
Understanding the Cost of Running a Library
At Spokane Public Library, one of our core values is to spend public funds responsibly. We recognize that your hard-earned tax-payer dollars fund library services,

At Spokane Public Library, one of our core values is to spend public funds responsibly. We recognize that your hard-earned tax-payer dollars fund library services,

Depending on where you live, you have FREE access to one of THREE different library systems locally: Spokane Public Library (us!), Spokane County Library District,

Get to know the 2024 Artists-In-Residence! From oil painting to different types of fiber experimentation, you don’t want to miss getting to know this set of artists rotating through residencies at The Hive® this year! Stop by Wednesdays from 4-6pm during Open Studio at The Hive® to get a front-row

Written by Lisa Gardner As I write this blog, I remember my early memories of visiting the downtown Spokane Library with my late grandmother, Sarah Gardner. I was 8 or 9 years old and could remember finding a good book, going into a corner, and babysitting myself with words by

We’re sharing a list here of some—not nearly all—recently published titles that highlight Black history and are available on Spokane Public Library shelves. This list is wide-ranging, from picture books for kids to poetry for teens to novels and memoirs for adults. The subjects of the books, too, are as

Catch the Second Harvest Mobile Market at Central Library one Friday every other month from 11am-12pm! The market will be located on the north side of the library near the parking garage. Free food items will be distributed, including an assortment of nonperishable and fresh items for anyone in need of

Every year between the end of January and the middle of February, a quarter of the world’s population (about 2 billion people) from East and Southeast Asia, and their families all over the world, celebrate Lunar New Year. It’s an especially important holiday in places like China, Vietnam, Korea, the

Want to learn how to make purses out of old jeans and plushies out of socks? These are just a few of the awesome things middle and high schoolers can learn to upcycle at our Upcycle Fashion Lab! Sewists from Spokane Zero Waste’s Mend-It Cafe will help participants learn how

At Spokane Public Library, one of our core values is to spend public funds responsibly. We recognize that your hard-earned tax-payer dollars fund library services,

Depending on where you live, you have FREE access to one of THREE different library systems locally: Spokane Public Library (us!), Spokane County Library District,

Get to know the 2024 Artists-In-Residence! From oil painting to different types of fiber experimentation, you don’t want to miss getting to know this set of artists rotating through residencies at The Hive® this year! Stop by Wednesdays from 4-6pm during Open Studio at The Hive® to get a front-row

Written by Lisa Gardner As I write this blog, I remember my early memories of visiting the downtown Spokane Library with my late grandmother, Sarah Gardner. I was 8 or 9 years old and could remember finding a good book, going into a corner, and babysitting myself with words by

We’re sharing a list here of some—not nearly all—recently published titles that highlight Black history and are available on Spokane Public Library shelves. This list is wide-ranging, from picture books for kids to poetry for teens to novels and memoirs for adults. The subjects of the books, too, are as

Catch the Second Harvest Mobile Market at Central Library one Friday every other month from 11am-12pm! The market will be located on the north side of the library near the parking garage. Free food items will be distributed, including an assortment of nonperishable and fresh items for anyone in need of

Every year between the end of January and the middle of February, a quarter of the world’s population (about 2 billion people) from East and Southeast Asia, and their families all over the world, celebrate Lunar New Year. It’s an especially important holiday in places like China, Vietnam, Korea, the

Want to learn how to make purses out of old jeans and plushies out of socks? These are just a few of the awesome things middle and high schoolers can learn to upcycle at our Upcycle Fashion Lab! Sewists from Spokane Zero Waste’s Mend-It Cafe will help participants learn how