PF, Athol libraries resume limited services

Facilities update on Thursday meeting agenda

The Post Falls and Athol libraries will begin offering limited services today following three months of closures brought on by building damage from severe winter weather and flooding in January.

Library leaders react to 'Protection Act'

Entities in violation could incur fines, other penalties

Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 710 into law Wednesday morning. Also called the "Children's School and Library Protection Act," the law prohibits those who work in schools and public libraries to make available to minors books, pictures and other materials depicting nudity, sexual conduct or sado-masochistic abuse.

Wright Insurance declines coverage for CLN

Unresolved claims cited as reason for denial

After trustees voted to change the Community Library Network's insurance policies, the insurer they sought to contract with has declined coverage, citing current unresolved claims.

CLN trustees vote for new insurance

Board minority, director say move is reckless

While two libraries remain closed due to catastrophic water damage, Community Library Network trustees are poised to make costly changes to CLN’s insurance policies. If no other quotes come in before Friday, library trustees will accept insurance quotes from Wright Specialty Insurance and American Family Insurance and cancel current policies with the Idaho Counties Risk Management Program and the Great American Insurance Group. These changes will nearly double the library network’s insurance costs.

CLN trustees to review all materials purchases

Library director says move is unethical, increases liability risk

Staff members of the Community Library Network will now be required to present the board of trustees with a report of new purchases every other month.

CLN library director policy committee holds first meeting

Performance, probation, veering from personnel policy discussed

If a newly proposed director evaluation policy that includes a section on performance probation conflicts with the present personnel policy by which the Community Library Network operates, director evaluation policy committee members are ready to wait and see what legal counsel says. “The personnel manual either applies or it doesn’t apply," Community Library Network board Vice Chair Tom Hanley said Tuesday during the committee's first official public meeting, a recording of which can be found at communitylibrary.net.

Books, complaints on library network agenda for Thursday

An executive session regarding complaints against a public officer is one item on the agenda for the regular board meeting of the Community Library Network, to be held from 2-5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Post Falls Library.