Upcoming Featured Events

with Mary Pat Gunderson  Each new Supreme Court nomination prompts discussion of how the newly appointed justice will impact the Court. Much is made off the candidate’s political persuasions, but what about the gender of a judge? Does the gender of the judge impact the opinions rendered?   Retired District Court Judge Mary Pat Gunderson will present her recently published research examining the real possibility of implicit gender bias in judicial opinion writing. … [Read more...] about Gender and the Court

How Seafloor Sediments Became Mountainous Land - with Paul Link There was a time in the geologic past when Washington and Oregon didn’t exist and an ocean flooded inland across Idaho. Many of the rocks that make up the Boulder, Pioneer, Smoky, and White Cloud Mountains were formed in this oceanic setting. Join Dr. Paul Link of Idaho State University for a morning lecture and afternoon roadside field trip where you’ll learn the remarkable story of how this ocean formed and how rock that … [Read more...] about Geology of Wood River-area Landscapes

Como ayudar a los niños bilingües a convertirse en lectores fuertes La lectura es uno de los indicadores más sólidos del futuro éxito escolar y profesional de un niño, y la lectura es fundamental para poder participar plenamente en todo tipo de asuntos comunitarios. El experto en alfabetización Antonio Fierro hablará específicamente sobre cómo desarrollar sólidas habilidades de lectura en niños que crecen en hogares bilingües español-inglés. Hablará sobre las formas en que los padres, … [Read more...] about Programa en Español

5 Literary Experts Discuss How We Grow Readers Being able to read is fundamental to early school success, lifelong learning, civic participation, and personal growth. It is one of the strongest indicators of a child’s future school and career success, and, in contrast, 70% of incarcerated adults cannot read beyond a 4th grade reading level. In many communities across southern Idaho, fewer than half of students demonstrate reading proficiency, and that problem has been exacerbated by two … [Read more...] about Becoming a Reading Community

Literature, lectures, art, discussions, food, and fellowship Each year, the Ernest Hemingway Seminar focuses on a particular text or theme and its literary and historical context. The 2022 Seminar is scheduled for September 8-10. This year we’ll focus on the posthumously published Islands in the Stream and on Hemingway’s time on the Gulf Stream. A full schedule of events will be posted soon. Featured speakers will include Paul Hendrickson, author of Hemingway’s Boat: … [Read more...] about Ernest Hemingway Seminar

Lunch & Lit continues with a new day and time! Enjoy take-out lunches from the Senior Connection plus a short reading selection presented by The Community Library, Fridays at noon on the Cimino Plaza. Pick up your lunch or stay awhile at the Library's Cimino Plaza, outside the Children’s Library Entrance at 4th and Walnut. Come enjoy a nutritious and convenient lunch while engaging with other community members over interesting literature. Lunches are $5 for adults 60 and … [Read more...] about Lunch & Lit 2022