Boise Public Library's On-line catalog

Use the catalog to search for materials from school or home. You may place holds on books with this feature and look at the items you have checked out.

Ask-a-librarian

Let us answer your questions via e-mail.

Need some books

If you have a subject or theme we can pull a small "collection" for you. Call us at 384-4200, we will pull books and hold them for 48 hours. If you are planning a class visit and need us to reserve some books on a specific topic, we can place them on a reserve booktruck for you. 

Multiples sets of books

Boise Public Library has multiple copies of a number of titles for use in the classroom. These titles are former Young Reader's Choice titles.

Accelerated Reader 

The Library will make a copy of your school's Accelerated Reader list available to your students. Please ask your school librarian to provide us with an updated list of titles. Boise School Districts' lists, by school.

Bibliographies

We can provide you with a bibliography on a particular subject or genre. We can also direct you to some print and on-line bibliographic sources.

Reference Section

Let us introduce you to our reference sections. The Youth Services section, located on the 1st floor, contains many titles related to education and children's literature. The Adult Services, located on the 2nd floor contains numerous titles related to a variety of themes.

On-Line Subscription E-collections and Databases

Search for articles and information from a variety of evaluated sources. Users accessing subscription databases and e-collections outside the library must have a valid Boise Public Library card.

Boise Public Library cards also allow you to borrow items at any of the Lynx Consortium Libraries

Last Updated: 04/28/2008