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 [...]
15 08, 2024
10 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 [...]
11 04, 2024
House Bill 710 & Best Practices for Idaho Libraries
Governor Little signed House Bill 710 (“Children’s School and Library Protection Act”) into law on Wednesday April 10, 2024. We at the Idaho Commission for Libraries are sharing a [...]
17 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 [...]
11 01, 2024
Request your Jump Start Kindergarten materials today!
It's that time of year! Though Jump Start Kindergarten is open for requests year-round, this is the most common time for schools to host kindergarten registration and family night [...]
6 09, 2023
Free Tablets for your School District: Applications Open Now!
The Connecting Idaho Students: Tablets to Teach and Transform Project Application is officially open! This grant will provide tablets to public school districts and charter schools throughout Idaho to [...]
31 07, 2023
“Indigenous Idaho: Future, Past & Present”
FALL COURSE REGISTRATION OPEN! 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 [...]
13 06, 2023
Bicultural Resources 2023-2024
The Idaho Commission for Libraries is excited to bring you our first Bilingual Resource Letter. The hope for this blogpost is to create a document that holds important dates, [...]
23 12, 2022
“Indigenous Idaho: Future, Past & Present”
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 [...]
6 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 [...]