Seize September: Create, Learn & Thrive with These Library Programs

Posted on August 21, 2024 at 5:30 am

September offers weekly storytimes for early learners and creative STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) programs for kids, tweens, and teens.

Adult programs in September include creative and do-it-yourself workshops, gardening classes, Medicare help sessions, and programs for health, wellness, and support.

If you are thinking about starting a nonprofit organization or are already running one, SCORE Spokane has a workshop for you.

For Kids, Tweens & Teens

Our weekly Play & Learn Storytime programs offer interactive time for parents and caregivers and their early learners while they engage with entertaining stories and educational activities.

Three library programs offer kids after-school activities focused on creativity and STEM: Terrific Tuesdays at North Spokane, Wonder Wednesdays at Medical Lake, and STEAM-Themed Thursdays at Spokane Valley. At many of our libraries, families can flex their engineering and problem-solving skills, using our abundance of LEGO bricks during LEGO Free Play.

Tweens and teens, ages 10–14, can try Beginning Hand Sewing at The Lab at North Spokane.

For Adults

Create & DIY

Learn how to create scented bar soap during Make Cold-Pressed Soap, including what materials to use, what tools you need, and how to avoid basic mistakes. Try Mending Clothes by Hand to give a favorite garment new life, with training provided by Creativebug.

We’re Making Pressed Meadow Flowers from Spokane Valley Library’s meadow, and all ages can sign up to participate. Tap into relaxing energy during 3D Printing: Desktop Zen Garden when you design your own miniature sand and rock garden, including base and rake.

Create a Watercolor Landmark Accordion Book featuring a Spokane street front with iconic buildings and landmarks. Learn how to draw and paint them in a fun and whimsical style with watercolors.

Gardening

During September, you can bring your extra, fresh produce to a Produce Swap at three of our libraries and pick up something left by another gardener. Drop by the WSU Extension Master Gardeners Plant Clinic to get help with a wide variety of horticulture issues.

Bring amazing native pollinators—bumblebees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and more—to your yard. During Gardening For Pollinators, learn easy stewardship strategies you can implement immediately. The program A Walk Through the Night Garden offers what you need to create a night garden, including fragrant plants, white flowers, lighting, and moon gardening.

In the Winterizing Roses class, you can learn techniques to take proper care of roses to both prepare for winter as well as during this unpredictable season in the Pacific Northwest.

Health, Wellness & Support

During a Dementia Friends Information Session, learn about dementia, what it’s like to live with dementia, and actions you can take to support people living with dementia in your community. Geared toward paid and unpaid caregivers, Dementia Caregivers Professional Training provides an in-depth exploration of many topics, including effective communication strategies, understanding and responding to dementia behaviors, a strengths-based approach to dementia behaviors, and emergency situations.

Our weekly Tuesday Memory Café is a comfortable way to connect with other caregivers and people experiencing memory loss while socializing, building new support networks, and trying activities, crafts, and more.

Sign up for the September sessions of A Matter of Balance: Preventing Falls to learn strategies for setting realistic goals for increasing activity and identifying environmental adjustments to reduce risk factors. Plus, discover how gentle movement can increase flexibility, strength, and balance and how a shift in viewpoint can make falls more controllable.

Library Community Connect brings multiple organizations and providers focused on health, housing, education, and other services from around Spokane County to the library to help community members. Get direct access to services and connect with organizations to get your questions answered.

Medicare

Take the guesswork out of Medicare during the free, unbiased class presented by ALTCEW and SHIBA. Medicare: Getting Started is for anyone new to Medicare and those wanting a refresher. The class covers parts A, B, C, and D and goes over your Medicare benefits and options, including a comparison of Medicare Advantage plans and Medigaps.

Also get free, unbiased one-on-one counseling that is specific to you and your Medicare questions during Medicare One-on-One Counseling with a trained volunteer from SHIBA.

For Nonprofits

The SCORE Spokane session Building a Sustainable Nonprofit is for anyone who is thinking about or in the beginning phases of starting a nonprofit organization. Topics include selecting the right corporate structure, forming a board of directors, defining a business model, and examining fundraising strategies.

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