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Call for Submissions: LEGO Stop-Motion Movies

Tuesday, January 02, 2024
All Locations
We are accepting stop-motion video submissions for our first screening and celebration of the genre. Use the link below to see the submission guidelines and submit your original stop-motion video. All videos must be appropriate for an all-ages audience. All ages

Submissions Accepted: October 2–January 2, until 5pm

For guidelines and to submit for the screening, visit www.scld.org/stop-motion-screening.

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Baby Play & Learn Storytime (Ages 0–18 months)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Spokane Valley
Diane E. Zahand Community Room
Ages 0–18 months

Babies are introduced to the rhythm and beauty of language during our 20-minute storytime with picture books, rhymes, bounces, and songs. Afterward, babies continue to learn during 30 minutes of play with age-appropriate toys and activities. All activities happen with babies on grown-up laps, so plan to attend in a one-to-one baby-to-adult ratio.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and have fun playing with their children. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. To help you with this role, storytime introduces important literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and social skills that children need for kindergarten and that you can continue to explore at home. Now is also a great time to get a library card for your child. It’s a gift they can enjoy for years to come.

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Preschool Play & Learn Storytime (Ages 3–5)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
North Spokane
Meeting room
Ages 3–5

Preschoolers love learning while playing during 30 minutes of reading entertaining picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities that explore preschool-level concepts of math, science, art, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and have fun playing with their children. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. To help you with this role, storytime introduces important literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and social skills that children need for kindergarten and that you can continue to explore at home. Now is also a great time to get a library card for your child. It’s a gift they can enjoy for years to come.

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Family Play & Learn Storytime (Ages 2–5 & their families)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Medical Lake
Meeting room
Ages 2–5 & their families

Children enjoy playing while learning during 30 minutes of reading entertaining picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities that explore the concepts of math, science, art, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and have fun playing with their children. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. To help you with this role, storytime introduces important literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and social skills that children need for kindergarten and that you can continue to explore at home. Now is also a great time to get a library card for your child. It’s a gift they can enjoy for years to come.

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Family Play & Learn Storytime (Ages 2–5 & their families)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Argonne
Meeting room
Ages 2–5 & their families

Children enjoy playing while learning during 30 minutes of reading entertaining picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities that explore the concepts of math, science, art, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and have fun playing with their children. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. To help you with this role, storytime introduces important literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and social skills that children need for kindergarten and that you can continue to explore at home. Now is also a great time to get a library card for your child. It’s a gift they can enjoy for years to come.

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Family Play & Learn Storytime (Ages 2–5 & their families)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Moran Prairie
Meeting room
Ages 2–5 & their families

Children enjoy playing while learning during 30 minutes of reading entertaining picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities that explore the concepts of math, science, art, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and have fun playing with their children. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. To help you with this role, storytime introduces important literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and social skills that children need for kindergarten and that you can continue to explore at home. Now is also a great time to get a library card for your child. It’s a gift they can enjoy for years to come.

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Wonder Wednesdays

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Medical Lake
Meeting room
Every Wednesday, drop by the library to try something new. It may be a new art technique, a new coding experience, a building and engineering challenge, or something we haven’t even thought of yet! Come explore and wonder with us. Grades K–5
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Annular Solar Eclipse Planning Party

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Spokane Valley
Diane E. Zahand Community Room
Come learn all about how you can safely view the upcoming annular solar eclipse. Make your own pinhole eclipse viewer and explore concepts in Solar Science with a variety of fun activities. All ages

About the Annular Solar Eclipse 
On Saturday, October 14, 2023, a spectacular annular solar eclipse will be visible from parts of North America, South America, and Antarctica. During an annular eclipse, the moon passes between Earth and the sun, but because the moon is farther away from Earth than usual, it doesn’t cover the entirety of the visible sun. Instead, the sun appears as a bright ring, or annulus, around the dark silhouette of the moon.
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Cancelled

Bookmark Bunch: Family Book Discussion

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Online
This program has been cancelled due to low registration. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Reading and discussing books as a family gives you time to connect and learn together. For this discussion group, you and your family read the book From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E. L. Konigsburg. We meet online each week to discuss what we’ve read so far and what we think might happen in the coming pages. The library provides books to registered participants. Grades 2–5 & their families

Registration is required.

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Toddler Play & Learn Storytime (Ages 1 ½–3)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
North Spokane
Meeting room
Ages 1 ½–3

Toddlers delight in 20 minutes of reading picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities introducing the concepts of math, science, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and have fun playing with their children. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. To help you with this role, storytime introduces important literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and social skills that children need for kindergarten and that you can continue to explore at home. Now is also a great time to get a library card for your child. It’s a gift they can enjoy for years to come.

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Toddler Play & Learn Storytime (Ages 1 ½–3)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Spokane Valley
Ages 1 ½–3

Toddlers delight in 20 minutes of reading picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities introducing the concepts of math, science, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and have fun playing with their children. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. To help you with this role, storytime introduces important literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and social skills that children need for kindergarten and that you can continue to explore at home. Now is also a great time to get a library card for your child. It’s a gift they can enjoy for years to come.

