Last Chance for Author Luncheon Tickets!

Sunday, August 20, noon
Stanley Supper Club

We still have a few tickets left for this Sunday’s Author’s Luncheon with Boise author and screenwriter Samantha Silva. After a delicious buffet lunch at the Stanley Supper Club, Samantha will speak about her writing process and read from her books, Love and Fury and Mr. Dickens and His Carol, which will be available for purchase and signing. Tickets are $35 and must be purchased in advance; buy them at the library or call/email us at 208-774-2470 or [email protected].

New Display: Frogs

Hop into the library and check out our new display about frogs, featuring the Dean Boyle Family collection. Did you know… 

• Frogs are little miracles. Some can freeze solid then warm up and live!
• There are over 7,500 frog species.
• A group of frogs is called an army.
• Some frogs can jump over 20 times their own body length; that is like a human jumping 30 meters.
• Frog shed their skin about once a week and usually eat it.
• The world’s largest frog is the goliath frog of West Africa—it can grow to 15 inches and weigh up to 7 pounds.
• Around here, you’re most likely to see a Colombia Spotted Frog or Western Toad. You might also see Pacific tree frogs and Rocky Mountain tailed frogs in the Sawtooth region. Idaho has 10 species of frogs and toads.

Fish Painting

A great big thank you to Sylvia Hamilton and Daniela Ruiz for their amazing art and science program earlier this month. An enthusiastic crowd made some beautiful prints using real Chinook Salmon from the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery. And we learned a lot about our local fish, too!

Summer Hours (until September 5)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 12-6
Friday and Saturday 10-6
Closed Sunday