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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
We're showing Gregory Peck films in association with the Library's Big Read which highlights To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck’s film career spanned six decades, and he is best known for playing characters that conveyed a quiet dignity—a trait for which he was known both on- and off-screen. He debuted ...
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
Spokane Public Library and Spokane County Library District are hosting another Big Read. The Big Read is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. The program aims to address a decline in literary reading among all age groups, particularly young people. This year, The Big Read features Harper ...
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Starting January 25, 2010 the Downtown Library will be open on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.! We're very grateful to the Mayor and City Council for passing a budget that for approving a budget that lets us better serve the public especially at a time when more ...
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
The Friends of the Library are selling the page-a-day Book Lover's Calendars again this year. Sales have been going great but we have about 50 calendars left to sell. They're only $5 per calendar - a substantial discount from the $14.99 retail price and they're a lot of fun. Stop ...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
If this is shopping season for you then you might want to keep in mind that a portion of the Library's funding comes from local sales tax dollars. When you shop within the city limits your tax dollars go to help fund open hours at the libraries. If you need ...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
If shopping isn't your thing for the Friday after Thanksgiving then maybe check out the Library. We are closed for Thanksgiving but open normal hours on Friday. The South Hill Library will be showing The Wizard of Oz at 2:00 pm that day. Join us.
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Summer Reading @ the Library is a big deal every year. By the end of June this year we had had over 3600 kids and teens sign up for summer reading with 6% of those already finishing their 15 books! Finishers get a free paperback book to keep (courtesy of ...
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
NBC's Today Show aired a great spot about the importance of libraries in today's economy. Click here to watch it. This is important information and Spokane Public Library has seen its share of increased usage because of the economy. We are seeing the need for computers and computer skills increasing ...
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
In the last few days there has been significant media attention regarding possible cuts to the library budget in 2010. (Here is a link to the story on KHQ) About a month ago the State Library sent out a survey to library directors asking us if we were facing any ...
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
The Library now has audiobooks available for download to your computer or portable listening device. There are close to 2000 titles and more are being added every month. The easiest way to browse the titles is to download the NetLibrary Media Center (we subscribe to NetLibrary for these downloadable or ...
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