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Join the Library! at Bown Crossing for Music and Movement! This program is designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. We'll clap, stomp and dance to music together!

Join us for a fun time of moving and grooving! Music and Movement is meant to help develop music literacy in early childhood. This program is geared toward ages 2-5, but all ages are welcome! Every Tuesday in Winstead Park, weather permitting

Join the Library! at Hillcrest staff at Cassia Park for Family Storytime! This program is designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Come enjoy songs, stories, and learning together!

Our Path Home Outreach provides services to those experiencing homelessness. Outreach Specialists will be available to assist with housing assessments, referrals to services and resources, brief case management and problem solving, and general Q&A. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Casey McGee at cmcgee@catchidaho.org.

Join the Library! at Bown Crossing staff for Family Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30am in the Martie Brennan Room. This program is designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Come enjoy songs, stories, and learning together!

Join us in the Sagebrush Room at the Library! at Cole & Ustick for Family Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

Join us in the Sycamore Room at the Library! at Collister for Family Storytime every Thursday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. A 30-minute storytime will be followed by 30 minutes of open play time.Storytime attendees will be expected to follow current … Continued

We're back baby! Join BPL staff every Thursday for Baby Stories & Play. We'll start by sharing rhymes, songs, and stories, and end with open play time. A great way to meet others in the community and set your baby up for early literacy success! This program is designed for babies (0-24 months) and their … Continued

This program is designed for school age kids, ages 6-11. Do you like to write? Do you like to draw? Would you like to see your book in the library? Join us in the Library! at Bown Crossing for Week Three of Build a Book: A Writing Workshop! Each week will build on the previous … Continued

Join us at Sunset Park, 2625 N. 32nd St., for Family Storytime every Friday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.Storytime attendees will be expected to follow current City of Boise health and safety guidelines. We recommend bringing a blanket for your group … Continued

Shake, shimmy, and dance at Music & Movement in Ann morrison Park! This program is primarily music based, and is designed for ages 0-6 and their caregivers. We meet near the Old Timer's Shelter (1130 W Royal Blvd, Boise, ID 83706). Look for the deer statue and park shelter.

Come hang out and play with some legos! Each week we will get together and get creative, building our problem solving and teamwork skills.

Join us for our Read to a Therapy Dog program, where kids get a chance to practice their reading skills by reading to a Certified Therapy Dog! Kids can read to a dog for 10 minutes and the dogs will love it!Children believe they are teaching the dog to read, but they are actually teaching … Continued

Join us for a weekly storytime for children ages 0-2 and their caregivers. Library staff will help you nurture your child’s love of reading through songs, rhymes, and stories.

Join the Library! at Bown Crossing for Music and Movement! This program is designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. We'll clap, stomp and dance to music together!

Join the Main Library! staff between the Rose Garden and the Boise Art Museum (670 Julia Davis Dr) for Family Storytime! Designed for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers to enjoy stories, music, movement, and play together.

Join the Library! at Hillcrest staff at Cassia Park for Family Storytime! This program is designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Come enjoy songs, stories, and learning together!

Join the Library! at Bown Crossing staff for Family Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30am in the Martie Brennan Room. This program is designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Come enjoy songs, stories, and learning together!

Join us in the Sagebrush Room at the Library! at Cole & Ustick for Family Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

Come on down to yarn town! Stitch Niche is a weekly knitting, croucheteing, macrameing etc. space for people of all ages to congregate and create. Work on your projects and meet other creative people.

Join us in the Sycamore Room at the Library! at Collister for Family Storytime every Thursday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. A 30-minute storytime will be followed by 30 minutes of open play time.Storytime attendees will be expected to follow current … Continued

We're back baby! Join BPL staff every Thursday for Baby Stories & Play. We'll start by sharing rhymes, songs, and stories, and end with open play time. A great way to meet others in the community and set your baby up for early literacy success! This program is designed for babies (0-24 months) and their … Continued

This program is designed for school age kids, ages 6-11. Do you like to write? Do you like to draw? Would you like to see your book in the library? Join us in the Library! at Bown Crossing for the author showcase of Build a Book: A Writing Workshop! Every young writer who participated in … Continued

Shake, shimmy, and dance at Music & Movement in Ann morrison Park! This program is primarily music based, and is designed for ages 0-6 and their caregivers. We meet near the Old Timer's Shelter (1130 W Royal Blvd, Boise, ID 83706). Look for the deer statue and park shelter.

Join us at Sunset Park, 2625 N. 32nd St., for Family Storytime every Friday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.Storytime attendees will be expected to follow current City of Boise health and safety guidelines. We recommend bringing a blanket for your group … Continued

In July, NASA will begin releasing deep space images from the James Webb Space Telescope. What will they see? How will it change how we view the universe? Is there anybody out there? We think this deserves a party! Our Space Shindig will be bursting with space-themed crafts to inspire the scientists, astronauts, and artists … Continued

Join us for our Read to a Therapy Dog program, where kids get a chance to practice their reading skills by reading to a Certified Therapy Dog! Kids can read to a dog for 10 minutes and the dogs will love it!Children believe they are teaching the dog to read, but they are actually teaching … Continued

Join us for a weekly storytime for children ages 0-2 and their caregivers. Library staff will help you nurture your child’s love of reading through songs, rhymes, and stories.

