Library ready to issue new cards
Coeur d’Alene Public Library patrons are getting new library cards that will give them access to collections at 10 other libraries in North Idaho.
Anyone with a card issued before June 2006 is asked to get a new Cooperative Information Network card on their next visit to the Coeur d’Alene Library.
The library is in the process of integrating its circulation services with the network, meaning participating libraries will share computer catalogs and an expanded courier system. Once the integration is complete, later this year, the old library cards won’t work.
The transition is partially funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through a grant administered by the Idaho State Library. Friends of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library also provided matching funds.
The network will give library users access to collections that include the Kellogg Public Library, Kootenai Medical Center libraries and the Kootenai-Shoshone area libraries, including Hayden. The network also includes the Mullan, Osburn, Plummer, Post Falls, St. Maries and Wallace public libraries, in addition to the Silver Hills Elementary School Library and the Wallace High School Library.
Idaho residents can receive a CIN card by bringing photo identification and proof of address to the library at 201 E. Harrison Ave. Anyone younger than age 18 must provide a signed application by a parent or legal guardian.
For information, call (208) 769-2315 or go to www.cdalibrary.org.
– Erica Curless
Post Falls
Name needed for new school
A new elementary school to be built in Post Falls next year has all the land and funding it needs, but it’s missing one important thing: a name.
The Post Falls School District is inviting the public to suggest names for the new school, to be voted on by the School Board next month. Suggested names shouldn’t include the mascot, which, along with the school colors, will be decided after the name is selected.
Funded by the bond levy voters approved in May, the new elementary school will be east of McGuire Road, south of Poleline Avenue, west of Chase Road and north of Seltice Way in the Montrose housing development. It’s expected to open in fall 2008.
The district will take name suggestions until Dec. 6. To suggest names, call (208) 773-1658 or e-mail Janie Anderson at janderson@sd273.com
– Meghann M. Cuniff