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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

Register, Craft and Snack Our "Oceans of Possibilities" summer reading program kicks off! Come in to the library to register (can also be done online). A jellyfish craft will be available for kids. Snacks served.  Summer reading begins May 23 and runs through July 29th.  Great prizes are available to kids and teen who READ and REPORT their summer reading.  More here. … [Read more...] about Summer Reading Kick-Off

  Visit Sun Valley invites the community to our first semi-annual meeting of 2022. The meeting is open to everyone, especially all business owners and those interested in the well-being of our tourism economy. … [Read more...] about Visit Sun Valley Community Meeting

Author Craig Johnson, a Hemingway Writer-In-Residence with The Community Library, joins us to discuss his popular Longmire book series, including his most recent book, Daughter of the Morning Star (September 2021) and his upcoming Hell and Back (September 2022). A book signing with Iconoclast Books will follow. Registration is required to join us in person, as space is limited. Craig's talk will also be livestreamed on Vimeo. Watch here. Craig Johnson is … [Read more...] about “Longmire” Author Craig Johnson