About the Course: Come learn alongside your library peers about Idaho’s federally recognized tribal nations. Past, present, and future perspectives will be explored. Learn how public and school libraries [...]
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 [...]
2022-2023 Cohort of Kindergarten Readiness Grant Recipients Twelve Idaho libraries received a Kindergarten Readiness grant (KRG) from ICfL this year, for a total of $60,000. Six libraries are implementing [...]
ESSER stands for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief. ESSER is part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), a federal law that was passed in 2021 to provide relief [...]
The Idaho Commission for Libraries has partnered with Idaho Fish and Game to offer a special WILD About Early Learners training just for library staff prior to the start [...]
The ILA Early Learning Action Group and ICfL are co-sponsoring an Early Learning (EL) pre-conference session on October 5, prior to the annual ILA conference, from 9am to 12pm PDT [...]
September 2021 saw a 60% increase in reported book challenges in the United States over September 2020. 60%. Even taking the circumstances of the pandemic in September 2020 vs. September [...]
As of today, the 3rd year of the Welcoming Libraries Grant is open for applications. Who: Idaho public and school libraries can apply - (Yes, you can apply even if [...]
Funded by a federal Preschool Development Grant, this strategic plan was developed by the McClure Center for Public Policy Research and Danielle Horras Consulting in partnership with the Governor's Early [...]
With a program theme of "Believe and Achieve," registration for ICfL's 2021 Idaho Family Reading Week (FRW) begins one week from today! Visit the FRW page of our website and [...]
