Small Business Saturday expands to week-long event

SPOKANE COUNTY – Many businesses have turned to an online format to keep their customers shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Spokane County Library District is following suit to keep an annual national tradition alive locally. The district is hosting the fifth-annual Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28 – 24 hours after Black Friday – to promote businesses that are the centerpiece of most communities.

With coronavirus restrictions limiting the number of people who can safely enter a business, the district is promoting Small Business Saturday not only as an online event – but has expanded...