Spokane Public Library

🎉 Spokane Public Library is pleased to announce that we have won a 2024 John Cotton Dana Award, one of the most prestigious awards given to libraries, for the Be Your Best Self Campaign! The team also won a John Cotton Dana Award in 2019 for the Imagine the Library of the Future Campaign. We are so grateful to see our work recognized on a national level! 🎉

Get ready to hit the books with our Back-to-School lineup! Discover tales of friendship, laughter, and life lessons that resonate long after the bell rings.Put on your backpacks and start streaming now at www.kanopy.com/en/kids. #BacktoSchoolonKanopy ✏️

The Library will be closed today, September 2 for Labor Day. Access the library 24/7 through our digital library to stream books, movies, and more! https://lnkd.in/gYRgE8Zs

The Library will be closed tomorrow, September 2 for Labor Day. Hillyard Library is also closed today, September 1, for cleaning. Access the library 24/7 through our digital library to stream books, movies, and more! https://lnkd.in/gYRgE8Zs

The Library will be closed Monday, September 2 for Labor Day. Hillyard Library is also closed tomorrow, September 1, for cleaning. Access the library 24/7 through our digital library to stream books, movies, and more! https://lnkd.in/gYRgE8Zs

It's the last week of open submission for Lilac City Records! Submit your original music and if accepted, you'll receive $200! Lilac City Records is a FREE space where you can explore, listen, and download local music and where musicians can submit their music for streaming. All entries must be in by the end of day on August 31 to be considered. https://lnkd.in/gJmr76AB

Ready to embark on literary adventures with fellow book lovers? Join us for our September Book Clubs! Discuss Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling with us! Saturday, September 14 at 10:30am, South Hill Library OR Saturday, September 21 at 10:30am, Shadle Park Library Don't want to make the trip to the library? Join us for our Virtual Book Club on Wednesday, September 25 at 12pm as we discuss Erasure by Percival Everett! https://lnkd.in/gTG3N72F

Tattoos, symphony concerts, neck massages, and more! When adults (18+) read 15 days in August, they can enter into the sweepstakes of their choice for the chance to win some awesome prizes. Haven't logged your reading for this month yet? It is never too late to sign up and add your time spent reading this month at https://lnkd.in/gynYDTXp. 🌟 Enter into one of these sweepstakes when you reach 15 days of reading this month! -A gift card to Turkey Tail Tattoo 🦃 -Two tickets to a Spokane Symphony Masterworks Concert 🎻 -A day pass to Wild Walls rock climbing gym with gear included 🧗♂️ -A vertical ropes course for two at Wild Walls rock climbing gym🧗 -One 30-minute neck massage at Built to Move Chiropractic 💪 -One free show certificate for four at the Spokane Comedy Club 🎤 -Entry to an improv show at Blue Door Theatre 🎭

Get ready for kindergarten with the library! Starting September 9, four of our libraries will offer a weekly Kindergarten Countdown Storytime to focus on essential skill development in literacy, social-emotional learning, and math for kids ages 4 to 5. ✏️ Start your journey to kindergarten readiness here: https://lnkd.in/dyJ2DUf7.

Our first Music Camp for Ages 12-16 has wrapped up, and it's been an incredible journey of creativity and music magic! With 8 talented participants, we've co-created 6 awesome songs that are ready to rock the world. Watching these young musicians blossom has been truly inspiring. Here's to more music-filled adventures ahead!