Monday, March 14, 2022 | Community Library Lecture Hall | 3:30 p.m

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History tells us Cesar Chavez transformed the U.S. labor movement by leading the first farm workers’ union.  But missing from this story is his equally influential co-founder, Dolores Huerta, who tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Chavez, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century.  

Like so many powerful female advocates, Dolores and her sweeping reforms were – and still are –largely overlooked. Even as she empowered a generation of immigrants to stand up for their rights, her own relentless work ethic was constantly under attack. False accusations from foes and friends alike, of child neglect and immoral behavior from a woman who married three times and raised 11 children, didn’t dampen her passion or deter her from her personal mission. She remains as steadfast in her fight as ever at the age of 91.

Peter Bratt’s provocative and energizing documentary challenges this incomplete, one-sided history and reveals the raw, personal stakes involved in committing one’s life to the fight for justice. Interweaving archival footage with interviews from Dolores and her contemporaries, the film sets the record straight on one of the most effective and undervalued civil and labor rights leaders in modern U.S. history.

In person only. Run time is 97 minutes, and the film will be followed by a discussion with Blaine County Amnesty International on Chapters 8 & 13 of the book “So You Want to Talk About Race.”

In partnership with the Hispanic/LatinUS Leadership Task Force, Project TOOLS Success, and the Crisis Hotline of Idaho, as part of a day full of “Past, Present, & Future Voices” events with guest Dolores Huerta.

“Rocky Mountain Fly Highway” Film Screening & Reel Legends Panel Discussion

Join us for a screening of The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway (2014), to be followed by a panel discussion with the Reel Legends—four fly-fisherwomen of the Wood River Valley whose fishing lives are featured in the Library’s current foyer exhibit as part of the 2022 Winter Read.

The Wide Eye Productions Film, narrated by Emmy Award-winning actor Tom Skerritt, follows a 500-mile stretch of Highway 20 from Wyoming and Montana, across Idaho and into Oregon, as it connects the West’s most renowned blue-ribbon trout streams. From the Yellowstone to the Henry’s Fork, Big Lost, Silver Creek, Big Wood, and Owyhee, the film is a visual feast of scenic beauty passing through some of America’s most spectacular scenery. The jagged peaks, bewitching deserts, and shimmering waters in pristine forests are also home to some of the best fly fishing waters in the world and a region that draws anglers from all over to settings that restore the soul. Watch the film’s trailer here.

Following the 45-minute film, librarian Pam Parker will moderate a conversation with fly-fisherwomen Amanda Bauman, an elementary school teacher at the Sun Valley Community School who spends her summers working as a fly-fishing guide; Morgan Buckert, who has worked for almost two decades in recreation and conservation in the Wood River Valley; Susanne Connor, who once flew gliders over the Valley and now guides fly-fishing year-round and co-operates a local outfitter; and Juliette Gutierrez, who lives steps from the river in Ketchum and might be found styling hair in the morning and casting a fly on the Big Wood that same evening.

Registration is required to attend in person, and all attendees are required to show Proof of Vaccination at the door. The film and panel will also be livestreamed on Vimeo (link forthcoming), and the panel will be available for later viewing.

More here.

New Library Foyer Exhibit

To an angler, each bend in the river reveals new riffles and pools, glimmering with hope. The pebbles and rocks underfoot create pockets of opportunity. An emergence of insects becomes a call to rise as barely perceptible rings hint of hungry trout. 

The perfect cast is an act of grace.

Pam Parker, Community Library Circulation Manager

When we step into the river to fly-fish, we become one with this natural flow, reading water like an ever-changing book. With senses attuned, we cast the fly line back and forth above the water before settling it in just the spot we aimed for. A perfect cast is an act of grace. 

Through word, object, and image, the Library Foyer exhibit celebrates four Wood River Valley women who have earned the badge of Reel Legends on our local waters.

Amanda Bauman: Elementary school teacher at The Community School who spends her summers working as a fly-fishing guide

Morgan Buckert: Has worked for almost two decades in recreation and conservation in the Wood River Valley  

Susanne Connor: Once flew gliders over the Valley and now guides fly-fishing year around and co-operates a local outfitter

Juliette Guiterrez: Lives steps from the river in Ketchum and might be found styling hair in the morning and casting a fly on the Big Wood that same evening 

The Foyer exhibit ends in April 2022.

The Ski Opening at the Gold Mine Thrift Store is one of the most highly anticipated events of the winter.

Mark your calendar for Thursday, November 5 at 10 am for the Gold Mine Ski Opening! Alpine and Nordic skis, boots and helmets, down coats, fleece, hats, boots, and so many treasures!

Face masks are required and social distancing protocols will be in place.

Please note: the store will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 4 to set up for the sale.

Ski Opening 2022: DATE TO BE CONFIRMED

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Wood River Land Trust Series: “Growth Planning Based on Community Values” with Elaine Clegg

Learn more here.

Anthony Doerr, author of “All the Light We Cannot See,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was a Hemingway Distinguished Lecturer, and will be appearing at The Community Library on January 14, 2022

View this event on the Library’s Calendar.