Boise Public Library Foundation

06/22/2026

A beautiful collaboration! 🐦

06/12/2026

A little piece of Boise Public Library history showed up at our Foundation board meeting this afternoon! Check out this vintage logo; we're guessing it dates to the era when the library moved from its original Carnegie building to its current home on Capitol Boulevard in the early 1970s. This sticker was part of the 2023 festivities celebrating 50 years in the current downtown location.

Do you remember this logo? Or have a favorite Boise Public Library memory to share? Let us know in the comments!

06/10/2026

One of the reasons we love libraries? You never know what you'll discover! Sometimes it's a new favorite author. And apparently, sometimes it's an entire staircase hidden behind a wall. 😲📚

Check out this fascinating find from the Downtown Library remodel. And if you haven't signed up for Summer Reading yet, there's still time to join the adventure.

06/08/2026

Marilyn Monroe's personal library contained more than 400 books! We're talking Walt Whitman, James Joyce, Leo Tolstoy, and works on history, philosophy, psychology, and politics.

For anyone who enjoys peeking at other people's bookshelves, this article is a fascinating browse. It offers a glimpse into the questions, ideas, and authors that captured the attention of one of the most photographed women in history. https://www.mentalfloss.com/books/literature/marilyn-monroe-personal-library-books

Will you add any of these to your TBR list? Let us know in the comments.

06/05/2026

Give this a like if you might be a year-round bookaholic!

Which season is your favorite reading season?

06/03/2026

Ever wish your library catalog could read your mind? 🔮✨ Boise Public Library has rolled out a smarter, more intuitive way to search for materials on its website.

Looking for "new romance books"? The catalog can now understand what you're asking and automatically surface recently published romance titles... with no need to manually apply a bunch of filters.

You can also rate books using a simple ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ system, helping improve recommendations for yourself and fellow readers.

It's a small change that makes discovering your next great read a little easier.

Give it a try the next time you're searching for a book, audiobook, movie, or more! https://boise.discover.lynxlibraries.org/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=bplf

06/01/2026

While most people think of books when they think of libraries, our library card can also unlock access to hundreds of newspapers from around the world. 📰

Cardholders can access 460 U.S. newspapers and 370 international newspapers, making it easy to stay informed, research a topic, explore local history, or follow news from another part of the world.

Even better, articles can be saved for later, downloaded, printed, or read aloud using built-in accessibility features.

Explore this and other digital resources available with your Boise Public Library card: https://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/digital-resources/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=bplf

05/31/2026

Any Dunder Mifflin fans will love this curated reading list!

Clocking out of work? 📄 This weekend, clock into books written by cast. 🚮 https://bit.ly/4dLcyGq

05/27/2026

Parents of teens: Valley Regional Transit's "Youth Ride Free" program is live! It lets kids 18 and under ride VRT buses FREE through August 31.

From Boise's weekly newsletter highlighted routes to local library branches:

📖 Downtown Boise Library — Route 4 or 3
📖 Library! at Bown Crossing — Route 17
📖 Library! at Cole & Ustick — Route 24
📖 Library! at Collister — Route 9
📖 Library! at Hillcrest — Route 29 or 20

Such a cool way to help kids build independence while staying connected to books, summer programs, and community spaces.

Sign your kid up here: https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/fares-passes/youth-ride-free/

05/23/2026

Don’t let children's reading skills go extinct this summer! 🦖 BPL's Summer Reading Program is officially underway, and it’s a roaring good way to keep kids learning while school is out.

Research shows that regular reading over the summer helps children maintain vocabulary, comprehension, and confidence — so they return to school ready to learn instead of battling the “summer slide.”

Plus, when kids get to choose their own books and adventures? Reading becomes something they want to do.✨ So grab your future paleontologists and/or budding readers and sign up for a summer full of stories, activities, and fun! 🦕