Coding Club
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Books in Spokane
Upcoming books events around Spokane.
103 events
Thursday, October 8
LEGO Free Play
Free
Cheese Tasting & Book Pairing
Registration is required. This delicious experience brings together two of our favorite things—books and cheese!
Free
Friday, October 9
Write Together: A Community Writing Session with Sharma Shields
The generative writing group you've always wanted. Bring a project you're working on and experience the joy and inspiration found in a community writing session.
Free
Three Author Night! Maya Jewell Zeller, Weston Morrow, & Chris Vanjonack!
Come on down to Auntie's to meet THREE authors, poet Weston Morrow, fiction author Chris Vanjonack, and memoirist/poet Maya Jewell Zeller!
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Saturday, October 10
LEGO Free Play
Free
Book Club: "One Two Three: A novel" by Laurie Frankel
If you would like a physical copy, please let us know. You can also request this title in print , large print , audiobook , ebook , or downloadable audio .
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Books in the Park: Bring a Book to Manito Park and Read!: Celebrate 'Let Freedom Read Day' for Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week takes place from October 4-10th. The theme this year is "Let Books Be: Protect the Freedom to Read." Saturday, October 10th, is Let Freedom Read Day!
Free
LEGO Free Play
Free
Cheese Tasting & Book Pairing
Registration is required. This delicious experience brings together two of our favorite things—books and cheese!
Free
Weird, Wonderful, and Haunted Spokane: With 'Secret Spokane' Author Adriana Janovich
About the book: Easygoing and eclectic Spokane is the second-largest city in Washington state, and it’s growing.
Free
East Downtown Walking Ghost Tour
East Downtown Walking Ghost Tour Ticket price $20 cash, pay at the tour.
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Monday, October 12
LEGO Free Play
Free
Tuesday, October 13
The Power of Limits: How Constraints Drive Genius with David Epstein
Registration is required to view the live event and submit questions for the author.
Free
Wednesday, October 14
Whitworth University Presents Presidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jon Meacham
Whitworth University, in partnership with The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages, presents Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Jon Meacham at the President’s Leadership Forum on Oct.
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Mission SEALAB: Deep Sea Dispatch (homeschool session)
Ages 10–14 Registration is required. Have you ever wondered if you could survive at the bottom of the ocean?
Free
North Spokane Library Book Club
This book club is led by volunteers and meets monthly. New members are welcome to join at any time.
Free
Northwest Passages: Jon Meacham - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
Whitworth University, in partnership with The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages Book Club, hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham as the featured
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Thursday, October 15
A River Full of Fish: Early Visions of the Spokane Watershed: Featuring local author and naturalist Jack Nisbet
Join local author Jack Nisbet for a slideshow that examines journal entries and artwork from early white visitors to the Spokane watershed.
Free
Coding Club
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LEGO Free Play
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Northwest Passages: Claudia Rowe "Wards of the State"
Journalist Claudia Rowe, author of “Wards of the State: the Long Shadow of the American Foster Care System,” will discuss her moving and groundbreaking book
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Friday, October 16
Write Together: A Community Writing Session with Sharma Shields
The generative writing group you've always wanted. Bring a project you're working on and experience the joy and inspiration found in a community writing session.
Free
Saturday, October 17
Chelsea Handler: The High and Mighty Tour
Chelsea Handler is a comedian, television host, and seven-time New York Times best-selling author whose humor and candor have established her as one of the most celebrated voices in entertainment and pop culture.
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Mission SEALAB: Deep Sea Dispatch
Ages 10–14 Registration is required. Have you ever wondered if you could survive at the bottom of the ocean?
Free
LEGO Free Play
Free
Book Club: One Two Three: A Novel by Laurie Frankel
If you would like a physical copy, please let us know. You can also request this title in print , l arge print , audiobook , ebook , or downloadable audio .
Free
LEGO Free Play
Free
Monday, October 19
LEGO Free Play
Free
Tuesday, October 20
Poetry for Everyone: with Sarah Rooney
Drop in for a poetry workshop! Accessible to anyone interested in expressing themselves through poetry.
Free
Wednesday, October 21
Argonne Library Book Club
This book club is led by volunteers and meets monthly. New members are welcome to join at any time.
Free
Medical Lake Library Book Club
This book club is led by volunteers and meets monthly. New members are welcome to join at any time.
Free
Picture Book Chat
Discover new picture books that children will enjoy! Hear and see what Librarians Mary Ellen and Sheri like about these wonderful books for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and emergent readers.
