The Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., upon recommendation
of the Idaho State Library in Boise, Idaho, designated the Hemingway Center at Boise State
University as the Idaho Center for the Book in November 1993.
The Idaho Center for the Book was established to encourage and promote an interest in
reading, writing, making, disseminating, and collecting books. The ICB also seeks to
preserve and publicize the bibliophilic heritage of the Gem State.
ICB publishes a semi-annual newsletter, as well as books and videos relating to Idaho and
book history, Book Arts, and related book topics. It sponsors (with the assistance of the
Idaho Commission on the Arts) "Booker's Dozen," a biennial statewide travelling
exhibition of fourteen artists and eccentric books by Idahoans. In 1996, the ICB and the
Idaho Council of Teachers of English produced "Idaho by the Book,"
a tetratetraflexagon literary map of the state. As well, the Center coordinates with and
supports the efforts of a variety of state and national organizations who share Center
interests and goals.
Idaho Center for the Book Web Site
