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.
book discussion
Room: Hayes Auditorium
Registration Required: No
Contact Name: Josie Bradford
Contact Email: jbradford@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 2089728200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Games/Crafts/Activities,Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children
Children and families are invited to join us Monday evenings for storytime fun followed by a craft activity.
Room: Sycamore Room
Contact Name: CDHD
Contact Phone: (208) 327-8591
Library Branch: Library! at Collister
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers
Age: Adults
Link: http://www.cdhd.idaho.gov/CHEC/Fit%20and%20Fall/fallproof.htm
Join a free Fit & Fall Proof Class!
- Simple exercises to increase strength and balance
- Create an active lifestyle and reduce your risk of falling
- All physical abilities are welcome
- Keep your independence
Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Contact: Central District Health
Community Resource Coordinator
(208) 327-8591 – office
Contact Phone: 208-972-8340
Library Branch: Library! at Hillcrest
Type of Event: Books & Reading,Games/Crafts/Activities,Meetings, Tours, Other
Age: Adults
Join the Hillcrest Ramblin’ Readers for a neighborhood walk every Tuesday. The walking club meets at the Hillcrest branch at 10:30AM for a 30 – 45 minute roundtrip walk. Participants should bring suitable footwear and water.
Room: Hayes Auditorium
Registration Required: No
Contact Name: Danielle Boyd
Contact Email: dboyd@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 2089728200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children
Join us at Tinker Tots for a program all about play and learning. Play is an important part of early child development and an invaluable early literacy skill.
Drop in for a weekly story, skill, and educational open playtime for children ages 2-5. Children must be with an adult caregiver or parent at all times.
Room: Sycamore Room
Registration Required: Yes
Contact Name: Natalie Nation
Contact Email: nnation@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 972-8313
Library Branch: Library! at Collister
Type of Event: Coding, Robots, Other Technology,Games/Crafts/Activities,School-age Programs
Age: Children
Join us on Tuesdays for science experiments, art projects, robots, and a variety of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) activities for awesome homeschooled kids of all ages. The target audience is grades 1-5 but younger and older children are welcome to attend and participate in alternate activities in the program. Registration is not required but helps ensure that we have enough supplies for participants. Schedule varies weekly: see weekly program subtitle for details or email nnation@cityofboise.org.
Room: Sagebrush Room
Contact Phone: 972-8300
Library Branch: Library! at Cole & Ustick
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children
Storytime and fun for children ages 3 – 5.