“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
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Book Review: Ferris
Children's Librarian Judy Zimmer recommends Ferris by Kate Dicamillo Kate Dicamillo does it again. Another heartfelt, warm and humorous chapter book. This book stars Ferris, a young girl set to enter her fifth-grade year in elementary school. The story is filled with a collection of quirky characters, including a grandmother who is communing with a ghost, an uncle who resides in the basement and is painting the whole world, and a younger sister who is intent is not following the … [Read more...] about Book Review: Ferris
Film Review: Shakespeare: A Day at the Globe
Aly Wepplo recommends Shakespeare: A Day at the Globe on Kanopy streaming video. Recently, I performed in a production of As You Like It with Sun Valley Shakespeare in the Park. To prepare, I watched Shakespeare: A Day at the Globe on Kanopy streaming video. This documentary gives a brief historical look at public theatre in England in Shakespeare’s time and presents an imagined viewing of Julius Caesar performed at the Globe Theatre. Just 29 minutes in length, Shakespeare: A Day at the … [Read more...] about Film Review: Shakespeare: A Day at the Globe
70 Years, 70 Books
Reflecting on 70 Years of Publishing By Pam ParkerDirector of Library Operations Happy Anniversary to The Community Library, which celebrates 70 years as an institution in 2025. Our librarians thought it would be fun to look back on those years and identify stand-out books that were published for each year. We did this for four categories: fiction, nonfiction, young adult and children’s. Then we created a mash-up list that picks the most significant title for each … [Read more...] about 70 Years, 70 Books
Book Review: The Book Thief
Communications Manager Kyla Merwin recommends The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. “When Death has a story to tell, you listen.” This is the publisher's first note in their description of The Book Thief. And well said. Every now and then, a book lands in my lap that knocks me right off the couch. A tome that might take me two weeks to read (at 550 pages), The Book Thief instead launched me on a much longer journey—a two-month immersion of exquisite wording and finely wrought … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Book Thief
Book Review: A Moveable Feast
Hemingway in Idaho Research Fellow Riley Bradshaw recommends A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway. A Moveable Feast offers more than a look at Hemingway’s time in 1920s Paris. The book becomes a reflection on remembering, shaped by time and distance. Hemingway began writing after rediscovering old notebooks left behind in the Paris Ritz. Published posthumously in 1964, the book was assembled from these fragments and drafts, which adds another layer to its exploration of memory and time. … [Read more...] about Book Review: A Moveable Feast
