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Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power to save ourselves. 

The COVID-19 pandemic won't be our last—because what makes us vulnerable to pandemics also makes us human. That is the uncomfortable but all-too-timely message of The Human Disease: How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs, which travels through history and around the globe to examine how and why pandemics are an inescapable threat of our own making. Drawing on dozens of disciplines—from medicine, epidemiology, and microbiology to anthropology, sociology, ecology, and neuroscience—as well as a unique expertise in public education about emerging infectious diseases, biological anthropologist Sabrina Sholts identifies the human traits and tendencies that double as pandemic liabilities, from the anatomy that defines us to the misperceptions that divide us.

 Weaving together a wealth of personal experiences, scientific findings, and historical stories, Sholts brings dramatic and much-needed clarity to one of the most profound challenges we face as a species. Though the COVID-19 pandemic looms large in Sholts's account, it is, in fact, just one of the many infectious disease events explored in The Human Disease. With its expansive, evolutionary perspective, the book explains how humanity will continue to face new pandemics because humans cause them, by the ways that we are and the things that we do. By recognizing our risks, Sholts suggests, we can take actions to reduce them. When the next pandemic happens, and how bad it becomes, are largely within our highly capable human hands—and will be determined by what we do with our extraordinary human brains. A presentation you don’t want to miss, register now!

About the Author:

Sabrina Sholts is a biological anthropologist and Curator of Biological Anthropology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). Her research explores intersections of human, animal, and environmental health in the past and present. She received her PhD in Anthropology at UC Santa Barbara and was a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley in Integrative Biology and at Stockholm University in Biophysics and Biochemistry. Sholts has published widely in academic journals including American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Environmental Health Perspectives, JAMA, PNAS, Scientific Reports, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, and Nature Ecology & Evolution, and written for popular audiences in Scientific American and Smithsonian Magazine. She was named as a World Economic Forum Young Scientist in 2019. In addition, she was Lead Curator of the exhibition Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World at the NMNH (2018-2022) and a scientific advisor for the related exhibition Épidémies: Prendre soin du vivant at the musée des Confluences in Lyon, France (2024-2025).

SCLD Online Authors Series

Unlock Your Financial Future: The Power of Planning

Are you prepared for what lies ahead? Whether you're building your business, growing your wealth, or securing your legacy, strategic financial planning is the key to long-term success.

Join us for "The Power of Planning," an engaging and eye-opening event designed to equip business professionals with the tools they need to maximize, protect, and grow their financial portfolios—starting now.

💡 What You'll Learn:
✅ Why starting today makes all the difference
✅ How to protect and optimize your investments
✅ Shocking financial stats that could impact your future
✅ Practical financial strategies you can apply right away

Don't wait for "someday"—the best time to plan is now. Connect with fellow professionals, gain expert insights, and take the next step toward financial confidence.

📅 Wednesday, February 5th, 2025, 12pm-1pm
📍 Longhorn Barbecue - Airway Heights

Invest in your future. It starts with a plan!

Upcoming Public Events

Tickets will be electronically delivered via email and do NOT need to be picked up at the store.

1.3.2025 Friday Cooking Class: Gnocchi @6:00 PM

$85.00

1.4.2025 Saturday Cooking Class: Gnocchi @6:00 PM

$85.00

1.8.2025 Wednesday Cooking Class: Hand-Formed Pasta @6:30PM

$85.00

1.9.2025 Thursday Cooking Class: Hand-Formed Pasta @6:30PM

$85.00

1.14.2025 Tuesday Cooking Class: Ravioli 101 @ 6:30 PM

$85.00

1.15.2025 Wednesday Cooking Class: Ravioli 101 @6:30 PM

$85.00

1.29.2025 Wednesday Cooking Class: Filled Pasta Masterclass @ 6:30 PM

$85.00

1.30.2025 Thursday Cooking Class: Filled Pasta Masterclass @ 6:30 PM

$85.00

2.5.2025 Cooking Class: Lasagna @ 6:00 PM

$85.00

2.6.2025 Thursday Cooking Class: Lasagna @ 6:00 PM

$85.00

By appointment only - call 509.353.4851 beginning January 14th.

