New exhibit

There’s a new exhibit up in the Northwest Room display cases. It’s called “Transient Documents: Ephemera of the Northwest.” As I have been getting to know the Northwest Room collection, I have discovered some great examples of ephemera. If you’re not familiar with the term, ephemera are sometimes defined as “the minor transient documents of everyday life.” Created for a temporary purpose and meant to be discarded, ephemera includes greeting cards, tickets, brochures, receipts, handbills, advertisements, labels, trading cards and many other bits and pieces. This display includes Spokane brochures, invitations, dance cards, and some examples of ephemera collected into scrapbooks. Come in and take a look.