Summer Reading “Youth Explorer Passes” from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation available to order
We are happy to announce that ICfL along with the IDPR are offering free state park passes to Idaho libraries.
5 02, 2019
22 01, 2019
RTM Regional Trainings: Registration Info
Register for a Read to Me training near you: The Read to Me team at ICfL will be offering regional training this spring for youth services staff working in [...]
15 01, 2019
Día de los Ninos Grant
Día de los Ninos is now an ICfL Micro-Grant!~ Application is open January 14 - February 1st Since 2005, ICfL has been supporting Día de los Ninos - originally a [...]
19 12, 2018
Bright Futures Program Applications Now Open
Applications for Bright Futures Outreach Opportunities are now open. These are opt-in programs for Idaho public libraries that want to reach more underserved children and families with summer reading [...]
26 11, 2018
Order 2019 Summer Reading Posters from ICfL now!
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 [...]
24 09, 2018
Free training for those who work in early childhood
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 [...]
15 09, 2018
Smarty Ants – Early Literacy for PreK Learners
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 [...]
27 08, 2018
STEAM in Storytimes: Compiled Resources
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 [...]
30 07, 2018
Financial Assistance Available to Attend Idaho Early Years Conference
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 [...]
16 07, 2018
Kindergarten Readiness Grants for Public Libraries
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 [...]