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The Community Library Association is comprised of The Community Library, The Gold Mine Thrift and Consign Stores, and the Center for Regional History, which includes the Regional History Museum, Reading Room, and the Ernest and Mary Hemingway House and Preserve.
We believe it is within all of us to inspire, motivate, facilitate, and challenge one another to new thinking. Passionately.
Community Library Association Employment Benefits
All employees are eligible for:
- Voluntary vision and dental insurance
- Employee discount at The Gold Mine Thrift Store
- Professional development stipend ($200/year for part-time employees, $400/year for full-time employees)
Full-time employees are eligible for:
- Health insurance: the CLA pays for 85% of a Regence Gold 800 plan, or the employee can choose to apply the dollar amount of that coverage to a Regence Platinum 500 plan, Regence Gold 1500 plan, Regence Gold 2500 plan, or a Regence Silver HSA 5100.
- Retirement plan: the CLA offers an employer-sponsored retirement plan and up to a 4% match on an employee’s gross earnings.
- Paid time off: the CLA annually offers 11 holidays, 10 vacation days (15 after 3 years), 6 sick days, 5 days bereavement (per loss, not per year), and jury duty/witness pay (up to two weeks, after that at the discretion of the organization).
- Life Insurance: the CLA pays for a $10,000 AD&D policy for each full time employee.
Full-Time Job Openings
There are currently no full-time positions open.
Part-Time Job Openings
There are currently no part-time positions open.
Seasonal Employment/Internships
George Blackmon Research Fellow
The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History
Location: Ketchum, Idaho
Timeframe: Project outcomes to be completed by March 31, 2026
Reports to: Mary Tyson, director of the Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History
Compensation: $6,000 stipend, one-half to be paid at the start and the second half to be paid at
completion. Plus, $1,000 for travel to and from Ketchum, Idaho. Additional funds could be available
for pre-approved travel to places that are compelling prospects of inquiry. Approximately 150
hours of work would be expected.
Benefits: None
Special Instructions: Successful candidates must be able to complete a criminal background
check.
Job Summary: The Community Library Center for Regional History seeks graduate students or early career professionals for its fellowship program. The program has been designed to provide research opportunities in a special collections and cultural heritage setting in the American West to elevate under told stories. The George Blackmon Research fellow will have a unique opportunity to dig deeply into Blackmon’s life story. Starting with a recent gift of the Lola Graham Papers on George Blackmon, the fellow will examine and process the collection, exhaust the Center’s collection for relevant mining history, build a source list, and follow the leads that arise in Idaho, Kentucky, and other points near and west of the Mississippi River. More here.
Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in volunteering for The Community Library, Regional History Museum, or The Gold Mine Thrift Store, start here!
