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Books for Your Star Sign

Summer reading is upon us, and whether you’re just getting back into the reading groove or simply craving some inspiration to get you started, look

Roots Music & Puppetry with Red Yarn

Get ready to sing and dance with Red Yarn! Acclaimed Portland family performer Red Yarn presents “The Get-Together,” a lively music & puppet show where

Teen Book Bingo Recommendations

In Spokane Boredom Buster, our teen zine, we have a Book Bingo activity that encourages you to read a ton of great books! Here are some of our recommendations for Book Bingo: A Book with a Map on the Cover Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Check It Out! A Book from

Juneteenth Booklist For All Ages

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 of the state, and ensured that all enslaved people were freed. It was the last American city to finally implement the Emancipation Proclamation (2.5 years

All About Liberty Park’s Sustainable Landscape

If you’ve been by Liberty Park Library lately, you may have noticed a non-traditional landscape—what we’re affectionately calling “the meadow”—growing outside. This intentional landscape design choice includes a variety of plants that will grow into a lush, meadow-like landscape in two years. These plants are pollinator-friendly, need less water, and

Get Your STA Summer Pass!

Students through grade 12 can get a FREE STA Summer Pass at our Shadle Park, Liberty Park, Hillyard, and STA Plaza locations! This means anyone between the ages of 6 and 18 can ride the bus anywhere in the area for FREE from June 15 to September 30. With your

Summer Reading 2022

Read, learn, and have fun with the Library’s annual Summer Reading program between June 1 and September 15. Learn more What’s offered during Summer Reading? When participants 18 & under read 15 hours, they get a FREE prize book Spokane Somersault and Summer Boredom Buster magazines are offered at all

Pride Month Book List 2022 | Young Adult

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Check out this book Things We Couldn’t Say by Jay Coles Check out this book Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson Check out this book Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson Check out this book Fifteen Hundred Miles from the

Books for Your Star Sign

Summer reading is upon us, and whether you’re just getting back into the reading groove or simply craving some inspiration to get you started, look

Roots Music & Puppetry with Red Yarn

Get ready to sing and dance with Red Yarn! Acclaimed Portland family performer Red Yarn presents “The Get-Together,” a lively music & puppet show where

Teen Book Bingo Recommendations

In Spokane Boredom Buster, our teen zine, we have a Book Bingo activity that encourages you to read a ton of great books! Here are some of our recommendations for Book Bingo: A Book with a Map on the Cover Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Check It Out! A Book from

Juneteenth Booklist For All Ages

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 of the state, and ensured that all enslaved people were freed. It was the last American city to finally implement the Emancipation Proclamation (2.5 years

All About Liberty Park’s Sustainable Landscape

If you’ve been by Liberty Park Library lately, you may have noticed a non-traditional landscape—what we’re affectionately calling “the meadow”—growing outside. This intentional landscape design choice includes a variety of plants that will grow into a lush, meadow-like landscape in two years. These plants are pollinator-friendly, need less water, and

Get Your STA Summer Pass!

Students through grade 12 can get a FREE STA Summer Pass at our Shadle Park, Liberty Park, Hillyard, and STA Plaza locations! This means anyone between the ages of 6 and 18 can ride the bus anywhere in the area for FREE from June 15 to September 30. With your

Summer Reading 2022

Read, learn, and have fun with the Library’s annual Summer Reading program between June 1 and September 15. Learn more What’s offered during Summer Reading? When participants 18 & under read 15 hours, they get a FREE prize book Spokane Somersault and Summer Boredom Buster magazines are offered at all

Pride Month Book List 2022 | Young Adult

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Check out this book Things We Couldn’t Say by Jay Coles Check out this book Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson Check out this book Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson Check out this book Fifteen Hundred Miles from the