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 204 Wood St, Weippe, ID    (208) 435-4058 ‎                    http://www.weippelibrary.org 

The Nampa Public Library is located in Canyon County and serves the fast-growing community of Nampa by delivering excellent library services. We welcome on average 1100 visitors per day and we circulated 662,525 items in 2008.  Our dedicated staff works continuously to maintain our collection and make new, high-demand materials available to customers as quickly as possible. Public internet access, including Wi-Fi, is provided to meet the technology needs and expectations of the community. 

http://www.nampalibrary.org

INL Research Library

The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Research Library, located in Idaho Falls, has served the information needs of site personnel since 1952.

The library consists of four library locations serving the needs of a dispersed work force. The latest library is located in the new Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES), supporting the collaborative research efforts of this partnership that brings together INL employees and university staff and students from BSU, ISU and U of I.

Over the years, the Library has collected both hardcopy and electronic materials to support the mission and initiatives of the INL and the information and research needs of its scientists, engineers and technical personnel.

With the ability to deliver electronic information to the desktops of employees, the INL Virtual Library has become the gateway to the resources and library subscriptions available online.

The library’s role at the laboratory is to support a learning and research environment, by anticipating and responding to information research needs, contributing to positive publishing outcomes, partnering both internally and externally, and providing the information infrastructure necessary for leading edge research activities.

http://www.inl.gov/researchlibrary

The mission of the DeArmond Consumer Health Library is to ensure that every citizen of North Idaho has access to the resources they need to make informed choices about their health care.

The DeArmond Consumer Health Library opened in 1996, through a generous donation from Richard and Jackie DeArmond. With the advent of the DeArmond Consumer Health Library, the citizens of Kootenai County and beyond were provided with a locally accessible, highly valuable resource for accessing health information.

Located in the Health Resource Center next to Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene, we are part of the county library system, and access to our resources and services is free. A county library card is all that is needed to check out our materials.

DeArmond Consumer Health Library
2003 Lincoln Way
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814

For more information, call us at 208-666-3498, or email a librarian at healthinfo@kmclibrary.org

Lewiston City Library
In 1898 forty Lewiston women began a club named “Tsceminicum”. Their vision was to provide books for the small library nook located at the old City Hall. Through fundraisers and donations, their vision broadened and the Carnegie building opened its doors as Lewiston City Library, April 14, 1905.

Lewiston City Library prides itself on its friendly service. A full-time Reference Librarian, Librarian for Community / Youth Services, Spanish assistance, book deliveries to the homebound, programs for all ages, and sharing resources with multiple libraries via VALNet & WIN enable us to achieve our mission to meet the diverse public needs. Besides the usual books, we have a growing assortment of videos, audios, large print books and Spanish collection.

While maintaining one of North Idaho’s best archival collections of yester-year, our library also welcomes tomorrow’s technology by providing internet access and Wifi to our patrons, as well as cutting-edge technology for our teens. Currently, thanks to a Wal-mart grant a corner of the library is transforming into a Teen Center.

Isn’t it amazing what can start from forty women with a vision?     www.cityoflewiston.org/library
 

Located next to beautiful City Park, Twin Falls Public Library serves the blossoming city of Twin Falls in the heart of south-central Idaho. As one of the largest libraries for a community of our size, we are proud of our stately library building, our diverse collection, and our quality programs and staff. One of our most-honored features is the “Pacific Northwest and Idaho History Room”, which houses a collection of rare and significant historical items from around our region. Visitors can curl up with a book in our new “Reading With a View Room” overlooking the park. We’ve also recently remodeled our Young Adult room, called Yscapes, offering a comfortable and creative space for teens. Additionally, we are in the midst of planning for our 100th Anniversary in early 2009. We welcome the community, visitors, and anyone interested in a great library experience to check us out!

www.twinfallspubliclibrary.org

The Coeur d’Alene Public Library began offering services in its new building Sept. 10, 2007. The two-story, 38,500-square-foot building at 702 E. Front Ave. was built as a joint project of the City of Coeur d’Alene, the Cd’A Library Foundation and the Lake City Development Corporation. The library is a city department, but shares a computer catalog, circulation services and a library card with 20 other regional libraries as part of the Cooperative Information Network. Coeur d’Alene continues a long tradition of numerous reading programs for children. With its new space the library has expanded its programs for adults. Visit the library online at www.cdalibrary.org.

