Preschool storytime is designed just for kids who are 4 – 5 years old! This storytime uses the five early literacy practices- sing, talk, read, write, and play. Each storytime features a letter, books that are a little longer and a little more complex to get us ready to sit in a classroom, and lots of fun rhymes and songs. After storytime, we play!

Kids, celebrate Read Across America Day!   Complete our fun games and activities that represent different places across the country, and win a prize.  

Stop by the Twin Falls Public Library every Saturday at 3:00 PM for a free movie matinee! Here's what's playing this month:

March 2nd  - Trolls Band Together (PG)

March 9th - The Marvels (PG-13)

March 16th - Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (PG-13)

March 23rd - Elemental (PG)

March 30th - Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (PG)

Toddler Time is designed for children in the 18mo to 3yo age group. We know that this age group gets the wiggles, so there are lots of opportunities for movement and books that are appropriate for their attention span followed by playtime!

Learn how to use block coding to make our Cody Rocky Robots do amazing things! This program series is for 3rd to 6th graders and space is limited.  Registration is required and the program is currently full, but contact the Youth Services Department to have your name on the waitlist.  

Come by the Library to learn Knitting & Crochet Basics! We'll have patterns for you to use, or bring your own yarn to keep your project, or you can borrow some of ours to practice! We'll teach you how to get started and some basic stitches. Stick around after class for A Good Yarn Club to keep working on your project & meet fellow yarn crafters for more tips & tricks

Calling all yarn crafters! Meet us in the Library Program Room for A Good Yarn Club! Meet fellow yarn crafters, work on your projects, or use our patterns! Need a little more instruction? Come by an hour early for Knitting & Crochet Basics Class

Baby Lapsit is designed for babies from birth through 18 months. This short storytime lasts 15 minutes. Your baby will be on your lap throughout, and you will sing, move, and read with your baby!

Elementary-age kids, join us Tuesday afternoons at 4:00 for hands-on activities designed to get kids excited about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Children under 8 will need help from a grown-up.

Each month, explore a different resource, tool, or skill in genealogy research! Join us on March 5th at 6:30 PM and learn how to overcome dead ends and brick walls when researching your family tree!

Ready, Set Kindergarten! is a program for kids who are entering kindergarten in Fall 2024.  Each week, kids will earn a new letter, a kindergarten readiness concept, work on numbers, participate in hands-on activities, and parents will receive a worksheet to take home with suggestions of activities to do with their children.

Join us at 4:30 PM the the first two Wednesdays of each month for tech class! Every month, we'll teach you a new technology skill. In March, learn the basic software, hardware, and skills you'll need to start 3D Printing!

Over 300 miles of rivers in the Owyhee Canyonlands are protected under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Protected river sections include the famous Jarbidge, Bruneau and Owyhee rivers.

The best way to celebrate the Owyhee Canyonlands is to float one of the Wild and Scenic Rivers! The second best way to celebrate is to join us at this upcoming event! Join John Robison, Idaho Conservation League’s Public Lands Director, will provide an overview of the Owyhee Canyonlands, describe the character of different river stretches, and offer logistics advice for planning your own adventures. John will also describe the Owyhee Initiative’s collaborative approach to crafting these protections.

Toddler Time is designed for children in the 18mo to 3yo age group. We know that this age group gets the wiggles, so there are lots of opportunities for movement and books that are appropriate for their attention span followed by playtime!

Adults and teens, join our adventure! Every other Thursday, at 5:30 PM, we meet in the Library Program Room for Dungeons & Dragons! We play using D&D 5th edition, and all skill levels are welcome. Contact CJ at crasmusson@tfpl.org for more information on how to join! Ages 13+.

Preschool storytime is designed just for kids who are 4 – 5 years old! This storytime uses the five early literacy practices- sing, talk, read, write, and play. Each storytime features a letter, books that are a little longer and a little more complex to get us ready to sit in a classroom, and lots of fun rhymes and songs. After storytime, we play!

Kids, come read to a therapy dog from the Pets Helping People Therapy Team!  Sign up for a 10-minute slot when you arrive, and spots are first come, first served

Stop by the Twin Falls Public Library every Saturday at 3:00 PM for a free movie matinee! Here's what's playing this month:

March 2nd  - Trolls Band Together (PG)

March 9th - The Marvels (PG-13)

March 16th - Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (PG-13)

March 23rd - Elemental (PG)

March 30th - Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (PG)

Toddler Time is designed for children in the 18mo to 3yo age group. We know that this age group gets the wiggles, so there are lots of opportunities for movement and books that are appropriate for their attention span followed by playtime!

Learn how to use block coding to make our Cody Rocky Robots do amazing things! This program series is for 3rd to 6th graders and space is limited.  Registration is required and the program is currently full, but contact the Youth Services Department to have your name on the waitlist.  

