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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
Regional History Librarian
Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History
Type: Full-time, year-round, non-exempt position
Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday
Location: Ketchum, Idaho
Reports to: Mary Tyson, director of the Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History
Compensation: Starting hourly wage of $26/hr.
Benefits: 85% of health insurance premium paid by employer, retirement plan with 4% match, employer-paid AD&D policy, voluntary vision, short-term disability and dental plans.
Special Instructions: Successful applicants must be able to complete a criminal background check.
The Community Library Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History includes the Betty Olsen Carr Reading Room, special collections and archive, Wood River Museum of History and Culture, and the Ernest and Mary Hemingway House and Preserve collection. The Center seeks a dynamic librarian to work as part of a team to make accessible central Idaho historical materials. The position includes performing general archival research services while dividing time between research requests, oral history work, processing and arranging, enhancing digital collections, overseeing preservation standards. In conjunction with the Center for Regional History team the position contributes to the development of museum and library exhibits. The Regional History Librarian will oversee the Betty Olsen Carr Reading Room collection and reference services. More information/apply here. Deadline: April 27, 2026
Part-Time Job Openings
There are currently no part-time positions open.
Seasonal Employment/Internships
Bookmobile Summer Intern
Children’s and Young Adult Library
Type: Hourly part-time seasonal position
FLSA classification: Non-exempt
Location: Ketchum, Idaho
Reports to: Lilianna Bridge, Bookmobile & Outreach Librarian
Starting pay: $16/hour
Benefits: None
Paid leave: None
Special instructions: Successful applicants must be able to complete a criminal background check. Successful applicants must be current high school students. Please note that you must be at least 14 years old to legally work in Idaho.
The Bookmobile Summer Intern at The Community Library performs a variety of tasks relating to The Bookmobile, the Children’s Library, and the Young Adult Library. Interns will assist in planning summer events for families, teens, and children. Interns will be responsible for promoting the library inside the library, in the community, and representing the library at Outreach events. This position primarily takes place off-site at a variety of summer Bookmobile locations. Interns will travel on the Bookmobile to designated sites. Interns must convey a particular enthusiasm for children’s literature, for children and teens, and for educational programming. Interns are also responsible for fostering a sense of community and interaction among children and families while working both on the Bookmobile and in the building. This is a 15-20 hour/week position. More information/apply here. Application period: April 3 – April 24, 2026.
Hemingway House Preservation Intern
The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History
Type: Part-time, non-exempt, seasonal position
Location: Ketchum, Idaho
Reports to: Mary Tyson, Director of the Center for Regional History
Compensation: $17/hour
Benefits: None
Special Instructions: Successful candidates must be able to complete a criminal background check.
The Community Library Center for Regional History in Ketchum, Idaho, seeks a summer intern to work in collections research and care specifically in our Hemingway House collections. The Library stewards the Ernest and Mary Hemingway House and Preserve, and the Center for Regional History’s goal is to complete an inventory of the House collections in the next two years. The intern’s work will directly advance this goal. Photo documentation is part of the process. The intern will have the opportunity to learn how to take museum quality photos. The preservation work on the historic house makes a substantial difference in our ability to interpret Mary and Ernest Hemingway’s relationship with Idaho and Idahoans. More information/apply here. Deadline: April 19, 2026.
Hemingway in Idaho Research Fellow
The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History
Type: Part-time, non-exempt, seasonal position
Location: Ketchum, Idaho
Reports to: Mary Tyson, director of the Center for Regional History
Compensation: $700/week, minimum 4 weeks ($2,800), maximum 10 weeks ($7,000).
Benefits: None
Special Instructions: Successful candidates must be able to complete a criminal background check.
The Community Library Center for Regional History welcomes applications from current graduate students in the humanities, literature, museum studies, library and information studies, preservation, or a related program for its professional fellowship program. The program has been designed to provide practical experience to graduate students interested in pursuing a career in a special collections and cultural heritage setting. The fellow will contribute to the current interpretive and preservation work. The fellow will have a unique learning opportunity through the setting and history of the Hemingway House as a cultural heritage landmark. The fellow’s work will contribute to the story of Hemingway in Idaho. More information/apply here. Deadline: April 19, 2026.
The Patricia Crandall Lane Trailing of the Sheep Festival Archives Summer Internship
Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History
Type: Part-time, seasonal, non-exempt position; starting and ending dates to be defined between June 8 and August 30, 2026.
Location: Ketchum, Idaho
Reports to: Mary Tyson, director of the Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History
Compensation: $20.00/hour with a cap of 180 hours. The number of hours per week is to be arranged. Benefits: None
Special Instructions: Successful applicants must complete a criminal background check.
The Community Library Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History (JRLCRH) seeks a part-time summer intern to work on The Patricia Crandall Lane Trailing of the Sheep Festival (TOTS) Archives. The Center received the archive in 2019 and is currently processing it and making it accessible for researchers and the public. The archive contains the record of the Ketchum-based TOTS organization that formed twenty-nine years ago to celebrate the history of the multi-faceted expressions of sheep ranching in central Idaho. The internship’s outcome will be a curated media project that can be shared or exhibited at the 2026 Festival Headquarters. The archive has many interview recordings that the Folk & Traditional Arts Director of the Idaho Commission on the Arts made from 2014-2025. The ideal candidate is excited about working as part of a team and working independently to discover rich stories about sheepherding and ranching. Interest in U.S. history, public history, storytelling, agriculture, cultural heritage, and/or library and museum studies is a big plus. The intern position is funded by the Trailing of the Sheep Festival non-profit organization. More information/apply here. Deadline: April 19, 2026.
Summer Programs Intern
The Community Library
Type: Hourly part-time, non-exempt, seasonal position
Location: Ketchum, Idaho
Reports to: Martha Williams, Programs and Education Director
Compensation: $17.00/hour
Benefits: None
Paid leave: None
Special Instructions: Successful applicants must be able to complete a criminal background check. Successful applicants must be current high school or college students.
The Community Library seeks a program and communications intern to support special events, connecting the community with the Library’s resources and programs, and helping to shape the Library’s programmatic offerings. The intern will support primarily evening events including speakers and presentations, films, and panels during the weekday evenings; occasional discussion groups, classes, and workshops during the weekdays; and the Writer-In-Residence program at the historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House. The intern will also work with the Library’s communication manager in telling the Library’s story through social media posts, e-newsletters, website blogs, and print materials. This position is up to 20 hours/week, from approximately mid-May to mid-August 2026. More information/apply here. Deadline: April 19, 2026.
Wood River Museum of History + Culture Summer Intern
The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History
Type: Part-time, seasonal, non-exempt position
Location: Ketchum, Idaho
Reports to: Mary Tyson, Director of the Center for Regional History
Compensation: $17/hour
Benefits: None
Special Instructions: Successful applicants must complete a criminal background check. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, including some evenings.
The Community Library seeks a part-time summer intern for the Wood River Museum of History + Culture to assist with programs, exhibit development, and collections management, connecting the community with the Museum’s offerings. The intern will work with the Regional History staff as part of a team. Duties include the study of central Idaho history to inform the public about the current exhibits; lead a tour about Ketchum and Sun Valley history; perform daily museum operations; and to work with artifacts in the collection. The ideal candidate has educational interests in public history, storytelling, communications, forensics, and/or public service. This is a 20-hour/week position, from approximately June 8 through mid-August. Deadline: April 19, 2026. More information/apply here. Deadline: April 10, 2026.
Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in volunteering for The Community Library, Regional History Museum, or The Gold Mine Thrift Store, start here!
