NEW - Pay your fines or fees online!

Are you embarrassed to come to the library because you've racked up a bit in fines?  Now, you can pay conveniently online from the privacy of your home.  (Some fees apply.)  Learn more here. 

If you're feeling generous, you can also make an online donation.    

Read Me Treasure Valley

Join us for another community-wide celebration of literature and life! This year’s one-book title is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain—a book the entire family can enjoy.  For a list of events at locations throughout the treasure valley, visit www.readmetv.com.  Highlights this month include:

• Tuesday, February 14 - Ron Powers - Dangerous Water Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, novelist, playwright, and non-fiction writer with two biographies about Mark Twain.  BSU Special Events Center.

• Thursday, February 23 - Michael Sheldon - Man in White  Sheldon is a Twain biographer and author of Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years. Main Library.

Water Efficient Landscaping Classes

Learn how to create a beautifully landscaped yard that conserves water and saves you money!  Join United Water Idaho, the U of I Ada County Extension Service, the City of Boise and the Boise Public Library for four free classes in February at the Main Library:

• Mon, Feb. 6 - Improving your Soil and Composting

• Mon, Feb. 13 - Xeriscape Concepts and Landscape Design 

• Wed, Feb. 22 - Using Native Plants and Tree Selection

• Mon, Feb. 27 - Efficient Irrigation and Landscape Maintenance

Get Reviews of New eBooks

We've added a monthly newsletter of book reviews of some of our newest ebooks, just to give you a taste.  You can see the newsletter AND sign-up for it here!

Downloading Books

Get an ereader for the holidays? Learn how to how to browse, checkout and download books from the library's ebook service - for free!  You'll also find out about various e-readers and a new way to use library materials.  Collister, February 2

Three Little Kittens

Three little kittens were having a great time playing, but now their mittens are lost! Familiar nursery rhymes are shared along with this silly story of little ones trying hard to be good.  Main Library, February 3 & 4

Chinese New Year

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at our annual Chinese New Year Celebration, with games and crafts for the whole family.    Hillcrest, February 4

The Art of Lettering

Discover how using line, shape, and color can bring letters to life, using the power of your own penmanship and creativity to design fonts and hand-lettered art.  Ages 5-10.  All locations, February 11 & 12

Movie Discussion Group: Film Noir

We'll watch, then discuss this taut 1949 crime melodrama based on an Ernest Hemingway short story about a man who doesn't try to escape his killers.  (The fascinating Film Noir genre includes "dark" American crime and detective films developed during and after WWII.)   Cole & Ustick, February 16

Read Me - Movie Matinee

Based on one of Mark Twain's more famous books, the February matinee is part of the Read Me Treasure Valley offerings.  (1993, Rated PG.)  Feel free to bring your own snacks. 
Cole & Ustick, February 18

Maximize Your Job Search

Learn about online resources for writing resumes, exploring new careers, locating potential employers, and more.  Main Library, February 23

Automotive Repair

Working on your car or truck?  Or just want to know what's going on?  Check out the Library's Auto Repair Reference Center from EBSCO.  Get repair information on most major manufacturers, with step-by-step procedures, wiring diagrams, drawings, photographs & service bulletins. Some coverage back to 1945.