Writers Competition Deadline is March 31

The deadline for entries in the Julie Meier Writers Competition is March 31.
Copies of the rules and entry forms are available at the main library and the Lake City Public Library in the high school on Ramsey Road and are also available online at the Writers Competition link at www.cdalibrary.org/events. An updated guide to creating an entry can also be found at this site. Forms can also be requested by email to dtownsend@cdalibrary.org and can be requested by postal mail.
The age groups for the competition are Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, and Adult – ages 19 and older. Homeschooling families can determine the age group that best suits their children.
Cash prizes will be awarded in each age group and category, $100 for first, $50 for second, and $25 for third.
Participants are encouraged to read through the rules and make sure they are understood before they begin writing. It’s especially important that adults who are organizing classes or other groups to submit entries make sure they read and understand the entry requirements.

Meet Your Friends to Knit and Color at These Library Groups

The Well-Knit Tale Knitting Club meets the first and third Tuesday of the month  – March 5 and 19 – at 2:30 p.m. in the Jameson Room.
All skill levels of knitters and crocheters are welcome. Materials and refreshments are provided.
Coffee and Coloring for adults meets the second and fourth Tuesday each month – March 12 and 26 – at 10 a.m.
Drawing materials and refreshments are provided, or bring your own.

Writers of All Ages Welcome to Hone Their Skills as Scribblers

A group for people who want to improve and share their writing continues at the library.
The Scribbler’s Society Writing Club meets the second and fourth Monday of the month – March 11 and 25 – 3-4 p.m., in the Jameson Room.
The club welcomes writers of all ages to come together to crank out some words, edit drafts, and take part in critique sessions. It will offer the chance to set some post-NaNoWriMo writing goals and brainstorm with fellow writers.
Participants are asked to bring their notebooks and/or laptops. Snacks, tea, and coffee will be provided.
For more information contact Lindsay Moore, 208-769-2315 Ext. 469 or by email at lmoore@cdalibrary.org.

STCU March Workshop Looks at How to Organize Your Finances

“Organize Your Finances” will be the next free workshop offered by STCU at the library on Wednesday, March 20, at noon.
Experience the benefits of getting your files and money organized. Great for emergencies and everyday living. The workshop includes why get organized, how to develop an efficient bill-paying system, what records to keep and for how long, what to keep handy in case of disaster, where to go for help.
The workshop includes a light meal.
Participants are asked to register by going to www.stcu.org/workshops or by calling 855-753-0317.
The next STCU workshop will be “Home Buying 101” on April 17.

Pageturners Will Discuss the Life and Times of Billy the Kid

The Pageturners Library Book Club will discuss “Billy the Kid” by Robert Utley when the group meets Wednesday, March 27, at 10:15 a.m.
The book is the narrative of life of Henry Mcarty Antrim, alias William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, and an analysis of his place and times, and the context of his life.
Discussions are open to any adult reader at no charge. No registration is required.
Check out the books by visiting the library’s Research and Information Desk.
The next book in the current series will be “The Deep Dark” by Gregg Olsen and will be discussed April 24. This is the 2019 North Idaho Reads selection.
The author will discuss the book at a library program on May 1 at 6 p.m. as well as at other libraries and venues in North Idaho.

Coeur d’Alene in Post-WWII Period is March Lecture Topic

The Inland Northwest Milestones lecture series with Robert Singletary continues Thursday, March 28, at 7 p.m.
A regional historian and the Program and Marketing Director for the Museum of North Idaho, Singletary will discuss, “Coeur d’Alene After WWII and into the ’50s” with information compiled by the speaker for his upcoming book, “Coeur d’Alene: Beautiful and Progressive, 1878-1990.”
The subsequent lectures in the series will be:
► April 25: Coeur d’Alene in the ’60s and ’70s.
► May 23: The Turbulent, but Progressive ’80s.

Food for Thought Book Club Looks at Natural Fertilizers

The Food For Thought Book Club is reading “Holy Shit:  Managing Manure to Save Mankind” by Gene Logsdon. It will be discussed Wednesday, April 3, at 6 p.m., in the Gozzer Room.
Logsdon provides the inside story of manure – our greatest, yet most misunderstood, natural resource.
He begins by lamenting a modern society that not only throws away both animal and human manure-worth billions of dollars in fertilizer value-but that it spends a staggering amount of money to do so. This wastefulness makes even less sense as the supply of mined or chemically synthesized fertilizers dwindles and their cost skyrockets.
In fact, he argues, if we do not learn how to turn our manures into fertilizer to keep food production in line with increasing population, our civilization, like so many that went before it, will inevitably decline.
With his trademark humor, his years of experience writing about both farming and waste management, and his uncanny eye for the small but important details, he describes how to manage farm manure, pet manure and human manure to make fertilizer and humus.
This book club is offered in partnership with the Inland Northwest Food Network. For more information visit www.inwfoodnetwork.org.