Craigmont Community Library

 Temporary Hours (as of 9/21/20)
Mon, Wed and Fri: 11:00-3:30 Limited Access and Curbside Pickup
Contact us below for more details

Regular Hours
Mon.       10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed.       10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri.            10:00am - 4:00pm

Contact
(208) 924-5510
craigmont.library@prld.org

113 W. Main Street
PO Box 191
Craigmont, ID 83523

Doreen Schmidt
Branch Manager

Anne Mueller
Interim Branch Assistant

Interested in supporting the library through volunteering and fundraising? 

Join our Friends of the Library Group!
We meet on the 3rd Monday of the month at 10 a.m. New members welcome to join us!

You are encouraged to make donations to the Craigmont Community Library Friends, addressed to: Craigmont Community Library,
P.O. Box 191, Craigmont, ID 83523.

We have one major fundraiser a year, our Bake Sale on the 1st Saturday in May in conjunction with the City-Wide Yard Sale. 

Historic mural on display

The mural, which depicts the area’s historic past, was formerly hanging on the exterior wall of the antique store in our community, and is now proudly hanging on the library’s back interior wall greeting our patrons as they enter.  It was trimmed down, just inches off, to perfectly fit into its new space.  Visitors reflect on what the mural means to them and their families and appreciate that it will now be preserved at their library and enjoyed by many.

For Idaho Family Reading Week 2020...

The Library partnered with Craigmont Head Start for Idaho Family Reading Week.  Teachers chose “just the right forever book” for each child to keep and then sent them home in family activity packets for that week.

Kindergarten Readiness Kits are being checked out by families and preschools!  These kits are being regularly used and appreciated for the learning and the fun!

Upcoming at the Craigmont library...

Book Club - Friday, March 12 at 2 p.m.
We will be discussing The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.

With courage, grace and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of WWII and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women’s war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France–a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.

Call us to request your copy!

Recently at the Craigmont library...

The Craigmont Community Library just received a new wall hanging, created by Susan Horrocks (above). The new wall hanging is displayed above the library circ desk and is accompanied by a new stuffed bear and elephant, also created by Susan.

Craigmont Community Library featured artist Stephen Kingsley

Stephen Kingsley was born in St. Maries, Idaho and was raised in Lewiston. He has lived in Craigmont and served as pastor of the Community Church since the fall of 2000, and the United Methodist Church in Lapwai since 2013. He is married to Aimee and they have seven children between them. 
Stephen uses various mediums and his subject matter includes still lifes, landscapes, and portraits.  Stephen’s art is inspired by the desire to tell stories in support of timeless truths and values.  He loves harvest scenes that speak of the principals of life, that you reap what you sow.

Time with Stephen: Discussion of Art Theory, Philosophy, Subject Matter and New Works
will be rescheduled for a later date.

A limited amount of small prints, depicting a harvester rushing to finish a field in the shadow of an ominous lightning storm, titled Almost Too Late, will be available to anyone coming into the library this month. Stephen’s art will be on display at the Craigmont Community Library has been extended.

LEFT - Our preschool story time worked on a spider craft, which followed a Halloween themed story on spiders, where kids learned that spiders have eight legs and up to eight eyes also!  This story time is geared for the preschool age, but all ages are welcome to participate!  Friday Preschool story time is followed by Friday Kids' Game/Craft Day.

CENTER - The free Fall Garden Program, presented by Green Things Nursery of Orofino, was well attended and enjoyed!  Mike and Joan of Green Things gave garden tips on fall prep, trimming and planting and highlighted fall garden perennials and herbs.  The presentation included safe applications to address pest and disease issues and also highlighted deer resistant plants.  Perennials and herbs were available for purchase also.  Future garden programs are planned and will be announced at a later date.

RIGHT- Head Start students and teachers came down for a story time at the Craigmont Community Library for their Wednesday morning story time in October. This was their first visit this year to the library and they walked the short walk from their building to the library.  The Head Start story times are on Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. at the school.

Ilo-Volmer Historical Society book!

It Came Without Warning: The 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic And How It Touched Lewis County, Idaho is now available from VALNet thanks to Shelley Kuther and the Ilo-Vollmer Historical Society.

Request It Came Without Warning

Local Author Spotlights

Tech. Sgt. Eric Tautfest of Mountain Home (son of Tim and Lori Tautfest of Craigmont) has written a children's book called "Meet the Busy Bots." While the Busy Bots are busy helping the world, they also help teach kids their ABCs and a bit about geography at the same time. Mountain Home art teacher Brenda Raub illustrated the 28-page book. 

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Request "Meet the Busy Bots"

Margaret Nells Waters Longeteig was born on a farm outside of Nezperce in 1918. The Camas Prairie native has authored many books on local history including an autobiography called "Margaret Nell: A Prairie Life. 

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Request Margaret Nells Waters Longeteig books

Little Free Library in Craigmont in memory of Jean Matthews

Little Free Library is a 501 nonprofit organization that promotes neighborhood book exchanges, usually in the form of a public bookcase. More than 90,000 public book exchanges are registered with the organization and branded as Little Free Libraries.

The Craigmont community now has a Little Free Library box, constructed lovingly by Chuck Matthews, father of Gloria Reid, in memory of his wife and Gloria’s mother, Jean Matthews.  Gloria was inspired by the Little Free Library boxes popping up in communities all over the US, and being a former Craigmont Community librarian, related to the message of promoting literacy and community.  Gloria researched how to register with the organization and the criteria to fulfill membership, where the best placement of the box would be, and the best construction requirements of the box.  Along with her husband Jerry, her father Chuck, Stephen Kingsley’s art work on the box, and other community members’ donations, the Little Free Library came to completion and was installed next to the Craigmont Community Library in the city’s lawn area.  Craigmont now proudly has its own Little Free Library Box and beginning March 1, 2020 1st you are welcome to Take a Book…Read A Book…Leave A Book.