Posted on October 15, 2020 at 4:30 am
Our Book-a-Librarian service is back and now offered remotely by phone and via online video sessions. This service helps you discover the tools, skills, and strategies you need to successfully do the things you want to do. Learn how to download the latest best-seller to your smartphone. Discover strategies for finding the best educational content […]
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Tags: appointment, assistance, book a librarian, get help, help, individualized, one-on-one
Posted on October 12, 2020 at 6:00 am
The Library District now has Mobile Hotspots, available for check out, that provide customers with internet access. In-District library customers can check out a Mobile Hotspot for a 28-day borrowing period. The Mobile Hotspots are intended to help library customers with limited or no internet access gain connectivity to the internet. Visit the Mob […]
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Tags: connectivity, internet, Library of Things, mobile, mobile devices, mobile hotspot
Posted on October 6, 2020 at 6:00 am
ReferenceUSA has changed its name to Data Axle Reference Solutions. You’ll still find all of the functionality and features that you’ve come to know as well as improved navigation of this digital resource. Data Axle Reference Solutions is a powerful digital resource for small business owners, marketing professionals, researchers, job seekers, a […]
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Tags: business, data axle reference solution, digital, digital library, job seekers, referenceusa, residential, resource
Posted on September 30, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley Whether students are going to school in person, online, or a combination of the two, Spokane County Library District is here to support their learning with tools and resources. Students can access a wealth of free resources online within our Digital Library by using their library card. Getting a library card is […]
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Tags: #Back2School, back to school, caregivers, digital, digital library, homework, kids, parents, resources, studying, teens, tweens
Posted on September 24, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Mary Ellen Braks We have an online reading challenge for parents and caregivers of young children. You can track the books you’re reading as your child grows! The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program is designed to foster early literacy skills during the time period in a child’s development where the brain develops most rapidly. […]
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Tags: books, reading
Posted on September 10, 2020 at 6:00 am
BY MOLLY MOORE In the video and slide presentation How Kids Learn About Race put together by EmbraceRace, they show that children learn about race from a variety of sources. This means that, whether we are prepared to discuss race or not, children of all ages are receiving messages from everywhere around them. Children, even […]
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Tags: aloud, book discussion, booklist, caregivers, grandparents, kids, out loud, parents, race, race inequity, reading, reading together, social justice, teachers, teens
Posted 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 […]
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Tags: Apps, audiobook, audiobooks, computer, delivery, digital, ebook, eBooks, ereader, holds, laptop, Libby app, online, overdrive, reading, return, suspend, tablet
Posted 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 […]
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Tags: adults, authors, booklist, books, diverse, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reading, spokane is reading, teens, voices
Posted 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 […]
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Tags: assessment, career, cover letter, education, interview, job, lessons, negotiation, reference, resume, templates, testing
Posted 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. […]
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Tags: book recommendations