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! 🎉

The library is closed today, February 17 for Presidents' Day. Access eBook, audiobooks, and other streaming materials 24/7 using our digital library.

The library will be closed tomorrow, February 17 for Presidents' Day. Access eBooks, audiobooks, and other streaming materials 24/7 using our digital library. https://lnkd.in/gYRgE8Zs

Are you a library card? Because you open my world to a million different opportunities. 💌💕

Kids and teens ages 2 to 14 can participate in the Game Quest challenge on Beanstack between February 15 and May 15 to earn points toward a variety of great prizes! For every 100 points, you get your pick of a free prize (up to 500 points). https://lnkd.in/ejYCnBGh This challenge is in partnership with KSPS PBS and Spokane County Library District. Prizes include gondola rides, skate rentals, entry to Mobius, youth climbing passes at Coeur Climb, free books, free bundt cakes, and one free youth pass at 49 Degrees North Ski Resort (only one per participant). The ski passes are only valid through the end of March, so be sure to get yours soon!

Want even more incentive to get a library card? New Leaf Cafe's got a new one for ya! Now, when you get a library card at Central Library you will also receive a $2 off coupon for any drink at New Leaf Cafe right in the building!

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a selection of films that capture the magic, beauty, and complexity of love. Kanopy’s collection offers everything from romantic comedies to powerful documentaries that showcase love in all its forms. https://lnkd.in/g84Mdi2D

Which book are you most excited to read next?

This February, celebrate Black History Month with Kanopy’s curated collection of documentaries that highlight the contributions, struggles, and triumphs of Black Americans. These films inspire reflection and action in the ongoing pursuit of equality. https://lnkd.in/eHr4RqWv

Celebrate Black History Month with us as we highlight April Rivers Eberhardt, recently named Inland Northwest Woman of the Year. April, interim editor of The Black Lens News and chair of SpokanemNAACP’s Education Committee, shares her top picks for must-read books this February. https://lnkd.in/d_BUSzrg