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Annual Reports

Annual Report cover 2022-23 Emery and Luke

The Community Library’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

Library Dispatch

Twice a year, the Library prints a newsletter to highlight upcoming events and special program initiatives as well as new resources and services.

Electronic Newsletters

Monthly Liaison: Stories from The Stacks

Each month, the Library sends an e-newsletter with staff essays, program insights, and donor recognition.
View the 2022 Liaison Archive here.

Weekly Library Program eNews

Each Monday, the Library sends an e-newsletter previewing upcoming events, current exhibits, children’s programs, operational updates, and book recommendations.
View the Library Program eNews 2022 Archive here.

  • October 14, 2024: Young Latinos Leaders Panel, G-DOG Film Screening, Sewing Club, Halloween Sales event at the Gold Mine, Middle Grade Book Club, and more, plus book recommendations…
  • October 7, 2024: Idaho’s Open Primary & RCV Panel, Open House at the Wood River Museum, Dance Dialogues, writing workshops, language classes, tech help, and more, plus book recommendations.
  • September 30, 2024: “Sheep Clips” interactive audio exhibit, Playwright Max Posner, Sensory Hour for toddlers, Book Club: North Woods, Gold Mine Fall/Winter Opening, and more, plus book recommendations… 
  • September 23, 2024: Mythbusting Immigration, Teen Taste Test: Potato Chips, End-of-Life Planning, the Summer Clearance Sale at Gold Mine Thrift, languages classes, and more, plus book recommendations… 
  • September 16, 2024: Blaine County Housing Needs, Recovery is a Family Affair, Library Lab: littleBits, English Language Learning, and more, plus book recommendations… 
  • September 9, 2024: Wolverines in Winter, Sewing Club, Miracle of the Mind: Brain-Body Connection, Let’s Build, Genealogy Club, Tech Help, and more, plus book recommendations…
  • September 2, 2024: Labor Day Closure, Get a Library Card Month begins, Ernest Hemingway Seminar, Book Grab & Pizza, Adult Summer Reads ends, and more, plus book recommendations…
  • August 26, 2024: Beyond the Headlines with Aliza Pressman, film screenings of Chief Tendoy and In Good Faith, Big Mountains and Deep Canyons field trip, Paws to Read, Mining for Gems, and more. Plus book recommendations!
  • August 19, 1024: Legacy Lost with Barbara Hilyer, Churchill and Ireland with Lee Pollock, Beaded Backpack Buddies, Paws to Read, and more, plus book recommendations…
  • August 12, 2024: Boss Lady with Asha Youmans and local author Alli Frank, the Library’s summer open house: Book around the Block!, Paws to Read with Wynslow, the dog, and so much more. Plus get book recommendations…
  • August 5, 2024: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Europa, Day Trip to the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival, Family Movie, Book Club, Upbeat with Alasdair, plus book recommendations and more.
  • July 29, 2024: Hemingway Distinguished Lecture with US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, Upbeat with Alasdair, Story Time: Ocean, Sewing Club, and many more events. Plus book recommendations.
  • July 22, 2024: John Vaillant, Hermione: The Freedom Frigate with Marc Onetto, the kids and teens Summer Reading Award Party, Preserving Family Recipes, plus book recommendations and more…
  • July 15, 2024: Judy Blume, Paws to Read with Wynslow, SV Jewish Film Festival, Brown Bag Poetry featuring the work of Joy Harjo, plus book recommendations and more…
  • July 8, 2024: Olympics Exhibit/Opening Reception “Summer Games |Local Heroes,” SINK/RISE with Photographer Nick Brandt, SV Jewish Film Festival screening of Remembering Gene Wilder, Star Lab Planetarium, plus book recommendations and more…
  • July 1, 2024: July 4th closures, Music in the Dark, and Solar Oven S’mores, plus book recommendations and more…
  • June 24, 2024: Saving Lives in Sub-Saharan Africa, Family Move: Migration, Sewing Club, Tech Help, Brown Bag Poetry, plus book recommendations and more…
