Room: Marion Bingham Room
Contact Name: Jody Vestal
Contact Email: jvestal@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8226
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers,Meetings, Tours, Other
Age: Teens,Adults
Boise Public Library is pleased to announce a free College Prep 101 workshop for parents. Lori Warren, workshop presenter, is a member of the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), Idaho Career Development Association (ICDA) and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). Her aim is to help families understand the steps needed throughout the college admissions and financial aid process. Learn how to make informed decisions about your student’s education and ensure your student is able to attend the best college/university for the least amount of out-of-pocket money possible. Ms. Warren has been guiding students and parents through the college maze for 18+ years and will help you prepare your checkbook and your child for success. Library staff will demonstrate Learning Express Library website.
To register please email mycollegeanswers@gmail.com
Room: Sycamore Room
Contact Phone: 208-972-8320
Library Branch: Library! at Collister
Type of Event: Books & Reading,School-age Programs
Age: Children
Kids of all ages can come read to a Therapy Dog at the Library! at Collister. We will have two dogs, each registered with Therapy Dogs, Inc., on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Kids may bring their own book or borrow one of ours to read to a dog for up to 10 minutes.
No registration required.
To find out more about the benefits of children reading to a therapy dog, read the University of California, Davis study summary at http://ucanr.edu/delivers/?impact=800
Room: Sagebrush Room
Registration Required: No
Contact Phone: 972-8300
Library Branch: Library! at Cole & Ustick
Type of Event: Special Programs & Events
Age: Children,Teens,Adults
Beam up for a fun event with crafts, trivia, and more honoring the legacy of Star Trek!
Light refreshments will be served.
Room: Camas Room
Contact Phone: 972-8340
Library Branch: Library! at Hillcrest
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers
Age: Adults
New Americans and English language learners are invited to join a moderated conversation hour every Saturday called English Corner.
English Corner is a fun, non-judgmental place for conversation and shared learning. Participants can practice speaking English with both volunteer native speakers and others who are learning. So if you, or someone you know, is looking for free, welcoming environment to learn, please join the conversation!
Room: Marion Bingham Room
Contact Email: askalibrarian@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 972-8255
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Games/Crafts/Activities
Age: Adults
Do you have a UFO (Un-Finished Object) or WIP (Work In Progress)? Bring it with you to work on while enjoying a relaxing afternoon with other crafters.
September’s craft is knitting and crocheting! Bring your own yarn project to work on, or use materials from the ReUse Market to start a new one.
Ages 16+ welcome.
Room: Hayes Auditorium
Registration Required: No
Contact Name: Linda Brilz
Contact Email: lbrilz@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 2089728200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children
Stories, puppets, and songs for children ages 2-3.
Room: Simplot Room
Registration Required: No
Contact Name: Jody Vestal
Contact Email: jvestal@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 972-8226
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers,Meetings, Tours, Other
Age: Adults
Every Monday morning from 10:30 to 12:00 PM in the Simplot Room on the first floor of the Main Library Bryan Bumgarner, Healthcare for Homeless Veterans from Boise VA Medical Center, will meet with Veterans to help connect them with essential VA services like housing and medical care. Please stop by and visit with Bryan.
Room: Marion Bingham Room
Contact Name: RE Zickau
Contact Email: askalibrarian@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8255
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers,Special Programs & Events
Age: Adults
Make the most of your lunch break with a refreshing, 30 minute meditation session— the perfect break for a busy Monday!
An instructor from Shine Yoga Collective will lead a guided meditation. All participants are welcome, including first-time meditators.
Room: Hayes Auditorium
Contact Phone: 972-8255
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers
Age: Adults
Volunteer law students and on-site supervising attorneys offer free, short-term legal advice and one-on-one assistance to those who cannot afford legal representation. Note: you must be checked in by 5:30 p.m.
The Clinics are open to any low-income resident on a first-come first-serve basis. Any information provided to a volunteer is kept confidential. Note that legal volunteers cannot file for you or appear in court on your behalf.
The clinics are provided on the second and fourth Monday each month by the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association in partnership with Concordia University School of Law, the University of Idaho, the City of Boise and Boise Public Library.
Registration Required: No
Contact Name: Huda Shaltry
Contact Email: hshaltry@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: (208) 972-8320
Library Branch: Offsite
Type of Event: Books & Reading
Age: Adults
Books & Brews is not your usual book club. Join us at Highlands Hollow Brewhouse on the second Monday of every month at 7 p.m. to enjoy a relaxed chat about books. Guests can come and talk about what they’re reading and hear about what others are enjoying. Facilitated by library staff.
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