Stop by the children's department anytime on May 1st to celebrate Día with us! Día is a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance of literacy for all children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. It is a daily commitment to linking children and their families to diverse books, languages, and cultures.

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 the first two Wednesdays of every month for Tech Class to learn a new skill or tech tool! This month, join us for Game Design with Godot. You'll learn the basics of the software and how to begin using this free, open-source tool to design your own games. 

May 1st - Godot Basics

May 8th - Using & Designing w/ Godot

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!

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!

In April and May the Tween STEM Club will do a hands-on exploration of simple machines using Engino's Simple Machines Building Kit.  This program is for kids in 3rd-6th grade.  Registration is required and the program is currently full, but contact the Youth Services Department (208) 733-2964 ext. 301 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.

Join us at the Twin Falls Public Library the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM to explore a different resource, tool, or skill in genealogy research! This month, we'll teach you the basics on beginning your research into 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 the first two Wednesdays of every month for Tech Class to learn a new skill or tech tool! This month, join us for Game Design with Godot. You'll learn the basics of the software and how to begin using this free, open-source tool to design your own games. 

May 1st - Godot Basics

May 8th - Using & Designing w/ Godot

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 can join us to make personalized stress balls.

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

Catch a free movie matinee every Saturday at 3 PM.

May 4th- Special Event: May the 4th Be With You Movie Marathon!

May 11th - “The Great Gilly Hopkins” (PG)

May 18th -  “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” (PG)

May 25th -  “Father Goose” (1964 - NR)

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!

In April and May the Tween STEM Club will do a hands-on exploration of simple machines using Engino's Simple Machines Building Kit.  This program is for kids in 3rd-6th grade.  Registration is required and the program is currently full, but contact the Youth Services Department (208) 733-2964 ext. 301 to have your name on the waitlist.  

oin us the second Monday of every month at 6:00 PM for Classic Movie Night! See a classic film and learn a bit of film history and trivia. This month, we're screening a classic comedy from 1962: My Geisha.

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.

Join us at the Twin Falls Public Library for this Fair Housing Basics workshop, in partnership with the Intermountain Fair Housing Council & Idaho Legal Aid! At this workshop you will learn about your rights as a tenant under the Fair Housing Act as well as other current topics in fair housing. This 4 hour workshop will take place in the Program Room on Wednesday, May 15th, from 1 PM - 5 PM.

1:00 PM: Fair Housing Basics

2:00 PM: Fair Housing Hot Topics

4:00 PM: Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications, Assistance Animals

About the Presenters:

Mike McCarthy graduated from law school at the University of Idaho in 1985. Since that time Mike has practiced at Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc. in Twin Falls. Our office serves the Magic Valley. The focus of my practice has been in the areas of evictions, the Fair Housing Act, Medicaid, Social Security disability, guardianships and domestic violence related cases.

Peg Richards joined IFHC in October 2022 as the Education Project Director. Her background includes working with people experiencing homelessness, oversight of a low-income housing program, advocating for the disenfranchised, and educating our community about the experiences of people with whom she has worked with for the past two decades. Peg has contributed to the IFHC team by creating curriculum for Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, creating our Inclusive Community & Construction and Design updated guides, oversees our statewide media outreach, and other educational materials. And is currently providing multiple opportunities across the state, to ensure all Idahoans understand housing rights, how to advocate for their rights, along with Fair Housing laws, hot topics, and best practices.

For more more details on the topics that will be covered at this event, or for requests for interpretation or reasonable accommodations, please reach out to Zoe Olson at zolson@ifhcidaho.org or Peg Richards prichards@ifhcidaho.org.

The months meeting of the Board of Trustees is on the third Wednesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. in the Library Board Room.

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 Quacks of Quedlinburg."

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 May 17 at 4:00pm for Elementary Book Club! This month we will be reading A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning.  We'll eat snacks, do some activities, and have so much fun discussing this popular series!

Stop by the children's department between 10 and 2 for an Alphabet Scavenger Hunt! Every kid who finishes the scavenger hunt will get a free book to take home and keep.

Catch a free movie matinee every Saturday at 3 PM.

May 4th- Special Event: May the 4th Be With You Movie Marathon!

May 11th - “The Great Gilly Hopkins” (PG)

May 18th -  “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” (PG)

May 25th -  “Father Goose” (1964 - NR)

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!

In April and May the Tween STEM Club will do a hands-on exploration of simple machines using Engino's Simple Machines Building Kit.  This program is for kids in 3rd-6th grade.  Registration is required and the program is currently full, but contact the Youth Services Department (208) 733-2964 ext. 301 to have your name on the waitlist.  

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.

Join us at the Twin Falls Public Library on May 21st at 6:30 PM for this special presentation by Idaho Power! Learn how to save money on your summer power bills with energy efficiency tips along with with programs like Budget Pay, Levelized Pay, and Autopay. You'll also learn about recreational opportunities offered by Idaho Power Parks, camping, and boating, and learn about he new Swan Falls Powerhouse Museum south of Meridian!

Come May 22 10am-12pm for a mock kindergarten screening! We'll look at a bunch of different aspects of kindergarten readiness & provide resources for things your child might need extra help with. You did not have to participate in Ready, Set, Kindergarten in order to participate in the screening. 

 Join Limited Edition Book Club: Poisoned Prose. In this three-part discussion series we'll discuss titles featuring tales of poisons & their dangerous consequences.

April 24th: "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie" by Alan Bradley

May 22nd: "A Taste for Poison" by Neil Bradbury

June 26th: "The Sign of Four" by Arthur Conan Doyle

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 cooking class! This week, we will be making muffins and smoothies.

Join us on May 23 at 6:30 PM to share short stories & poetry! Read original works, favorites by other authors, or just come to listen! Readings are limited to 5 minutes each. No outside sound amplification . Light refreshments will be served!

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!

Catch a free movie matinee every Saturday at 3 PM.

May 4th- Special Event: May the 4th Be With You Movie Marathon!

May 11th - “The Great Gilly Hopkins” (PG)

May 18th -  “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” (PG)

May 25th -  “Father Goose” (1964 - NR)

On Wednesday May 29 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! 

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+.

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!)