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Winners Recognized in Annual Writers Competition |
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Written by David Townsend
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Sunday, 17 May 2009 15:04 |
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The winners of the 2009 Writers Competition at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library include, front row, left to right, Hannah Daniels, Toriana Wilson, Erin Chaves, Payton Barber, Mallory Henkle, and Erin Olson. Second row, Elisha Coad, Jael Claybaugh, Andrew Akins, Anika Suurkask, Smantha Heck, Kayla Thompson, and Tessa Lauer. Third row, Emma Daugherty, Katrina Belling, Casey Hastings, Megan Sausser and Ian Van Ostrand. Fourth row, Sean Douglas McLeod, Sarah Munds, James George, Liz Patterson, Josiah Coad and Meaghan Bare. Back row, Christiana Hale, Brenda Groeschl, Constance Jensen, Randi Vaughn, Tina Rodeen, Dorothy Clark and Eleanor Engelbrecht. Not pictured, Meaghan Bare, Marge Huntington and Debbie Cross.
The winners in the 21st annual Writers Competition at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library received recognition in a ceremony at the library Sunday, May 17.
One of the oldest competitions of its kind in the region, this year’s program attracted more than 175 entries from participants ranging in age from 6 to more than 80 years old. Entries are fiction and nonfiction prose of 2,000 words or less.
Entries are judged by professional writers, editors and educators and winners receive cash prizes funded by a grant from the Kiwanis Club of Coeur d’Alene and from the Friends of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library.
Prizes are $100 for first, $50 for second and $25 for third. In case of ties, duplicate prizes are awarded. First-place prizes are not necessarily awarded in every age group and category, depending on the scores awarded by the judges.
The 2009 winners and the titles of their entries are:
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Last Updated on Thursday, 21 May 2009 13:55 |
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Library website adds teen health link |
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Written by David Townsend
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 16:00 |
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“Teen Health & Wellness, Real Life, Real Answers,” a new online resource created specifically for teens with their unique concerns and perspective, has been added to the website for the Coeur d’Alene Public Library.
To access the site from a home computer click the “Teen Health” link on the left side of this page. A link to “Teen Health & Wellness” is also provided through the Post Falls Public Library website: http://postfallslibrary.kcl.org/.
“Teen Health & Wellness” is designed to provide research support and self-help on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, life skills, work readiness, mental health, family life and more. Information is presented using a sensitive, respectful, and age-appropriate approach and gives insight into the teen experience—crucial for parents, teachers, friends, and caregivers who are part of teens’ lives.
All content is revie wed by a team of leading professionals across fields including medicine, mental health, nutrition, substance abuse prevention, guidance, and career counseling. A list of national hotlines is always available for anyone with an urgent need for advice or support.
No library card or password is needed to access the site while in the library at 702 E. Front Ave., or from home computers. The website is available on the library’s database computers.
“Recent studies have shown that the fastest growing group of library patrons are teens and young adults,” said Library Director Bette Ammon. “We feel it is critically important to provide them with easy-to-use, up-to-date and understandable health information. ‘Teen Health & Wellness’ is not only a great reference resource for personal issues, it’s also valuable for homework help and research.”
“Teen Health & Wellness” is one of numerous electronic resources available to patrons at www.cdalibrary.org. Some databases, provided by the library through the Idaho Commission on Libraries, require a password to use. To obtain this log-on information visit the library or call 208/769-2315. The library website also provides online access to the computer catalog for the Coeur d’Alene Public Library and other libraries in the Cooperative Information Network.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 March 2010 10:43 |
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Print-Release System Saves Money, Resources |
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Written by David Townsend
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Thursday, 30 April 2009 16:55 |
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Patrons visiting the Coeur d’Alene Public Library — 702 E. Front Ave. — in the last two weeks have found they have greater control over the printing they do from the computers.
The new system is also saving the library money and reducing the amount of wasted paper and printing supplies.
The Internet and Writing Room computers on the upper level of the library have been linked to a coin-operated photocopier and patrons now know exactly how many pages they are printing and how much they will cost before they get up from their chairs.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 30 April 2009 17:03 |
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Magazine names library one of ‘Best of ‘08’ |
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Written by David Townsend
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Thursday, 30 April 2009 16:59 |
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The Coeur d’Alene Public Library has been recognized for its design in the Intermountain Contractor magazine’s “Best of ‘08” competition.
The library – designed by Architects West of Coeur d’Alene and built by Leone & Keeble Inc. of Spokane – received the award for the Best Public Building Over $5 Million in Idaho.
An independent jury of industry experts judged nearly 100 submitted projects from Idaho and Utah. The winning projects were featured in the December issue of the magazine and will also be submitted for the National Best of ’08 Competition. (See the Intermountain Contractor article.)
“The Intermountain Contractor, the organization that sponsors the award, is a construction industry publication serving Idaho and Utah,” said Architect West’s Scott Fischer. “To be recognized by them, as the ‘Best Public Building Over $5 Million’ in this area is an honor for us as a design firm, as well as for the City of Coeur d’Alene.
“Architects West is very proud to have been involved with the project, and so pleased that the facility has been so well received by our community.”
Fischer added that the library staff and Foundation, the staff at the City of Coeur d’Alene, and the patrons of the library, however, should be most proud of for the success of the project.
“Their countless hours of involvement throughout the design process created ownership and interest in the facility that made the design truly reflect the needs and wants of the city,” Fischer said.
Jeramie Keeble, of Leone & Keeble Inc., said, “it is extremely gratifying to have the opportunity to engage in a civic project such as the library, which has such a direct, positive impact on the community. Leone & Keeble, Inc. is both humbled and excited by the recognition this project has received.”
The 38,500 square-foot library opened in September 2007 and was built for about $6.7 million. The library was a joint project of the City of Coeur d’Alene, the Coeur d’Alene Public Library Foundation and the Lake City Development Corporation, the city’s urban renewal agency.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 30 April 2009 17:01 |
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