Posted on February 2, 2017 at 6:00 am
Find the grant-awarding foundations that support your cause! For nonprofit organizations and charitable causes, the hardest part of grant writing can be finding foundations that align with your mission and want to give you funding. Approximately 75% of grant-awarding foundations in the U.S. don’t have a website. This means you won’t find them […]
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Tags: charities, digital resource, digital resources, foundations, fundraising, grant writing, grants, in-library, nonprofits, organizations, private foundations
Posted on December 22, 2016 at 6:00 am
Spokane County Library District introduces Engage, the new magazine packed with information about events, workshops, and programs at the library. You can pick up Engage at any of our 10 libraries or view it online. Just like all of our events and programs, the magazine is free. When you open the pages of Engage, […]
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Tags: adult, business, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, classes, community, concerts, cooking, education, Engage, events, family, family events, financial literacy, food, gardening, health, hobbies, kids, literature, magazine, Money Smart Week, music, parents, poetry, STEM, teachers, teens, The Yellow Wall-Paper, tweens, workshops, YA, young learners
Posted on December 14, 2016 at 9:30 am
By Gwendolyn Haley UPDATED FROM PREVIOUS POST 3D printing pops up in my newsfeed with increased regularity. Maybe you’ve seen some of the coverage too? Museums are using 3D printing to create replicas of priceless ancient artifacts for study and to allow people with visual impairments to experience masterpieces firsthand. Individuals and other o […]
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Tags: 3D, 3D printer, 3D printing, hobbies, services, technology
Posted on November 30, 2016 at 6:00 am
The Spokane County Library District is offering a new digital resource from HeinOnline: Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law. Slavery in America and the World brings together legal materials and other documents on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. Whether you are a scholar, student, history-buff, o […]
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Tags: culture, digital library, digital resources, education, history, law, online resources, slavery, slavery history, slavery in America
Posted on September 14, 2016 at 6:00 am
The Library District has free resources that help homeschooling parents develop lessons that match their children’s unique interests, abilities, and learning styles. In this homeschooling resource discussion, we will review helpful online resources, share library information and digital apps, and answer questions and help parents fin […]
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Tags: digital resources, education, home-based education, home-based instruction, homeschool, homeschooling, kids, online resources, parents, STEM, technology, teens, tweens, young learners
Posted on May 15, 2016 at 6:00 am
The award-winning ABCmouse.com is available as an in-library resource at all ten Library District locations and is accessed from our Digital Library webpage. ABCmouse.com is 100% educational, so its content is free of advertisements. The curriculum has been created in close collaboration with nationally recognized early childhood education experts […]
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Posted on May 2, 2016 at 6:00 am
It has been reported that ~75% of grant-awarding foundations in the U.S. don’t have a website. This means you won’t find them through an online search engine, like Google. Now fundraisers and grant writers for organizations, non-profits, and cause-based groups can get help finding funding for their projects at the Spokane County Library D […]
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Tags: charities, digital library, fund raising, funding, fundraising, grant writing, grants, nonprofits, not-for-profit, scholarships, services
Posted on February 26, 2016 at 6:00 am
ProCitizen: Preparing you for U.S. Citizenship Preparing to take the U.S. citizenship test just got easier! Pronunciator recently launched ProCitizen, a new resource available for free to all Spokane County Library District members. Designed for people who want to become naturalized citizens, ProCitizen helps you prepare for the Civics, Reading, a […]
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Tags: digital resources, procitizen, pronunciator
Posted on November 9, 2015 at 7:00 am
Learn technology, creative, and business skills with LinkedIn Learning, now available to all Spokane County Library District members. With nearly 4,000 online courses all taught by industry experts, LinkedIn Learning offers on-demand training to help members achieve their personal and professional goals. Every LinkedIn Learning course includes free […]
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Tags: digital library, services, technology
Posted on February 2, 2015 at 6:00 am
Starting today, you can reserve library meeting and conference rooms on our website! With just a click, you’ll be able to see every available space and choose the room that works best for your needs. Manage your bookings (limited to one per calendar month per member or group) from wherever, whenever. What are you waiting […]
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Tags: event space, meeting rooms, member services