  • June 17, 2024: Juneteenth closures, The Crick with Jim Mangan and Judith Freeman, Drop-in Family Games, plus book recommendations and more…
  • June 10, 2024: Drop-in Straws & Connectors, the Genealogy Workshop, Tech Help Desk, Paws to Read, Drop-in Family Games, plus book recommendations and more…
  • June 3, 2024: Craters of the Moon Centennial Celebration, Pride in the Archives, Miracle of the Mind, Book Club, Bilingual Story Time, plus book recommendations and more…
  • May 27, 2024: Memorial Day closure, Kids/YA Summer Reading kicks off, “Homelessness is a Housing Problem,” “Pride in the Archives,” Finding Your Center” poetry workshop, plus book recommendations and more…
  • May 20, 2024: Reading of “Wilma” at The Spot, Gold Mine Spring/Summer Opening, Read It & Eat! Book Club, plus book recommendations and more…
  • May 13, 2024: To Taste Life Twice writing seminar, StoryWalk, Gold Mine Winter Clearance Sale, Family Games, the Latest in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research, plus book recommendations and more…
  • May 6, 2024: Lava Ridge Wind Project panel discussion, It’s Her Story: Sacajawea with Randy’L Teton, Tween/Teen Art Lab, plus book recommendations and more…
  • April 29, 2024: Idaho Gives, Let’s Build! for Kids, language learning, plus book recommendations and more.
  • April 22, 2024: “A New Winter” with Sofía Jaramillo, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen, Paws to Read, Paint Club, Tech Help, and more, plus book recommendations and more.
  • April 15, 2024: Idaho Centennial Trail, Collage Poetry Workshop, a Peep Tree competition in Children’s, Sewing Club, plus book recommendations and more.
  • April 8, 2024: National Library Week, Peaks & Personal Growth, and Library closures, plus book recommendations and more.
  • April 1, 2024: Book Club for Tom Lake, Electrify the Wood River Valley, The Read It and Eat Middle Grade Book Club, plus book recommendations and more.
  • March 25, 2024: Hemingway and Skiing with John Lundin, drop-in crafts for Spring Break, Family Games, “Big Two-Hearted River” Class with Austin Smith, plus book recommendations and more.
  • March 18, 2024: “In True Face” with former CIA spy Jonna Mendez, Idaho’s Hidden Gems on Idaho Experience, Tech Help, Paint Club, book recommendations, and more.
  • March 11, 2024: A Tiny Beautiful Evening with Cheryl Strayed, the Winter Read Closing Party, Wildlife Migration and Status in the Valley, Genealogy Workshop, Sewing Club, book recommendations and more…
  • March 4, 2024: Upbeat with Alasdair: Why Brahms?, Gatsby Remixed, and so much more…
  • February 26, 2024: SV Film Festival Shop Talks, Bilingual Story Time, and so much more…
  • February 19, 2024: Presidents Day closures, “When Books Went to War,” Paws to Read with Wynslow, and so much more…
  • February 12, 2024: Day of Remembrance event and exhibit, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok, StoryWalk, and so much more…
  • February 5, 2024: Valuing Water to Survive Climate Change, Paint Club, Junior, “Fargo” movie discussion, “Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” book club, as well as book reviews and more.
  • January 29, 2024: Winter Read Kickoff, Knit Together, Bilingual Story Time, Make It at the Museum, Creative Writing – plus book recommendations and so much more…
  • January 22, 2024: Intro to Avalanches, Community Mental Health, Read It & Eat Book Club, and so much more…
  • January 15, 2024: MLK, Jr. Holiday, The Latest Science on the Big Wood River, Mock Caldecott Award, SVJr. Film Workshop, language learning, and so much more…
  • January 8, 2024: “Disinformation, Discord, and Story,” Paws to Read, Read It and Eat Book Club, Make It at the Museum, and so much more…
  • January 1, 1024: The Great Gatsby Winter Read, “A Tree of Life” Film Screening, Bilingual Story Time, Make It at The Museum, Nature Journaling, and so much more…
  • December 25, 2023: “Hygge” at the Library, Drop-in Crafts in Children’s and Wood River Museum, Valley Traditional Music Jams, and so much more…
