Creative Writing Workshop with Tony Evans

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The Creative Writing Workshop is open to all genres and levels, providing a supportive atmosphere where local writers can share their work. Please bring your favorite books, stories and poems, and samples of your works-in-progress. Writing topics, styles and techniques will be explored weekly.

Tony Tekaroniake Evans is an award-winning journalist and columnist at the Idaho Mountain Express newspaper in Ketchum who has led writing workshops in the Wood River Valley since 2004.

Wednesdays, January 15 – March 18.

*UPDATE: THE MARCH 18TH CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED*

Class will meet in the Learning Commons Conference Room. Drop-ins are welcome.

ERC Winter Bird Walk with Poo Wright-Pulliam

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Join the Environmental Resource Center (ERC) and local birding extraordinaire Poo Wright-Pulliam for an introductory presentation and birding walk about local winter birds. Poo will introduce common winter birds in Ketchum during a presentation then lead the group on a walk around Ketchum to look for these species.

The presentation will begin at 10:30 am in the Lecture Hall. A walk around Ketchum to observe local species will directly follow. Participants are encouraged to attend both the presentation and walk.

There is a suggested donation of $10/ERC member and $20/non-member. Pre-registration is required.

To register for this program please contact the ERC office at (208) 726-4333 or lindsay@ercsv.org.  

Jolabokaflod – Let’s All Read on Christmas Eve!

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In the spirit of the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod, come by the Library Treehouse for a sweet holiday treat and a good read to take home with you for Christmas Eve. We’ll have recommended reads set aside for your consideration and free poems for you to take home. Jolabokaflod means “the Christmas book flood,” and it refers to the tradition of giving books and reading them on Christmas Eve. It originated in Iceland during World War II when paper was one of the few commodities not rationed, so the famously well-read Icelanders shared their love of books even more during the holiday season. So, let us help you find some good books and a poem or two, then let’s all go home and get cozy and read on Christmas Eve! 

English as a Second Language for Adults

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CLASE DE INGLÉS PARA ADULTOS ¡Gratis!

Cada martes, enero 7 – marzo 31, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Abierto a todos los idiomas que quieren aprender ingles o mejorar sus habilidades.

Las instructoras Janet Ross-Heiner, M.A. Ed-ESL & Karen Little, MAT, asistirán y ayudarán a enseñar inglés.

Para mas informacion, llama en la biblioteca @ 208.726.3493 x 1

Las dos primeras clases (7 de enero y 14 de enero) se reunirán en el programa de estudio (debajo de la biblioteca infantil).

 

ENGLISH CLASS FOR ADULTS Free!

Every Tuesday, January 7 – March 31, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Open to adults of all languages who wants to learn English or improve skills.

Teachers Janet Ross-Heiner, M.A. Ed-ESL, and Karen Little, MAT, will assist non-native speakers in their effort to improve their English language skills. 

The first two classes (January 7 and January 14) will meet in the Program Studio (beneath the Children’s Library).

WINTER READ Kickoff & Opening of “Righting a Wrong” Poster Exhibit

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Join us at the Regional History Museum for the opening of Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II. 

During the reception, we’ll also launch The Community Library’s 2020 WINTER READ: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. 

 

Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II
February 19 marks the anniversary of Executive Order 9066, a document that President Roosevelt signed in 1942, two months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The order resulted in the imprisonment of 75,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry and 45,000 Japanese nationals in prison camps across the country, many being relocated far from home.

The Righting a Wrong poster exhibition traces the story of Japanese national and Japanese American incarceration during World War II and the people who survived it. Young and old lived crowded together in hastily built camps, endured poor living conditions, and were under the constant watch of military guards for two and a half years. Meanwhile, brave Japanese American men risked their lives fighting for the United States.

Some 40 years later, members of the Japanese American community led the nation to confront the wrong it had done—and urged Congress to make it right. Based on an original exhibition at the National Museum of American History, the Righting a Wrong poster exhibition centers around eight core questions that encourage viewers to engage in a dialogue about how this happened and if it could happen again. Embracing themes that are as relevant today as they were 75 years ago, the poster exhibition brings forth themes of identity, immigration, prejudice, civil rights, courage, and what it means to be an American. 

The Righting a Wrong poster exhibit is on display at the Regional History Museum from January 31, 2020 through March 21, 2020, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) program.

 

The 2020 Winter Read has been generously sponsored by the Spur Community Foundation and Carlyn Ring.

 

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