A FREE TEEN ZINE
The Sweetest Deal
READ 15 DAYS MONTHLY FOR PRIZES
June
ONE FREE BOOK COURTESY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
July
ONE FREE YOUTH USL SPOKANE SOCCER TICKET WITH PURCHASE OF DISCOUNTED ADULT TICKET*
August
ONE FREE ICE CREAM TREAT*
*Prizes available while supplies last. Alternative prizes are available for babies or in lieu of the above prizes
How to participate in Summer Reading Club
Between June 1 and August 31, spend your summer reading, attending fun events, and engaging in activities for the library’s Summer Reading Club. When you read 15 days in June, July, and August, you can earn the three amazing prizes above while supplies last. Come into the library when you complete the challenge each month. Your time spent reading can be logged in the Beanstack reading app
Read with friends in Beanstack
Track your reading, add friends, claim activity badges, register for more reading challenges, and more. Scan the QR code to access Beanstack today! Beanstack is generously funded by the Friends of the Spokane Public Library.
Track Your Reading!
When you read 15 days in June, July, and August, you win a monthly prize! There are 15 art-related images under each month below. Color in one graphic for every one day read. We encourage you to embrace your inner artist this summer and get creative!
July
August
creative & fun events
FOR MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOLERS
Find and register for events online at spokanelibrary.org.
Escape Room:
The Art Studio
Register online for your preferred session time between 1-4pm.
July 8, Central
July 9, Indian Trail
July 29, South Hill
July 30, Shadle Park
Rock the Stage:
Teen Concert (Ages 13+)
Want to play at the show? Email dneujahr@spokanelibrary.org.
July 11, 7pm, Central
Be sure to join us during the school year for Anime Club, Game On, Virtual Reality, and so much more.
Summer Reading KickOff Parties
All Ages
June 18, 4:30pm Shadle Park
June 20, 2:30pm Liberty Park
Coding Camp: Let’s Make a Game
Ages 13+
Register online
June 23-27 & July 21-25 1-5pm daily The Hive
Music & Video Production Camp
Ages 13+
Register online
August 25-29 9am-12pm daily Central
Youth Art-aPalooza: A Live
Art & Creative
Festival
All Ages
August 6, 1pm
Central
August 13, 1pm
The Hive
So You Want to be a Game Master
July 22, 1-4pm
Shadle Park
August 12, 1-4pm
Central
Teen Summer Volunteer Information Meeting
June 24, 3pm
South Hill
June 25, 3pm
Shadle Park
June 27, 3pm
Summer Boardom
Various locations, 2-4pm
Pandemic
July 11, Shadle Park Clank!
July 18, South Hill
Dead of Winter
July 25, Hillyard
Kronologic
August 1, Liberty Park
Teen Dance Classes Register online
Cheer
July 24, 5pm, Hillyard
Jazz/Hip Hop
August 7, 5:30pm, Shadle Park
Ballet/Lyrical
August 14, 5:30pm, South Hill
UV Resin Art
July 15, 2pm, Hillyard
July 16, 2pm, Shadle Park
August 5, 2pm, Liberty Park
August 6, 2pm, Indian Trail
Indian Trail Scan to access our events calendar
Book Bingo
My Reading List
Throughout the summer, keep track of the books you read
Book Name: Rating:
Which was your favorite book and why: Draw the cover of a book your read:
GRAPHIC NOVEL GRAPHICNOVEL HOWTO MAKEA HOWTO MAKE A
Graphic novels are a great way to tell a story. The art in every picture can communicate ideas in a way words alone can’t. Take these steps if you want to create a graphic novel of your own.
Choose the story you want to tell. It can be a true story or a complete work of fiction!
Write your first draft. Even though this story will rely primarily on pictures, it is important to plan how the story will go using words first.
Practice the style of art you will use. Will it be full color or black and white? Will it look like a comic strip, manga, or superhero graphic novel?
Make a rough draft of your graphic novel. Consider every panel. Include both the art and the words. A lot of editing and revising will happen during this step.
You are finished! Share it with your friends and family and/or publish it!
Once you have the rough draft looking the way you want it to, clean it up and make that final draft! This is when you should take your time on the art.
Use this space to draft your graphic novel:
Put ideas here for your graphic novel
Thrifting can be a fun and cheap way to express yourself through style.
List goals for thrifting
Examine the condition of the item. Check for stains or holes. Look for things you need or that you need to replace. Sometimes the fun comes from hunting down a specific item. When you find exactly what you are looking for, it will be worth it!
Support your community & visit
Plan Out Your Next Thrift Trip
View the rotating displays in each of our library branches or visit The Hive during open studio hours on Wednesdays from 4-7pm to get to know the Artists-in-Residence!
Sheri Medford & Megan Finch
Sheri Medford (collage artist & painter) and Megan Finch (mixed media landscape artist) will be in Studio A through September.
Lacey Bacon
Lacey Bacon, a native artist working on indigenous regalia and dresses with native youth, will be in Studio B through August
Katie Creyts, Erik Sullivan, & Taylor Roseweeds
In Studio C, the artists include Katie Creyts (fused glass, watercolor artist) - June. Erik Sullivan (ceramicist and painter) - July, Taylor Roseweeds (writer) - August.
Missy Narrance
Missy Narrance (acrylic paint, scratch portraits) will be in Studio D through September.
Use the white space to make your own mural. Below we also have a virtual mural tour of downtown Spokane.
Explore the Murals of Downtown Spokane
Take a trip to downtown Spokane and scan the QR code to take our self-guided mural tour!
Find Inspiration
Practice your craft and try new styles of art.
Zentangle: You will choose a limited canvas size and fill it with lines, dots, and curves that create an intricate design.
Redraw a piece of your own artwork from the past. Focus on improving your previous work or recreating it in a different style.
Draw something every day. It doesn’t matter what it is. It doesn’t need to be large, and you don’t even need to finish it. Just practice working on something artistic every day.
Draw your favorite song.
Choose an emotion and draw it as a small creature. If you want to, you could make a bunch of them!
Draw your day as a comic strip.
Going on a trip? Record it in a travel sketchbook. Try to capture all the big moments from your trip.
Create a work of art using only found objects. This can be a fun and challenging way to make something unique and unpredictable.
Find things around your house or outside to make a collage! Tape or glue pressed leaves and flowers, cutouts from old magazines or mail, and more to this page.
