The building and shelving and cases sat idle until 1986 when the Library district received one grant from the Idaho State Library through Library Services and Construction Act funding and another grant from Aid Association for Lutherans through a local church organization. With the help of these grants and the persistent hard work and dedication of the area citizens, the conversion and remodeling of the USFS barracks into the Clearwater County Free Library was made possible. Highlighted items are shelved at Weippe. Free Library - subscribes to a variety of periodicals to meet the needs of area residents. Most issues are kept for the current two years.
Magazines are available for check out for one week.
Items not available locally my be borrow from one of the ValNET libraries. The local newspaper, Clearwater Tribune as well as the regional newspaper, Lewiston Tribune are also subscribed too. The Clearwater Tribune is kept and bound at the end of each year for historical reference. Newspapers are not checked out. Flags of all Countries is an award-winning site with images of flags of world countries and other general information.