Idaho Talking Book Service

Talking Book Service (TBS) resources are stored at Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICFL), but local libraries are the connection between resources and potential users. More than 68,000 audio book titles in all genres and languages are available free to persons unable to read standard print due to a physical disability such as vision loss, inability to hold a book, or dyslexia. Disabilities can be temporary or permanent. Users soon will have the added option of downloading titles onto the new digital player.

The key to making this resource widely known and used is local library staff recognizing persons eligible for the service, explaining it to them, and helping them enroll. All Idaho citizens are eligible for this free service, and materials are mailed directly to users, Free Postage for the Blind.

For more information: http://libraries.idaho.gov/landing/talking-book-service or contact TBS at 1 (800) 458-3271.
 

The Stanley Community Library District began as an "Astronomy/Missing Civilizations Club," which was formed in 1977. Efforts to find books and materials for club projects led to the formation of the Stanley Community Volunteer Library on January 18, 1979. For many years the library thrived solely through volunteer efforts and assistance from the Idaho State Library and Eastern Idaho Regional Library. Funding came through donations and option tax money from the City of Stanley. In May of 1998 the community of Stanley voted to form a library taxing district.

The Stanley library currently has a service area population of 290 and is located at 33 Ace of Diamonds Street in downtown Stanley.  The collection contains 5,632 books and 468 audio books. The library is open to the public 34 hours per week in winter, 42 in the summer; and offers many services, including the following:

Snake River Community Library

http://www.snakeriverlibrary.com

The Snake River School Community Library serves the Snake River School District and the Snake River Community in rural Blackfoot, Idaho. It’s a unique partnership that allows both groups to benefit by sharing resources. Netlibrary is one of the most popular library services available. Listening to audiobooks on MP3 players is popular with students, farmers, travelers, and students. The library board and school district work closely together to meet the needs of all patrons.

Storytime and Summer Reading are two favorite programs for children. Preparing preschool students for reading success is the goal of weekly storytime sessions led by certified teacher, Peggy Hansen. Storytime will be expanding to make room for more students during the coming school year.

Kootenai-Shoshone Area Libraries

Hayden
The Kootenai-Shoshone Area Libraries are located in Kootenai and Western Shoshone Counties in beautiful North Idaho. Athol, Harrison, Hayden, Outreach/Bookmobile, Pinehurst-Kingston, Rathdrum and Sprit Lake provide services to a wide audience, both in the library and through outreach programs.

In 2005 a bond was passed that provided KSAL the opportunity to remodel all 6 branches and purchase a new bookmobile                             

KSAL Bookmobile/Outreach

In 2007, KSAL welcomed over 400,000 visitors through it’s doors, providing computer access to 45,000 people and programs to nearly 46,000 children.  As our community has grown so has the need for services, materials and programs.  KSAL staff participate in community events, parades and civic organizations to raise awareness of the library and build a strong foundation for our patrons.

Pinehurst

The Hayden-Dalton Area Free Library District was formed spring 1976 and in the summer of 1976 became the Kootenai County Free Library District (KCFLD).  In 1982, the Rathdrum City Library and KCFLD consolidated, followed by Spirit Lake in 1985 and Pinehurst Kingston in 1996, officially creating the Kootenai-Shoshone Area Library District.                             Rathdrum

http://www.ksalibraries.org/

  College of Southern Idaho Library

 The College of Southern Idaho Library is located in Twin Falls, Idaho on the main floor of the Meyerhoeffer Building and houses the various collections, the campus open computer lab, group study rooms, special collections room, and the CSI Information Literacy Center. The CSI Library is open 82.5 hours per week, seven days a week, during fall and spring semesters, 60 hours per week during summer semesters, and 42.5 hours per week during interim periods.

The Library mainly serves the needs of CSI students (both on-campus and off-campus/distance), faculty, staff, and administration. Some students taking classes from the four-year universities that offer courses/degrees on the CSI campus also use various library services (mostly reserves and interlibrary loan). The Library is also open to community members (to browse the collection, read magazines, login to the computers with guest login, and check out materials if they have a courtesy library card).

www.csi.edu/library

Jerome Public Library

Walking through the doors of a library in a mall rural dairy town, one might not expect to find the “community” that we have come to enjoy in our busy library.

From the moment the doors open at 11am until they  lose in the evening, people throughout the area venture into this centrally located gathering place to attend meetings, use public access computers (or wifi zone for their laptops), run into friends, family and neighbors while browsing for books, attend programs, and keep up with the local news by reading the daily newspaper.