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Family Play & Learn Storytime (Ages 2–5 & their families)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Airway Heights
Meeting room
Ages 2–5 & their families

Children enjoy playing while learning during 30 minutes of reading entertaining picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities that explore the concepts of math, science, art, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and have fun playing with their children. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. To help you with this role, storytime introduces important literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and social skills that children need for kindergarten and that you can continue to explore at home. Now is also a great time to get a library card for your child. It’s a gift they can enjoy for years to come.

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Family Play & Learn Storytime (Ages 2–5 & their families)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Otis Orchards
Meeting room
Ages 2–5 & their families

Children enjoy playing while learning during 30 minutes of reading entertaining picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities that explore the concepts of math, science, art, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and have fun playing with their children. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. To help you with this role, storytime introduces important literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and social skills that children need for kindergarten and that you can continue to explore at home. Now is also a great time to get a library card for your child. It’s a gift they can enjoy for years to come.

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LEGO Free Play

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Deer Park
Imagine and build with LEGO! Keep your engineering and problem-solving skills sharp using the library’s abundance of LEGO bricks. All ages
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Annular Solar Eclipse Planning Party

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Otis Orchards
Meeting room
Come learn all about how you can safely view the upcoming annular solar eclipse. Make your own pinhole eclipse viewer and explore concepts in Solar Science with a variety of fun activities. All ages

About the Annular Solar Eclipse 
On Saturday, October 14, 2023, a spectacular annular solar eclipse will be visible from parts of North America, South America, and Antarctica. During an annular eclipse, the moon passes between Earth and the sun, but because the moon is farther away from Earth than usual, it doesn’t cover the entirety of the visible sun. Instead, the sun appears as a bright ring, or annulus, around the dark silhouette of the moon.
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Registration is open

Online Pajama Storytime (Ages 2—5 & their families)

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Online

Put on your favorite pajamas and hop online for storytime, from the comfort of your home! Let’s have fun learning when we read stories, sing songs, and share fingerplays together. Ages 2–5 & their families

Registration is required for each session.

ONLINE

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Family Play & Learn Storytime (Ages 2–5 & their families)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
North Spokane
Meeting room
Ages 2–5 & their families

Children enjoy playing while learning during 30 minutes of reading entertaining picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities that explore the concepts of math, science, art, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and have fun playing with their children. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. To help you with this role, storytime introduces important literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and social skills that children need for kindergarten and that you can continue to explore at home. Now is also a great time to get a library card for your child. It’s a gift they can enjoy for years to come.

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Family Play & Learn Storytime (Ages 2–5 & their families)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Cheney
Meeting room
Ages 2–5 & their families

Children enjoy playing while learning during 30 minutes of reading entertaining picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities that explore the concepts of math, science, art, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

Storytime is a place for parents and caregivers to interact and have fun playing with their children. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. To help you with this role, storytime introduces important literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and social skills that children need for kindergarten and that you can continue to explore at home. Now is also a great time to get a library card for your child. It’s a gift they can enjoy for years to come.

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LEGO Free Play

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Airway Heights
Imagine and build with LEGO! Keep your engineering and problem-solving skills sharp using the library’s abundance of LEGO bricks. All ages
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Explore the Solar System

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
North Spokane
Lab
A solar eclipse is coming in October. We’re getting ready for the big event by taking a tour around our solar system. See the amazing wonders of our galactic neighborhood as we look at everything from the sun at the center of it all to the very edge of the galaxy’s interstellar space. Plus, take home a collection of planets created on the Glowforge 3D laser printer. Ages 8–12
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LEGO Free Play

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Argonne
Imagine and build with LEGO! Keep your engineering and problem-solving skills sharp using the library’s abundance of LEGO bricks. All ages
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LEGO Free Play

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Medical Lake
Imagine and build with LEGO! Keep your engineering and problem-solving skills sharp using the library’s abundance of LEGO bricks. All ages
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Family Play & Learn Storytime (ages 2 - 5)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Spokane Valley
Diane E. Zahand Meeting Room East
Ages 2–5 & their families

Children enjoy playing while learning during 30 minutes of reading entertaining picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities that explore the concepts of math, science, art, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

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Preschool Play & Learn Storytime (ages 3-5)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
North Spokane
Meeting room
Ages 3–5

Preschoolers love learning while playing during 30 minutes of reading entertaining picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities that explore preschool-level concepts of math, science, art, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

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Toddler Play & Learn Storytime (ages 1½–3)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Deer Park
Meeting room
Ages 1 ½–3

Toddlers delight in 20 minutes of reading picture books, singing songs, and learning fingerplays, followed by 30 minutes of activities introducing the concepts of math, science, and literacy.

Space in our libraries is limited. Please call ahead if your group has 10 or more people.

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