ICfL’s 125th Anniversary in 2026
Welcome to 2026 – the year the Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) turns 125. stagecoach delivery of first State Library In 1901, the Idaho State Library was [...]
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01, 2026
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12, 2025
Dylan Baker Begins Tenure as State Librarian
I am happy and honored to begin my new role as state librarian. I never imagined attaining this position when I started out in libraries as a shelver at [...]
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11, 2025
Read to Me Rendezvous 2025
Every other year ICfL's Read to Me team hosts a two-day in-person early learning event for Idaho library staff working with young children. However, due to the uncertainty of [...]
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10, 2025
Dylan Baker Named Idaho’s 21st State Librarian
I am happy to announce that Deputy State Librarian Dylan Baker has been appointed to the role of Idaho state librarian and agency director of the Idaho Commission for [...]
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10, 2025
Library-Related Holidays
If you need an idea for a social post, blog, display, or more, check out a library-related holiday calendar. Did you know Thanksgiving Week is National Game and Puzzle [...]
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08, 2025
Notice of Board Meeting
The Idaho Board of Library Commissioners will convene for a regular meeting on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 10 a.m. MDT / 9 a.m. PDT. The commissioners will meet [...]
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07, 2025
ICfL Budget Update
Funding for Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and many other agencies wasn’t part of the budget bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump [...]
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06, 2025
Update on E-Rate funding in Idaho
In July 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the funding mechanism for the Universal Service Fund (USF), which supports vital programs like E-Rate, was unconstitutional. This [...]
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06, 2025
Chilton Library on LiLI to End September 30
Access to the Chilton Library of vehicle maintenance and repair information through the Libraries Linking Idaho (LiLI) platform will end on September 30, 2025. The Chilton service was funded [...]
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03, 2025
Two Lights for Tomorrow — Part of America250 Celebration
Idaho public and school libraries are encouraged to celebrate "Two Lights for Tomorrow" on April 18-19, 2025. Two Lights for Tomorrow is a nationwide initiative to start the celebration of [...]