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 space is limited, call (208) 733-2964 ext. 301 to sign up.

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

Bring the kids to Sing-Along With Mr. Don! Mr. Don sings childhood favorites like the Hokey Pokey, The Wheels on the Bus, and If You’re Happy and You Know It, as well as his own original songs. 

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! This month, join us on April 2nd at 6:30 PM to learn how to track your family tree through immigration and naturalization records.

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.

April 3, 2024 meeting is canceled and rescheduled for April 17, 2024.

This months meeting of the Board of Trustees is the first Wednesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. in the Library Board Room.

Join us the first two Wednesdays of every month for Tech Class. Every month, you'll learn a new skill or tech tool, this month, join us for Game Design: Starting & Tools. On April 3rd, you'll learn how to get started and how to define your game. The following week, on April 10th, you'll learn how to start coding and designing your game by thinking like a computer.

Join Idaho Public Television for a fun program based on the PBS KIDS show Work it out Wombats.  The program will include watching an episode of the show, doing a fun activity, and each participant will get to take home a playtime kit.

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 can stop by the children's department anytime between 10am and 2pm to play the Dewey Decimal Scavenger Hunt! You'll get better at finding non-fiction items in the children's department and win a prize while you do it!

Stop by the Twin Falls Public Library every Saturday at 3:00 PM for a free movie matinee on our big screen in the Program Room! Here's what's playing this month:

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 space is limited, call (208) 733-2964 ext. 301 to sign up.

Join 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 1953's "Mogambo" starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, and Grace Kelly,

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 the first two Wednesdays of every month for Tech Class. Every month, you'll learn a new skill or tech tool, this month, join us for Game Design: Starting & Tools. On April 3rd, you'll learn how to get started and how to define your game. The following week, on April 10th, you'll learn how to start coding and designing your game by thinking like a computer.

Ready to move beyond the basics of Digital Art? Join us at the Twin Falls Public Library for this intermediate level class to learn advanced techniques and software tools!  If you need a refresher or are brand new to digital art, check out our basics class on the last Friday of the month.

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 to play book bingo in honor of National Library Week!  There will be snacks and prizes.  

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!

Stop by the Twin Falls Public Library every Saturday at 3:00 PM for a free movie matinee on our big screen in the Program Room! Here's what's playing this month:

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 space is limited, call (208) 733-2964 ext. 301 to sign up.

Join Body Balance owner David Hutchinson on April 15th at 5:30 PM for this Shoulder Pain Workshop at TFPL! Shoulder injuries force us to change many of our daily tasks, such as retrieving a cup from the cupboard or holding your favorite book. Although these changes might initially appear tolerable, they compromise our comfort and fail to address the root issue. Our goal is to assist you in restoring mobility and alleviating pain, promoting recovery rather than adaptation.

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.

On April 16th at 6:30 PM. Gary Eller presents the story and songs of Clarence E. Eddy. Orphaned at a young age, Eddy became one of the most colorful and well-known characters to seek riches in the wilds of Central Idaho and the Death Valley region, in the last great American gold rushes from the late 1890’s to 1920. Eddy made several major discoveries and was wildly publicized for his adventures in both regions. He wrote five books of poetry and song and hundreds of newspaper articles were published by and about him coast to coast, giving him national fame.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council, a state-based partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the project do not necessarily represent those of the Idaho Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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.

Bring the whole family for a puppet show!

This months meeting of the Board of Trustees is 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, amass spaceships for your fleet as you roll your way to domination in the quick to learn and play game: "Space Base."

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

Join us on April 19 at 4:00pm for Elementary Book Club!  This month we will be reading Mary Poppins. We'll eat snacks, do some activities, and have so much fun celebrating this classic book!

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 on our big screen in the Program Room! Here's what's playing this month:

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!

oin us to celebrate Earth Day! We'll have organizations from the community to teach you about gardening, native plants, conservation and more! Plus, play some fun games and make a craft!

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 April 24 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! 

 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 fun craft!  This month we are making paintings using the tissue paper transfer method.    

On April 25th at 6:30 PM, join us at the Library 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.

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 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!)

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 on our big screen in the Program Room! Here's what's playing this month:

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 space is limited, call (208) 733-2964 ext. 301 to sign up.

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.

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 hasselback potatoes and veggies.