Throughout girlhood I had a close friend named John. He was a couple of years older than I was, deeply kind and intelligent, and more curious about the world than anyone I knew. I learned things from him merely by being in his presence; every conversation was a delight and

April is National Arab American Heritage Month and Spokane Public Library is celebrating our Arab American library patrons! As the Arab American Institute states, “The story of Arab Americans is the story of America.”   “Arab Americans,” the AAI writes, “are a diverse community of immigrants and the descendants of immigrants,