Room: Lemhi Room
Contact Phone: 972-8340
Library Branch: Library! at Hillcrest
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children
This fun storytime for children aged 3-5 is also a workshop for parents to learn ways to help their children develop early literacy and math skills that will help them be sucessful in Kindergarten and beyond.
This series of storytimes runs on an 8-week cycle and focuses on a different skill each week. No registration is required–if you miss a week, feel free to drop in during the next cycle of classes, and come as often as you like.
Room: Sycamore Room
Contact Phone: 208-972-8320
Library Branch: Library! at Collister
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children
A special storytime geared for children of all ages.
Storytime introduces books, music, singing and movement, while promoting early literacy skills, gross motor skills, and supporting cognitive and social/emotional development.
Meets in the Sycamore Room.
Room: Sycamore Room
Contact Name: Trevor Hanson
Contact Email: thanson@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8320
Library Branch: Library! at Collister
Type of Event: Coding, Robots, Other Technology,Games/Crafts/Activities
Age: Children,Teens
Join us each week for tech and games! We have Wii-U, PS3, laptops, robots, Minecraft and more! 3D printing is also available for drop-ins. During the fall months, we will be focusing on Pokemon: The Trading Card Game, Pokken for Wii-U and more.
Registration Required: Yes
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: 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
Join us this week at School Age Fun as we create, SOCKTOPI! That would be a sock octopus. Bring your own fun patterned crew sock or use one of the library’s to make your own cuddly soft octopus friend.
School Age Fun runs every Thursday from 4-5 PM. Join us for crafts, activities, and games.
Room: Gates Room
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.
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 Name: Jody Vestal
Contact Email: askalibrarian@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers
Age: Adults
Join Rachel Reichert, manager, and Byron W. Folwell, architect and design consultant, as they discuss the City of Boise’s massive restoration project to preserve internationally celebrated outsider artist James Castle’s home, workspaces, and physical legacy.
Room: Hayes Auditorium
Contact Name: Jody Vestal
Contact Email: askalibrarian@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Meetings, Tours, Other,Special Programs & Events
Age: Teens,Adults
On Thursday, September 29, the Main Library will be hosting a birthday celebration of Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi—13th Century Persian poet and mystic philosopher whose writing continues to be studied and honored worldwide. Whether you’re a newcomer to his work or a longtime admirer, we hope you will join us for an evening of poetry, conversation, Persian desserts, and tea. Everyone is welcome to bring a Rumi poem to share.
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.