The Community Library

06/01/2026

We're kicking off the Youth Summer Reading program, Tom Baker introduces "The Idea of the West: Anatomy of a Song," Scott Marchant and Tracey Baer discuss Scott's new hiking guide, "Hells Canyon & Seven Devils Country," and the Book Club discusses "Twist" by Colum McCann. You'll find all this and more in the link below, plus ongoing programs, upcoming highlights and book recommendations.⁠ https://conta.cc/4nYNkcs

05/28/2026

Saturday is Museums Day! We've compiled a collection of audio tours of historic locations along the Sawtooth, Salmon River, and Peaks t- Caters scenic byways. Our challenge: Pick up a "Passport to to History" at any of the Valley museums and visit all four in one day. Or, take a slower approach and visit museums, ghosts towns, and preserves from Challis to Carey over the summer. More here: https://comlib.org/2026/your-passport-to-history/

05/28/2026

Join us in the Children's Library to kick off our Summer Reading Program! Register for our "Unearth a Story" Summer Reading Program, make your own "dig it up" trail mix, adopt your very own dino reading buddy, and create dinosaurs with our new Dino Bone Blocks! More here: https://thecommunitylibrary.libcal.com/event/16839449

The Community Library Association includes The Community Library in Ketchum, The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History, the Wood River Museum of History + Culture, and the Historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House & Preserve.

05/25/2026

On the docket this week: The Library is CLOSED on Monday but both Gold Mine stores are OPEN! The Adult Summer Reads Program kicks off May 23; Dr. Erik J. Freeman explores the life of George Z. Blackmon (1854-1936), one of the first black settlers to central Idaho; and Cole LeFavour joins us for a conversation about their new book, "In the Arms of Mountains: A Memoir of Land, Love, and Q***r Resistance in Red America." Plus find a continuing slate of recurring classes and programs for all ages. All this and more, plus book recommendations, is here: https://conta.cc/4uToInw

The Community Library Association includes The Community Library in Ketchum, The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History, the Wood River Museum of History + Culture, and the Historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House & Preserve.

05/23/2026

Adult Readers ... Come get your PASSPORT to explore early and prehistoric history this summer! The theme, UNEARTH A STORY, aims to expand your knowledge of the extraordinary and diverse world in which we live. From paleontology to archaeology, we will explore reads that relate to natural sciences and delve into related stories and activities to rock your world. Each activity completed in your passport earns you a ticket to the end-of-summer drawing! More/register here: https://comlib.org/programs/2026-adult-summer-reads/

The Community Library Association includes The Community Library in Ketchum, The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History, the Wood River Museum of History + Culture, and the Historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House & Preserve.
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05/22/2026

Register, Read, and Report ... terrific prizes will be unearthed"! Join us this summer as we “UNEARTH A STORY” with weekly themes and activities around themes of dinosaurs, paleontology, archaeology, rocks and minerals, and more! Learn more, resister, and download activities here: https://comlib.org/use-the-library/children-and-young-adult-library/ #:~:text=SUMMER%20READING%20PROGRAM

The Community Library Association includes The Community Library in Ketchum, The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History, the Wood River Museum of History + Culture, and the Historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House & Preserve.

05/21/2026

05/21/2026

Adult Readers! Come get your PASSPORT to explore early and prehistoric history this summer! The theme, UNEARTH A STORY, aims to expand your knowledge of the extraordinary and diverse world in which we live. From paleontology to archaeology, we will explore reads that relate to natural sciences and delve into related stories and activities to rock your world. Each activity completed in your passport earns you a ticket to the end-of-summer drawing! More/register here: https://comlib.org/programs/2026-adult-summer-reads/

The Community Library Association includes The Community Library in Ketchum, The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History, the Wood River Museum of History + Culture, and the Historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House & Preserve.

05/20/2026

Hear Cole LeFavour talk about their new book, In the Arms of Mountains: A Memoir of Land, Love, and Q***r Resistance in Red America. Haunting, hopeful, and full of fight, Cole’s story reminds us of what’s possible when we look beyond red and blue, right and left, to meet each other at the edge of the wild. More/register here: https://thecommunitylibrary.libcal.com/event/16772550

The Community Library Association includes The Community Library in Ketchum, The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History, the Wood River Museum of History + Culture, and the Historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House & Preserve.

05/18/2026

What's happening at the Library and beyond in this week? Find out in the Library Program News, including: VOTE at the Library on May 12, Teens create Exam Survival Kits, the bookmobile is on the Bike Path for Bike to School & Work Day, and acoustic musicians gather for Sun Valley Traditional Music Jams. You'll find all this and more in the link below, plus upcoming highlights and book recommendations.⁠
https://conta.cc/4uLCYyy

The Community Library Association includes The Community Library in Ketchum, The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History, the Wood River Museum of History + Culture, and the Historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House & Preserve.