Boise Public Library

A panel of community members talked about how they support third places and their impact on the people they welcome.

It's time to stock up because the Friends of the Boise Public Library are back for their big spring sale!

The Boise Public Library Board of Trustees reviewed and quickly denied a request to move a version of the Holy Bible to an adult’s only section, the first such request under Idaho legislation that took effect on July 1.

It's been one year since the Boise Public Library hired Ashley Hammond as its first Mental Health Coordinator. Since she started, Hammond says she has helped almost 200 patrons.

Are you looking for a fun summer program for your kid to join? This Saturday, May 20, the community is coming together for the second annual "Summer Reading and Learning Celebration" to share a mix of local programs for kids to participate in, while also offering up quite a bit of fun.

So you think you’re a book nerd? Time to put your money where your mouth is because Boise's "Ultimate Book Nerd Book Club Challenge" has returned.

The concept is simple … at first. Read 50 books in a year. But then, things get interesting.

The mid-October arrest of a Boise man, accused of assault including the use of his vehicle as a weapon, garnered plenty of media attention. A short time later, he was also accused of burning a Pride flag that had been flying outside a Boise home. But what was not widely known at the time of the arrest of Matthew Lehigh, was that his first alleged assault was on a transgender woman at her workplace – the Boise Downtown Public Library.

Truth be told, there’s something new at the Boise library nearly every day; but its newest addition is a bit of a game-changer: a new Mental Health Coordinator.