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: Games/Crafts/Activities,School-age Programs
Age: Children
Woah! Don’t worry you didn’t fall into a time warp, we’re just going old school this week at School Age Fun. Join us as we explore Shrinky Dinks, the 80s craze. We will draw, color, create, and bake our way to fun.
School Age Fun runs every Thursday from 4-5 PM. Join us for crafts, activities, and games.
Room: Hayes Auditorium
Contact Name: Sean Hinman and Kate Radford
Contact Email: askalibrarian@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8255
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers,Coding, Robots, Other Technology
Age: Adults
You’re invited to learn the fundamentals of Adobe Creative Cloud with local graphic designers.
Photoshop: Learn image editing and composition.
· Workshops: September 8 and 15
· Guest Speaker: September 22
Illustrator: Learn vector graphic and illustration basics.
· Workshops: September 29 and October 6
· Guest Speaker: October 13
InDesign: Learn design and layout for print and digital publishing.
· Workshops: October 20 and 27
· Guest Speaker: November 3
Room: Marion Bingham Room
Contact Email: jvestal@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 972-8255
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers,Special Programs & Events
Age: Adults
Learn the steps to enroll in Medicare! SHIBA volunteer, Mike Smith, will give a presentation with computer graphics explaining details about when and how to enroll, the various parts of Medicare, types of private Medicare coverage, and assistance programs to help with Medicare costs. He’ll answer your questions so you can feel confident about signing up for Medicare!
Register by calling 1-800-247-4422.
For more information: see http://www.doi.idaho.gov/shiba/MedicareEvents.aspx
Room: Lemhi Room
Contact Name: Aaron Branahl
Contact Email: abranahl@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 972-8336
Library Branch: Library! at Hillcrest
Type of Event: Games/Crafts/Activities
Age: Adults
Join us at the Library! at Hillcrest for a relaxing evening of coloring. We’ll provide coloring sheets designed specifically for adults, markers, colored pencils, and crayons.
Contact Name: Sam Counsil
Contact Email: scounsil@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 972-8320
Library Branch: Library! at Collister
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers
Age: Adults
From email to e-Readers, we offer one-on-one help with basic technologies.
Room: Lemhi Room
Contact Phone: 972-8340
Library Branch: Library! at Hillcrest
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children
Babies storytime for ages 0-23 months.
Room: Hayes Auditorium
Registration Required: No
Contact Name: Azam Houle
Contact Email: ahoule@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 2089728200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children
For children ages 2-5.
This program will be replaced with a puppet show one Friday each month, generally the first Friday.
Room: Sycamore Room
Contact Phone: 208-972-8320
Library Branch: Library! at Collister
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children
Play is an important part of early literacy, which is why we have designed a drop in play time just for you and your children. It is designed to provide a safe, educational, and fun environment for children ages 0-4. Children must be with an adult caregiver or parent at all times.
Room: Sagebrush Room
Registration Required: No
Contact Phone: 972-8300
Library Branch: Library! at Cole & Ustick
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children
Stories and music for children ages 0-3.
Room: Hayes Auditorium
Contact Name: Jody Vestal
Contact Email: jvestal@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8226
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Books & Reading
Age: Adults
The fall theme is “King Lear and His Daughters”.
Friday, September 23. William Shakespeare, King Lear. Join us for a discussion and group reading of the play with Shakespearean experts as well as groundlings from Boise State University’s Hemingway Literary Center faculty.
Book discussions are help at the Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., from 12:10 to 1:00 PM, and are free and open to the public. Books are available at Rediscovered Books on 8th Street between Main and Idaho which gives a 10% discount and at the BSU Bookstore in the Student Union Building (426-1362), which gives a 25% discount. For more information, contact BSU English Professor Cheryl Hindrichs, cherylhindrichs@boisestate.edu .
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