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Friday, January 2nd, 2009
The Downtown Library is host to a new collection of books about sustainability and "green" living. The Green Spokane Sustainability Collection is sponsored by a grant from the Washington State Office of Community, Trade, & Economic Development (CTED). We’re grateful to Susanne Croft, the city of Spokane’s Sustainability Coordinator, who ...
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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
We have just finished installing new, energy-efficient lighting in the Downtown Library's parking garage. The lights that had been in the garage were dim and burned out frequently; the bulbs were expensive and they burned a lot of energy. The best part about the new lights is that the city ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
October is a very busy month at the library! It's hard to believe it's already October. We have several big events coming up. On October 16, Sherman Alexie, award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, will give two free presentations: 1:00 at The Service Station and ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
SPL needs newer travel literature from anywhere in the world to supplement our Travel Vertical File, a collection of maps and brochures at Downtown that customers can check out. Brochures, handouts, and maps should be newer (within the past two years) and in good condition to donate. ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
The Friends of the Library are going to be in Harmon Park Saturday, August 2 from 10 am - 3pm as part of the Hillyard Days Festival. Not only are they excited to be selling books at a great deal (3 for $1) but they're looking forward to being out ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
At the June meeting the Library Board adopted an ambitious strategic plan that will guide the work of the Spokane Public Library for the next two to three years. Staff committees are working on finalizing the specific activities to accomplish the plan objectives and the timelines for completion. The objectives ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Spokane County Library District has just posted the following message on their website:
IMPORTANT ALERT: Possible Credit Card Scam
Attention all Spokane County Library District Patrons: A customer today informed the Library District that he received a phone call inquiring about an over-due fine and that he could pay ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
In response to a customer comment we’d like you to know that all Spokane Public Library locations are public buildings and as with all public buildings customers should expect that their presence in the library is apparent. We very much respect the privacy of the information that customers access, ...
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
Well, there's been a little more excitement than usual at the Downtown Library. Early Sunday morning (4/13, 2:30 a.m.), coincidentally at the very start of National Library week, a car crashed through the northside windows of the library and demolished two staff workstations - thank goodness it was the ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
In case you pick up this week’s Inlander and read the story by Tim Bross about Internet usage in the library there are a few things you should know. First, all Internet stations are automatically filtered for any individuals under 18 years of age. A parent or guardian ...
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