Spokane, WA | August 20, 2026 – Spokane County Library District (SCLD) offers opportunities to explore creativity as well as experience a variety of classes for adults, tweens and teens, and kids and families at libraries this September.

                                                                            Exploring Creativity

September is Quilting & Sewing Arts Month at The Lab at North Spokane Library (44 E Hawthorne Rd) for adults, teens, and tweens. This celebration of the textile arts includes open hours when adults can get sewing and quilting help from experienced volunteers and use equipment including a longarm quilting machine. The library will have programs such as sewing projects for tweens and teens, a four-part quilting class for adults, and a session about coordinating colors and patterns for quilting projects. Quilters of all skill levels are invited to gather, learn, and create together.

Our libraries are having a fall art show, and all are invited to participate! The theme is “Art & Our Environment” and focuses on motifs from the novel One Two Three, by Laurie Frankel, the 2026 selection for Spokane Is Reading. These include our environment, climate change, and polluted or poisoned natural resources. Find out more about our Call for Submissions: Fall Community Art Show for artists of all ages and skill levels.

Also inspired by the Spokane Is Reading title, Movement & Flow: A Writing Workshop Inspired by Water focuses on the importance of water and waterways to our health, recreation, wildlife, environment, and our city and is presented by local writer Linea Jantz.

Other creative classes for adults include Watercolor Paint & Play, Native American Beadwork, Introduction to Bookbinding, and 3D Printing: Decorated Mini Pumpkins (teens and adults).

Kids ages 5 and older and their families are invited to our Wild Things Art Creation sessions to make masks and other crafts inspired by Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are.

                                                                                For Adults

In the September online World Cooking class, participants can learn to prepare a traditional Italian recipe with chef Jamie Aquino of The Kitchen Engine. Be sure to attend A Jelly & Jam Session! See how to make delectable spreads with presenter Brandy Sears of Mountain View Venue at Bluff Dweller Farm.

During the Survival Skills Hike: Let’s Go Foraging!, hikers can explore nature, guided by Charlie Bouck of Herbal Expeditions, with an emphasis on how to forage and survive in a woodland area.

Gardening classes and events shift focus to harvest season with Produce Swaps and an Introduction to Seed Saving and preparation for next spring’s garden with a class on Planting Bulbs.

Find out how to use marketing strategies to grow a small business and build a strong brand presence at the online SCORE Spokane workshop Social Media & Marketing for Business.

Other library programs for adults include topics such as genealogy, Mend It Café, Medicare, preventing falls, dementia, Memory Cafés, and financial and consumer education.

                                                                        For Tweens & Teens

The Teen D&D Guild, a monthly gathering for teens ages 13–17, is looking for new and seasoned players to band together to journey through murky dungeons and embark on daring quests! Each session, we’re playing 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons standalone adventures. Plus, see how to run one-shot adventures or start a gaming group during Teen Dungeon-Master Boot Camp.

Tweens and teens (ages 10–14) can get hands-on video production experience at The STCU Studio at Spokane Valley Library (22 N Herald Rd). Work as a team to plan, film, and edit a video that showcases creativity while learning the basics of storytelling, camera work, and editing, during Video Team: Learning to Create & Edit.

                                                                        For Kids & Families

Get Back-to-School Photos for kids, teens, and families at the library. Drop by The STCU Studio to capture photos, turning a yearly milestone into a family tradition celebrating learning and curiosity.

Take an outing to the library for STEAM programs including LEGO Free Play and after-school activities. Engage imaginations with activities related to science, technology, engineering, art, and math. 
 
Spokane County Library District (SCLD) provides resources, experiences, and places that empower people to learn, explore, and succeed. SCLD operates 10 libraries throughout Spokane County that include Airway Heights, Argonne, Cheney, Deer Park, Fairfield, Medical Lake, Moran Prairie, North Spokane, Otis Orchards, Spokane Valley, and the mobile library LINC. SCLD library cards are free to Spokane County residents.
 
For more information about our libraries or programs, please visit scld.org or call 509.893.8200.
 
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