In brief: Libraries to join in ‘Day in the Life’ project

SPOKANE COUNTY – The Spokane Public Library and Spokane County Library District will participate in “Snapshot: One Day in the Life of Washington Libraries” today. The statewide project helps illustrate the importance of libraries for Washington residents through a collection of statistics, stories and photographs. 

Members of the community are invited to visit local libraries, fill out comment forms and have their pictures taken. Visitors can also take photos of themselves, friends and family at the library and upload them to the library Facebook pages at facebook.com/spokane library or facebook.com/ SpokaneCountyLibrary District.

For more information, call Eva Silverstone at the Spokane Public Library at (509) 444-5307 or email esilverstone@spokane library.org, or Jane Baker at the Spokane County Library District at (509) 893-8205 or email jbaker@scld.org.

Join effort to break diaper-change record

CLIFF/CANNON/ COEUR D’ALENE – In an attempt to break the 2011 Guinness Book of World Record of most babies changed into to cloth diapers simultaneously, local businesses will host the Great Cloth Diaper Change on April 21.

Beginning at 9:30 a.m., members of the community can visit the Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth Ave., or the Salvation Army Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road in Coeur d’Alene, and take part in the worldwide cloth diaper change. The event is a fundraiser for the Real Diaper Association, an international organization that provides support and education about cloth diapering.

In Spokane, a silent auction will be held and after the diaper change, local families can buy, trade and sell items until 11 a.m. In Coeur d’Alene, visitors will have an opportunity to win raffle prizes during the diaper change. For more information, visit www.greatclothdiaper change.com.

Check-in for the event is at 8:30 a.m.