Nonfiction Added to Library’s Kindle Collection

A nonfiction option has been added to the preloaded Kindles available for check out at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library.
In December the library added Kindles loaded with high-demand fiction and now has thre of the simple black and white devices that patrons can place holds on like printed books.
A fourth Kindle has been loaded with nonfiction books that library records indicate patrons have placed on hold numerous times.
The available nonfiction titles on the device include: “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” by Matthew Desmond, “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race” by Margot Lee Shetterly, “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis”  by J.D. Vance, “Love Warrior: A Memoir” by Glennon Doyle Melton, and “The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds” by Michael Lewis.
For now, the Kindle eReaders will be available to check out from the Research and Information Desk for up to 28 days. If demand increases, the loan period may be shortened.
The devices are not equipped with browsers – such as Chrome or Explorer – but are just set up to read the books loaded on them. The devices can be found on the library’s catalog as “High Demand Nonfiction (Coeur d’Alene) Kindle eReader.”
The Kindles can also be used by readers who need large-print materials. The fonts can be enlarged by readers for easier viewing.
Information on the new service is available at 208-769-2315 or by visiting the Research and Information Desk at the library, 702 E. Front Ave.

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Inland Northwest Milestones

Kyle Walker, “Mr. Coeur d’Alene.”

New History Series Examines Events, Developments, People
The events, developments, and people who have shaped the history of our region will be examined through a series of programs sponsored by the Museum of North Idaho and the library beginning in February.
Historian Robert Singletary will present “Inland Northwest Milestones” beginning Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. with the history of the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce, which dates from 1912, and profiling Kyle Walker, chamber director from 1948 to the 1970s.
Known as “Mr. Coeur d’Alene,” Walker used just about every medium possible to promote the city. He was also very active in the community and served as master of ceremonies from everything from rodeos to beauty pageants.
The free lectures will be offered in the Community Room, usually on the fourth Thursday of each month, except for the final program which will be presented on Nov. 30 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Singletary will step away from the lectern on April 27 when songwriter and storyteller Tracy Morrison will present “Idaho Women: Stories and Folksongs.” This program is made possible through the support of the Speakers Bureau at the Idaho Humanities Council, the state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Local support is provided by the Friends of the Library.
Additional programs in the Milestones series will be:
►March 23: Spokane’s Natatorium Park.
►May 25: The Military in North Idaho.
►June 22: Farragut College and Technical Institute.
►July 27: Coeur d’Alene Regattas.
►Aug. 24: Farming in North Idaho.
►Sept. 28: Inland Empire Electric Line.
►Oct. 26: Kirtland Cutter: Spokane’s Master Architect.
►Nov. 30: History of Skiing in North Idaho.

28th Writers Competition Under Way

Contest for fiction, nonfiction entries up to 2,000 words
The 28th annual contest to find great writers in our community has begun at the library.
The Writers Competition is for fiction and nonfiction prose – no poetry please – up to 2,000 words. Entry forms, rules and a guide to creating an entry are available by visiting the library, by e-mail request to dtownsend@cdalibrary.org, by download at /cdalibrary.org/writers/, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Writers Competition, Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814-4012.
The deadline for entries is Friday, March 31. Each competitor may submit up to two entries in whatever combination of fiction and/or nonfiction they choose.
Entries will be judged in age groups 6-8, 9-11, 12-14, 15-18, and 19-plus by professional writers, editors, and educators. Winning entries will receive cash awards in each category and age group, $100 for first, $50 for second, and $25 for third. Professionally bound volumes containing all entries in the competition will be placed in the library collection.
The Writers Competition has previously been funded by the Hecla Mining Co., the Coeur d’Alene Kiwanis Club, and the Panhandle Kiwanis Club with additional support provided by Friends of the Library.
Winners will be notified by phone and e-mail and will be announced publicly at the Awards Ceremony hosted by the Friends on Saturday, May 20, at 1 p.m. in the library Community Room.
Information: David Townsend, communications coordinator, 208-769-2315 Ext. 426 or
dtownsend@cdalibrary.org.

Get Ready for Spring With a Seed Swap

Feb. 4 Program Sponsored by Library, INW Food Network
Believe it or not spring is just around the corner. Get in the mood for planting with the Seed Swap at

the library, 702 E. Front Ave., Saturday, Feb. 4, 1-3 p.m., in the Community Room.
This event is co-sponsored by the Inland Northwest Food Network.
Participants can bring seeds to swap and take home new varieties, learn about seed saving, and learn about the seed-sharing program at the library, /truetoseedcda.org/.
You don’t have to have seeds to swap to participate.
For more information visit /inwfoodnetwork.org/seed-swap/.

Ethiopia to be Featured for Novel Destinations

Most Christians in Ethiopia are members of the Coptic Church.

A truly novel country will be featured as a Novel Destinations Friday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m., at the library.
Bob Schaffnit will share images and stories from his visit to Ethiopia in 2005 after receiving an invitation from the Coptic Ethiopian Church.
“We were able to visit some sites as well as islands which are off limits even to Ethiopian countrymen,” Schaffnit said. “We visited the capital of Addis, Axum, Lalabella, and then Bahir-dar.”
The journey also included villages where people lived as they did 4,000 years ago, he said.
“We pieced together an ancient history of the Ark of the Covenant as we attended the Timket festival, Schaffnit said. “Ethiopia is the only nation that claims to have the Ark, yet does not care if anyone even knows about this claim. The highlight of the expedition was visiting Lalabella to explore the churches that have been hewn out of rock and then carved out from the inside out.”
After our trip to Ethiopia the History Channel did their own film documentary that was based off of their itinerary, he said.
Novel Destinations is sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Public Library Foundation with a grant from Mothership Adventures. The program is free, but donations are welcome.
Anyone with a travelogue to share at the library is asked to contact the Library Foundation at 208-769-2380 or by e-mail at cdalibraryfoundation@gmail.com.

Winners Named for LEGOrama 2017

LEGOrama participants could try their hand at the resources in the SPLAT Idea Lab.

Master Builders of all ages were on hand Saturday, Jan. 21, for the 12th annual LEGOrama.
Funded annually by the Friends of the Library, this year’s event featured a special LEGO train layout provided by the Lee Calkins family and a SPLAT Idea Lab with hands-on demonstrations of robotics and other experiments. SPLAT, Special Projects Libraries Action Team, is sponsored by the Idaho Commissions for Libraries, and team member Crystal Miller is the Circulation Manager at the library.
Volunteer judges for the event were provided by the Tera Viks FIRST Robotics Club at Coeur d’Alene High School.
The theme for the LEGOrama building competition this year was Build a Better World – the theme for the coming Summer Reading programs. Competitors were asked to build an invention or scenario that would make the world better place to live.
The winners and their projects were:
►Ages 4-7: First, Sam Green, “Homeless Shelter;” Second, Breesen Ellis, “The Hot Lasers Race Car;” third, Payton Akers, “Kids Experiment Science Lab.”
►Ages 8-10: First, Laurel Day Sanderson, “Sky Forest;” Second, Mailee Akers, “Build a Better World With Gardens;” Third, Micah Asher Chance, “Hover Truck.”
►Ages 11-13: First, Noah Helmick, “Robots Will Help Build a Better World;” Second, Levi Bird, “The Soldier;” Third, Gavin Roth, “Solar Flair Back-Up System.”
People’s Choice: Based on audience voting, Micah Asher Chance, “Hover Truck.”
►LEGO Scavenger Hunt Winner: Drawn from among correct answer sheets turned in, Luke Knight.