Congratulations to the Class of 2023!

Induction Ceremony
6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 7, 2023
Library’s John A. and Carol O. Moran Lecture Hall

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for mixing and mingling.
For in-person attendance, registration is required for in-person attendance. Register here.
For those who cannot attend in person, the program will be livestreamed on Vimeo and available for replay.
7:00 p.m. Reception
A reception will follow at The Library’s Wood River Museum of History and Culture, 580 4th Street East.

More here.

with Mary Ann Allison 

Everyone feels it: The faster pace. The divisions in society. The increasing complexity. To help us navigate the changing times with confidence and creativity, Mary Ann Allison will be presenting pictures of our journey from the past to the future. Her presentation, A Time Traveler’s Guide to Social Change, promises to be both informative and entertaining.  

The founding principal of the Allison Group, Mary Ann helps organizations and individuals feel—and be—powerful in times of rapid social change. Her approach combines skinned knees (real business experience) and rigorous scientific theory. Her research is peer-reviewed and field tested. Mary Ann has co-authored a murder mystery and four books on business and science, and she serves on the board of the Idaho Humanities Council. Although she is a professor emerita and has an MBA and PhD, Mary Ann believes in having fun and hopes you won’t hold her degrees against her.   

Space is limited, and registration is required to join this small-group workshop and discussion.

More/register here.

Panel Discussion at The Community Library

Save money, improve health and reduce emissions.

Looking for cost effective ways to move away from fossil fuels? Losing sleep over your carbon footprint, but don’t know how to lower it? Confused by new technology and available tax credits and rebates?

Join The Community Library and the Climate Action Coalition of the Wood River Valley for a panel discussion with early adopters and local experts to learn how you can take steps towards a cleaner, more efficient home and access the tax credits and rebates to make it affordable.  All are welcome! (Renters, home owners, builders, service providers, any and all!)

Panelists: 

• John Reuter: Owner Greenworks; green building consultant/solar installer
• Elizabeth Jeffrey: Climate Action Coalition founder; electrification early adopter
• Bill Harvey: Power plant engineer and electrification early adopter
• Mitch Long: Retired emergency physician and electrification early adopter

The panel will be moderated by Scott Runkel: Sun Valley Community School Science Teacher and Sustainability Coordinator, and Climate Action Coalition member.

This event will be livestreamed, and a recording will be available to watch later.

More/register here.

…with Kim Cross 

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
5:30pm – 6:30pm
John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall

Paced like a thriller and full of insider information on the history and science of Crime Scene Investigation, In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America’s Child embeds readers in one of the most famous true-crime stories of our generation—the kidnapping of Polly Klaas—a case as pivotal in the history of the FBI as the Unabomber or Oklahoma City bombing.

On October 1, 1993, a 12-year-old girl was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in Petaluma, California, during a sleepover with two friends, while her mother slept soundly in the room next door. This rarest of all kidnappings—a stranger abduction from the home—triggered one of the largest manhunts in FBI history.  

Many Americans remember Polly’s face, which appeared on the national news every night, on the cover of People magazine, and on more than 8 million flyers distributed as far as China. The emotional gravity of Polly’s story touched every agent, police officer, and forensic technician who worked on her case. Many of these investigators have never shared their stories—until now.

New York Times bestselling author Kim Cross has written the first comprehensive account of what happened on that fateful night in October, as well as how the case forever transformed the Bureau’s approach to solving crimes. With unprecedented access to files, crime scene photos, a videotaped murder confession, and inside sources, In Light of All Darkness follows the investigators who pieced together the evidence that led to the arrest and conviction of the kidnapper—and made the victim a household name and a girl who will never be forgotten. 

This program will be livestreamed, but a recording will not be available to watch. Click here to watch live online.

Kim Cross is a New York Times Best-Selling author, journalist, and historian known for meticulously reported narrative nonfiction. Her stories have been recognized in “Best of” lists by the New York Times, the Columbia Journalism Review, The Sunday Longread, Longform, Apple News Audio, and Best American Sports Writing. She is also the author of The Stahl House: Case Study House #22—The Making of a Modernist Icon, and What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South’s Tornado Alley. 

More/register here.

…and Senior Financial Exploitation Prevention 

Join the Idaho Department of Finance, the Idaho Commission on Aging- Adult Protective Services, AARP Idaho, and other key stakeholders for an information session on how to identify, prevent, and report financial fraud and suspected senior financial exploitation. This in-person gathering is your opportunity to meet and learn from experts about the best ways to protect the finances of you and your loved ones from fraud and criminal actors.

Whether you’re a business owner, investor, caregiver, or simply interested in protecting your personal assets, this event is for you. The presentation will be followed by a meet and greet with the experts. Light refreshments are included, and door-raffle prizes will be available.

Registration for this event is through Eventbrite: REGISTER HERE.

This program will be livestreamed and available to view later. More here.

Friday, November 3, 2023
3:00pm – 5:00pm
John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall
The Community Library

In his new film SABBATH, award-winning filmmaker Martin Doblmeier explores the religious, secular, psychological, and sociological implications of a weekly day of rest for a “profoundly burned-out world.” The wide-ranging two-hour documentary delves into the history and practice of an ancient concept that is rooted in the biblical story of creation. 

Doblmeier and the Journey Films team traveled coast-to-coast exploring Sabbath beliefs and practice, meeting authors – both secular and religious, monks, theologians, clergy, farmers, physicians, and practitioners young and more senior. He shows the profound beauty of the practice across traditions, the principles of justice that undergird it, and the potential it offers for healing the world. 

Presented in collaboration with Sun Valley Seventh-Day Adventist Church, the Wood River Jewish Community, Light on the Mountains Center for Spiritual Living, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hailey. Facilitated small-group discussions will follow the screening.

More/register here.

Thursday, November 2, 2023
5:30pm – 7:30pm
John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall
The Community Library