The 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour is coming to the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave., Tuesday, March 16, among other North Idaho stops next week.

The information van will be parked in the lower parking lot west of City Hall and a special program will be presented in the library Community Room from noon to 2 p.m.

The van is also scheduled to be at:

 ►Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, 12:30-4 p.m., Friday, March 12.

 ►Friendship Square, Moscow, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday, March 15.

►Post Falls City Hall, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 16.

News about the library and other city departments is also available on the City of Coeur d’Alene news blog: http://cdacity.blogspot.com/.

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A regional history series by noted regional historian Robert Singletary continues at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library.

“North Idaho: Connections to the Past,” is offered free in the library Community Room at 7 p.m. Topics range from Native American history through the creation of the Farragut Naval Station.

The series is made possible in part by a grant from the Friends of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library.

Singletary is an active historian in the region. He wrote a weekly history column for the Coeur d’Alene Press for 10 years and taught history at NIC and Lewis-Clark State College. He also served as a trustee for the Museum of North Idaho and the Idaho State Historical Society. Singletary owns History Unlimited, which specializes in historical tours, lectures and living history performances.

Most recently Singletary has assisted with a local history course for Lakes Middle School and his presentation kicked off the recent "Your Place in History" series sponsored by the Molstead Library at NIC, The Museum of North Idaho and local public libraries.

Using a variety of visual images, artifacts and living history presentations Singletary says he “brings history alive” by connecting major events and historic movements to the development of towns and counties in North Idaho.

The continuing schedule for the “Connections” series is:

► March 3: The Gold and Silver Connection

► March 10: The Railroad Connection

► March 18: The Steamboat Connection

► April 8: The Timber Connection

► April 15: The Tourism Connection

► April 29: The Farragut Naval Station Connection.

News about the library and other city departments is also available on the City of Coeur d’Alene news blog: http://cdacity.blogspot.com/.