These boots are made for walking ... and they have something to say, too! Soft leather uppers, custom-made by a British bootmaker, men's size 9. Wear 'em loud and proud. $150 at Gold Mine Consign. Proceeds from the Gold Mine stores help support books, literacy, and programs at The Community Library. Gold Mine Consign is open Tuesday-Saturday 10am – 6pm and is located at 4th and Walnut in Ketchum. More about the Gold Mine stores here. … [Read more...] about Men’s Bermondsey Boots
Winter Read: “The Great Gatsby”
Library Foyer ExhibitJanuary – June 2024 “Stocks reached record peaks, and Wall Street boomed a steady golden roar. The parties were bigger, the shows were broader, the buildings were higher, the morals were looser, and the ban on alcohol had backfired, making the liquor cheaper.” ~Nick Carraway, The Great Gatsby Every winter, we read a story together. Set in the Jazz Age a hundred years ago, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby explores themes of class and wealth, … [Read more...] about Winter Read: “The Great Gatsby”
Beyond the Party with Jay Gatsby and Clarissa Dalloway
Winter Read 2024 Discussion Group As part of the 2024 Winter Read, The Community Library’s executive director, Jenny Emery Davidson, will lead a four-week discussion series on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, paired with Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. The group will meet over four Wednesdays in February, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Library’s Lecture Hall. Both The Great Gatsby and Mrs. Dalloway were published in 1925, in the wake of World War I and a global influenza pandemic. Both … [Read more...] about Beyond the Party with Jay Gatsby and Clarissa Dalloway
Mock Caldecott Award
Community School Students recommend Every Dreaming Creature by Brendan Wenzel and The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker. Students from Sun Valley Community School visited The Community Library for a Mock Caldecott Award selection. Students learned about the history of the Newbery and Caldecott Awards, the most prestigious awards for children’s literature. They then participated in a Mock Caldecott, exploring books that might win the award, which is given to “to the artist of the most … [Read more...] about Mock Caldecott Award
Book Review: The Great Gatsby
Director of Programs and Education, Martha Williams, recommends The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It’s been at least ten years since I last read The Great Gatsby. Like many, I first read the novel in high school, where some of my peers adored the story while others adamantly hated it. I remember being mesmerized by Fitzgerald’s language, impressed by narrator Nick Carraway’s observations of humanity, and appalled by the rich and “careless” Buchanans and the wreckage left in their … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Great Gatsby
A Little Book of BIG Stories 2024
... a story of Idaho, as lived through its well-loved libraries ... Like the Armed Services Editions, millions of which were distributed to U.S. soldiers serving in WWII, this small book celebrates the right to read freely and the power of stories to expand our humanity, even in, especially in, trying times. The testimonials in this book provide a glimpse into the big work of libraries across Idaho: More than 150 local libraries serve the people of this state, from Sandpoint to Twin Falls, … [Read more...] about A Little Book of BIG Stories 2024