Join us every month for Classic Movie Night! This month, we'll screen 1953's The Long, Long Trailer starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. See a great classic movie and learn a little about it's history!

Baby Lapsit is designed for babies from birth through 18 months. This short storytime lasts 15 minutes. Your baby will be on your lap throughout, and you will sing, move, and read with your baby!

Elementary-age kids, join us Tuesday afternoons at 4:00 for hands-on activities designed to get kids excited about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Children under 8 will need help from a grown-up.

Ready, Set Kindergarten! is a program for kids who are entering kindergarten in Fall 2024.  Each week, kids will earn a new letter, a kindergarten readiness concept, work on numbers, participate in hands-on activities, and parents will receive a worksheet to take home with suggestions of activities to do with their children.

The monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees is the second Wednesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the Library Board Room.

Join us at 4:30 PM the the first two Wednesdays of each month for tech class! Every month, we'll teach you a new technology skill. In March, learn the basic software, hardware, and skills you'll need to start 3D Printing!

Ready to move beyond the basics of Digital Art? Join us for this intermediate level class where you'll learn more advanced techniques and software to create digital art!  

Toddler Time is designed for children in the 18mo to 3yo age group. We know that this age group gets the wiggles, so there are lots of opportunities for movement and books that are appropriate for their attention span followed by playtime!

Teens in 6th – 12th grade, join us for a fun craft! This month we will use food coloring and glue to make a DIY stained glass frame.  

Preschool storytime is designed just for kids who are 4 – 5 years old! This storytime uses the five early literacy practices- sing, talk, read, write, and play. Each storytime features a letter, books that are a little longer and a little more complex to get us ready to sit in a classroom, and lots of fun rhymes and songs. After storytime, we play!

Join us every month at the Twin Falls Public Library to learn Tech Basics! In this beginner's tech class you'll learn the basics of computer use, internet browsing, smartphone navigation, word processing and more!

Bring your kids to the library anytime between 10am and 2pm for a St. Patrick's Day Celebration! We'll have fun crafts and activities and you might just find a pot of gold

On March 16th at 10:30 am, join Master Gardener Dan Henningsen at the Twin Falls Public Library to learn how you can help your violets bloom more and look more attractive. Plus, bring your questions about your violets! If you've attended Dan's previous sessions, some information will be a review, but different techniques and ideas will be explored.

Stop by the Twin Falls Public Library every Saturday at 3:00 PM for a free movie matinee! Here's what's playing this month:

March 2nd  - Trolls Band Together (PG)

March 9th - The Marvels (PG-13)

March 16th - Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (PG-13)

March 23rd - Elemental (PG)

March 30th - Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (PG)

Toddler Time is designed for children in the 18mo to 3yo age group. We know that this age group gets the wiggles, so there are lots of opportunities for movement and books that are appropriate for their attention span followed by playtime!

Learn how to use block coding to make our Cody Rocky Robots do amazing things! This program series is for 3rd to 6th graders and space is limited.  Registration is required and the program is currently full, but contact the Youth Services Department to have your name on the waitlist.  

Join Dr. Candace Wright (TFHS Science and Math teacher) for this discussion of eclipses before the Great American Eclipse, a total solar eclipse that will be visible from Mexico to Maine. Learn the differences between solar and lunar eclipses, fun and safe ways to view them, the science behind the predictions, the historical impact of eclipses over the millennia, and more!

Baby Lapsit is designed for babies from birth through 18 months. This short storytime lasts 15 minutes. Your baby will be on your lap throughout, and you will sing, move, and read with your baby!

Elementary-age kids, join us Tuesday afternoons at 4:00 for hands-on activities designed to get kids excited about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Children under 8 will need help from a grown-up.

Ready, Set Kindergarten! is a program for kids who are entering kindergarten in Fall 2024.  Each week, kids will earn a new letter, a kindergarten readiness concept, work on numbers, participate in hands-on activities, and parents will receive a worksheet to take home with suggestions of activities to do with their children.

On Wednesday March 20 from 4-6, we'll put out extra laptops so that elementary kids can all play together on the library's very own private Minecraft server! 

Come to the Twin Falls Public Library for Game Night! You can play any game from our collection, plus we'll have extra games from Black Dragon Games' demo collection! Every month, we'll have a featured game that we'll teach you to play, and have multiple copies ready to play. This month, we're featuring the strategy/set-collection board game "Tokaido."

Toddler Time is designed for children in the 18mo to 3yo age group. We know that this age group gets the wiggles, so there are lots of opportunities for movement and books that are appropriate for their attention span followed by playtime!

Adults and teens, join our adventure! Every other Thursday, at 5:30 PM, we meet in the Library Program Room for Dungeons & Dragons! We play using D&D 5th edition, and all skill levels are welcome. Contact CJ at crasmusson@tfpl.org for more information on how to join! Ages 13+.

