Ketchum Remote Collective (KRC) aims to bridge the intangible gap between the Wood River Valley’s physical community and the remote workplace for many of its residents. Come meet and spend part of your week working alongside other remote workers. Drop in Tuesdays between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. in The Community Library's Lecture Hall, unless otherwise noted on our calendar.
Join The Community Library, the Idaho Department of Finance, the Idaho Commission on Aging- Adult Protective Services, AARP Idaho, and other key stakeholders for an information session on how to identify, prevent, and report financial fraud and suspected senior financial exploitation. This in-person gathering is your opportunity to meet and learn from experts about the best ways to protect the finances of you and your loved ones from fraud and criminal actors. Whether you're a business owner, investor, caregiver, or simply interested in protecting your personal assets, this event is for you. The presentation will be followed by a meet and greet with the experts. Light refreshments are included, and door-raffle prizes will be available.
Join us for an evening with Adam Johnson, author of National Book Award-winning "Fortune Smiles," and Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Orphan Master's Son," among other titles. Johnson is a Professor of English with emphasis in creative writing at Stanford University. He is the winner of a Whiting Award and Fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Academy in Berlin. His stories have appeared in Esquire, GQ, Playboy, Harper's Magazine, Granta, The Paris Review, The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and have been recognized with the Story Prize, The Sunday Times Short Story Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. His work has been translated into more than three-dozen languages. He was born in South Dakota and is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. His teaching and research interests include the development of the novel, indigeneity, the oral tradition, counter narrative, trauma theory and speculative fiction. In partnership with Boise State University.
Ketchum Remote Collective (KRC) aims to bridge the intangible gap between the Wood River Valley’s physical community and the remote workplace for many of its residents. Come meet and spend part of your week working alongside other remote workers. Drop in Tuesdays between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. in The Community Library's Lecture Hall, unless otherwise noted on our calendar.
Join us for a free evening of PBS arts programming. First, we’ll screen Idaho Public Television’s Emmy award-winning documentary about the late Idaho artist Sara Joyce, "SARA: A Life in Dreams and Symbols." Producer Marcia Franklin and director Andy Lawless will be joined by some of Sara’s family members to answer questions after the film. Then we'll also get a sneak peek of the newest Ken Burns series, "Leonardo da Vinci," premiering Monday, November 18th on PBS. It’s the first film by Burns’ company about a subject outside of the United States, and approaches the work and mind of da Vinci in a novel way. Image: Cloud Gazing by Sara Joyce (1923-2011).
Ketchum Remote Collective (KRC) aims to bridge the intangible gap between the Wood River Valley’s physical community and the remote workplace for many of its residents. Come meet and spend part of your week working alongside other remote workers. Drop in Tuesdays between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. in The Community Library's Lecture Hall, unless otherwise noted on our calendar.
Writers-in-Residence at the Hemingway House, Greer Rising and Eileen Martin will discuss private letters from U.S. Army General Buck Lanham to Greer’s family, and what they tell us about Ernest Hemingway and his art. Lanham and Hemingway sealed their friendship on World War II battlefields and remained friends until Hemingway’s death in 1961. The personal collection illuminates Lanham’s life and helps decipher coded references that he and Hemingway shared. The Lanhams and the Risings corresponded for much of the 20th century, and Hemingway and Lanham wrote each other at least twice a month for 17 years - hundreds of letters. The presentation will focus on Hemingway and Lanham as intellectual equals, with themes of love, war and literature underpinning their friendship. Lanham’s influence on Hemingway’s writing is stronger than previously known: the writer modeled the protagonist in his novel Across the River and Into the Trees after Lanham’s life, and borrowed from Lanham’s volatile marriage for his novel The Garden of Eden, published in 1986. Two of Hemingway’s posthumously-published short stories mention Buck Lanham and relate battlefield anecdotes from time with Lanham’s unit. Greer and Eileen also discovered an unpublished Hemingway war poem, written when the two men were together, ...
For years, artificial intelligence (AI) was one of two things: either in your Alexa or planning to take over the world. The reality is that AI can be a partner in your daily life. But where do we even start thinking about it that way? Join tech guru Paul Zimmerman as we explore what AI is, the different options and how to prompt them, how it fits our lives, the ethics behind AI, and answers to your questions. Paul Zimmerman is Director of Technology for the Blaine County School District. In that role, he has spearheaded innovative projects and worked with outside partners, such as Google and Nintendo, to bring new ideas to the district. He earned a Bachelor's of Science of Leadership from Bellevue University followed by a Master's Degree in Leadership. He is currently enrolled in a Human Capital Management PhD program. Paul was in the United States Air Force in the early 2000s now lives in Hailey, Idaho. He has also led bi-monthly Tech Help Desks at The Community Library since 2009.
Ketchum Remote Collective (KRC) aims to bridge the intangible gap between the Wood River Valley’s physical community and the remote workplace for many of its residents. Come meet and spend part of your week working alongside other remote workers. Drop in Tuesdays between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. in The Community Library's Lecture Hall, unless otherwise noted on our calendar.
The Community Library Book Club is hosted the first Wednesday of every other month and led by a diverse range of library staff. Books cover all genres from new fiction to classics to nonfiction, young adult, graphic novels, and everything in between. December 2024's selection is "Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones" by James Clear. The discussion will be led by communications manager Kyla Merwin. No matter your goals, "Atomic Habits" offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you’re having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn’t you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you’ll get a proven system that can take you to new heights. More from the author here. Atomic Habits is available at The Community Library in multiple ...
How do you start or grow an art collection? What is the value of art as an investment? What should you consider when collecting art and how can living with art enhance your home or work life? Join us for a program with Judith Kindler, who will expertly guide us and share insider knowledge in the area of fine art collecting that is both exciting and valuable in a world that often times is complex and intimidating to approach. Judith Kindler is a well-respected American artist and past Seattle gallery owner with valuable insights into the art world. She has over 50 years experience in the arts including sitting on the boards of Pratt Fine Arts, Poncho, Cornish College of Arts and The National Home Furnishings Board. She has exhibited her own work through multiple galleries and museums across the U.S., gaining a broad knowledge of the business of art. In addition she has had more than seven books published on her art.
Ketchum Remote Collective (KRC) aims to bridge the intangible gap between the Wood River Valley’s physical community and the remote workplace for many of its residents. Come meet and spend part of your week working alongside other remote workers. Drop in Tuesdays between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. in The Community Library's Lecture Hall, unless otherwise noted on our calendar.
