Leading the library
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When the former director of the East Bonner County Library resigned in early 2024, trustees embarked on a monthslong nationwide search for a replacement. After …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When the former director of the East Bonner County Library resigned in early 2024, trustees embarked on a monthslong nationwide search for a replacement. After …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
By now our community is far too familiar with the words “banned books.” North Idaho’s libraries are battlegrounds where a few attempt to limit the …
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