Preschool storytime is designed just for kids who are 4 – 5 years old! This storytime uses the five early literacy practices- sing, talk, read, write, and play. Each storytime features a letter, books that are a little longer and a little more complex to get us ready to sit in a classroom, and lots of fun rhymes and songs. After storytime, we play!

Join us on March 22 at 4:00pm for Elementary Book Club! This month we are reading Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo.  We'll eat snacks, do some activities, and have so much fun celebrating on of our favorite books!   

Families can drop by from 11-1 to build with the library's huge Lego collection!  Or, take on the engineering challenge if you're feeling ambitious!

Stop by the Twin Falls Public Library every Saturday at 3:00 PM for a free movie matinee! Here's what's playing this month:

March 2nd  - Trolls Band Together (PG)

March 9th - The Marvels (PG-13)

March 16th - Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (PG-13)

March 23rd - Elemental (PG)

March 30th - Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (PG)

Kids, stop by anytime during Spring Break and ask a librarian to get you started on the scavenger hunt! You'll learn how to find different topics in the children's department and win a prize.

Learn how to use block coding to make our Cody Rocky Robots do amazing things! This program series is for 3rd to 6th graders and space is limited.  Registration is required and the program is currently full, but contact the Youth Services Department to have your name on the waitlist.  

Instead of storytime during the week of Spring Break, each age group will have their very own play date! We'll bring out extra toys and have play areas set up all over the children's department so that kids and caregivers can play and connect. 

Baby Play Date: March 26 from 10am-12pm

Toddler Play Date: March 28 from 10am-12pm

Preschool Play Date: March 29 from 10am-12pm.

Teens in 6th – 12th grade, join us for a cooking class! This week, Siew Guan Lee from the University of Idaho Extension office will teach us how to make our own custom pizzas.  

Ready, Set Kindergarten! is a program for kids who are entering kindergarten in Fall 2024.  Each week, kids will earn a new letter, a kindergarten readiness concept, work on numbers, participate in hands-on activities, and parents will receive a worksheet to take home with suggestions of activities to do with their children.

Join Limited Edition Book Club: Something to Write Home About. This three-part discussion series is centered around titles written as letters. Find a copy to check out at the Reference Desk, then join us to discuss each title at 6:30 PM on the fourth Wednesday of the month!

January 24th: "Turn of the Key" by Ruth Ware

February 28th: "Letters of a Woman Homesteader" by Elinore Pruitt Stewart

March 27th: "Dear Committee Members" by Julie Schumacher

Instead of storytime during the week of Spring Break, each age group will have their very own play date! We'll bring out extra toys and have play areas set up all over the children's department so that kids and caregivers can play and connect. 

Baby Play Date: March 26 from 10am-12pm

Toddler Play Date: March 28 from 10am-12pm

Preschool Play Date: March 29 from 10am-12pm.

Join us on March 28th at 6:30 PM to share your short stories and poetry! Read original works, your favorite short by another author, or just come to listen! Sign-up to read at the event (first-come, first-served). Light refreshments will be served.  Readings will be limited to 5 minutes each. This program is geared towards adults.

Instead of storytime during the week of Spring Break, each age group will have their very own play date! We'll bring out extra toys and have play areas set up all over the children's department so that kids and caregivers can play and connect. 

Baby Play Date: March 26 from 10am-12pm

Toddler Play Date: March 28 from 10am-12pm

Preschool Play Date: March 29 from 10am-12pm.

Join us on the last the Friday of every month at 4:00 pm for Digital Art Basics! Here, you'll learn about the core skills & tools you need to get started in digital painting, drawing, & photo editing. Use our devices, or bring your own!

(Ready to move beyond the basics? Check out our intermediate level course the second Wednesday of each month!)

Do you have a interesting souvenir from a great vacation? Are you an aspiring artist or craftsperson with pieces that need to be seen? Do you have a rare piece of movie memorabilia?  Don't let your cool items sit and gather dust! Come to Adult Show & Tell on March 30th to show off your object, tell us the story behind it, and see and hear what others have to share! NOTE: Registration is required to show an object at this program. Click here to register, or pick up a paper form at the Reference Desk!

NOTE: Items that fall under the following categories will not be allowed:

Weapons

Drug or other Illegal Paraphernalia

Oversized Items (You must be able to carry your own items into the Library and to the Program Room, and back out)

Sales Pitches

You've seen his photos around town, now learn more about the man behind the images. Librarian Jennifer Hills will talk about photographer Clarence Bisbee, some of his most significant photos, and the legacy he left to the Magic Valley and the state.

Stop by the Twin Falls Public Library every Saturday at 3:00 PM for a free movie matinee! Here's what's playing this month:

March 2nd  - Trolls Band Together (PG)

March 9th - The Marvels (PG-13)

March 16th - Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (PG-13)

March 23rd - Elemental (PG)

March 30th - Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (PG)