Why FARRIT?

FARRIT is an acronym for Finding All Resources Relating to Idaho Topics. Begun as the Idaho Collections Group in October 1998 when a group of university, public, and state librarians from the Boise area began meeting informally to discuss the care and maintenance of their special collections of Idaho-related materials, The FARRIT web page continues to keep librarians and the public informed about the availability, contents, and collection policies of Idaho collections throughout the state.

FARRIT was intended to be more than just a showcase for special Idaho collections however. It is an open-ended, continually expanding project, collecting information on all kinds of special Idaho-related resources in Idaho libraries. We encourage Idaho libraries to submit information about Idaho collections to be included on this site. Send your comments to Jim Jatkevicius at the Boise Public Library.  

Search the Boise Public Library Ethnic History Collection - an Idaho Commission for Libraries-assisted digital conversion project involving newspaper clippings from the Idaho Statesman on the Basques, Chinese, Japanese, Hispanics, and African-Americans of the Treasure Valley The collection is just one of many hosted by the ICFL as Idaho Digital Resources.

Boise Public Library is a member of the IDIG consortium.

Maintained by: Jim Jatkevicius, Boise Public Library
Hosted by: Idaho Commission for Libraries