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Native American Heritage Month | Picture Books

Book descriptions came from NovelList A Coyote Columbus Story by Thomas King  Book Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer by Traci Sorell  Book Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes by Wab Kinew  Book Hungry Johnny by Cheryl Minnema   Book Mission to Space by John B. Herrington   Book

Native American Heritage Month | Young Adult

Book descriptions came from NovelList A Girl Called Echo by Katherena Vermette   Graphic Novel Echo Desjardins, a 13 year-old Metis girl, is struggling with her feelings of loneliness while attending a new school and living with a new foster family. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee’s history class turns extraordinary

Native American Heritage Month Book List

November is Native American Heritage Month and in honor of this nation’s first people and their rich history, Spokane Public Library has created a booklist featuring books by Indigenous authors. Fiction and Non-fiction books are represented with poetry, fiction, botany, memoirs and history. Fiction and Poetry An American Sunrise by

Spokane’s Historical Photos: Frank Palmer

One fun benefit of digitizing the photograph collection is bringing together photographs in new ways (like by the creator, instead of the subject!). Frank Palmer, Spokane’s “Scenic Photographer,” has emerged as an important element of this collection. Palmer came to Spokane as a commercial photographer around 1900 and was active

Cranberry Science for Kids

Hey, kids (grades K-5)! You are invited to join us for our next STEM Program to learn about the history, uses, and science of cranberries. Sign up for our After-School Program on Tuesday, November 9th at 4pm or our Homeschool Program on Friday, November 12 at 10:30am. Registration is required

Space Science for Kids: Comets

Join us for Space Science for Kids via Zoom on November 2nd at 4pm. Registration is required – sign up here!  A comet is an ancient ball of ice, rock, and dust left over from the formation of the solar system. Comets go around the sun like planets, and when

Native American Heritage Month | Picture Books

Book descriptions came from NovelList A Coyote Columbus Story by Thomas King  Book Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer by Traci Sorell  Book Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes by Wab Kinew  Book Hungry Johnny by Cheryl Minnema   Book Mission to Space by John B. Herrington   Book

Native American Heritage Month | Young Adult

Book descriptions came from NovelList A Girl Called Echo by Katherena Vermette   Graphic Novel Echo Desjardins, a 13 year-old Metis girl, is struggling with her feelings of loneliness while attending a new school and living with a new foster family. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee’s history class turns extraordinary

Native American Heritage Month Book List

November is Native American Heritage Month and in honor of this nation’s first people and their rich history, Spokane Public Library has created a booklist featuring books by Indigenous authors. Fiction and Non-fiction books are represented with poetry, fiction, botany, memoirs and history. Fiction and Poetry An American Sunrise by

Spokane’s Historical Photos: Frank Palmer

One fun benefit of digitizing the photograph collection is bringing together photographs in new ways (like by the creator, instead of the subject!). Frank Palmer, Spokane’s “Scenic Photographer,” has emerged as an important element of this collection. Palmer came to Spokane as a commercial photographer around 1900 and was active

Cranberry Science for Kids

Hey, kids (grades K-5)! You are invited to join us for our next STEM Program to learn about the history, uses, and science of cranberries. Sign up for our After-School Program on Tuesday, November 9th at 4pm or our Homeschool Program on Friday, November 12 at 10:30am. Registration is required

Space Science for Kids: Comets

Join us for Space Science for Kids via Zoom on November 2nd at 4pm. Registration is required – sign up here!  A comet is an ancient ball of ice, rock, and dust left over from the formation of the solar system. Comets go around the sun like planets, and when