Resource Library of the Diocese of Idaho

Housed at the Diocesan Center in Boise, the resource library is open and available to all members and parishes of the diocese. Check out of materials is free, though we ask that you return items in a timely fashion so more people can enjoy the resources.

A sampling of what is available:

• A projector that can be borrowed for presentations.  Usually used with computers but compatible with other equipment. 

• Audio tapes and CD's on spirituality.

• Church publications such as Constitutions and Canons, the governing policies of the Episcopal Church nationally.

• Vestry resources.

• Publishing, vestment and school supply catalogs.  

• Books on church history, spirituality and commentaries.

Other helpful links related to archives, records and resources:

• Church Publishing   Produces prayer books, hymnals, and other titles mandated by the General Convention through the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music.

• Episcopal Archives  The archives of the national Episcopal Church.

• Episcopal News Service Archives  The archives of the Episcopal News Service.

• The Historical Society of the Episcopal Church  The HSEC is dedicated to preserving and disseminating information about the history of the Episcopal Church in the United States.

• National Episcopal Historians and Archivists  NEHA encourages every congregation, diocese, and organization in the Episcopal Church to collect, preserve and organize its records and share its history.

• Episcopal Women's History Project  To promote and encourage research, writing and publication in all matters touching upon the history of women in the Episcopal Church; To promote and encourage the collection and preservation of records and other artifacts of interest pertaining to such history; To foster and promote public knowledge of interest in such history.