In November 2024, the Children’s Library hosted a Tiny Art Show for children and teen patrons, which included 28 entries from artists two-fifteen years of age. Patrons browsed the exhibit and voted on their favorites in several categories. All the artists received an award certificate and five were selected for special honors. The exhibit was moved to the Library’s foyer in December, to further celebrate the creative inspiration of these young artists. The Art Show will be on display through … [Read more...] about Foyer Exhibit: Tiny Art Show
Upcoming Featured Events
Gold Mine Fall/Winter Opening 2024
October 3, 2024. Now including cashmere, as well as gear and apparel for the cool-to-cold seasons, the Gold Mine Thrift store has new inventory in clothing for men, women, and kids, plus sporting goods, fleece, hats & scarves, shoes & boots, electronics, housewares, and more. Gold Mine Consign has all new apparel for men and women! Unbeatable selection at incredible prices. Easily one of the top sales of the year. The Gold Mine Thrift store and drop-off will CLOSE AT NOON on October 1 … [Read more...] about Gold Mine Fall/Winter Opening 2024
The Community Library Book Club
Together we read! And we invite YOU to join our book club… Every other month, a different Community Library staff member will choose a book and host a book discussion. Our book club features a wide array of genres, including popular fiction, science fiction, narrative nonfiction, literary fiction … even graphic novels. There’s something for every reader, and participants can drop in for one session or attend them all! Book Clubs are intellectually stimulating and a great way … [Read more...] about The Community Library Book Club
Exhibit – Hemingway’s Grave: A Year of Offerings
The Community Library opened a new exhibit this week in its Foyer that displays objects that were collected from the gravesite of Ernest Hemingway, the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Hemingway died by his own hand in 1961 in his home in Ketchum, Idaho.* He was buried in the the Ketchum Cemetery and his funeral ceremony was attended by close friends and family. Curated by prominent Broadway director Les Waters, Hemingway’s Grave: A Year of Offerings, brings together … [Read more...] about Exhibit – Hemingway’s Grave: A Year of Offerings
Adult Summer Reads 2024
Adventure Begins at Your Library! Looking for a fun way to read motivate your summer reading? Join the Valley-wide Adult Summer Reads 2024 at The Community Library. The Community Library, Hailey Public Library, and Bellevue Public Library are collaborating once again to host a summer reading program for adult library users. Our theme for the year is Adventure Begins at Your Library, which aims to expand and inspire your reading choices. The program will run from Friday, … [Read more...] about Adult Summer Reads 2024
2024 Distinguished Lecturer: Joy Harjo
Celebrating the power of words and the creative spirit. . . . . .in a landscape that Hemingway loved. The annual Hemingway Distinguished Lecture is presented each July, honoring the month of Ernest Hemingway’s birth and death. Wednesday, July 31, 20247:00pm - 8:00pmDonaldson Robb Family Lawn at the Library This year, The Community Library welcomes JOY HARJO, who in 2019 was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate: the first Native American to hold the position and only the … [Read more...] about 2024 Distinguished Lecturer: Joy Harjo
