12th Annual LEGO-rama at Library Jan. 21

‘Build a Better World’ is Theme for Competition
LEGO-rama – the program for young Master Builders will be Saturday, Jan. 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Community Room at the library.
“Build a Better World” is this year’s challenge theme. Competitors can create something depicting an invention or scenario that will help to make the world a better place to live. The only limit is their imaginations.
Competitors need to also write a brief background story to display with your entry. (Adults can assist younger competitors who may not be able to write yet.)
One entry per participant is allowed in the contest for ages 4 to 13. Entries must be original designs – not a LEGO or compatible brand kit – built by the participant without adult assistance. Entries are limited to a 15-by-15 inch footprint (the space it occupies on a table). Judging will be in age groups 4-7, 8-10, and 11-13.
For the fifth year, judging and this year’s program will be provided by members of the Tera Viks FIRST Robotics Club at Coeur d’Alene High School. This year’s exhibits will also include a LEGO train layout and a table of SPLAT science and technology experiments.
Entries should be built prior to being brought to the library and can be delivered to the Community Room as early as 10:30 a.m. Judging will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Certificates will be awarded in each age group. A People’s Choice award will also be made based on audience voting.
Anyone age 14 and older may display designs, but these will not be included in judging. Exhibition Category entries are also limited to a 15-by-15 inch footprint.
Complete rules are available in the Seagraves Children’s Library or online at www.cdalibrary.org.
LEGO-rama, like all youth programs at the library, is supported by the Friends of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library.

Extra Knitting, Coloring Sessions Scheduled

Extra sessions have been added for two popular adult programs beginning in January.
The Well-Knit Tale Knitting Club will now be held the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 2:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 3. All skill levels for knitting and crocheting welcome. Bring yarn, needles, patterns, and projects if you have them. Refreshments will be provided.
The library’s Coffee & Coloring program for adults will be offered the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 10 a.m. in the Community Room beginning Jan. 10. The library provides the materials and the coffee, or bring your own.
No registration is required for either program.

STCU Beginning New Series of Workshops

STCU will begin a new series of workshops at the library with “Budgeting 101” on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at noon. These workshops include a light meal.
Subsequent workshops will include “Organize your Finances,” on March 8; “Become Debt Free,” on April 12; and “Protect Your Credit Scores,” on June 14. (STCU is also offering programs at other locations on other dates. Check its website for more information.)
Registration in advance is required for the workshop at: www.stcu.org/workshops or call 855-753-0317.

Great Bear Adventure to be Screened Again

Back by popular demand, Mary Sanderson will again share her nine-day kayaking trip in the Great Bear rainforest in British Columbia as a Novel Destinations program Friday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m., at the library.
She will share stories and photos from her trip along the Canadian coast organized by Mothership Adventures, a sponsor for Novel Destinations along with the Library Foundation.
The vast, sodden land encompasses 1,000-year-old cedars, waterfalls spouting off the sides of moss-covered mountains, granite-dark waters, and glacier-cut fjords.
This remote expanse is home to many First Nations communities as well as abundant wildlife: coastal gray wolves, grizzly bears, Sitka deer, cougars, mountain goats, orca, salmon, sea lions, sea otters, humpback whales, and its most celebrated resident, the rare, cream-colored Kermode bear, or sprit bear, considered sacred by the T'simshian people.”
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.

Pageturners Reading Another LTAI Series

The Pageturners Library Book Club will discuss “Sand County Almanac” by Aldo Leopold when it meets Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 10:30 a.m. at the library. The discussion will be led by Nancy Casey.
Pageturner discussions are open to any adult reader and is supported by a grant from the Friends of the Library.
This is the start of a new “Let’s Talk About It” series with books provided by the Idaho Commission for Libraries and scholars from the Idaho Humanities Council. Additional funding is provided by US Bancorp and the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.
The theme for this series is “Our Earth, Our Ethics.” Other titles and discussion dates for the upcoming year include: “Desert Solitaire,” Feb. 22; “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” March 22; “Prodigal Summer,” April 26; and “Solace of Open Spaces,” May 24.
The books in this series are also available in an audio format  through the ICFL’s Talking Books program. To sign up for Talking Books, contact Barbara Brambila-Smith, the Outreach Coordinator for the library, 208-769-2315 Ext. 316. Talking Book participants can call 800-458-3271 to reserve any of the books to be used in the series.

‘Unprocessed’ Topic for Food for Thought Talk

The Food for Thought Book Club is reading “Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food,” by Megan Kimble. The book will be discussed Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m. in the Gozzer Room at the library.
In the tradition of Michael Pollan’s bestselling “In Defense of Food” comes this remarkable chronicle, from a founding editor of Edible Baja Arizona, of a young woman’s year-long journey of eating only whole, unprocessed foods — intertwined with a journalistic exploration of what “unprocessed” really means, why it matters, and how to afford it.
The book club is offered in partnership with the Inland Northwest Food Network. For a list of upcoming books, check the INWFN website:
inwfoodnetwork.org.

Holidays Will Close Libraries at Christmas, New Year's

The library will be closed for two days for New Year’s. Because the holiday falls on Sunday, Jan. 1, the library will be closed that day and on Monday, Jan. 2, for New Year’s. The Lake City Public Library branch in the high school on Ramsey Road will also be closed Monday, Jan. 2.
Both libraries will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
When the libraries are closed many library resources are still available through the websites: cdalibrary.org and lcplibrary.org.
Patrons can access their library records using their library card numbers to check due dates, renew checkouts, and request holds from the Cooperative Information Network catalog.
Through the EXPLORE link the websites also provide access to numerous online resources such as reference materials, career planning, practice tests, automotive repair manuals, genealogy resources, travel guides, language learning and English as a second language services, and more.
Patrons can also download e-books through the OverDrive system. The Freegal Music Service allows cardholders to download and keep up to five songs a week and to stream music on Internet-linked devices.
Contact the library during open hours for needed user names and passwords.