s back and better than ever! Summer Reading is almost here with a variety of fun new events, activities, and features for you to enjoy between June 1 and August 31. Log Your Reading on Beanstack to Earn a Prize Book Anyone in grades 12 and under can read 15

Introducing Beanstack, Our Newest Reading App!

Skyler

Track your time spent reading or books you’ve read, complete challenges, add friends, and write reviews all year long with Beanstack! Sign up for your Beanstack account at spokanelibrary.beanstack.org OR download the mobile app. Throughout the year, you will have opportunities to participate in community reading challenges for events such

Turn Back Time with Historical Newspapers

Library Services

While many of you may read The Spokesman-Review as part of your morning ritual, with a library card, you can turn back time and see what the news of the day was as early as 1883. Gone are the days of scrolling through reels of microfilm, as you can now

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