Spokane, WA | April 16, 2024 – Spokane County Library District (SCLD) announces the lineup of May library programs and events for adults, businesses, families, teens, and kids.

Star Wars Jedi Academy invites kids to try out galactic activities and show off their themed costumes. Families and kids can flex their building skills during LEGO Free Play and learn more STEAM during Take It Apart, Build It, Rock Garden Painting Party, and Creating Rubber Band Racers. Teens can design Star Wars Temporary Tattoo-ines and learn about Documentary Filmmaking. Find out more at www.scld.org/kids-events.

Our May library events for adults include birdwatching hikes, Beekeeping 101, Attracting Birds to Your Yard, and gardening programs, such as Gardening with Native Plants, No-Dig Gardening, and Starter Plants Swap. Creativity takes different forms during the library workshops Blacksmithing Basics, Dollhouse Miniatures: Making a Lemonade Stand, 3D Printing: Create a Mini Garden Trellis, and Creating a Fairy Garden Terrarium.

Learn how to create a traditional dish during World Cook: Lebanese Food, Explore Virtual Reality, and attend a documentary viewing of Wine, Women, & Dementia. Attend a learning circle to gain knowledge about the History & Culture of Afghanistan. Get valuable information during Estate Planning 101, Medicare: Getting Started, Digitizing Home Movies, and using Social Media for Small Business.

For National Small Business Month in May, local businesses share their services during library programs, including Bicycle Tire Replacement, Hatha yoga, and two Walking Tours in Millwood and Cheney. To learn more about events for adults and small businesses, visit www.scld.org/adults-events.

SCLD Online Authors Series features bestselling and award-winning writers in May: Douglas Brunt, Nina Simon, and Rebecca F. Kuang. To sign up to view these live, online author talks, go to https://www.libraryc.org/scld.

SCLD has partnered with the League of Women Voters Spokane Area to offer a discussion for adults: Expo ’74: 50 Years of Environmental Awareness. And SCLD is accepting submissions of Expo ’74 souvenirs and stories from the public through May 10 for the Expo ’74: 50th Anniversary Celebration Exhibit in July at eight of its libraries and online. Learn more at www.scld.org/expo-74.
 
Spokane County Library District provides resources, experiences, and places that empower people to learn, explore, and succeed. The District operates 10 libraries that include Airway Heights, Argonne, Cheney, Deer Park, Fairfield, Medical Lake, Moran Prairie, North Spokane, Otis Orchards, and Spokane Valley as well as the mobile library LINC. District library cards are free to Spokane County residents.

For more information about our libraries and programs, please visit www.scld.org or call 509.893.8200.
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