  • December 18, 2023: The Future of Storytelling, “Elf” Movie Night, Make It (crafts) at the Museum, Holiday Stories at Sun Valley Lodge, Clay Ornaments for Tweens &Teens, book reviews, and so much more…
  • December 11, 2023: Authors & Artisans at Museum and Consign Open House, “Tenacious Beasts,” Miracle of the Mind: Brain Health, “What Makes a Good Story?” writing workshop, Sewing Club, Paint Club, Tech Help, Music Jams, book reviews, and so much more…
  • December 4, 2023: Winter Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Creating Housing Opportunities for All, Bilingual Story Time, Book Club: Living Untethered, Creative Writing Workshop, and so much more…
  • November 27, 2023: Raise Your Hand to Support Reading Fearlessly, Holiday Gifts at the Museum, Let’s Build! for Kids, A Time Traveler’s Guide to Social Change, and so much more…
  • November 20, 2023: Thanksgiving Closures, Drop-in Craft (all week!), Teen Intern Programs, SV Winter Sports Hall of Fame, “High Scribe” screenwriting program, and more…
  • November 13, 2023: Electrify the Wood River Valley, the Cashmere event at Gold Mine Thrift, Darn It!–to learn how to patch cashmere and other knits, Paws to Read with Wynslow the therapy dog, and more…
  • November 6, 2023: Vote at the Library, SV Winter Sports Hall of Fame, Killers of the Flower Moon screening, In Light of All Darkness, Sewing Club, and so much more…
  • October 30, 2023: Sabbath Film Screening, Paws to Read, Ski Opening, and so much more…
  • October 23, 2023: More Than a Few Good Men, “Prosperity Mountain” Sculpture Unveiling, and so much more…
  • October 16, 2023: Frank Church: “The Last Honest Man”, Friday Closures, Paint Club, and so much more…
  • October 9, 2023: Award-winning playwright Rajiv Joseph, Young Latino Leaders Panel, Drop-in Craft, and so much more…
  • October 2, 2023: Peruvian Sheepherding in Idaho, New Era of Conservation: Working Landscapes, and so much more…
  • September 25, 2023: Stranger in the Desert with Jordan Salama, Pulitzer Prize Winner Martyna Majok, and so much more…
  • September 18, 2023: The Salmon Way, Gold Mine Fall Opening, and so much more…
  • September 11, 2023: “Is it the End of Night?”, Gold Mine Bag Sale, and so much more…
  • September 4, 2023: Labor Day Closure, Annual Ernest Hemingway Seminar, and so much more…
  • August 28, 2023: Check out the happenings coming up at the Library and beyond, including “A Life in Recovery with Ben Seymour,” the Sun Valley Sports Hall of Fame nomination deadline, Let’s Build for Kids, Creative Writing Workshop, book reviews and more…
  • August 21, 2023: Cruising to Idaho, Doodle & Bristle Bots, and so much more …
  • August 14, 2023: Book Around the Block! Open House, “Ike and Winston,” and so much more …
  • August 7, 2023: A Force for Nature, “Musical Landscapes,” and so much more…
  • July 31, 2023: “Rivers Revealed: Uncovering the Hidden Pathways,” and so much more…
  • July 24, 2023: Wood River Museum Grand Opening, “Romantic Comedy” with Curtis Sittenfeld, and so much more…
  • July 17, 2023: Solito: A Memoir, Mobile Planetarium, Dark Sky Observation, Museum Exhibit, and so much more…
  • July 10, 2023: Hiking the Idaho Centennial Trail, Summer Reading, and so much more…
  • July 3, 2023: July 4th Closure, New Museum opens, Meet an Astronomer, and so much more…
  • June 26, 2023: Hemingway Distinguished Lecture, Jewish Film Festival, and so much more…
  • June 19, 2023: Juneteenth closure, “People of the Moon,” Cabinet of Wonders, and so much more…
  • June 12, 2023: “A Future We Can Love” with Susan Bauer-Wu, Opening of the new Wood River Museum and the new Consign store, so much more…
  • June 5, 2023: Hemingway Distinguished Lecture, México en el Corazón, Miracle of the Mind, and so much more…
  • May 29, 2023: Memorial Day Closure, Hemingway Seminar, “My Pioneer Cabin Story,” and so much more…
  • May 22, 2023: Jennifer Haigh & “One True Sentence,” Paint Club for Tweens & Teens, and so much more…
  • May 15, 2023: “To Taste Life Twice” Seminar, Vote, Read It and Eat! Middle Grade Book Club, and so much more…
