February 28th Update
Citizens for a Library in West Boise, I just wanted to provide an update on events this week. On Monday we talked to the news media outside City Hall. West Boise Residents at City Hall on Monday, Feb 23, 2026. Photo credit: Brady Caskey, Idaho News Channel 6 From left to right: Larry Ice, Mark [...]
Press Conference Monday, February 23rd, at City Hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOISE LIBRARY TRUSTEES PREPARE TO DENY WEST BOISE LIBRARY BRANCH West Boise Advocates to Hold Press Conference Urging City Council to Act BOISE, ID – Citizens for a Library in West Boise, joined by community leaders, will host a press conference on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. to advocate for the inclusion [...]
10 Reasons West Boise is Let Down By Boise’s Library Facilities Plan
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 [...]
Library Service in Comparable Cities
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 [...]
Recap: Library + City Council Meeting October 14th, 2025
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 [...]
Press Conference Monday, October 13th, at West Boise’s Largest Public Library
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 [...]
February 28th Update
Citizens for a Library in West Boise, I just wanted to provide an update on events this week. On Monday we talked to the news media outside City Hall. West Boise Residents at City Hall on Monday, Feb 23, 2026. Photo credit: Brady Caskey, Idaho News Channel 6 From left to right: Larry Ice, Mark [...]
Press Conference Monday, February 23rd, at City Hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOISE LIBRARY TRUSTEES PREPARE TO DENY WEST BOISE LIBRARY BRANCH West Boise Advocates to Hold Press Conference Urging City Council to Act BOISE, ID – Citizens for a Library in West Boise, joined by community leaders, will host a press conference on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. to advocate for the inclusion [...]
10 Reasons West Boise is Let Down By Boise’s Library Facilities Plan
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 [...]
Library Service in Comparable Cities
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 [...]
Recap: Library + City Council Meeting October 14th, 2025
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 [...]
Press Conference Monday, October 13th, at West Boise’s Largest Public Library
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 [...]
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