Boise Public Library

Boise City Council will soon consider adding a mental health professional to its library staff, which is part of a growing trend nationwide.

Friends of the Boise Public Library book sale returns for its first indoor event since COVID-19.

During the pandemic, some things have endured while some things have been reinvented. Book clubs are one thing that has flourished in the last year or so — with some changes due COVID.

One slight but rather shiny silver lining to the pandemic is that more people are reading more books. Indeed, more of us turned to books for comfort, distraction, escape, education … you name it. The result? The New York Times says print book sales have seen a significant jump.

The Boise Comic Arts Festival attracts comic art fans from across the state to come together, share their passions and show off their creativity.

Summer is here, which means it’s time to get lost in a new — or old — book of your choosing. And in another sign that this season is looking more normal than last year of the pandemic, the Boise Public Library is bringing back its summer reading program with some in-person programming.

Idaho schools are still not fully in-person. To engage students in other ways, some Boise organizations have modified their extracurricular activities, so…

The non-profit “Friends of the Boise Public Library” has been selling donated books to raise money for library projects for the last 50 years. “The…

The Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable has another weekly breakdown of the news you might have missed from around the state this past week. Besides updates…

There will be two new faces on Boise's City Council. Jimmy Hallyburton and Patrick Bageant will join the council in January, while incumbent councilwoman…