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Meeting Rooms & Event Spaces

Host your next book club, business meeting, paint night, concert, game night, and more at the Library.

RESERVE A ROOM OR EVENT SPACE

Host your next gathering or event at the Library. Reserve a study room, event space, or studio space online for free with your library card today.

If you are looking to host an event where you require paid attendance (or ticketing) and/or after-hours access, we require a rental fee. Please click the “Special Events/Paid Ticket/After-Hours Use” booking type when you reserve to submit your payment.  Find more information about whether your gathering would be classified as a special event or not here.

RESERVE A ROOM

EVENTS

Each Library location has a large Events space to host lectures, classes, large group meetings, and more. Some locations offer the ability to combine multiple Events rooms to create an even larger space if you are hosting conferences, trainings, or another large-scale event. Events spaces are equipped with technology, seating, and podiums.

Events spaces available at Hillyard, Liberty Park, Shadle Park, The Hive, South Hill (2023), Central, Indian Trail (2023)

RESERVE AN EVENT SPACE

STUDIO

If you’re in need of a space to get creative, you can reserve a Studio complete with concrete floors, washable surfaces, and seating. Reserve Studios for any type of meeting, especially for artistic meetings that might require a bit more clean up.

Studio spaces available at Shadle Park, The Hive, Hillyard, & Central Libraries. 

RESERVE A STUDIO

STUDY

Find a quiet study room for reading, studying, test practice, and more. Gather with your peers and coworkers to take advantage of this study space to learn and grow in your studies and interests.

Study rooms available at Shadle Park, Liberty Park, Hillyard, Central, South Hill (2022), Indian Trail (2022)

RESERVE A STUDY ROOM

nxʷyxʷyetkʷ HALL & SOCIAL STAIR

Rock out, attend Lilac City Live, host a public lecture, and more at Central Library. Reserve the third floor nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall or the social stair between the second and third floors to take advantage of our more unique and innovative meeting spaces.

This is for special event use only. When reserving online, choose the “Special Events/Paid Ticket/After-Hours Use” booking type to pay for this space or contact (509) 444-5300.

WANT TO HOST A SPECIAL EVENT AT THE LIBRARY?

If you have a banquet, corporate meeting, fundraiser, or even a wedding, we want to help you host it! Learn more about how you can have a special event at the library.

Please note, our Special Events Coordinator will help with events that require more assistance, take place outside of library hours, and events that require tickets or paid attendance. Any meetings that do not fall into these categories can be made by any patron using the links above for free.

If it is not a special event, we cannot book outside of the 60-day reservation window. Please adhere to our Meeting Room Policy.

For more information, email smurphy@spokanelibrary.org or call (509)444-5340. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

MEETING ROOMS

To reserve a meeting room, review the booking calendar and select a time and place you would like to hold your meeting. Click on that space and fill in the required information. You will receive an email confirmation after you have booked. If you need to monitor or cancel your room bookings, please log in using this link. If you do not show up for your reservation within 15 minutes of your scheduled reservation time, you forfeit the room reservation.

Meetings may be scheduled up to two months in advance.

Door codes are emailed to you when you make a reservation online. Your door code is only valid for the duration of your meeting. If you arrive early, your code will not work until the minute your meeting begins. The code will expire when the meeting is finished. At The Hive, the door code can also be used to unlock the front door.

Please contact us if you are interested in reserving these spaces.

Yes.

No, the library does not provide computers for meeting room use.

You may reserve a meeting room up to 10 times per 60-day period.

Here's a link to our meeting room policy document: Public Use of Meeting Rooms, Procedure , and Guidelines on Meeting Room Usage, and Meeting Room and Facility Use Fee Schedule.

Yes, food and beverages (no alcohol) are allowed in the meeting rooms. We just ask that you clean up after yourselves and leave the room as nice as you found it.

All rooms have seating and tables available for use with a whiteboard and television screen with HDMI and wireless capabilities. Studio and event spaces come with full Audio Visual setup with projector and microphones. Assisted listening devices available.

The City of Spokane is committed to providing equal access to its facilities, programs, and services for disabled people. Individuals requesting reasonable accommodations or further information may call, write, or email Human Resources at 509-444-5308, 906 W. Main Ave, Spokane, WA, 99201; or spokanelibrary.org/contact. Deaf people or individuals who are hard of hearing may contact us for use of assisted listening devices in library meeting rooms. Please contact us forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting date.

Meeting rooms are free to use unless you are hosting a special event where people are charged to attend your meeting. For more information, please read our meeting room policy: Public Use of Meeting Rooms

If you are interested in reserving time in the Business Lab or Media Studios, visit this link and click "Booking Type" to choose the spaces you are interested in.

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