Cleo Griffin, Newton’s library lady, started it all with $50 and a lot of help from her friends
Friday, November 6th, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | No Comments »By Kelly Greenwood NEWTON--Chances are, if you’re familiar with the Newton Library you’ve probably heard of a woman named Cleo Griffin. Griffin, an Idaho native, became the Newton library director as the result of an LDS Church calling back in 1997. She said ...
Lewiston’s library honored as top-notch by professional journal
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | No Comments »By Kate Clark LEWISTON--The prestigious award the Lewiston Library received last February has not gotten the attention it deserves. The five-star rating awarded by the Library Journal demonstrates the small-town libraries circulation, visits, program attendance and Internet use per capita, earning them ...
Newton’s library features Mormon Battalion exhibit
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | No Comments »By Kelly Greenwood NEWTON -- The Newton Town Library lies tucked away in Town Hall in what used to be a elementary school gymnasium. The town hall building was originally built as an elementary school in 1927 and ...