Spark Central

I'm so grateful for Spark Central, a special gem in our community. It's a safe space for people of all genders and a neurodivergent-supportive environment. I love coming here to paint and do some co-working. If you haven't had a chance to stop by, I highly recommend it. All ages, genders, and minds are accepted here.

This is a great place with great programs. I appreciate all the work the staff of Spark Central puts in to making it warm and cozy for those of us who regularly stop by.

Spark Central has something for adults looking for a book to check out. I found an excellent Stephen King book called "the Institute". I also found excellent movies to watch such as Out of Time w Denzel Washington & Ghandi. They have a lot of variety to enjoy for the parents of the kiddos that come to play! Keep that in mind when you visit Spark Central.

I can't say enough good things about a wonderful resource for the community. Well kept, clean, and chalk full of inspiration and resources. Books to check out, large selection of games to play, computer stations and more. Easy to access public restroom. The staff were friendly and kind, interacting with the many children drawn to the location. I have one caveat concerning the staff however. There was one individual staff member or volunteer (indicated by name tag) that was freely roaming among the children playing games and talking. Whatever their eccentricities may have been (an odd duck to be sure, but nothing wrong with that) I was displeased with how they interacted with my small children - interrupting them, taking toys out of their hands rudely, and talking without listening to others. I looked around and saw many unchaperoned children. I would hope that another staff member would at least shadow this individual and monitor behavior. I felt comfortable as I was with my children and able to interact, respond, and eventually limit our interactions with this volunteer. But if I was a parent of an older child who visited Spark alone or with minimal supervision...I would want to know this individual is also monitored and supported. (Not left unsupervised with a bunch of kids.) Based on how the other staff acted I have full faith they will monitor this in the future even though I never explicitly asked any questions to that effect.

I have only been once so far but I took my twins there and we all enjoyed it. Lots of books to read, games to play, and art to create. They also have computers you can use. Membership is free but is required to do certain things. I’ve seen places like this in Seattle but never here, glad one opened here. I think it’s a great community program.