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The Boise Public Library began in 1895 when members of the Columbian Club opened a subscription library and reading room in Boise City Hall. [4] When Boise received a grant in 1904 to build a Carnegie library, local architects John E. Tourtellotte and Charles F. Hummel won the design contract, and the local firm of Michels & Weber received the construction contract.
The firm of Misener & Lamkin operated a circulating library in Boise City in the 1860s. [6] The firm, later known as Brown & Lamkin and then as H.H. Lamkin, managed the library from a bookstore at the Boise City post office. [7] And a library operated at Fort Boise as early as 1867, but it was not a public library. [8]
For the Boise Public Library, officials changed its challenging policy to allow the board more time to consider challenged material so that it can comply with the 60-day deadline from the new law.
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Idaho provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Idaho, where 11 libraries were built from 11 grants (totaling over $138,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1903 to 1914. As of 2010, nine of these buildings were still standing, and three still operated ...
The Carnegie Public Library in Boise was built for $25,000 in 1905. It was paid for by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The city and the Columbian Club, a women’s group, added $5,000 for furnishings.
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The foundation proposed a combined museum and new Boise Public Library, but again the plan was rejected. [5] In 2012, city planners approved construction of a $70 million facility that included an urban park, a 57,000-square-foot (5,300 m 2 ) building, and the tractor exhibit.
Even though the amount is capped at $250, it’s still a bounty, and there are many library districts that don’t have $250 to spare, let alone a couple thousand dollars if many people complain.