Computer Education Week Includes Coding Programs

Dec. 5-11 is Computer Science Education Week. The Coeur d’Alene and Lake City public libraries will include programs on coding – the language of computers – during the week.
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m., an “Hour of Coding” for ages 7 to 12, will be offered in the Shirley Parker Storyroom using the library’s mobile laptop lab. Children will learn about coding using games from the Hour of Coding website.
Coding programs will be offered for teens – including robots and other technology – in the Shirley Parker Storyroom on Monday, Dec. 5, at   4 p.m., and again on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m., at the Lake City Public Library in the high school on Ramsey Road.

Other Children’s Programs
Holiday Programs began in the Seagraves Children’s Library on Nov. 29 and a full program schedule will continue through Dec. 23. The library will be closed Dec. 25 and 26 for Christmas, but after the holiday the children’s library will continue to offer a free daily Movie Festival through Dec. 30.
Programs will include:
► Book Baby Lapsit: Tuesdays, 10:15-10:45 a.m., and Fridays, 10:30-11 a.m., for children ages newborn to 2 accompanied by a parent or other adult caregiver.
► Tales for 2s and 3s: Tuesdays, 11-11:30 a.m., for ages 2-3.
► Stay and Play: Tuesdays, 11:30 to noon (following Tales for Twos and Threes) and Fridays, 11-11:30 a.m. (following Book Babies), hang out in the storyroom for playtime and socializing).
► Preschool Storytime: Wednesdays, 10:30-11 a.m., for ages 3-5.
► Music and Motion: Tuesdays, 1-1:30 p.m. and Wednesdays, 2-2:30 p.m., get into the groove, sing old favorites and learn some new songs, for ages 2-6. The Dec. 21 program will include local author Kristen Cooper-Herby, who has written a new book, “Stewy.”
► LEGO Club: Thursdays, 4-5 p.m., free play with the library’s huge LEGO collection for ages 5-11.
► Lake City LEGO Club: Offered at Lake City Public Library on Ramsey Road, Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m.
► Holiday Movie Festival: Titles to be determined. Offered at 1 p.m. on Dec. 19, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, and 30, and at 4 p.m. on Dec. 20 and  21 in the Shirley Parker Storyroom.
Children under 6 visiting the libraries need to be supervised by an adult or a person who is at least 14 even during programs. Children ages 6-9 should be accompanied by someone who is at least 14 who will remain in the building.
For more information call 208-769-2315 Ext. 438 or e-mail Susan Thorpe, Youth Services Supervisor, at sthorpe@cdalibrary.org.

Other Teen Programs
Teens are invited to get creative and have fun at the library over the holiday break. During Dec. 18-31 crafting materials and tabletop games will be available in Teen Central and the 4Teens rooms on the main floor of the library during open hours. (The library closes early, at 5 p.m. on Dec. 24, and Dec. 31 and will be closed Dec. 25 and 26.)
Other programs include:
► Creative Writing Club: Tuesdays, Dec. 6 and 20, 4 p.m., in the storyroom.
► Teen Book Club: Tuesdays, Dec. 13 and 27, at 4 p.m., in the storyroom.
► League of Legends: Fridays, Dec. 2, 9, 16, and 30, . in the storyroom.
 Afternoon of Gaming: Online and digital gaming, Monday, Dec. 19, 12;30-3:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
► Teen Movie: (TBA) Free, refreshments provided. Friday, Dec. 30, 5:30-8 p.m. This will be an after-hours teen event. All participants need to be in the building when the library closes at 6.
 For more information contact Young Adult Coordinator Talley Gaskins tgaskins@cdalibrary.org or call 208-769-2315 Ext. 469.