Boise's library service lags behind peer cities serving a similar population base of 150,000-250,000.   

Among those cities, Boise is the only one without full-service branch libraries.  (In fact, Boise is the only city of its size in the United States without full-service branches.)

We have the smallest main library and least library space per resident;

and, we have less than half the average number of items (books, movies, music, magazines and other library materials) per resident.

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Last Updated: 04/02/2007