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Boise Public Library improves community members’ quality of life by supporting their efforts to enhance knowledge, realize creative potential, and share ideas and stories.

10/28/2026

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10/19/2026

Election Day is just weeks away, and that means its time for everyone to make a plan to vote! If you're looking for an easy option that fits with your schedule, we have early voting available at City Hall and the Library! at Bown Crossing Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. until October 30.

Looking to vote by mail? Ballots must be requested by this Friday, October 23, and returned either by mail or at an Ada County Elections drop box by Election Day at 8 p.m.

09/24/2026

Join us and the Idaho Center for the Book on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the Library! at Hillcrest to celebrate Incredible Idaho Women: 43 Inspiring Stories for All Ages as a 2026 Idaho Great Reads selection!

Meet the authors, hear excerpts from the book, enjoy treats, and take part in hands-on activities at this family-friendly event.

The first 60 families will receive a free copy of Incredible Idaho Women! Additional books will be available for purchase.

Learn more at: https://boisepubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/17383222

09/22/2026

Rediscovered Books and Boise Public Library are excited to welcome author Betsy Gaines Quammen to the Library! at Hillcrest for a talk about her newest book, This Haunted Land: Reckoning with Ghosts and the Stories That Shape America. There will be a signing following the talk.

Author of This Haunted Land, American Zion, and True West, Betsy Gaines Quammen collects stories of haunted histories and wild landscapes to make sense of a place shaped by colonization, extraction, rebellion, myth, beauty, and nature. Free to attend, but registration required. To register, visit: https://boisepubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/17579985

09/21/2026

Are you a new adult, 18-25, who loves trivia? Or at least loves a great time with your friends? Join us for "We The People Do Trivia" this Friday Sept. 25, from 7-9 p.m. at Common Ground Coffee! You can test your knowledge an amaze yourfriends at this civics themed trivia night. There will be prizes, snacks and more!🗽

09/18/2026

We want to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who attended and supported Boise Comic Arts Festival this year! We had so many talented exhibitors and guest creators, incredibly creative cosplayers, insightful panelists and moderators, wonderfully welcoming staff and volunteers, and amazing and engaged attendees. Which all added up to a spectacularly fun weekend!

An extra special thanks to our fantastic sponsors: the Boise Public Library Foundation, the College of Idaho, and Ignition Press.

We’re always working to improve the event and would love to get feedback about your BCAF experience. We’ve created a short (5 minute) survey for attendees, so if you have a few minutes, it'd be great to hear from you!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BCAFXIVPublic

All photos by: Daniel Olson

09/03/2026

BCAF XIV is just around the corner! If you're an artist, (aspiring or established), it never hurts to get feedback on your work from professionals. Sign up for a portfolio review at BCAF, meet with one of our guest creators, and get insights and advice from folks working in the comic's industry.

To register for a spot, visit: www.boisepubliclibrary.org/bcaf

08/31/2026

Cosplay-curious? 👀 Consider this your sign to give it a try! We’re answering your biggest cosplay questions and proving there’s no “right” way to cosplay. Make it, thrift it, buy it, DIY it—or just come as you are. 🩷 See you at the Boise Comic Arts Festival September 5 and 6 at Boise Centre! 🎭✨

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715 S Capitol Boulevard
Boise, ID
83702

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 8pm
Tuesday	10am - 8pm
Wednesday	10am - 8pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm
Friday	10am - 8pm
Saturday	10am - 2pm
Sunday	10am - 2pm

Website

http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/

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