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Search any topic and get results from a variety of world news media, including newspapers, newswires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, periodicals, videos and web-only content. Included are eyewitness reports, articles, editorials, letters, and more.
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If you're interested in public art displays around Boise, including traffic box art, cultural programs, grant opportunities or the history of downtown buildings and landmarks, the Boise City Department of Arts and History site is a great place to start.
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Check on zoning in Boise and estimate the number of permits and licenses you might need to start or expand your Boise business.
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Access articles from Consumer Reports! You can browse new issues or search for specific product reports.
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CreativeBug provides unlimited access to over 1000 online art and craft classes. Watch classes anytime, anywhere. Since classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities!
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FARRIT -- Finding All Resources Relating to Idaho Topics -- includes information about natural resources, books, maps, and food.
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Foundation Directory Online
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No remote access. Search over 100,000 grantmaker profiles, 2.4 million grant records, 4,000 company profiles, and 700,000 grantmaker 990/990-PFs. Please see a staff member at the Main Library in downtown Boise to access this resource.
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Foundation Grants to Individuals
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No remote access. A unique database focusing on foundations that provide financial support for individual grantseekers. Please see a staff member at the Main Library in downtown Boise to access this resource.
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Build your business plan using Gale Business: Plan Builder. A great resource both for profit businesses and non-profit organizations.
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Genealogy for the beginner and professional. Search more than 25,000+ family and local history books, U.S. Federal Census, 1790-1940, the PERSI subject index and more.
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Enjoy instant access to movies, TV shows, and comics. This collection includes a variety of high-demand titles, new releases, award-winners, and old favorites. New content is added on a regular basis. Watch or read on your computer, or download the Hoopla app for android or iOS. |
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The Idaho Index provides references to pamphlets and articles (primarily from the Idaho Statesman) in the Idaho Collection clipping file. Searching the index allows you to determine if a file exists on a given topic. Library staff can then retrieve the folder for you to use in the library.
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Read today's paper in its entirety - 'Image Edition.' Also, search and read articles, advertisements, obituaries and more from previous papers. Coverage from July 26, 1864-December 31, 1976 and January 1999-today.
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Upload your manuscript through our self-publishing platform, Indie Author Project, and we'll make it available to local readers! Indie Author Project gives independent authors an opportunity to share their books with a new audience. |
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Are you looking to fill a gap in your child's education? Supplement your child's schoolwork? Enrich your homeschooling curriculum? Try IXL -- a powerful learning tool for students k-12.
Boise Library cardholders - click here to request an account.
If you are a Boise resident who doesn't yet have a library card - start that process here. |
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Lynda.com helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Library card holders get access to the Lynda.com video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts. Click on "create a profile" to get started!
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Mango is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian and more. Deliciously simple language learning!
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MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.
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Mergent provides access to demographics and consumer data, as well as both national and global industry information. |
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Morningstar offers individual investors an independent source for stock and mutual fund research, in depth analysis and reports, powerful portfolio tools, financial commentary, exclusive data, and advanced analytical tools.
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Access a complete archive of National Geographic magazine — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.
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Explore outer space! Meet dinosaurs and amazing mammals! Play games and take quizzes! Love the Weird But True series? It's all waiting for you...dive into this special kids edition of National Geographic. |
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Find a good book (fiction or nonfiction) for school or pleasure for kids and teens. Search by title, author, subject or series name. Includes award winner lists, book discussion and book talk guides.
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Want to find a good fiction or nonfiction book to read? Use your favorite author, title, or plot device to find an adult, young adult or children's book to read. Resources available for book talks and book clubs.
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Identify dates of obituaries and death notices published in The Idaho Statesman, from 1957-2017. The index provides the date of the obituary or death notice. For copies, please come to the Library or fill out our obituary request form.
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O'Reilly for Public Libraries (formerly Safari Books Online) provides in-depth, cutting-edge information about technology, software, business, and digital media. Explore their library of over 35k books and 30k hours of video, and sculpt your own curriculum with their interactive tutorials and curated learning paths. |
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Download eBooks and eAudiobooks directly to your computer or device.
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Are you ready to make your own book? Pressbooks allows you to write, edit and publish print and ebook files. Pressbooks books always look good, in print and on all ebook platforms.
