Research & Learning

This resource contains more than 7,000 traditional recipes from 174 countries, along with thousands of articles about ingredients, food culture, and more.

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. 

Check out our streaming collection of videos - just for kids! Choose from tv shows, movies, animated fairy tales, educational programs, and more. 

Great for students, researchers, and anyone interested in learning about racial injustice in the United States, this website provides access to materials about significant people and events in Black history. The contents were selected by a team of experts in the field of African-American studies. 

Access articles from Consumer Reports!  You can browse new issues or search for specific product reports.

• Click on "search within this publication" on the upper left.
• Type your search terms followed by the word "and." (Leave the autofilled search terms where they are!)
• Your search should look like this: vacuum and JN "Consumer Reports."

Create high-quality resumes in three easy steps! 

Explore a weath of genealogy tools for the beginner and professional: maps, research aids, the U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950, the PERSI subject index, 25,000+ family and local history books, and much more.

Enjoy instant access to movies, TV shows, music, 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, listen to, or read on your computer, or download the Hoopla app for android or iOS. Always available: BoisePublicLibrary.org/hoopla

Explore Nampa through local news and events with Idaho Press Collection. Choose the "image" format to search full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and online-only content from June 1st, 2023 - present. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Read today's paper in its entirety - choose the "image" format. You can also search and read articles, advertisements, obituaries and more from previous papers. Coverage from July 26, 1864 through today.

Issues & Controversies helps students and researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Presented in a balanced, pro/con format, each article presents the key facts, arguments, history, and current context—an ideal resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments.

Issues & Controversies in History delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.

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 Public 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.

LinkedIn Learning makes it easy to achieve personal and professional goals in business, software, and technology, as well as creative fields like illustration and photography. Choose from over 16,800 engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts. Use it on your desktop or download the LinkedIn Learning app. Note: you'll need the library ID boisepubliclibrary.

Learn to use it!

Mergent provides access to demographics and consumer data, as well as both national and global industry information. 

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. 

To access the New York Times remotely, click here. You'll be prompted to enter your Boise Public Library card number. Then click "redeem" to redeem your 24-hour code. From there, either follow the steps to register for a New York Times account or log in using the account you’ve set up previously. 

 After your 24-hour code expires, revisit this page to retrieve another code. 

To access the New York Times at the library, click here. You'll be prompted to create a New York Times account with your email address.

To access the New York Times Cooking, click here. You'll be prompted to enter your Boise Public Library card number. Then click "redeem" to redeem your 24-hour code. From there, either follow the steps to register for a New York Times account or log in using the account you’ve set up previously. 

After your 24-hour code expires, revisit this page to retrieve another code. 

To access the New York Times Games, click here. You'll be prompted to enter your Boise Public Library card number. Then click "redeem" to redeem your 24-hour code. From there, either follow the steps to register for a New York Times account or log in using the account you’ve set up previously. 

After your 24-hour code expires, revisit this page to retrieve another code. 

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.

Download ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines directly to your computer or device, including iPhone, iPad, Android, Nook, Kindle, and more. Start browsing at boise.overdrive.com, or download OverDrive's award-winning Libby app on iOS or Android. 

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The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of more than 600,000 words, past and present, from across the English-speaking world.

Visit the OED home page, click "sign in" on the upper right, and enter your Boise Public Library card number.

Projectr is a platform for watching independent films. Projectr partners with educational institutions and public libraries throughout North America to present a curated and ever-expanding collection of acclaimed movies, archival restorations, award-winning documentaries and artist-made works from around the world.

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.

BoisePublicLibrary.org/Teachables

• Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere!
• Click here to enter your Boise Public Library card number and create your WSJ account. 
• Your access will be available for the next 3 days. During that time, you can log in to wsj.com directly.
• After 3 days, simply come back here, click the link again, and log in as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.