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Announcing the 1st Annual Inland Northwest Poetry Salon

Sharma

We’re happy to announce the first annual Inland Northwest Poetry Salon, a day-long event at Spokane Public Library that celebrates the craft of poetry and

Carla Crujido’s The Strange Beautiful and a Literary Walking Tour of Downtown Spokane

Sharma

Carla Crujido is one of the featured writers at this year’s Get Lit! Festival. Her book The Strange Beautiful, as novelist Marie-Helene Bertino writes, is

24/7 Library Kiosks: Books All Day, Every Day

Skyler

Have you ever had a late night craving to read a new book or pick up a free movie to watch? Or maybe it’s just too far of a commute to get to the library and you want your item now. With the 24/7 Library Kiosks, accessing materials has never

Meet Our 2024 Artists-In-Residence at The Hive®!

Library Services

Get to know the first half of our 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 4-7pm during Open Studio at The Hive®

Black Literature Renaissance: A Look at Black Literature of the Past and of the Future

Library Services

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

Black History Month 2024

Sharma

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

Second Harvest Mobile Market @ Central Library

Skyler

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

Ringing in the Year of the Dragon: A Vibrant Lunar New Year Celebration

Juan Juan

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

Announcing the 1st Annual Inland Northwest Poetry Salon

Sharma

We’re happy to announce the first annual Inland Northwest Poetry Salon, a day-long event at Spokane Public Library that celebrates the craft of poetry and

Carla Crujido’s The Strange Beautiful and a Literary Walking Tour of Downtown Spokane

Sharma

Carla Crujido is one of the featured writers at this year’s Get Lit! Festival. Her book The Strange Beautiful, as novelist Marie-Helene Bertino writes, is

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