Federal income taxes can be confusing. Free AARP Tax Aide help is available February through April at four of our libraries: Argonne, Cheney, Moran Prairie, and Spokane Valley. Appointments are required for all locations and can be made through Washington Trust Bank, beginning January 14th, by calling 509.353.4851.

To help with your appointment, be sure to bring your 2024 tax documents, valid photo ID, and Social Security cards for yourself and all household members. If you know which tax forms you’ll need, you can download and print them from www.irs.gov.

Upcoming Public Events

Tickets will be electronically delivered via email and do NOT need to be picked up at the store.

1.3.2025 Friday Cooking Class: Gnocchi @6:00 PM

$85.00

1.4.2025 Saturday Cooking Class: Gnocchi @6:00 PM

$85.00

1.8.2025 Wednesday Cooking Class: Hand-Formed Pasta @6:30PM

$85.00

1.9.2025 Thursday Cooking Class: Hand-Formed Pasta @6:30PM

$85.00

1.14.2025 Tuesday Cooking Class: Ravioli 101 @ 6:30 PM

$85.00

1.15.2025 Wednesday Cooking Class: Ravioli 101 @6:30 PM

$85.00

1.29.2025 Wednesday Cooking Class: Filled Pasta Masterclass @ 6:30 PM

$85.00

1.30.2025 Thursday Cooking Class: Filled Pasta Masterclass @ 6:30 PM

$85.00

2.5.2025 Cooking Class: Lasagna @ 6:00 PM

$85.00

2.6.2025 Thursday Cooking Class: Lasagna @ 6:00 PM

$85.00

Indiana, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington, and NJ - State-Wide Cybersecurity Program

Including DOD SkillsBridge Program Participants from all 50 States

The Threat Within and NIST Framework - Service2Cyber

This is a ground-breaking program with the purpose to provide 12-week workforce learning in cybersecurity, with company subject matter experts that screen the pool of candidates and select who they would like in their pre-apprenticeship cohort. The mentors provide assessments/evaluations.  The program results in career pathways and opportunities for employment.

Participants perform project-based work, in teams with a cybersecurity job role and real-world cyber scenarios that they select for the project. Team deliverables are presented to a pool of company subject matter expert mentors. Participants acquire cybersecurity skills and competencies, all leading to an industry recognized macro-credential (digital badge) that stamps the rigor, skills, and proficiencies acquired by the participant.

In addition, each participant receives a Digital Achievement Wallet.  The Wallet enables promotion of workplace skills, education, work experience, credentials/ badges, and portfolio of work.  The Wallet-holder learns about their skill gaps and can find career pathways to suitable cybersecurity job roles and be matched to employers’ skills-based hiring needs. It will capture the industry-recognized macro-credential from the project.

By appointment only - call 509.353.4851 beginning January 14th.

Federal income taxes can be confusing. Free AARP Tax Aide help is available February through April at four of our libraries: Argonne, Cheney, Moran Prairie, and Spokane Valley. Appointments are required for all locations and can be made through Washington Trust Bank, beginning January 14th, by calling 509.353.4851.

To help with your appointment, be sure to bring your 2024 tax documents, valid photo ID, and Social Security cards for yourself and all household members. If you know which tax forms you’ll need, you can download and print them from www.irs.gov.

Commellini Estate, in collaboration with Latah Creek, invites you to embark on a journey of indulgence at our Valentine’s Winemakers Suppler Club event, taking place on February 14 & 15^th. Immerse yourself in a night of Italian culinary mastery paired with exquisite local wines.

Mike, Ellena & their daughter Natalie, the passionate owners of Latah Creek, will be your gracious hosts, guiding you through the world of wine-making at the local level. Our menu for the evening has been thoughtfully paired with three different wines selected from Latah Creek, enhancing your dining experience.

In this Valentine’s dining experience like no other, we continue our mission to share our love for authentic Italian cuisine centered in our history and love of building community. Indulge in a 5 five course meal featuring a special Valentino Duet entrée.

Your supper is served simultaneously to every diner at communal tables that seat 8. Rustic Italian food. Local Wine.  Stimulating conversations. New friends. An opportunity to slow down, gather around a table & enjoy a meal together. Come as strangers & leave as friends.