“Hunger Was Good Discipline” The Community Library presents a new foyer exhibit that explores Hemingway's time in Paris in the 1920s, and his later years in Ketchum, Idaho—where he shaped his memories into the pages of A Moveable Feast. This exhibit will be on display through December 2025. Between Two Places Two periods stand out in Hemingway’s life: his early years in Paris and his later years in Ketchum. In Paris, he kept disciplined writing routines and built … [Read more...] about From Paris to Hemingway’s Idaho
Foyer Exhibits
Foyer Exhibit: The Beauty of the Sketch
Capturing the Ephemeral Moment with Leslie Rego June-August 2025: Featuring the plein air watercolor of local artist and world traveler Leslie Rego, The Community Library celebrates the restorative power of the creative spirit. The exhibit offers an intimate journey into the sketchbook world and how drawing can offer a moments of peace within an often chaotic world. In addition to her art and other pursuits, Leslie teaches Nature Journaling workshops at The Community Library … [Read more...] about Foyer Exhibit: The Beauty of the Sketch
Tracks & Traces: Reconstructing Chinese History…
...in Southern Idaho In the late 19th Century, many Chinese men migrated from California to Idaho, along with Europeans and others in pursuit of gold and the promise of Manifest Destiny. The Idaho Territory spawned numerous mining towns, and Chinese residents and laborers made up one-third of the population by 1870. Due in part to anti-Chinese sentiment, Chinese settlers lived close together and worked difficult and undesirable jobs like laundry service, cooking, small farming, and … [Read more...] about Tracks & Traces: Reconstructing Chinese History…
Tiny Art Show 2024
Library Foyer ExhibitDecember 2024-January 2025 In November 2024, the Children's Library hosted a Tiny Art Show for children and teen patrons, which included 28 entries from artists two-fifteen years of age. Patrons browsed the exhibit and voted on their favorites in several categories. All the artists received an award certificate and five were selected for special honors. The exhibit was moved to the Library's foyer in December, to further celebrate the creative inspiration of these … [Read more...] about Tiny Art Show 2024
Hemingway’s Grave: A Year of Offerings
August-November 2024Library Foyer The Community Library featured a Foyer exhibit that displayed objects collected from the gravesite of Ernest Hemingway, the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Hemingway died by his own hand in 1961 in his home in Ketchum, Idaho.* He was buried in the Ketchum Cemetery and his funeral ceremony was attended by close friends and family. Curated by prominent Broadway director Les Waters, Hemingway's Grave: A Year of Offerings, brought together select … [Read more...] about Hemingway’s Grave: A Year of Offerings
Summer Games | Local Heroes
Honoring Summer Olympians in the Wood River Valley Library Foyer ExhibitJuly-August 2024 In life, there are many setbacks. I always tell myself, ‘Don’t give up. Head straight for your goal.’ ~Gabriela (Gaby) Andersen-Schiess on the hard finish to her Olympic Marathon The Community Library and Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History are honoring the achievements of local athletes who participated in the Olympic Summer Games. The new exhibit, "Summer … [Read more...] about Summer Games | Local Heroes
