Summer STEM Grant Open for 2025
The application for this year’s Summer STEM from Your Library grant is now open. This grant is open to publicly funded school, public, tribal, or academic Idaho libraries that [...]
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01, 2025
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01, 2025
Teen Convening 2025
Teen Convening is a two-day conference for public, tribal, and school librarians who work with teens. This year’s event will be on April 8 and 9, 2025, at the Galaxy [...]
16
09, 2024
Save the Date: Summer Learning Workshops for 2025
The ICfL will host six regional Summer Learning Workshops around the state to help libraries prepare for Summer 2025. Each workshop will be four hours long and is designed [...]
15
08, 2024
Register Now for the Idaho Teen Reading Challenge
The ICfL is excited to launch another year of the Idaho Teen Reading Challenge (ITRC), with a whole new look! Based on feedback from last year’s evaluations, we have revamped [...]
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05, 2024
New Teen Connection Kits for 2024
The ICfL is excited to offer another round of Teen Connection Kits to help teens reestablish social connections and create learning experiences to help them build practical skills and [...]
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03, 2024
Explore State Parks with Youth Explorer Passes this Summer
The ICfL is once again partnering with the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation to offer free state park passes to Idaho libraries hosting summer reading programs. The Youth [...]
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02, 2024
Pinwheels for Prevention
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and is a time when libraries can highlight resources for their communities that help prevent child abuse and raise awareness about prevention. The [...]
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01, 2024
Summer STEM Grant Open for 2024
The application for this year’s Summer STEM from Your Library grant is now open. This grant is open to publicly funded school, public, tribal, or academic Idaho libraries that [...]
10
01, 2024
Smokey Bear Reading Challenge
In celebration of Smokey the Bear’s 80th birthday in 2024 the USDA Forest Service is coordinating a free reading program for libraries nationwide. This challenge, available through Beanstack and [...]
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12, 2022
Congratulations ARP ESSER Grant Recipients!
In the past few months, the ICfL has awarded $561,000 in ARP ESSER funds to Idaho libraries. Students spend 80% of their time outside of school, and libraries are [...]