I. The city did not ask the facilities study to look at new library sites. a. We filed a public records request on what was communicated to Group 4, and as far as we can tell, there was no request to look at where the city should add a library branch. Instead, the study showed that across [...]

Find the new interactive map here: https://www.citizensforalibrary.org/west-boise/library-coverage-in-similar-cities/ The original 2023 research on this topic is here: https://www.citizensforalibrary.org/west-boise/how-does-library-coverage-compare-in-similar-cities-2023/ The message below was emailed to Director Dorr and the Boise Library Board of Trustees on February 6th. Dear Boise Library Board of Trustees, Library Staff, I was pleased to watch the [...]

Although the library facilities plan was not finalized today, I consider today’s City Council + Library Staff and Trustees meeting a firm step in the right direction! I believe that usually when a city -- like Boise -- hires a consulting agency -- like Group 4 -- to create a library facilities plan, involving citizen input, that [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEST BOISE: INCLUDE US IN THE LIBRARY’S NEXT CHAPTER! West Boise Advocates to Hold Press Conference Urging Inclusion of Library Branch in City Facilities Plan BOISE, ID – Citizens for a Library in West Boise, joined by local elected officials and community leaders, will host a press conference on Monday, October 13, 2025, at [...]

Boise City Council needs our input. Library Staff and the Board of Trustees will meet with City Council on October 14th at Boise City Hall at 3:30 PM, and they're looking for guidance from City Council to formulate and agree upon the library facilities plan.  This is an open meeting, however I understand public comments will not [...]

On September 28th we hosted a booth at Open Streets Boise.  We collected over 201 signatures!  Everyone we spoke with (with I believe a single exception) said they value libraries and wanted to sign our petition to address the library desert in West Boise.  It's great to see how important literacy and services provided by libraries are [...]