We Might Have Broken the Printers
Citizens for a Library in West Boise, Together our emails added over 40 pages to the meeting agenda for the Library Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, September 10th! I was so happy when someone shared the link with me and I saw the meeting agenda, including all our messages: https://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/media/hdsnuwbl/september-10-2025-packet-supplemental-docs.pdf That's a lot of pages for all [...]
Blueprint Boise
“What is Blueprint Boise? Boise’s Comprehensive Plan, Blueprint Boise, establishes a broad vision for growth.” Source: City of Boise Website https://www.cityofboise.org/departments/planning-and-development-services/planning/designing-our-city/guiding-plans/blueprint-boise/ In short, it is the city's guiding document used to create a vibrant and sustainable Boise. “Libraries are important part of the community, and all residents should be able to access them easily. CEA11.1: THREE-MILE [...]
My Letter to the Board of Trustees
(Image above is Mark Salisbury and Kathy Graham, Centennial Neighborhood Association President, sending messages to individuals who signed the petition previously) Dear Boise Public Library Board of Trustees, My name is Mark Salisbury. I have been a resident of Boise since 2002. Not long after I moved here, I saw Boise improve its library system to become [...]
KTVB Story August 27, 2025
Last night KTVB aired a story about our push for a library in West Boise, and subsequent lack of any branch in West Boise in the new facilities plan draft. Library Director Dorr said in this interview: "We don't have the funds to put a library in every neighborhood that asks for one. I wish we could." [...]
What Would a New Library Branch Cost?
What Would a New Library Branch Cost? While reaching out to a long time neighbor to ask if she would contact the Library Board of Trustees to support a West Boise Library Branch, she replied with some hesitation: "... I'm not sure we need another one in the area, we need so much more money for our [...]
Boise Unveils Library Plan: No West Boise Library. ACTION NEEDED!
Citizens for a Library in West Boise, Thank you for your support and engagement! Now is the time for action! Without your voice, West Boise will be left out of city services it wants and needs! Here’s the background: On Wednesday August 13th, at the monthly Library Board of Trustees Meeting, Library Director Jessica Dorr and representatives [...]
We Might Have Broken the Printers
Citizens for a Library in West Boise, Together our emails added over 40 pages to the meeting agenda for the Library Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, September 10th! I was so happy when someone shared the link with me and I saw the meeting agenda, including all our messages: https://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/media/hdsnuwbl/september-10-2025-packet-supplemental-docs.pdf That's a lot of pages for all [...]
Blueprint Boise
“What is Blueprint Boise? Boise’s Comprehensive Plan, Blueprint Boise, establishes a broad vision for growth.” Source: City of Boise Website https://www.cityofboise.org/departments/planning-and-development-services/planning/designing-our-city/guiding-plans/blueprint-boise/ In short, it is the city's guiding document used to create a vibrant and sustainable Boise. “Libraries are important part of the community, and all residents should be able to access them easily. CEA11.1: THREE-MILE [...]
My Letter to the Board of Trustees
(Image above is Mark Salisbury and Kathy Graham, Centennial Neighborhood Association President, sending messages to individuals who signed the petition previously) Dear Boise Public Library Board of Trustees, My name is Mark Salisbury. I have been a resident of Boise since 2002. Not long after I moved here, I saw Boise improve its library system to become [...]
KTVB Story August 27, 2025
Last night KTVB aired a story about our push for a library in West Boise, and subsequent lack of any branch in West Boise in the new facilities plan draft. Library Director Dorr said in this interview: "We don't have the funds to put a library in every neighborhood that asks for one. I wish we could." [...]
What Would a New Library Branch Cost?
What Would a New Library Branch Cost? While reaching out to a long time neighbor to ask if she would contact the Library Board of Trustees to support a West Boise Library Branch, she replied with some hesitation: "... I'm not sure we need another one in the area, we need so much more money for our [...]
Boise Unveils Library Plan: No West Boise Library. ACTION NEEDED!
Citizens for a Library in West Boise, Thank you for your support and engagement! Now is the time for action! Without your voice, West Boise will be left out of city services it wants and needs! Here’s the background: On Wednesday August 13th, at the monthly Library Board of Trustees Meeting, Library Director Jessica Dorr and representatives [...]
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