Boise School District Libraries

Introducing new elementary library learning intentions and success criteria to support learning across the curriculum!

How many chromebooks are we handing out at each of our 8 junior high schools this week? 2 whole 7th graders' worth!

Across , 7th and 8th graders are being issued and swapping out their devices. That's nearly 4000 new and refurbished chromebooks deployed in 3 days!

Many thanks to the dedicated BSD IT staff, librarians, and fleet of temporary workers who helped us make this a quick and smooth process!

RISE students at started their notebooks with . They'll read 50 books in 50 different categories this year and win an awesome hoodie!

Are you a secondary student interested in joining the Challenge? Visit your library today!

Making pop art with iPads in the library! We love working with and OnRamp!

Here are the after pics from yesterday. We're so thankful to the team at for helping us get all moved in!

New Dallas Harris Library move-in! This is a project months in the planning!

Madison Library Corner progress! I'm so grateful to for finding space for us in the media portable!

District Consulting Librarian Erin Downey speaks with George Prentice on Morning Edition about the role of school libraries and the impact on school librarians of the recent legislative session.

Boise librarian talks about next steps in the library debate in Idaho When Governor Brad Little vetoed Idaho House Bill 314, Erin Downey, the Boise School District’s liaison for school librarians, knew the debate was far from over. In fact, it became quite personal recently.

This 'Tough Topics' poster from the Shreve Memorial Library in Shreveport, Louisiana is a powerful reminder during National Library Week of the valuable role that libraries play in our communities and the importance of the freedom to read!

For two excellent book series for tweens and teens that tackle a variety of challenging life topics, we highly recommend the Smart Girl's Guides for tween girls (http://amgrl.co/2xpFKOg) and the Instant Help Solutions Guides for teen girls and boys (https://amgrl.co/2mcTz1A)

For two inspiring books about girls fighting against censorship in schools - both for ages 9 to 12 - we highly recommend "Ban This Book" (https://www.amightygirl.com/ban-this-book) and "Property of the Rebel Librarian" (https://www.amightygirl.com/property-of-the-rebel-librarian)

For a thought-provoking young adult novel exploring school book banning, we recommend "Suggested Reading" for ages 14 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/suggested-reading

And, for stories that celebrate the value that books bring to our lives -- and the libraries and librarians that help make them available to so many people -- visit our blog post, "35 Mighty Girl Stories about Books, Libraries, and Literacy," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11656

It's National School Library Month!

Doing some reading in preparation for next week!