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Serving the Spokane Business Community: Inside the StartUp Spokane Rebrand

Library Services

In an exciting development for the Spokane business community, we have partnered with Spokane County Library District to acquire and revitalize StartUp Spokane, a program originally created by Greater Spokane Inc. (GSI) to support local entrepreneurs and foster business growth.  This strategic partnership, fueled by a grant from the Washington

Spine-Tingling Staff Recommendations

Skyler

Creepy, freaky, scary, and spine-tingling – check out these staff recommended horror, thriller, and mystery books to add some *fright* to your fall. Silence of The Lambs by Thomas Harris Check it out: Book, eBook Cabal by Clive Barker Check it out: Book The Final Girls Support Group by Grady

Banned Books Week 2023

Sharma

Public libraries by their very nature present people with a range of differing viewpoints. When you enter a library, there is not one specific book being lauded, or one specific activity, or one specific type of customer. Rather there is a diversity of materials and experiences. When libraries are at

DIY Walnut Ink

Youth Services

Paint the day away with your very own walnut ink! Walnut ink can get expensive at the craft stores, so we show you how to make your own in this video. Please prepare with caution as you will be boiling the ink for a long period of time. A parent

7th Annual Writers Conference

Sharma

I was overjoyed when Spokane County Library District (SCLD) reached out to us at Spokane Public Library to suggest a partnership for the 7th Annual Spokane Writers Conference. I worked for SCLD when this wonderful writing conference began, and it’s been a blast collaborating with library colleagues to expand this

Babylonian Clay Tablets | Among the Oldest Books

Library Services

Among the oldest existing “books,” the cuneiform (wedge-shaped) writing was developed in remote ages from picture signs and was in use by many peoples at the dawn of history. The Semitic Babylonians adopted it from its probable inventors and their own predecessors in the land, the Sumerians, a non-Semitic people

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Serving the Spokane Business Community: Inside the StartUp Spokane Rebrand

Library Services

In an exciting development for the Spokane business community, we have partnered with Spokane County Library District to acquire and revitalize StartUp Spokane, a program originally created by Greater Spokane Inc. (GSI) to support local entrepreneurs and foster business growth.  This strategic partnership, fueled by a grant from the Washington

Spine-Tingling Staff Recommendations

Skyler

Creepy, freaky, scary, and spine-tingling – check out these staff recommended horror, thriller, and mystery books to add some *fright* to your fall. Silence of The Lambs by Thomas Harris Check it out: Book, eBook Cabal by Clive Barker Check it out: Book The Final Girls Support Group by Grady

Banned Books Week 2023

Sharma

Public libraries by their very nature present people with a range of differing viewpoints. When you enter a library, there is not one specific book being lauded, or one specific activity, or one specific type of customer. Rather there is a diversity of materials and experiences. When libraries are at

DIY Walnut Ink

Youth Services

Paint the day away with your very own walnut ink! Walnut ink can get expensive at the craft stores, so we show you how to make your own in this video. Please prepare with caution as you will be boiling the ink for a long period of time. A parent

7th Annual Writers Conference

Sharma

I was overjoyed when Spokane County Library District (SCLD) reached out to us at Spokane Public Library to suggest a partnership for the 7th Annual Spokane Writers Conference. I worked for SCLD when this wonderful writing conference began, and it’s been a blast collaborating with library colleagues to expand this

Babylonian Clay Tablets | Among the Oldest Books

Library Services

Among the oldest existing “books,” the cuneiform (wedge-shaped) writing was developed in remote ages from picture signs and was in use by many peoples at the dawn of history. The Semitic Babylonians adopted it from its probable inventors and their own predecessors in the land, the Sumerians, a non-Semitic people

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