Do you love a book so much you want everyone to read it?

World Book Night launched in the UK in 2011 and saw passionate readers across
that beautiful country, give 1 million books to light or non readers to spread
the joy and love of reading. Reading changes lives and at the heart of World
Book Night lies the simplest of ideas and acts - that of putting a book into

ICfL will promote Idaho’s literary heritage at the 11th annual National Book Festival. The Festival, sponsored by the Library of Congress, will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 24 -25, 2011 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The 2009 National Book Festival was held on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Marj Hooper and Pam Bradshaw from the Idaho Commission for Libraries represented Idaho in the Pavilion of the States, promoting reading, sharing information about Idaho literacy and library programs, and answering questions about Idaho writers and libraries.

The Idaho Commission for Libraries is pleased to announce the receipt yesterday of a $15,000 grant from the Fred Meyer Fund for the “Books for Summer Readers” project. One hundred eighteen Idaho public libraries applied by the May deadline to receive free paperback books to distribute to their summer readers. Approximately 6,200 children will receive books.

Theme information

This theme was adapted from several theme created for Let's Talk About It programs, including: "Women's Autobiography," developed by the American Library Association;

Books in this series include:

Maya Angelou I Know Why a Caged Bird Sings
Benjamin Franklin Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Talking Book Service has more than 68,000 audio books and 70 magazine titles to select from. The collection contains fiction and non-fiction topics ranging from astronomy to westerns. Reading levels vary from very easy to adult. Books are available in many languages in addition to English.

In the 21st century, we are challenged by momentous environmental issues. Serious interest not only in the natural environment, but also in our proper relationship to it, has long antedated our present anxiety over greenhouse gas emissions, the hole in the ozone layer, and global warming. We may find ourselves dismayed as much as we are enlightened by what we read here.

Food is one of human beings’ favorite obsessions. Most people spend a great deal of time physically and mentally preoccupied with food: we organize and prepare meals, we daydream about what’s for lunch or dinner; we eat. Beyond simply an enjoyable, necessary human pastime, though, eating has important implications for how we think of ourselves, and how we relate to the larger culture.

Twin Falls Public Library has an excellent selection of reader's advisory brochures. The fabulous librarians have created fun ways to find out about books that are similar to your favorite. Loved The DaVinci Code or that latest mystery - check out a brochure with ideas for other books to try. They have created an eclectic and diverse selection.

The contemporary western writers featured in this theme have a variety of perspectives on rural life in the modern West. Ranging in location across the northern rural West from Washington, to various regions of Idaho (the largest cluster), to Montana, their books present a realistic portrait of the West, admitting to difficulties and divisions and misery, both personal and familial.