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Community Library Network District Newsletter
May 2024
Athol and Post Falls Re-open with Limited Services
 
After flooding forced Athol and Post Falls libraries to close in mid-January they are resuming limited service as of mid-April. 
The library's bookmobile is parked in the Athol Library's parking lot and the lobby and meeting room are being utilized at the Post Falls Library to provide services such as one-on-one staff assistance, internet and wi-fi access, book browsing, hold pick up, and more.
 
Post Falls' limited services are Monday - Saturday, 11am-6pm and Sundays, 12-5pm.
Athol's bookmobile service hours will be Tuesday-Saturday, 1-6pm.
 
Read the full statement here.
 
For the most up to date information about progress and alternate services and programs keep an eye on our Facebook.

Youth Services & Adult Programming
Libraries Build Strong Communities
 
The Athol and Post Falls Library staff welcome you to a Summer Preview party. Check out the line-up of programs and events being held throughout the community this summer. Renew or get a new library card, check-out items from the modified collections, say hi to your local librarians.
 
Post Falls, in the meeting room | Saturday, May 4th, 10:30am-12:00pm
Athol @ the Community Center | Saturday, May 18th, 10:30am-12:00pm
 
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Community Library Network.
 
 
Brain Health & Virtual Reality
 
Join us for this multi-faceted event focused on your brain!  There will be a short informational session presented by the experts at the Alzheimer's Association with tips on maintaining brain health through-out your life.  This will be followed with hands-on mindfulness activities featuring essential oils and virtual reality.  
 
Attendees will also receive information on apps and resources for mindfulness and brain health.
 
Because VR headsets are limited you can register for a 15 minute session ahead of time!
 
Intended for teens, adults, and seniors.
 
Harrison | Wednesday, May 1st, 11:30am
 
Rathdrum | Saturday, May 4th, 11:00am
 
Spirit Lake | Thursday, May 9th, 3:30pm
 
Pinehurst | Monday, May 20th, 4:00pm
 
Hayden | Friday, May 24th, 10:00am
                afternoon VR only session, 3:00pm
 
Check-out all our other awesome programs here.

Tools & Resources
Library of Things!
 
An important part of health is keeping your mind and body active.  Our Library of Things can help with that!  Try new activities, games, and tools by checking them out and bringing them home.
 

 
Staff is Reading...
The Whalebone Theatre
by Joanna Quinn

In 1928, 12-year-old orphan Cristabel Seagrave and the rest of the household build a theatre from a whale's skeletal rib cage, where imagination comes to life and where her acting comes into play years later as she becomes a British secret agent on a dangerous mission in Nazi-occupied France.
This wretched valley
by Jenny Kiefer

The first person to climb an untouched cliff face in the Kentucky wilderness, Dylan, a rising star in rock climbing, goes missing, and when three bodies are discovered in various states of decay, each mutilated, there is still no trace of her, dead or alive. Original.
Art of the chicken : a master chef's paintings, stories, and recipes of the humble bird
by Jacques Pâepin

Inviting readers into his home, the legendary chef and winner of 16 James Beard Awards shares his lifelong love of chicken through his favorite recipes, his paintings and an abundance of poignant and often humorous stories from his celebrated history. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
To boldly grow : finding joy, adventure, and dinner in your own backyard
by Tamar Haspel

In this part memoir, part how-to guide, a self-proclaimed“crappy gardener” goes from cluelessness to competence by using“first-hand food” as her guiding principle, learning to scrounge dinner from the landscape around her and changing the way we think about our food—and ourselves.
Stone blind : a novel
by Natalie Haynes

Attacked by Poseidon in Athene's temple, Medusa, the most beautiful of the Gorgon sisters, is punished and transformed into a monster whose gaze will turn any living creature to stone, forcing her into a life of solitude until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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