![Youth services librarian Mandi Harris said kids can still enjoy the Coeur d'Alene public library and its children's books when it re-opens June 1, but that the downstairs children's section will initially be closed off, saying the area "is a great place to sit and play and touch things, so it would be better just to avoid that temptation.” (PRESS file photo)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/1016612109%20Harris%2C%20Mandi_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Youth services librarian Mandi Harris said kids can still enjoy the Coeur d'Alene public library and its children's books when it re-opens June 1, but that the downstairs children's section will initially be closed off, saying the area "is a great place to sit and play and touch things, so it would be better just to avoid that temptation.” (PRESS file photo)
May 8, 2020
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May 8, 2020 1:12 a.m.
Book it: Coeur d’Alene Public Library eyes June 1 opening
The Coeur d’Alene Public Library Board of Trustees — after deliberating over health concerns, staffing issues and the comfort of the community — voted Thursday in favor of a metered re-opening of its Front Street building, starting June 1.