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Saturday, January 29th, 1-3 pm Join Outreach Librarian, Char Beach, and True to Seed for our annual Seed Swap! Bring your extra seeds (home-saved or purchased) to share with others and go home with some for your spring and summer planting. Learn about seed saving from some of our region’s avid seed savers, and takeContinue reading “Seed Swap”

The winners in the 202 Julie Meier Writers Competition at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library were notified of their placements in late May.  In its 32nd year, the competition is for fiction and nonfiction prose of 2,000 words or less with age groups from kindergarten to adult. The late Julie Meier, for whom the competitionContinue reading “2021 Julie Meier Writer’s Competition Winners Announced”

Coeur d’Alene Public Library’s Summer Reading Program For All begins on June 1st, and events begin June 14th. We’re calling the adult and teen portion a BookBlitz and it’s very simple. What you do is read any book that you want, you can choose a favorite or maybe a challenging read, and then tell someoneContinue reading “All Ages 2021 Summer Reading Program”

For the last few years the Library has been proud to bring you an outdoor concert series and we are pleased to announce our 2021 Music On Monday Concert Series lineup! Meet us on the McEuen side of the library at 6pm on any, or all, of these Mondays! Bring your chairs and snacks andContinue reading “2021 Music On Monday Concert Series”

ICfL (Idaho Commission for Libraries) has created a partnership with public and school libraries called IDEA- Idaho Digital E-Book Alliance. The Cooperative Information Network (CIN), which Coeur d’Alene Public Library is a part of, has opted to participate in this partnership and it is now live.  Each library has determined what is available to other libraries’Continue reading “New E-Book/E-Audiobook Options”

The Coeur d’Alene Public Library is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association to bring you a series of programming on Alzheimer’s and Dementia Education. This five week series covers the following topics: May 5- Ten Warning Signs May 12- Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia May 19- Dementia Conversations May 26- Effective Communication Strategies June 2- Understanding Dementia BehaviorContinue reading “Alzheimer’s and Dementia Education Program”

“Idaho” has been selected as the North Idaho Reads (NIR) book for 2021 and we’ve scheduled a virtual author presentation and Q&A session with Emily on Friday, April 30th at 6:00. Just click the link to join the meeting at that time. NIR is organized each year by area libraries and volunteers and encourages readers in the regionContinue reading “North Idaho Reads ‘Idaho’”

We have a new service for you and it’s all about finding you your next favorite book or book series! Shelf help is a service where you let us know what you like, what you loathe, and a little bit about what you’re looking for and we find the, hopefully, perfect books for you! SimplyContinue reading “New Cd’A Library Service: Shelf Help”

In January, the Coeur d’Alene Public Library launched a Chromebook Checkout service! With generous funding from the Coeur d’Alene Public Library Foundation, ten Chromebooks have been purchased, processed, and are now available for checkout by library patrons. The mini laptops do require Wi-Fi, and patrons can access free versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint (orContinue reading “New Cd’A Library service: Chromebooks”