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Seniors, Book Club Members, & Avid Readers: Info on the Boise Public Library

The Ola District Library is full of books, DVDs, and fun & educational activities for both the young & the old. However, you may want to join the Boise Public Library or one of its partners in Meridian or Nampa, to access additional materials. 

Non-Resident Card for Boise Public Library:

Non-resident senior citizens over the age of 62 may purchase a Non­-Resident Card for an annual fee of $17.33; if you are a non-resident under the age of 62, the annual fee is $69.30.

The Non-Resident Card has the same privileges as a Borrower’s Card and the annual payment of the non­-resident fee by one individual in a household allows all other persons in that household to obtain a Non-Resident Card without the payment of an additional fee.

All books, including the new & popular ones, can be checked out for 4 weeks. Most books and materials can be renewed, and fees are no longer collected for overdue books.

Book Club Sets available at Boise Public Library:

https://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/books-movies-and-music/books-for-book-clubs/

The library has 45 Book Club sets; each set contains 10 copies and can be checked out for six weeks. Sets must be checked out and returned as sets.

If you want to see a list of all the sets, click on this link: https://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/info/search/ and then insert “book club sets” (without the parentheses) in the top search box labeled “i.e Author, Title, Keyword, etc.” If you find a set that you’d like to check out, click “place hold” and choose your pick-up location.

The Boise Public Library is part of the LYNX! Consortium. The Consortium is a partnership between 12 city and district libraries in southern Idaho. Theses libraries share an online catalog, services, and a variety of materials that members may borrow, reducing costs and barriers to access for all. If you are a member of one of these libraries, you have access to any and all of the materials and services at these locations:

  1. Boise Public Library – 4 locations: Main, Bown Crossing, Ustick & Cole, Collister, & Hilcrest
  2. Ada Community Library – Hidden Springs Branch
  3. Ada Community Library – Lake Hazel Branch
  4. Ada Community Library – Star Branch
  5. Ada Community Library – Victory Branch
  6. Caldwell Public Library – 1010 Dearborn St., Caldwell, ID 83605
  7. Eagle Public Library – 100 N. Stierman, Eagle, ID 83616
  8. Garden City Public Library – 6015 Glenwood, Garden City, ID 83714
  9. Kuna Library District – 457 N Locust Ave, Kuna, ID 83634
  10. Meridian Library District – 1326 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian, ID 83642
  11. Meridian Library District – Silverstone Branch, 3531 E. Overland Rd., Meridian, ID 83642
  12. Nampa Public Library – 215 12th Ave. S. Nampa, ID 85651