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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month is celebrated every year in the month of May, recognizing the contributions and influence of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Deepen your understanding of these rich and diverse...
Spokane Poet Laureate Mery Smith Returns
Spokane Poet Laureate Mery Smith will come back in early May to lead two more workshops, this time at our Wenatchee and Cashmere libraries. "Joy and Sorrow: A Poetry Workshop" will explore themes of writing in our grief and love stories from the depths of who we...
A Reading List for Earth Day
Earth Day is an annual celebration that honors the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 in the United States and on either April 22...
A Bounty of New Gardening Books
Grow your gardening knowledge and cultivate your green thumb with books and magazines from the library. Wander through these leafy reads -- all published this year -- to inspire your gardening projects. Here is a selection of gardening resources from our collection....
Peshastin Library is Getting a Refresh
After a year of planning, community engagement, design, and preparations, the Peshastin Library will temporarily close on Monday, April 15 for an update and is slated to reopen later this summer. This refresh is part of our Reimagining Spaces Project, learn more about...
Right to Read Day
NCW Libraries joins public libraries across the nation to condemn censorship and defend each person's right to read under the First Amendment. In 2023, the American Library Association documented: 4,240 unique book titles targeted for censorship - a 65% surge over...
A Reading List for National Library Week
It's National Library Week, and we will be celebrating this annual recognition of libraries across the country by shining a spotlight on our library workers and the invaluable service they provide across our five-county library district. So stay tuned for lots of...
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