Join Boise Public Library & Ada Community Library, along with our wonderful partners Rediscovered Books & Boise Rock School, to celebrate reading and learning opportunities for youth this summer. Explore the possibilities for your child and register them for programs in our local community - like Summer Reading. Visit with over 20 different exhibitors offering educational and fun options for kids and families this summer and year-round. Enjoy music, food, pictures with mascots and more!

Location:

JUMP, Jack’s Urban Meeting Place. 1000 W Myrtle St, Boise, ID 83702

Exhibitors: 

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. - Visit with exhibitors who will be sharing their summer programming information, resources, and hosting activities. We're excited to be joined by: Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo, Boise City Department of Arts & History, Boise National Forest, Boise State Onramp, Caldwell Public Library, City of Boise, Eagle Public Library, Eagle Public Library Foundation, FRC team 5461 V.E.R.N./Open Lab Idaho, Friends of the Ada Community South Branches, Friends of the Boise Public Library, Garden City Public Library, Girl Scouts of Silver Sage, Idaho Battle of the Books, Idaho Humane Society, Idaho Public Television, Kuna Library, Lee Pesky Learning Center, Nampa Public Library Bookmobile, and Peace Valley Charter School.

Event Schedule: 

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. - Listen to Boise Rock School student band performances in the JUMP Lobby and the 5th Floor Loft and Move Studios. Since its inception in 2008, Boise Rock School has been led by the belief that the best way to get individuals excited about learning music is to have them play in a group. They believe the band setting, coupled with a strong curriculum and student-chosen songs, achieves better results than any other teaching method.

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. - Truck-a-Palooza - Guho Construction will have an excavator and dump truck on site for families to check out. Hop aboard, honk the horns, and learn about how these vehicles help shape our world.

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. - Bookmobile Jamboree - Visit Wordsy, the Nampa Public Library bookmobile, the Ada Community Library bookmobile, and Boise Public Library's Homebased Services van, participate in fun activities, check out a book, and find out more about the great services they provide.

10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. - See the talented dancers from Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo perform in the 5th Floor Move Studio. Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo was established in 2003 in Nampa, Idaho. Since then, the group has been committed to providing authentic Mexican folkloric dance education while sharing their time and talents through dance in Idaho.

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - Hop on the Block and Roll Bus and get building! The Block and Roll Bus is Idaho's first PartyBrickBus! It's equipped with LEGO sets and other STEM/STEAM-based activities.

11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - We're excited to welcome the Starbelly Dancers and the Starbelly Student Troupe for a performance in the 5th Floor Move Studio. The Starbelly Dancers are a nationally recognized belly dance company from Boise, Idaho, under the artistic direction of Cecilia Rinn. They specialize in traditional, modern, fusion, and theatrical belly dance and have performed at events such as Boise Music Week, Treefort Music Festival, and even on Telemundo.

The Starbelly Student Troupe is a diverse ensemble of dedicated dancers who bring an electrifying blend of traditional, modern, and fusion Middle Eastern, North African, and Turkish belly dance to audiences across Idaho. As the premier student troupe in Boise, they proudly represent the top students of the StarBelly School of Dance and perform at local events, festivals, and community celebrations, wearing conservative traditional costumes suitable for all ages.

12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. - Enjoy a performance by The Boise Traditional Chinese Dance Group in the 5th Floor Move Studio. Though now a separate entity, The Boise Traditional Chinese Dance Group was started in 2004 as a cultural enrichment after-school program for the Boise Modern Chinese School. Over the years, the program has grown from one dance class to four dance classes and a performance group including both adult and children dancers.

1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. - Performance by Irish Dance Idaho in the 5th Floor Move Studio. Idaho's longest running Irish Dance school, Irish Dance Idaho, continues its mission to create performing experiences, not only for the IDI dancers, but for the many audiences that follow them. Under the direction of Rebecca Ingram and Instructors Heidi Grigg, and Spencer Ingram, dancers are taught and drilled on correct, difficult technique required for traditional and Show-style Irish Step, specifically in the Munster tradition. The talented IDI dancers continue to delight audiences throughout the Northwest with their rhythmic high energy performances. 

Food: 

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. - Come get your snack on with food & drinks sold by Thomas Cuisine in the JUMP Lobby. The menu for the day includes great grab and go options.