Noon. MEC Room 106. The Center for Idaho History and Politics presents this fall’s slate of brownbag presentations. William Voegeli, Claremont Review, presents “Liberalism and Tolerance: Can an Open Society Survive Its Best Instincts?” The night before William Voegeli will also be delivering the annual Constitution Day lecture.

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 .

book discussion

Room: Lemhi Room
Contact Phone: 208-972-8340
Library Branch: Library! at Hillcrest
Type of Event: Games/Crafts/Activities,School-age Programs
Age: Children

Kids! Join us every Friday after school for LEGO® and DUPLO®, board games, science, or arts and crafts!

Room: Sagebrush Room
Registration Required: No
Contact Phone: 972-8300
Library Branch: Library! at Cole & Ustick
Type of Event: Games/Crafts/Activities
Age: Children,Teens,Adults

 For experienced players or beginners looking to learn. Open to all ages. Chess sets are supplied.

Room: Hayes Auditorium
Contact Name: Kate Radford and Eliza Krumpe
Contact Email: askalibrarian@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Games/Crafts/Activities,Special Programs & Events
Age: Adults

Are you a Whovian, Potterhead, Trekkie, Tolkeinite, Tribute, Whedonite, or Sherlockian? Do you geek out over new superhero movies? Do you nerd out over comic books? Join others like you for game nights, activities, movie viewings, and more.

Room: YS Storywell
Contact Name: Azam Houle
Contact Email: ahoule@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 2089728200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children

Children and families are invited to join us Saturday mornings for an all ages story time with books, puppets, and songs.

Room: Hayes Auditorium
Contact Name: Eliza Krumpe and RE Zickau
Contact Email: askalibrarian@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Special Programs & Events
Age: Adults

Looking for the Lucy to your Ethel, or the Kirk to your Spock?

Then join us for an afternoon of fun and finding new friends! Speed friending gives you 2 minutes to get to know each potential friend. If you hit it off, then you can exchange contact info. Then maybe meet for coffee? Who knows! The world is your friendship oyster.

Registration is required and will open September 1st. Attendance limited to adults ages 60 and up.

1 p.m. Dona Larsen Park. For more information, please visit broncosports.com.

Contact Phone: 208-972-8340
Library Branch: Library! at Hillcrest
Type of Event: Games/Crafts/Activities,Movies,Special Programs & Events
Age: Children,Teens,Adults

Trekkie Celebration: The Final Frontier Party
Get your away team together and discover 50 years of Star Trek. Your four-week mission: to explore strange old films, to seek out new crafts and new foods, and to boldly go where many fans have gone before.

This week’s mission: The Final Frontier Party. Join us for crafts, 3-D chess and other games, food and lots of fun.

Room: YS Storywell
Contact Name: Cherie Bussert
Contact Email: cbusset@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Books & Reading,School-age Programs
Age: Children

Children are invited to read to a registered therapy dog at Boise Public Library’s Main Library in downtown Boise!

Therapy dogs are scheduled the third and fourth Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m. in the YS Storywell.