(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 [...]

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? 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 [...]

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 [...]