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City of Boise Reverses Policy; Will Require Masks Enjoying the "no mask" lifestyle? Not so fast, Boise--changes and reversals have been announced from the City of Boise that will be impacting where you are able to continue on with no mask and where you'll need to mask up. Just this week, the Centers for Disease Control or the "CDC" began recommending increased measures for COVID-19 because of concerns surrounding the Delta variant. Of course, like any virus, the Delta variant has become a matured and evolved version of COVID-19 that experts are continuing to learn about. Many studies have sho...

Last updated Thursday, May 27 The Central Library in Copley Square will reopen for limited in-person services on June 1st. On June…

The LA County Library announced today that outdoor programs for children and teens will be held at 20 of its 85 branches this summer.

The Over-the-Top Library With a Secret Treasure William O’Connor © Provided by The Daily Beast Alamy It would be understandable if, after taking in the ornate reading rooms and grand hallways of the St. Louis Central Library, you deemed your thirst for literary splendor sated. However, tucked into one of those walls is an elegant but easily missed double door underneath a broken pediment leading to a true treasure trove filled with items that would fetch eye-popping sums at auction. Fittingly, they are books. Not the greatest twist, I suppose, but these are not any old bo...

Community Social Justice Book Discussion: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander May. 05, 2021 at 1:00 pm Santa Monica Public Library, in partnership with the City Manager’s Office, is hosting a series of Social Justice Book Discussions. The second title in the series is The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander. This groundbreaking book challenges the civil rights community, and all of us, to place mass incarceration at the forefront for racial justice in America. The program takes place on Thurs...