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25 Frequently Challenged Books Considered Classic Literature The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by JD SalingerThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerUlysses by James JoyceBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Lord of the Flies by William Golding1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckCatch-22 by Joseph HellerBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George OrwellAs I … [Read more...] about Banned Book Classics

Children's and YA Summer Reading Program Reports Record-Breaking Success and Amazing Accomplishments Riddle: What has 73,800 pages, 295 kids, 78 Teens, two narwhals, and a set of Apple AirPods? Answer: The Community Library's Youth Summer Reading 2022! And that just scratches the surface in a year that saw the first in-person celebration in two years, new prizes, better prizes, more prizes, and the greatest number of teen participation ever. "Oceans of Possibilities" surrounded … [Read more...] about Oceans of Possibilities; A Sea of Reading

My name is Diana Sabrina Muñoz, the Summer Programs Intern at The Community Library.   On the night of June 16, 2022, Ali Noorani, the current Program Director of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s U.S. Democracy Program, and Former Chief Executive Officer and President of the National Immigration Forum, and author of truly impactful book Crossing Borders: The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants, presented a program at The Community Library.   He was joined by … [Read more...] about Struggle, Survival, and Success: Reflections of a Daughter of Immigrants 

An Australian Couple Rediscovers the “Community” in The Community Library Newlyweds Katherine Suttor and James Stanton recently returned to The Community Library to reflect on an old family tradition and delight in new discoveries. . .from the Library's programs to the learning tools to puzzles and musical instruments, and oh, the books. “I remember discovering the Library all those years ago with my mum,” says Katherine. “Mum has always been an avid reader, and I would have lots of fun … [Read more...] about Home. Half a World Away. . .

The Library has curated a very special display with titles from Arion Press, which pairs great artists with great literature to create beautiful books by hand. Arion Press publishes several limited editions every year, each conceptually unique and printed from metal types cast on site.See the rare display outside the Idaho Room in The Community Library. Poetry of Sappho Poems by Sappho in their original Greek English translation by John Daley with Page duBois; Introduction by Page … [Read more...] about Science, Metaphysics, and Passion

The 2022 Community Speaker Series presented by The Community Library and the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference invites all to join for three free lectures in Ketchum's Forest Service Park. No registration is required. Bring your camp chairs, blankets, picnics, and join us! All three events will also be livestreamed to Vimeo and will be recorded for later viewing. Click here for the 2021 Summer Speaker Series in Forest Service Park featuring: … [Read more...] about Community Speaker Series-2022