TAG: adults
Adventure Begins at Your Library: Summer Events, Activities & A Reading Challenge
Posted in News on June 5, 2024 at 6:00 am
The theme for this year’s Summer Reading events, activities, and reading challenge is Adventure Begins at Your Library. We invite you to visit your library to explore a great selection of books found on library shelves and in our digital collections for our Summer Reading Challenge, as well as with our programs and events with something for every […]
Tags: adults, kids, parents, programs, reading, reading challenge, Summer reading, teens, tweens
Creating a More Dementia-Friendly Community: Insights, Resources & Information Sessions
Posted in News on May 28, 2024 at 6:00 am
As a society, the way we talk about someone with dementia is quite different than the way we talk about someone with cancer or heart disease, for example. But it is possible to have a full, meaningful life with dementia. We are offering Dementia Friends Information Sessions at nine SCLD libraries between June and September. You can also... […]
Tags: adults, aging, ALTCEW, dementia, Dementia Friends, memory
June Brings Expo ’74 Conversations, Gardening, Hiking, Creative Activities & More
Posted in News on May 22, 2024 at 6:00 am
There's a lot going on at our libraries and out in the community in June. See what new adventures and experiences you can find. […]
Tags: adults, business, dementia, events, expo 74, gardening, hikes
New Stay Sharp Kits: More Activities to Help Support Those Facing Memory Loss
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on May 16, 2024 at 6:30 am
The library has eight new, themed Stay Sharp Kits available to check out, making a total of 19 different themed kits in our collection. Stay Sharp Kits have been put together with activities that can be used with individuals who are experiencing memory loss or other cognitive issues related to dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and other memory disorde […]
Tags: adults, Alzheimer's, dementia, Library of Things, memory loss, stay sharp kit
Celebrating Local Businesses: Share Your Favorite to Enter Our Prize Drawing
Posted in News on April 17, 2024 at 6:00 am
By Crystal Miller May is National Small Business Month, and Spokane County Library District (SCLD) is celebrating local small businesses in our communities with programs and prize drawings throughout the month. This celebration promotes the entrepreneurial spirit found throughout Spokane County and recognizes the small businesses and entrepreneurs […]
Tags: adults, business, community, local business, prize drawing
Smokey Bear Reading Challenge: Honoring 80 Years of Wildfire Prevention
Posted in News on April 9, 2024 at 6:00 am
To commemorate Smokey’s 80th birthday, we’re teaming up with the USDA Forest Service to introduce the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge on Beanstack. This isn't your run-of-the-mill reading challenge—it's an invitation to explore literature shedding light on wildfire prevention and environmental stewardship. To participate, sign up on Beanstack a […]
Tags: adults, books, kids, reading, reading challenge, Smokey Bear, teens, tweens
8+ Ideas for Unwinding During Stress Awareness Month & All Year Long
Posted in Explore and Discover on April 3, 2024 at 6:00 am
Stress doesn’t just affect the brain. It affects a person’s whole body. The “fight or flight” response can be helpful if you’re in short-term physical danger. But over time, it can damage your health. All the following can cause harmful long-term stress, also known as chronic stress... […]
Tags: adults, books, connection, exercise, humor, parents, positive, reading, screen time, sleep, stress, teens, writing
Bad Decision Books: Just-One-More-Page Reading of Irresistible Stories
Posted in Explore and Discover on March 21, 2024 at 6:00 am
What was the last book that you made a bad decision in order to read? I’m not asking about the book that made you put off cleaning out the refrigerator. Nearly any book could do that. I’m asking about the last book that made you spectacularly late for work or miss a whole night’s sleep... that magnitude of bad decision. I asked this question […]
In-Person Payments for County Property Tax on 2 Days at North Spokane Library
Posted in News on March 14, 2024 at 4:00 am
The Spokane County Treasurer’s Office is accepting in-person payment of 2024 property taxes at North Spokane Library (44 E Hawthorne Rd) on Tuesday, April 16, and Tuesday, April 23, from 9am to 4pm. No appointments are needed. Learn more... […]
Tags: adults, county, North Spokane, tax, taxes
Reading Romance: Did These 4 Novels Turn Me into a Romantic?
Posted in Explore and Discover on March 13, 2024 at 6:00 am
After a rough year, I decided that I would branch out and stretch my preferred reading tastes. Normally, I stick with thrillers and horror. Shockingly (okay, not so shockingly), this doesn’t help my existing anxiety problems. Which genre would I dive into, which felt the scariest? The answer for me was... romance (cue the Twilight Zone theme song […]