Join the Main Library! staff between the Rose Garden and the Boise Art Museum (670 Julia Davis Dr) for Family Storytime! Designed for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers to enjoy stories, music, movement, and play together.

Join us for a fun time of moving and grooving! Music and Movement is meant to help develop music literacy in early childhood. This program is geared toward ages 2-5, but all ages are welcome! Every Tuesday in Winstead Park, weather permitting

Join the Library! at Bown Crossing for Music and Movement! This program is designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. We'll clap, stomp and dance to music together!

Join the Library! at Bown Crossing staff for Family Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30am in the Martie Brennan Room. This program is designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Come enjoy songs, stories, and learning together!

Join us in the Sagebrush Room at the Library! at Cole & Ustick for Family Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

Come on down to yarn town! Stitch Niche is a weekly knitting, croucheteing, macrameing etc. space for people of all ages to congregate and create. Work on your projects and meet other creative people.

Join us in the Sycamore Room at the Library! at Collister for Family Storytime every Thursday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. A 30-minute storytime will be followed by 30 minutes of open play time.Storytime attendees will be expected to follow current … Continued

We're back baby! Join BPL staff every Thursday for Baby Stories & Play. We'll start by sharing rhymes, songs, and stories, and end with open play time. A great way to meet others in the community and set your baby up for early literacy success! This program is designed for babies (0-24 months) and their … Continued

Think you know it all? Prove it.Gather your team of 2-5 players and join us a the Library! at Bown Crossing for some afternoon trivia! Play for a chance to dazzle your friends, impress strangers, and win cool prizes! Program attendees will be expected to follow current City of Boise health and safety guidelines.

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Join us at Sunset Park, 2625 N. 32nd St., for Family Storytime every Friday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.Storytime attendees will be expected to follow current City of Boise health and safety guidelines. We recommend bringing a blanket for your group … Continued

Shake, shimmy, and dance at Music & Movement in Ann morrison Park! This program is primarily music based, and is designed for ages 0-6 and their caregivers. We meet near the Old Timer's Shelter (1130 W Royal Blvd, Boise, ID 83706). Look for the deer statue and park shelter.

Join your fellow book nerds in a book swap! Bring up to two books from your personal bookshelf to trade for two new books. Connect with other book nerds and get suggestions from friends, strangers, and library staff for your next read.Please note, we cannot accept book donations at this event—only bring up to two … Continued

Join us for our Read to a Therapy Dog program, where kids get a chance to practice their reading skills by reading to a Certified Therapy Dog! Kids can read to a dog for 10 minutes and the dogs will love it!Children believe they are teaching the dog to read, but they are actually teaching … Continued

Join us for a weekly storytime for children ages 0-2 and their caregivers. Library staff will help you nurture your child’s love of reading through songs, rhymes, and stories.

Join the Library! at Bown Crossing for Music and Movement! This program is designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. We'll clap, stomp and dance to music together!

Join the Library! at Hillcrest staff at Cassia Park for Family Storytime! This program is designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Come enjoy songs, stories, and learning together!

Join the Main Library! staff between the Rose Garden and the Boise Art Museum (670 Julia Davis Dr) for Family Storytime! Designed for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers to enjoy stories, music, movement, and play together.

Join the Library! at Bown Crossing staff for Family Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30am in the Martie Brennan Room. This program is designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Come enjoy songs, stories, and learning together!

Join us in the Sagebrush Room at the Library! at Cole & Ustick for Family Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

Jesse Tree will be at the Main Library offering rental assistance every 4th Thursday from 10:00am-12:00pm. Jesse Tree staff will be on hand to help those who are at risk of eviction and homelessness. They will provide information about community resources, take applications for rental and security deposit assistance, and provide support for tenants who … Continued

We're back baby! Join BPL staff every Thursday for Baby Stories & Play. We'll start by sharing rhymes, songs, and stories, and end with open play time. A great way to meet others in the community and set your baby up for early literacy success! This program is designed for babies (0-24 months) and their … Continued

Join us in the Sycamore Room at the Library! at Collister for Family Storytime every Thursday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. A 30-minute storytime will be followed by 30 minutes of open play time.Storytime attendees will be expected to follow current … Continued

Join us at Sunset Park, 2625 N. 32nd St., for Family Storytime every Friday at 10:30am! These storytimes will include stories and songs and are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.Storytime attendees will be expected to follow current City of Boise health and safety guidelines. We recommend bringing a blanket for your group … Continued

Shake, shimmy, and dance at Music & Movement in Ann morrison Park! This program is primarily music based, and is designed for ages 0-6 and their caregivers. We meet near the Old Timer's Shelter (1130 W Royal Blvd, Boise, ID 83706). Look for the deer statue and park shelter.

Come hang out and play with some legos! Each week we will get together and get creative, building our problem solving and teamwork skills.

Join us for our Read to a Therapy Dog program, where kids get a chance to practice their reading skills by reading to a Certified Therapy Dog! Kids can read to a dog for 10 minutes and the dogs will love it!Children believe they are teaching the dog to read, but they are actually teaching … Continued