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OverDrive features to enhance your digital reading experience
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on August 24, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Cheryl Zobel, Diane Brown & Erin Dodge If you enjoy reading eBooks or listening to audiobooks, then you are probably already a big fan of OverDrive. There are many titles available—over 90,000! So if you are looking for your next great read, it is highly likely you’ll find something in our digital collection at […]
Tags: Apps, audiobook, audiobooks, computer, delivery, digital, ebook, eBooks, ereader, holds, laptop, Libby app, online, overdrive, reading, return, suspend, tablet
A peek into EnviroKids’ Club: Q&A with two partner agencies
Posted in Explore and Discover on August 19, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Erin Dodge Next week, we’re hosting three EnviroKids’ Club programs (sign up before they fill up!), each showing kids and their families different ways that they can champion the environment and take action to make changes at home and in their neighborhoods. In case you missed the announcement, here are those three programs: EnviroKids’ […]
Tags: #envirokids, clean air, compost, engineering, envirokids club, environment, kids, parents, science, solid waste, STEM, teachers, water, worms
Books & cocktail mixes: Find your perfect pairing
Posted in Explore and Discover on August 14, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Melissa Rhoades Recently, The New York Times published an article declaring the return of cocktail hour. I, for one, am celebrating. Mixed drinks can be enjoyed with or without a buzz. Those who choose to not imbibe alcohol can still find plenty to get shaken and stirred about. I’ve noted books that include non-alcoholic […]
Tags: adults, alcohol, alcohol-free, books, cocktails, drinks, literary, literature, mixology, reading, recipes
Spokane Is Reading offers Diverse Voices booklist for 2020
Posted in News on August 6, 2020 at 6:00 am
Spokane Is Reading offers readers throughout Spokane County a reading list of diverse voices for 2020. This booklist includes titles that the book selection committee has considered during recent years and also reflects the rich tapestry of the American experience. A goal of Spokane Is Reading is to encourage reading by adults. Most years they […]
Tags: adults, authors, booklist, books, diverse, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reading, spokane is reading, teens, voices
Job seekers find help with new enhancements from Testing & Education Reference Center
Posted in Business and Careers, Explore and Discover, News on August 5, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Crystal Miller If you are on the hunt for a new job, sprucing up your resume, or looking for tools to help you explore a career change, the resources in our Digital Library can help you find the success you’re looking for. You probably already know about digital resources JobNow and Data Axle Reference […]
Tags: assessment, career, cover letter, education, interview, job, lessons, negotiation, reference, resume, templates, testing
Introducing Book Butler, the service that selects books for you
Posted in News on July 31, 2020 at 6:00 am
Book Butler is great when you aren’t sure what exact book to read next but you know the genre or type of book you’d like to read. […]
Tags: book recommendations
Using your right to vote: Important information from the League of Women Voters
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on July 20, 2020 at 6:00 am
Guest blog by Beth Pellicciotti At the League of Women Voters’ National Convention this past month, Virginia Kase, the CEO of the national League, reminded us that at the height of the 1918 Flu Pandemic, women continued their fight for the right to vote. Their work was not in vain. In 1920, the 19th Amendment, […]
Tags: 19th amendment, ballot, ballot box, candidates, civics, Election Day, elections, general election, League of Women Voters, mail-in, primary, proposition, referendum, rights, voter, voter registration, voting
Kid-picked books for your summer reading list
Posted in kids on July 15, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson We all know how important it is for kids to keep reading throughout the summer, but sometimes it can be hard to convince kids to pick up a book. I’ve found that kids are more motivated to read a book when it’s recommended to them by a friend. Think of it as […]
Tags: adventures, book recommendations, booklist, books, caregivers, chapter books, family, kids, parents, picture books, reading, reads, recommendations
Bright shining sounds (Part 2): A social justice playlist
Posted in Explore and Discover on July 13, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Susan Goertz Music shapes us. It makes us feel. It rouses us, and soothes us into sleep. It consoles, uplifts, inspires. Music about social justice can inspire listeners to advocate for causes they believe in and can educate people about issues. The best social justice songs tell stories of voices rarely heard and have […]
Tags: catalog, CDs, civil rights, equality, equity, human rights, inequality, music, musicians, playlist, racial justice, social justice, songs
I went walking
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 26, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Abra Cole By now, you’ve probably seen the memes, videos, and funny comments comparing us, during the pandemic, to our dogs—roaming the house in constant search for food (and while we’re pacing around the house, we’re also jumping up and down when we see the mailman and barking when we see people walking or […]
Tags: adults, adventure, chalk walk, health, healthy, hiking, kids, mindfulness, neighbors, scavenger hunt, silly walks, teens, walking, walks