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Check out our digital magazine collection! You can access current issues and explore back issues you may have missed. Get started: boisepubliclibrary.org/rbdigital or download the RBDigital app via iOS or Android. |
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Sanborn fire insurance maps are the most frequently consulted maps in libraries. Sanborn maps are valuable historical tools for urban specialists, social historians, architects, geographers, genealogists, local historians, planners, environmentalists and anyone who wants to learn about the history, growth, and development of Idaho cities, towns, and neighborhoods. Get started here. |
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Printable worksheets, lessons, mini-books and more! Search by subject, theme or grade level - Kindergarten-8th grade. Try it out today!
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On-line access to ValueLine's leading publications covering stocks, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks.
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Academic Search™ Premier contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles.
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Looking to discover a great new program or series? Choose from over 40,000 options, from movies and tv shows to history and real-life adventure. Highlights include Temple Grandin with Claire Daines, the acclaimed HBO series Chernobyl, and the BBC drama Daphne. You'll also find politics, current events, the arts, how-tos, and fitness. All you need is your Boise Public Library card. |
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Check out our streaming collection of videos - just for kids! Choose from tv shows, movies, animated fairy tales, educational programs, and more. |
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Interested in the latest developments in physics? Through the American Physical Society's Public Access Program, you can now read the latest news in the field.
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Instant and unlimited access to community-created content, local, self-published books, and thousands of other always-available titles.
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Business Source® Premier, the industry's most popular business research database, features the full text for more than 2,100 journals. Full text is provided back to 1965, and searchable cited references back to 1998.
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Candid Learning, a service of the Foundation Center, offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.
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ChiltonLibrary supplies a solution for the “do-it-yourselfer” that is easy to use no matter the skill level. Repair, maintenance and specification tables provide critical data on thousands of domestic and imported models of cars and light trucks from 1940 onward. ChiltonLibrary provides quick online access to repair, maintenance and service information on seven decades of the broadest range of vehicles available, including cars, trucks, vans and SUVs.
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Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
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Read about daily life in over 50 time periods and geographic locations around the world.
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Learn about the history, the culture and significant events from 1950 through 1990.
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Search over 8,000 magazines, journals, newspapers and eBooks covering multiple topics from health to history.
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The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Basic Collection consists of official resources from the U.S. Government Publishing Office. Highlights include Ben's Guide (a fun website designed to encourage kids to learn about the Federal Government), GovInfo (a compilation of publications from all three U.S. Government branches), and USA.gov (a subject guide to official Federal Government information on the internet). |
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Access eBooks about a variety of topics including coding, careers, health, and history.
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Learn what you want, when you want, absolutely free! Check out our Everyday Life, Basic Math, and Computer Training today! |
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Gem State Prospector can help entrepreneurs with business site selection and demographics research for any city or county in Idaho.
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We're looking for Boise-based musicians—bands, duos, and solo artists—to help us build our newest collection, Half-Gig Audio. It’s entirely digital, and the content is available for streaming to listeners in Boise and beyond. You can submit full albums and individual songs, as well as cover art, bios, and other supporting material.
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Free permit practice tests for learner drivers. Includes the full text of the Idaho Driver's Manual as well as practice tests for cars and motorcycles
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LearningExpress Library provides access to a host of self-paced practice tests, subject tutorials, and full-text ebook study guides -- for users of all ages! Subjects include high-school logic, computer software, and U.S. Citizenship; you'll also find test-prep materials for the GED, the ACT, and the SAT (among others), as well as entrance exam study guides and practice tests for careers such as civil service, law enforcement, teaching, and the health industry.
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Find Idaho-specific forms for legal topics from personal to business. Download the form you need for free today!
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LiLI provides statewide access to a wide range of digital content. Explore everything LiLI has to offer!
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MasterFILE™ Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.
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Looking for articles from a specific newspaper or region? Hundreds of newspapers ranging from local to global are searchable here.
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Pronunciator offers the largest ESL curriculum on the planet, with courses taught in 57 non-English languages. Plus citizenship prep for the US and Canada.
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This government website provides information on a variety of topics, including consumer rights, home safety, and identity theft.
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Coverage 1890 through 1982. Searchable access to more than 100 years of citations (NOT full text) from 523 leading U.S. magazines. A valuable resource for historical research.
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Providing the most up-to-date information on topics related to starting a company, operations management, sales, and growing or rescuing a business.
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Health resources from the government, from child care and insurance to medications and vaccines.
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The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
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A powerful reference tool with encyclopedic, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases.
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Search for local or national library resources using WorldCat.
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