Upcoming Featured Events

Join us for a "Toast to Summer" at J. McLaughlin in Sun Valley with sips and shopping.  Friday, July 1, noon-4pm. 15% of sales benefit The Community Library. J. McLaughlin offers a "collection of women`s and men`s clothing and accessories reflects their casual, classic style peppered with a dose of wit." More about J. McLaughlin here. … [Read more...] about Sip & Shop: Library Benefit

with Patagonia's Wader Repair Team Thursday, June 23 Donaldson Robb Family Lawn Join the Patagonia Fish Team for a wader repair tutorial and testing clinic on the Library's lawn. Drop in between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to water test and learn how to repair your own waders.  Patagonia will have on site an outdoor wader testing station where you can test your waders for leaks, ask questions, and participate in hands-on learning. The Worn Wear team will also share information on how to … [Read more...] about Wader Repair Clinic

with Dylan Tomine and Frances Ashforth When it comes to books about fishing, few authors capture the all-out obsession with equal parts honesty, humor and sobering dose of reality as well as Dylan Tomine in his memoir, Headwaters: The Adventures, Obsession, and Evolution of a Fly Fisherman (Patagonia 2022). Including two decades of Tomine’s writings, Headwaters chronicles his journey to wild fish conservation. Thirty-five personal stories appear … [Read more...] about “Headwaters: The Adventures, Obsession, and Evolution of a Fly Fisherman”

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