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Blackfoot Public Library

A robust and growing community resource!

Welcome!

June Updates & Notifications

  • Notice of Regular Board Meeting: Monday, June 6, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m.: Blackfoot Public Library & Rural Library District Combined Board of Trustees
  • Notice of Meeting: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 @ 2:00 p.m.: Blackfoot Public Library & Rural Library District Budget Committee
  • Notice of  Special Meeting: Tuesday, June 8, 2022 @ 3:00 p.m.: Blackfoot Public Library & Rural Library District Budget Committee
  • CHILDREN’S STORY TIME: Wednesdays @ 10 a.m.
  • Lucy’s Ladies Book Club: Thursday, June 2, 2022 @ 6:45 p.m.  American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins
  • For patrons that would like to continue picking up books curbside, we’ve got you covered! Just give us a call at 208-785-8628 and we will work out the details with you.

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Summer Reading Program 2022

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Policy Update

At the links below you will find our Meeting Room Policy and Meeting Room Application. In order to reserve a meeting room, we ask that you print the application and bring the completed paper copy into the library. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call us at 208-785-8628!

MEETING ROOM POLICY

MEETING ROOM APPLICATION

Summer Read-Along

Are you ready for summer? You might enjoy this summer read-along that can also be checked out at the library!  The Magic School Bus On the Ocean Floor, by Joanna Cole 

 ***Don’t forget in-person story time at the library Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.!*** 
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Lucy’s Ladies Book Club

Lucy’s Ladies Book Club meetings are the first Thursday of every month at 6:45 p.m.; meetings will continue through June. You can grab a bookmark listing all the books from the library: (click image to enlarge)

July 7, 2022: West with Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge

August 4, 2022: The Nature of Fragile Things, by Susan Meissner

September 1, 2022: The Lost Man, by Jane Harper

October 6, 2022: Once There Were Wolves, by Charlotte McConaghy

November 3, 2022: The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery 

December 1, 2022: The Winter Guest, by Pam Jenoff

Please feel free to give us a call at 208-785-8628 if you have any questions. We can’t wait to see you!

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There’s an App for That!

Have you ever read a book, like The Silent Patient, and thought to yourself, “I would love to read another book similar to this?” Fortunately, there’s an app for that! The app, Likewise, might be just what you’re looking for:

“Likewise is your personal entertainment discovery platform spanning across a suite of free products designed to help you easily find your next favorite book, show, movie, or podcast.”

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  • ABOUT Elf
  • DEMO Elf
  • FAQs

SIGN UP

  • Use your email and create your own password on the first screen;

  • On the second screen enter your Pin which is your last name with the first letter capitalized.

CATALOG

Search & Locate Materials, Place a Hold or Renew Materials (Books, CDs, DVDs)

HERE!

Please call 208-785-8628 if you have any questions!

EBOOKS & AUDIOBOOKS

Download the Libby app to access our library’s audio collection!

LibbyPlease call the Library (208-785-8628) and request that you be added to the database. (As long as your library card is in “good standing,” you will be able to use the Libby app.) Once your library card had been added to the database it can take 15-30 minutes for the system to update and recognize your card number.

LiLI Services

LiLI Databases - access magazine articles free

LearningExpress Library - practice tests, training and exercises

Funded by LiLI

Other Resources

TumbleBooks of the Day DaybyDayID.org Storytimes OnlineSay YES to TBS

This website and program are brought to you by the Idaho Commission for Libraries and made possible, in part, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Institute of Museum and Library Services Idaho Commission for Libraries

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