  • May 8, 2023: Wonder Travels with Writer-In-Residence Josh Barkan, District 26 Legislative Town Hall, Crafternoon for Kids, and so much more…
  • May 1, 2023: Idaho Gives, “Vermeer” Film Screening, Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s, Catwalk for the Causes, language learning, Tech Help Desk, Sewing Club, Drop-in Craft: Mother’s Day, and more…
  • April 24, 2023: National Library Week: Fireside Chats with Library Staff, Dia de los Niños in Children’s, Patron Video Recordings, Housing Lessons from Park City, Utah, Let’s Build! for Kids, language learning, writing workshops, and more…
  • April 17, 2023: Sneak Preview of the Hemingway Distinguished Lecture, Gold Mine Bag Sale, Navigating Longevity, How to Overcome Writer’s Block, Together We Read! Book Club, tech help, book reviews, and more…
  • April 10, 2023: Gold Mine Bag Sale, Youth Emotional Health in Education, Paint Club for Tweens & Teens, Genealogy Workshop, SNUG: Spreadsheet (Nerds) User Group, book reviews, and more…
  • April 3, 2023: “Clean Food, Messy Life” with Jamie Truppi, “To Taste Life Twice” Seminar: Reading, Writing & Connecting Over Words, Read It and Eat book club, “How To Change Your Mind” Discussion Group, Tech Help, book reviews, and more…
  • March 27, 2023: DNA Sleuthing, Gold Mine Consign Re-opens, 3rd Annual Cesar Chavez Celebration, Read It and Eat! Middle Grade Book Club, Spanish Story Time, book reviews, and more…
  • March 20, 2023: “The Torqued Man,” the Tale of Franz Kafka’s Archives, Drop-in: Family Game Day, Drop-in Builders Day, Wood River Valley Writers’ Roost, and more…
  • March 13, 2023: Expanding our Community Green Heart as our Valley Changes, Upbeat with Alasdair,
  • “As I See It” A One-Woman Performance, Paint Club, Monthly Spreadsheet User Group, Tech Help, and more…
  • March 6, 2023: Winter Read Keynote with Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Miracle of the Mind: “Memory,” Great Decisions Course, Language Learning, Sewing Club, Drop-in Craft, and more…
  • February 27, 2023: “Warrior Women” Film Screening, State of the Valley, Identifying Yew Plants, Let’s Build! for Kids, TV Discussion Group: Bad Sisters, Creative Writing workshop, Brown Bag Poetry, and more…
  • February 20, 2023: Presidents’ Day Closure, Women We Buried, Women We Burned, TV Discussion Group: Bad Sisters, Together We Read! Book Club, language learning, Winter Read Book Group, Brown Bag Poetry, Library Lab: SLIME, Eat that Frog book class, and more…
  • February 13, 2023: A Storyteller’s Guide to Changing the World, Creating an Inclusive Outdoors, language learning, Spreadsheet Users Group, Paint Club, Tech Help, and more…
  • February 6, 2023: Listening and Silence in “Sabrina & Corina”, Sperm Whales, Early Literacy Summit, Audacious Read, Language Learning, Genealogy Workshop, Read It & Eat: Middle Grade Book Club, Winter Read Book Group, Brown Bag Poetry, Sewing Club, “Work It Out Wombats,” book reviews, and more…
  • January 30, 2023: Winter Read Kickoff, “Las Catrinas” exhibit opening, Creative Writing Workshop, language classes, Tech Help, Brown Bag Poetry, and more…
  • January 23, 2023: Housing Lessons and Opportunities, “The World is Our Stage,” Story Time for Toddlers, Language Learning, Spanish Story Time, Brown Bag Poetry, Nature Journaling, Preserving Family Recipes, book reviews, and more…
  • January 16, 2023: Martin Luther King Jr. Day closing, Nutrient Cycles in Macroinvertebrates, Closing of the Chihuly Exhibit, Language Learning, Creative Writing Workshop, Paint Club, Tech Help, Sewing Club, book reviews, and more…
  • January 9, 2023: “Clearly Indigenous” program, “Eleutheria” with Writer-in-Residence Allegra Hyde, Story Time for Toddlers, Spreadsheet Users Group, Genealogy Workshop, Tech Help, Nature Journaling, book reviews, and more…
  • January 2, 2023: New Year’s Day closures, Upbeat with Alasdair: “The Rite of Spring,” Creative Writing Workshop, Brown Bag Poetry, Nature Journaling, Intro to Avalanches, book reviews, and more…

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