I ran into a librarian in the woods the other day. Not literally of course (is that a pun? If so, it's a poor one), and we struck up a conversation. Turns out there's a really interesting database available for all Idahoans to use. It's located at www.lili.org, and it allows the user to search an enormous online library for an infinite variety of topics.
As I was poking around, I found ways to access national newspapers and search for articles by topic, found information about National Book Award winners and found no reference to myself in the Knight-Ridder newspaper collection database. I don't know if that last is a good thing or a bad thing.
If you're one of the Idaho area bloggers, take a look. You might find that it's a really helpful resource!