Happy New Year
The Spokane Public Library wishes you a very happy 2017.
What are some of your New Year’s resolutions?
Let the library help make your wishes become realities.
Learn Something New
If your goal in 2017 is to learn something new, look no further than Lynda.com. Offering courses on how to start a business plan to hip-hop vocal production, Lynda.com is the one stop for brushing up on skills or learning something you never thought you could.
You don’t have to come to the library to enjoy the services of Lynda.com either. As long as you have your library card, you can access courses from the comfort of your home or even on the go. Check out Lynda.com today.
Lynda.com →
Set a Reading Goal
Is your New Year’s resolution to read a certain number of books this upcoming year? Let our eBook resources help you reach your goal.
Overdrive and Hoopla offer several options so you can download and take your books on the go. Our growing catalog of digital material allows you to take new releases, bestsellers, and old favorites with you wherever you go in 2017. Read magazines or comics without worrying about limits or expiration dates with Zinio.
Make this the year to surpass your reading goal.
Get Your Ideas Off the Ground
Have you been mulling over your next big project and are unsure how to start? Or is your New Year’s resolution simply to find a new favorite meeting spot? The Spokane Public Library is your spot.
With new furniture, great views, and plenty of outlets, the Downtown Library’s new coworking space, LevelUp, offers plenty of space for meetings, whether they are big or small. Video conferencing capabilities and iMac computers loaded with design software are all available in the new space.
Utilize all these resources and more from the library to make 2017 the year your next big idea comes to life.
Library Closures
The Shadle Library will be closed Sunday, January 1st in observation of New Years.
All Spokane Public Library branches will be closed Monday, January 2nd in observation of New Years.
East Side, Hillyard, and the Indian Trail Library will be closed Tuesday, January 3rd.
The Shadle Library will also be closed Sunday, January 15th.
All Spokane Public Library branches will be closed Monday, January 16th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
January Events
Sci-Fi Saturdays at Hillyard
Don’t miss your favorite sci-fi movie at the Hillyard Library this January.
January 2nd is National Science Fiction Day in honor of author Isaac Asimov’s birthday. The Hillyard Library will be celebrating the whole month with movie adaptations of classic sci-fi books.
Dates and Times →
Arctic Journeys
The Northwest Room has a new exhibit! Artic Journeys: In Search of a Northwest Passage is now at the Downtown Library’s Northwest Room. Stop by to learn about explorers attempts to locate an ocean route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
More information →
January Programs
First Friday: Villa Blues and Jazz | Ebook Boot Camp | Healthy Weight Management | Basic Astronomy Using a Telescope | Basic Beginnings in Genealogy | Saving Energy is a SNAP | Ozobots Exploration! | Things That Go Vroom | Connected Learning: Crowdsource Funding | Home and Apartment Preparedness | Adult Coloring: Bookmarks |
Join us at your local branch
Downtown | East Side | Hillyard | Indian Trail | Shadle | South Hill