We invite you to create art and share it with your community. The art show’s theme is “Through a Window.” Stop by the library to pick up a small, clear acrylic tile (it looks like a window!). When you’ve finished creating, return your art to the library before the deadline. Art tiles are provided while supplies last.

Artwork must be appropriate for all ages. The art show will only display art created on the supplied art tile. To see all terms and conditions, visit www.scld.org/art-show.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, some Ukrainians fleeing the war have come to live in Spokane, joining an existing Slavic community that began arriving in the 80s and 90s. During this learning circle, we study the culture and history of our Ukrainian neighbors using free online materials. Once a week, we meet online for a group discussion, facilitated by a librarian who is a fellow learner. An optional in-person field trip is planned to deepen our understanding of the immigrant Ukrainian community in Spokane. 

In collaboration with Thrive International

Registration is required. Registrants receive an email with course instructions and links.

Crime Scene Entertainment and Commellini Estate bring you the ultimate Murder Mystery experience! Show off your sleuthing skills as you piece together clues and uncover "who dunnit". During our events, you may even discover that YOU are, in fact, the murderer, or victim!

You have the option of being a murder mystery character or just an observer, but these mystery events are NOT set up like a play. Our mysteries are a hands-on, immersive experience.

It's the height of Prohibition in 1920s Chicago, and a mob war's brewing between the South Side Gangsters and the Northern Chicago Mob Outfit. The two ruthless crime leaders, Hal Sapone and Beanie O'Dannon, have finally agreed on bootlegging practices in Chicago and have decided to pull together resources for a collaborative effort with criminal endeavors.

On the surface, this strategy is similar to bailing out a sinking ship with tin cups.

Recently, gangsters from the north and south have been spotted together at various speakeasies throughout Chicago, but the tension in the air is always thick enough to be cut with a knife. However, this newfound relationship between the opposing mob bosses has served, thus far, to inhibit gratuitous bloodshed as in the past. Part of the success of this truce is that both crime bosses have found new dames, thereby intertwining more mutual relationships between the two factions.

The two gangs have set an official date to meet at Hal Sapone's Grand Gatsby Speakeasy to resolve all remaining differences. Will these two underground organizations resolve their disputes, or will a massive melee rekindle the fatal flames between them?

Crime Scene Entertainment and Commellini Estate bring you the ultimate Murder Mystery experience! Show off your sleuthing skills as you piece together clues and uncover "who dunnit". During our events, you may even discover that YOU are, in fact, the murderer, or victim!

You have the option of being a murder mystery character or just an observer, but these mystery events are NOT set up like a play. Our mysteries are a hands-on, immersive experience.

For those NOT wishing to be a character, you will need to work harder to gather clues, as you won't have set objectives. You will be given a brief description of the main characters & will witness the murder, investigation, evidence presentation and lastly solution. You will have to go above and beyond to retrieve information from the characters, or by listening closely to your surroundings. (Should you wish to try and solve the mystery.)

For those that chose to be characters, you will be given step by step instruction on how to play your character for the night, but it's up to you to show off your character's personality and expand on your objectives.

Drop in anytime during this program to have fun with science! Explore simple experiments, hands-on activities, and our variety of play-and-learn toys. Ages 2–5 & their families

1. Create a culture of Compassionate Candor 
2. Build a cohesive team 
3. Achieve results collaboratively