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Juneteenth Booklist for All Ages 2023

Officially recognized as a Federal Holiday in 2021, Juneteenth (June 19th) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865, took control

Pride Month Booklist for Kids & Teens

Picture Books Rainbow: A First Book of Pride by Michael Genhart Check It Out My Moms Love Me by Anna Membrino https://catalog.spokanelibrary.org/catalog/Record/7b451aa6-3bcc-4169-a482-2a471a2a5709Check It Out My

Turn Back Time with Historical Newspapers

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

Asian & Asian American Heritage Month 2023 | Books for Kids

The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round by Wendy Wan Long Shang Check It Out Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim Check It Out Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho Check It Out Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome by Kat Zhang Check

Asian & Asian American Heritage Month 2023

While the national celebration is historically known as Asian Pacific Heritage Month, there is a movement to call for the disaggregation of this name to officially recognize May as Asian and Asian American Heritage Month. APIC (Asian Pacific Islander Coalition) Spokane, a local community organization dedicated to promoting empowering Spokane’s

Asian & Asian American Heritage Month Books for Adults 2023

May is Asian & Asian American Heritage Month! As a recent article in Good Housekeeping stated, “The [Asian and Asian American] experience is as diverse as the constellation of cultures that form it.” Equally multifaceted and wide-ranging is the outstanding literature found within this galaxy: Here is a list of

Mental Health Awareness Month | 2023

I recently lost a beloved friend to suicide, and this isn’t my first experience with this singular form of shattering, abrupt, and maddening grief. I’ve been thinking of the ways people carry pain inside of themselves, our worst traumas pinned within our bodies like frantic birds trapped in wire. We

The OverDrive App will be Discontinued on May 1st

Attention, OverDrive app users! OverDrive is discontinuing the OverDrive app on May 1, 2023, and transitioning users to the Libby app. Libby is OverDrive’s newer app for browsing and enjoying digital content from our library. It’s time to give it a try! All your loans, holds, and wish list items

Juneteenth Booklist for All Ages 2023

Officially recognized as a Federal Holiday in 2021, Juneteenth (June 19th) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865, took control

Pride Month Booklist for Kids & Teens

Picture Books Rainbow: A First Book of Pride by Michael Genhart Check It Out My Moms Love Me by Anna Membrino https://catalog.spokanelibrary.org/catalog/Record/7b451aa6-3bcc-4169-a482-2a471a2a5709Check It Out My

Turn Back Time with Historical Newspapers

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

Asian & Asian American Heritage Month 2023 | Books for Kids

The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round by Wendy Wan Long Shang Check It Out Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim Check It Out Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho Check It Out Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome by Kat Zhang Check

Asian & Asian American Heritage Month 2023

While the national celebration is historically known as Asian Pacific Heritage Month, there is a movement to call for the disaggregation of this name to officially recognize May as Asian and Asian American Heritage Month. APIC (Asian Pacific Islander Coalition) Spokane, a local community organization dedicated to promoting empowering Spokane’s

Asian & Asian American Heritage Month Books for Adults 2023

May is Asian & Asian American Heritage Month! As a recent article in Good Housekeeping stated, “The [Asian and Asian American] experience is as diverse as the constellation of cultures that form it.” Equally multifaceted and wide-ranging is the outstanding literature found within this galaxy: Here is a list of

Mental Health Awareness Month | 2023

I recently lost a beloved friend to suicide, and this isn’t my first experience with this singular form of shattering, abrupt, and maddening grief. I’ve been thinking of the ways people carry pain inside of themselves, our worst traumas pinned within our bodies like frantic birds trapped in wire. We

The OverDrive App will be Discontinued on May 1st

Attention, OverDrive app users! OverDrive is discontinuing the OverDrive app on May 1, 2023, and transitioning users to the Libby app. Libby is OverDrive’s newer app for browsing and enjoying digital content from our library. It’s time to give it a try! All your loans, holds, and wish list items