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Spokane Public Library hosts weekly Water Wise Wednesday Workshops in collaboration with the City of Spokane Water Department (February 2025)

Lilac City Book Festival: Workshops & Insights for Writers and Illustrators – March 8! (February 2025)

Explore the history of HIV and AIDS at a new Central Library exhibit, January 27 – March 8, 2025 (January 2025)

Spokane Public Library’s Library Learning Week returns for a second year with 35 free events (December 2024)

Jumpstart Your Writing Journey in 2024 with ‘40 Days + 40 Writes’! (November 2024)

Experience a Nordic Holiday Celebration at Shadle Park Library (November 2024)

Does your home have a clause restricting all “non-caucasians” from living in it? (October 2024)

StartUp Spokane celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Month with a series of events to inspire innovators (October 2024)

Spokane Public Library partners with WSU Spokane for Fall Health Fair to promote health and wellness (October 2024)

Celebrate Local Art at the Third Annual 33 Artists Market at The Hive® (October 2024)

Discover Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature A Traveling Exhibit and other spine-tingling events all month at Spokane Public Library (September 2024)

Spokane Public Library invites community to opening celebration of Bird Garden and Pollinator Meadow at Indian Trail Library (August 2024)

Thrive International explores border realities: a panel discussion on insights and stories from border encounters in partnership with Spokane Public Library (August 2024)

Spokane Public Library Seeks Local Music Talent for Lilac City Records (June 2024)

StartUp Spokane Launches Comprehensive Business Events Calendar (May 2024)

The Spokane Symphony and Spokane Public Library partner to offer creative opportunity for families as part of Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project (May 2024)

Teen bakers wanted: StartUp Spokane and River City Kitchen seeking participants for inaugural Great Startup Bakeoff competition and baked goods market (May 2024)

Spokane Public Library to host 6th Annual Peers Empower Peers Conference at Central Library (May 2024)

Spokane Public Library to host Expo Revival: Searching for Trent Alley Exhibit and other events to commemorate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (April 2024)

Earth Day Family Celebration on April 20th with Spokane Public Library and local partners (April 2024)

Spokane Public Library Celebrates National Library Outreach Day, April 10, 2024 (April 2024)

Spokane Public Library seeking artists and writers to fill artist residency program at The Hive® (March 2024)

Thrive International and Spokane Public Library announce partnership to develop affordable housing and shared-library facility (March 2024)

Spokane Public Library hosts weekly Water Wise Wednesday Workshops in collaboration with the City of Spokane Water Department (February 2024)

Spokane Public Library receives $13,500 grant from Future Song Foundation to expand music education program (February 2024)

Spokane Public Library hosts Lunar New Year celebration featuring dragon and folk dances, kung fu, cooking demonstrations, and activities for kids (January 2024)

Spokane Public Library announces a celebration of learning and connection through Library Learning Week (January 2024)

Spokane Public Library opening select branches on Monday 1/15 as warming centers (January 2024)

Spokane Public Library partners with EWU Art Program to provide graduating students with artists residencies at The Hive® (November, 2023)

WSU Health Sciences, Spokane Public Library, and Spokane Public Schools to Host Fall Health Fair promoting healthy lifestyles and community engagement (October, 2023)

Spokane Public Library and Spokane County Library District join forces to revitalize and rebrand StartUp Spokane (October, 2023)

Preserving Spokane's Black History: Community Scanning Day (September, 2023)

Spokane Public Library to host panel discussion in partnership with Thrive International featuring stories of displaced individuals from Ukraine (September, 2023)

Spokane Public Library hosts A Journey of Resilience and Resistance with Yvonne Swan at Central Library (June, 2023)

Spokane Public Library hosts Spokane Zine Fest 2023 at Central Library (May, 2023)

Peer Spokane in Partnership with Spokane Public Library Receives $400,000 Funding from Better Health Together Community Linkages (May, 2023)

Spokane Public Library announces 2023 Artists-In-Residence at The Hive® (April, 2023)

Spokane Public Library hosts Community Conversation on Homelessness at Central Library in collaboration with regional government (April, 2023)

The Spokane Symphony, Spokane Public Library, and the YWCA Participate in Carnegie Hall's Lullaby Project (April, 2023)

Spokane Public Library to participate in Library Giving Day on April 4 (March, 2023)

Auntie’s Bookstore and Spokane Public Library present Twenty Questions book release with New York Times best-selling author Mac Barnett and Caldecott Honor recipient Christian Robinson (March, 2023)

Spokane Public Library hosts weekly Water Wise Wednesday Workshops at Shadle Park Library in collaboration with the City of Spokane Water Department (March, 2023)

Spokane Public Library hosts The Return of Salmon to the Spokane River event in collaboration with representatives from the Upper Columbia United Tribes (March, 2023)

Spokane Public Library to reopen South Hill and Indian Trail locations in March (March, 2023)

Spokane Public Library hosts Getting Real About Homelessness in Spokane event featuring Gavin Cooley, Chris Patterson, and Ben Stuckart (October, 2022)

Don’t dread your next family get together: Spokane Public Library hosts Families and Politics Workshop in collaboration with Braver Angels (October, 2022)

Spokane Public Library to reopen Central Library on July 11 (June, 2022)

Friends of the Spokane Public Library to host book sale April 7-9 (April, 2022)

Spokane Public Library to participate in Library Giving Day April 6 (April, 2022)

Spokane Public Library announces 2022 Artists-in-Residence (March, 2022)

Spokane Public Library forming Social Work Welcome Team (February, 2022)

Spokane Public Library builds new and improved catalog using Index Data's FOLIO (December, 2021)

Spokane Public Library opening new Liberty Park Library (November, 2021)

Spokane Public Library opening newly renovated Shadle Park Library (October, 2021)

Spokane Public Library launches innovative new website (October, 2021)

Spokane Public Library offering free menstrual hygiene products in all Library restrooms (October, 2021)

Spokane Public Library opens first building from 2018 Library Bond Issue and selects The Hive Artists-in-Residence (August, 2021)

Spokane Public Library calls for artists to apply for Artist Residencies (May, 2021)

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