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Highlights

• Boise Mini Maker Faire
• Idaho Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month Programs
• Books to Action: Wise Beyond Your Field
• Dancers, Poetry Slam, Herbs and more

Boise Mini Maker Faire – May 25 & 26

Enjoy TED-style talks, presentations, demonstrations and exhibits at Boise’s first annual Mini Maker Faire!  Local artisans, foodies, performers, technicians, programmers, coders, crafters and other imaginative and inventive folks will all be sharing their ideas and passion for Making. Saturday will be a day of TED-style talks and presentations.  Sunday will be hands-on demonstrations and exhibits. 

• May 25—Talks and presentations: Main Library, Noon-5 p.m.
• May 26—Demonstrations & exhibits: Discovery Center of Idaho, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Regular entrance fees apply.)

Idaho Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month

Each May, the Idaho State Historical Society partners with local libraries and other entities to offer programs for Idaho Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month. See the following programs at Boise Public Library:

• May 9—Building Toward Statehood: Idaho’s Territorial Architecture. Presented by Dan Everhart, Idaho Transportation Department. Main Library, 7 p.m.
• May 14—Territorial Buildings in Idaho City. Presented by Susie Osgood, Boise National Forest Archaeologist. Library! at Cole & Ustick, 7 p.m.
• May 21—A Cultural Landscape Approach to Managing Military Lands. Presented by Jake Fruhlinger, Idaho Army National Guard Archaeologist. Library! at Cole & Ustick, 7 p.m.
• May 22—Idaho Buckaroo Project. Photography, essays and working gear presented by photojournalist Andrea Scott. Main Library, 7 p.m.

Books to Action: Wise Beyond Your Field

Join us for a book discussion and a companion project based on the new book, Wise Beyond Your Field: How Creative Leaders Out Innovate to Out Perform. The book provides an inside look at what leaders in some high-performing, highly-creative organizations in Boise have learned about boosting organizational performance.

• May 28—Library! at Cole & Ustick, 7 p.m. Book discussion with Nancy Napier and John McFarlane
• May 29—Main Library, 7 p.m. Book discussion with Nancy Napier and Gary Allen
• May 30—Library! at Collister, 7 p.m. Book discussion with Nancy Napier and Linda Clark Santos
• TBD—Innovate and Create. Check our online calendar for details in late May

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More Great Programs & Classes

• Movies! Choose from a wide variety of screenings at our branch libraries, including matinees.
• Free Legal Clinic - Monthly
• Puppet Show - Main Library, Friday & Saturday, 5/3 & 5/4
• Hispanic Folkloric Dancers – 5/5, Library! at Cole & Ustick, 3 p.m.
• Medicinal Herbs – 5/8, Library! at Collister, 7 p.m.
• Play With Words - Library! at Hillcrest, Tuesday, 5/14
• Re-Art: Mosaic - All locations, Saturday & Sunday, 5/11 & 5/12
• Nonprofit Resource Thursday - Main Library, Thursday, 5/16
• Teen Poetry Slam & Workshop – 5/18, Library! at Collister, 1 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.
• Fantasy Fort Theater - Main Library, Sunday, 5/19
• Book discussions and clubs
• Computer classes
• All kids programs
• All teen programs
• All programs

Holiday Closures

• All locations will be closed on Monday, May 27.
• Branch libraries are closed on Mondays year around.
• The Main Library will be closed on Sundays starting May 26 (Memorial Day Weekend) through Labor Day Weekend.