Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Libraries set to adjust to new Internet filtering law

  November 20, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – On the lower level of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 11 computers sit in a circle for use by kids, with Internet filters blocking access to inappropriate material. … 4

• Unique summer programs at libraries to entertain

  July 7, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 It’s summertime and your kids might be complaining of boredom. To keep them busy, check out some of the children’s activities going on in the Spokane County Library District.

• Do Your Part: Give kids a summer of eco-friendly fun

  June 13, 2011 in Features on Page C1 It’s summer and there’s one thing parents hate to hear from the kids: “I’m bored!” While you’re looking for easy ways to entertain the kiddies, you can also do your …

• Editorial: Internet filtering bill offers host of headaches

  March 16, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 Back in 2003, when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Children’s Internet Protection Act, or CIPA, Chief Justice William Rehnquist took pains in his majority opinion to note that filtering … 13

• Bill requires Idaho libraries to filter adults’ Internet access

  March 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Saying pornography has “permeated our society,” the Idaho House voted 63-7 Monday to require the state’s libraries to filter Internet access for adults. Federal law already requires libraries …

• Libraries matter more than ever

  June 5, 2010 in City on Page B1 All right, I’ve finally figured out how the city’s budget works. The city gets in trouble, looks around for an easy target, spies the Spokane Public Library and hacks it … 2

• Libraries can filter porn, Washington high court says

  May 6, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – Public libraries do not have to turn off their Internet filters for adult patrons who want to view pornography on library computers, the state Supreme Court said today.

• UW study: Third of Americans use library computers

  March 25, 2010 in Nation/World, City, Region A new University of Washington study confirms why library computers in the Inland Northwest are always busy. 4

• Grants offer relief to poor in region

  October 30, 2009 in City on Page A7 The region’s impoverished received help Thursday from public and private sources to ease the effects of the economic downturn. Spokane County received a $622,278 federal grant to help people on …

• Seattle library system closes for a week to save money

  September 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEATTLE – The main library in this book-loving city is an architectural landmark: a daring, contemporary temple to the written word that draws tourists as well as literary locals and …

• Post Falls police: Porn, theft lured boy to library

  May 26, 2009 in City A 14-year-old boy hoping to scour the Internet for pornography and steal computer equipment was arrested Monday at the Post Falls Public Library, police said.

• Post Falls Library joins digital age

  December 28, 2008 in City on Page B3 Libraries are places in which to learn, to imagine, to think. It used to be books that provided the fodder – all that learning and imagining and thinking. These days, …

• Post Falls Library enhancing digital literacy

  December 25, 2008 in Voices on Page PF1 Libraries are places in which to learn, to imagine, to think. It used to be books that provided the fodder – all that learning and imagining and thinking. These days, …

• Check out the lines

  August 12, 2008 in City on Page A1 As everything gets more expensive, the region’s public libraries – and their free services – are becoming more popular. In everything from book checkout to Internet usage, libraries in Spokane, …