The Community Library Celebrates National Library Week, April 20 – 24, 2026, with Special “I Love My Library” Events for All Ages Beginning April 20, and running through April 24, The Community Library in Ketchum is hosting a series of drop-in events to celebrate libraries, library workers, the love of books, and the freedom to read whatever one chooses. The festivities this year include a colorful display of National Library … [Read more...] about A Retrospective: National Library Week Posters
Foyer Exhibits
In the Foyer: Tiny Art 2026
Select pieces from the Tiny Art Show in the Children's Library have made their way to the Library's foyer, showcasing the imagination and talent of kids and teens. In February, visitors to the Library voted on their favorites in a variety of categories. The art on display is listed below. We certainly wish we had room to display all of the magnificent, creative Tiny Art expressions in the Library's foyer. Those pieces not in the display can be picked up in the Children's Library. Thank you! … [Read more...] about In the Foyer: Tiny Art 2026
Foyer Exhibit: Frankenstein
Each winter, we read a story together. The 2026 Winter Read is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. In the newest foyer exhibit, the Library is featuring books in adult, young adult, and fun books for kids on the subjects and legacy of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." All available to check out and take home with you. For more than 200 years, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus has captured imaginations. The story of a young scientist who infuses life into a new being, flees in … [Read more...] about Foyer Exhibit: Frankenstein
From Paris to Hemingway’s Idaho
“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 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…