Free
Wonder Wednesdays: Step into a Story: Book Character Costume Party
Ages 5 & their families Celebrate your favorite books and characters!
Free
Thursday, October 22
Coding Club
Free
Ghosts, Grief, and Growing Up: YA Storytelling with Cherie Dimaline
Registration is required to view the live event and submit questions for the author.
Free
LEGO Free Play
Free
Friday, October 23
Ms. Pat
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Saturday, October 24
Citizenship Day Event: Get Support with your Citizenship Application!
Manzanita Immigrant Legal Aid team will be available to guide you through the citizenship process, answer your questions, and provide support.
Free
LEGO Free Play
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LEGO Free Play
Free
Monday, October 26
LEGO Free Play
Free
Tuesday, October 27
Cheney Library Book Club
This book club is led by volunteers and meets monthly. New members are welcome to join at any time.
Free
Wednesday, October 28
Virtual Book Club: One Two Three by Laurie Frankel
Join us for our regular lunchtime book discussion of Spokane is Reading selection One Two Three by Laurie Frankel.
Free
Thursday, October 29
Illuminations: Witches: Highlights from the Archives and Special Collections
Archivist & special collections librarian Dana Bronson and local novelist & writing education specialist Sharma Shields share a passion for libraries, research, and critical archival work.
Free
Coding Club
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STEAM-Themed Thursdays: Step into a Story: Book Character Costume Party
Ages 5 & their families Celebrate your favorite books and characters!
Free
LEGO Free Play
Free
Friday, October 30
Write Together: A Community Writing Session with Sharma Shields
The generative writing group you've always wanted. Bring a project you're working on and experience the joy and inspiration found in a community writing session.
Free
Saturday, October 31
LEGO Free Play
Free
LEGO Free Play
Free
Sunday, November 1
Monday, November 2
LEGO Free Play
Free
Tuesday, November 3
Wednesday, November 4
Friday, November 6
Write Together: A Community Writing Session with Sharma Shields
Searching for an inspiring writing community? Look no further!
Free
Saturday, November 7
Anatomy of a Fantasy Novel: A 'Novel Day' Workshop with Julia Laurel
What makes up the body of a fantasy? Learn about the important components of different fantasy novel genres, including romantasy and epic fantasy, and how to build your own novel around the bones of a concept.
Free
The Structure of a Novel : A 'Novel Day' event with Stephanie Oakes
The structure of a novel is one of the most important, yet often overlooked, elements new authors engage with when setting out to write a novel.
Free
A Novel Beyond Paper: Publishing a Novel as an Audiobook: A 'Novel Day' Workshop with Erin Hemenway
During her battle with Breast Cancer, author Erin Hemenway picked up her very first audiobook and rediscovered her passion for reading and writing.
Free
Raising the Stakes: Building Tension in Your Writing: A 'Novel Day' Workshop with Michael N. McGregor
The most important element in engaging readers and making them feel an emotional connection to your characters and story is tension.
Free
Novels & More: Michael N. McGregor and Shann Ray : A 'Novel Day' Event Moderated by Sharma Shields
This panel features three award-winning novelists who will discuss how their disparate forms of writing inform (or don't inform) their novel writing practice.
Free
Sunday, November 8
Monday, November 9
Tuesday, November 10
Saturday, November 14
PBS Watch & Play: Super Why's Comic Book Adventure: For Ages 3-7 and Their Families
Reading is a superpower! SUPER WHY! helps young children build the early literacy skills they need to become confident readers through stories, favorite characters, and playful problem-solving.
Free
Book Club: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
For this Book Club, we will be discussing The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.
Free
Sunday, November 15
Monday, November 16
Tuesday, November 17
Poetry for Everyone: with Sarah Rooney
Drop in for a poetry workshop! Accessible to anyone interested in expressing themselves through poetry.
Free
Silverstein & Story Of The Year
Silverstein is a Canadian rock band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 2000.
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Wednesday, November 18
Friday, November 20
Write Together: A Community Writing Session with Sharma Shields
Searching for an inspiring writing community? Look no further!
Free
Saturday, November 21
Book Club: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
For this Book Club, we will be discussing The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.
Free
Monday, November 23
Sunday, November 29
Monday, November 30
Tuesday, December 1
Wednesday, December 2
Friday, December 4
Write Together: A Community Writing Session with Sharma Shields
Searching for an inspiring writing community? Look no further!
Free
Sunday, December 6
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