By Collections Manager Aly Wepplo I love my library and I love books. Working in The Community Library, I get a lot of requests for what’s new and next in the world of reading: Since the Library posted our online acquisition request form to our website last Fall, we have received about 800 requests. That’s 73 a month, 17 a week, or three a day. And that’s just what we collect online! All these requests mean our shelves hold something for everyone. We’re building the library’s … [Read more...] about What’s in a Library Collection?
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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
Call for Local, Self-Published Authors
The Community Library is hosting a Local Authors Showcase August 15, 2024. Deadline to apply: July 31, 2024. The Community Library is hosting a Local Authors Showcase from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on August 15, 2024, in the John A. and Carol O. Moran Lecture Hall. This is a terrific opportunity for local, self-published authors – who don’t typically receive powerhouse publicity machines to nudge their books onto bestseller lists – to take the stage and share their work. The … [Read more...] about Call for Local, Self-Published Authors
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
Pride in the Archives 2024
LGBTQIA2S+ Stories and Experiences Sought In recognition of Pride Month, the Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History at The Community Library in Ketchum is calling for contributions of stories, artifacts, and objects representing LGBTQIA2S+ experiences and history in Central Idaho. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two Spirit, and other identities have been under-represented in many archives; this is an effort to better represent … [Read more...] about Pride in the Archives 2024
Adult Summer Reads 2024
Adventure Begins at Your Library! Looking for a fun way to read motivate your summer reading? Join the Valley-wide Adult Summer Reads 2024 at The Community Library. The Community Library, Hailey Public Library, and Bellevue Public Library are collaborating once again to host a summer reading program for adult library users. Our theme for the year is Adventure Begins at Your Library, which aims to expand and inspire your reading choices. The program will run from Friday, May … [Read more...] about Adult Summer Reads 2024
