FOR PUBLICLY-FUNDED PUBLIC LIBRARIES ONLY To help support the promotion of Idaho summer library programs, the Idaho Commission for Libraries will provide up to four Collaborative Summer Library [...]
Library Friends: Put some “teeth” into your storytimes! This free training for early childhood providers and educators is also open to library staff, and attendees receive fun materials to [...]
An exciting new pre-kindergarten literacy initiative from the Idaho State Department of Education and Achieve3000 brings free, research-based foundational literacy learning to all four-year-olds in Idaho. Libraries can help support [...]
Our friend and storytime expert Saroj Ghoting recently put out a call for storytime resources that involve science, technology, engineering, art, and math. She generously compiled all the responses and [...]
The Idaho Early Years Conference is a two-day event for early childhood educators, practitioners, parents, health professionals, library staff, and library trustees. The conference is scheduled for October 24 - 25, 2018 [...]
The ICfL has funding to support library-led, community-based efforts to help get preschoolers ready for kindergarten. Public libraries can apply for up to $10,000, in increments of $2500, to support [...]
Governor Otter proclaimed July 12, 2018 to be “Summer Learning Day” in Idaho. The day is observed throughout the United States to raise awareness of the importance of keeping youth [...]
We are happy to announce that ICfL is once again partnering with the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) to offer free state park passes to Idaho libraries hosting [...]
Idaho Libraries as Partners with the American Job Center Lizard Butte Library District Idaho has taken the first step toward being a network partner the Idaho American Job Center. Recently, [...]
The Idaho AfterSchool Network (IAN) needs input from libraries that offer any youth programs for grades K – 12. The Idaho AfterSchool Network (IAN) is a statewide program with the [...]
