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By 1886 a reading room had been created in the Boise City firehouse, also the location of City Hall, [12] [13] and by 1887 the reading room was billed as the only public library in Idaho. [14] By 1890 the library was under management of the "ladies of Boise."
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 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 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.
Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3. Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent.
Davidson said she supported the bill because she said she had found books at the Boise Public Library “promoting homosexuality and gender dysphoria.” And there you have it, folks.
In 1973 the main library of the Boise Public Library system renovated and occupied the Salt Lake Hardware Company warehouse adjacent to the Idaho State Forester's Building. [13] In 2018 a proposed expansion of the main library included a plan either to demolish or to move The Cabin.
In Idaho, especially in small and rural areas, the library can be the only place in town to hold a meeting, access reliable, high-speed internet, conduct a private telehealth appointment or serve ...