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Community Library Network District Newsletter May 2025 |
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Explore local history with these engaging programs. - Kootenai County Genealogical Society Meeting
- Coeur d'Alene: Past, Present, and Promenade
- Community History @ The Old Kootenai County Jail
- John Zeazeas Discusses Farragut
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Summer Reading!!! Registration officially opens Monday, May 12 |
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All CLN Libraries will be closed Friday, May 9th,
for staff development. |
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All CLN Libraries will be closed Monday, May 29th, in observance of Memorial Day. |
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Follow us on Social Media to stay up to date on all the upcoming opportunities. |
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Library Resource Spotlight |
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Idaho
by Ib Larsen
From skiing down mountains to exploring the otherworldly Craters of the Moon, Idaho is full of adventures. This title introduces the state's people, culture, and places to visit. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.--Amazon.com
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Cougar Bay Nature Preserve : Saving Coeur D'alene's Natural Gem
by Theresa Shaffer
In 1992, a Hawaiian developer proposed a subdivision on Cougar Bay's northern shore, just two miles south of Coeur d'Alene. Dedicated, tenacious locals took on the seemingly impossible goal of stopping the "Cougar Beach" development. Unlikely allies--environmental activists and a cantankerous landowner--banded together. Private and public groups stepped up. In 1997, The Nature Conservancy purchased major shoreline areas and created a nature preserve. The sanctuary remained unaltered until more private land was gifted to the Bureau of Land Management and Kootenai County. After thirteen years of heroic perseverance, the Cougar Bay Nature Preserve became a reality. Idaho Wildlife Viewing Guide calls it one of the state's best wildlife viewing sites. Theresa Shaffer chronicles the battle to preserve this oasis for locals, visitors and wildlife alike.
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The fair and the falls : Spokane's Expo '74 : transforming an American environment
by J. William T. Youngs
"J. William T. Youngs -- better known simply as "Bill" -- is embarking on his second half century as a history professor at Eastern Washington University. His prize-winning book, The Fair and the Falls, tells the story of Spokane's Expo '74 within the framework of Spokane's entire history. We learn about the town's earliest fairs among the virgin pines and under railway trestles as a prelude to the story of its magnificent world's fair in 1974. The protagonist of the story is the Spokane River itself.
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The Idaho Four : An American Tragedy
by James Patterson
The murders of four innocent college students attending the University of Idaho left us all with so many questions. Now, after more than 300 interviews, James Patterson and prize-winning journalist Vicky Ward finally have some answers. We know what it was like to live in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022, the day of the cold-blooded killings. We know what the local police and FBI did right. And what they did wrong. We've learned so much about the four heartbroken families--the Mogens, Goncalveses, Kernodles, and Chapins. And we have the backstory for Bryan Kohberger, brilliant grad student, loner, apparent incel--now indicted and facing trial. Now you are the jury. The evidence is in.
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Lost apples: the search for rare and heritage apples in the Pacific Northwest
by David Benscoter
From the 1600s, when the first colonists brought apples from Europe, up through the early 1900s, an estimated 17,000 named varieties of apples were cultivated in North America. Most of those apples are lost and possibly extinct today. This is the account of apple historians and enthusiasts who are canvassing old orchards and forgotten homesteads of the Inland Northwest in search of the rare and heritage apples that still survive. It's a quest that combines diligent detective work with fascinating historical and horticultural research--and a passion for apples. So far these apple detectives have tracked down and documented nearly 30 formerly lost apple cultivars, or varieties. Lost Apples dips deep into regional history and tells of the continuing search and the successes so far. It is beautifully illustrated with more than 50 classic color apple portraits painted by artists for the United States Department of Agriculture Division of Pomology from the late 1800s to early 1900s. It also includes an appendix of more than 1,600 known cultivars documented in historical records of the region. The quest continues ... discoveries await!
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