Idaho Commission for Libraries

As a result of a collaborative effort among the Idaho Library Association, First Lady Lori Otter, the Idaho Community Foundation and the ICFL, the Wal-Mart Foundation has provided $98,000 in one-time funds to support "Strengthening Library Services for Youth in Idaho."

In a recent article in The Scoop, we shared ideas and resources about hosting Teen Mystery Parties in your library. Here are the documents we mentioned (read Hosting Teen Mystery Parties to see how to use these documents):

In this month’s issue…

• Celebrate Banned Book Week
• Meet Tammy Dahle
• Navigating Youth Services workshops
• Young Adult Corner: Hosting teen mystery parties
• Book Look: Most challenged books of 2008-2009
• Upcoming Events
• Summer Reading: Record numbers for 2009; 2010 manuals coming soon!

In this issue:

• A profile of Nampa Public’s Holly Bayne
• Information about what a few libraries around the state are doing
• Brand new “Literacy on the Go” booklets that are available (and so fun!)
• An opportunity for 30 libraries to get flip video cameras for your Teen Read Week programs
• Back-to-school and fall books

In this issue…

• Meet Tina Cherry
• Library to Library:
  • Salmon River: Libri Foundation Grant
  • Jumpstart: Evaluation Project Winner
  • Ada Community: WalMart Grant Kickoff Event
  • Coeur d’Alene: Old Building Gets a New Life
• Young Adult Corner:
  • Teens at Meridian Build Giant Food Castle