Hailey Knitting Circle with Patricia Lirk

Hailey Town Center West

Join master knitter and Sun Valley Needle Arts owner Patricia Lirk on July 18 for a friendly Knitting Circle designed for all abilities. Hosted by Hailey Public Library, the free activity is offered from 5:30-7:00 PM on the third Tuesday of each month in the main library building at 7 W Croy. Participants should bring their own yarn and needles. Pre-registration is encouraged by emailing kristin.fletcher@haileypubliclibrary.org but not required.

Free

Living with Alzheimer’s: Effective Communication Strategies

Hailey Town Center West

Hailey Public Library and the Greater Idaho Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will host Dr. Carol Stephens, Psy.D. on Tuesday, July 18, from 12:00 – 1:00 PM, for the final talk in a four-part series called “Living with Alzheimer’s.” Dr. Carol will explore how communication changes when someone is living with Alzheimer’s, effective communication strategies, sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice and body language. Held at Town Center West and live streamed at www.haileypubliclibrary.org.

Free

Resilient at Home: Strategies for Energy Efficiency

Hailey Town Center West

Join the Sun Valley Institute for Resilience in collaboration with Hailey Public Library for a free panel discussion with local experts on resilient and renewable energy financing, systems, policies and resources in the Wood River Valley. This event will take place at Town Center West in Hailey (116 S River St Hailey, Idaho 83333), from 5:30-7:00pm. Panelists include Rebecca Bundy, local sustainable architect, Brad Heusinkveld, energy policy associate with Idaho Conservation League, and Quinn Skillin, lead solar designer and consultant with Evergreen Technologies. Audience questions encouraged. We hope to see you there!

Free

Event Series HPL Launches Lotería Night!

HPL Launches Lotería Night!

Hailey Town Center West

Hailey Public Library and Neighbors Helping Neighbors are launching Lotería Night, a new monthly, bilingual community night, held on the 4th Thursday of each month from 6:00-8:00 PM starting May 25. Lotería is a traditional game of chance, sometimes referred to as Mexican bingo, and played with a deck of 54 colorful cards. The free, family friendly event will be held at Town Center West and feature door prizes and aperitivos.

Free

Living with Alzheimer’s: Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors

Hailey Town Center West

Hailey Public Library and the Greater Idaho Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will host Dr. Carol Stephens, Psy.D. on Tuesday, June 13, from 12:00 – 1:00 PM, for part three of the Living with Alzheimer’s series. Learn to decode behavioral messages, identify common triggers, and learn strategies to help manage some of the most common behavioral challenges of Alzheimer’s disease. Held at Town Center West and live streamed at www.haileypubliclibrary.org.

Free

Pick Your Poison – Cicutoxin: “Seize” the Day!

Hailey Town Center West

The Hailey Public Library’s favorite forensic chemist Cat Helms takes a look at cicutoxin, the poison found in water hemlock, in the popular Pick Your Poison series. Common along small ditches and wet meadows in Blaine County, it is considered the most violently toxic plant growing in North America. Learn how to identify water hemlock, the mechanisms by which it wreaks havoc on the central nervous system, and what to do if it is accidentally ingested or touched. The free talk will be held at Town Center West, 116 S River, Thursday, June 8, from 5:30-7:00 PM.

Free

Recreation on the range: a framework for recreation management

Hailey Town Center West

In response to unprecedented outdoor recreational grown in Idaho, HPL and University of Idaho/Rinker Rock Creek Ranch will host Chris Zajchowski, Ph.D., University of Idaho Assistant Professor of Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Ecology. Dr Zajchowski will examine local impact of the Interagency Visitor Use Management Framework, created by federal land management agencies to guide outdoor recreation management on federally-managed lands and waters. Held at Town Center West.

Free

Event Series HPL Launches Lotería Night!

HPL Launches Lotería Night!

Hailey Town Center West

Hailey Public Library and Neighbors Helping Neighbors are launching Lotería Night, a new monthly, bilingual community night, held on the 4th Thursday of each month from 6:00-8:00 PM starting May 25. Lotería is a traditional game of chance, sometimes referred to as Mexican bingo, and played with a deck of 54 colorful cards. The free, family friendly event will be held at Town Center West and feature door prizes and aperitivos.

Free

Living with Alzheimer’s – Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Hailey Town Center West

Hailey Public Library and the Greater Idaho Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will host Dr. Carol Stephens, Psy.D. for Living with Alzheimer’s Part 2 on Tuesday, May 23, from noon – 1:00 PM. A disease of the brain, Alzheimer’s causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Join us to learn about disease stages, risk factors and current research and treatments available to address some symptoms. Held at Town Center West.

Free

For the Love of Photography: Nils Ribi

Hailey Town Center West

Hailey Public Library is delighted to host the talented Nils Ribi in a free slideshow presentation “For the Love of Photography” on Thursday, May 4, from 5:30-7:00 PM at Hailey Town Center West. Ribi will use his outstanding images to illustrate that it’s not about the type of camera, it’s the perspective and the eye of the person making the photograph that creates a difference.

Free

Match the Hatch – Aquatic Entomology with fly fisher Morgan Buckert

Hailey Town Center West

The Hailey Public Library will host Morgan Buckert, fly fisher extraordinaire, as she explains the families and species of aquatic insects who call our local waters home. The talk will be held on Thursday, April 27 from 5:30-7:00 PM at Town Center West. Buckert will also share examples of flies tied to match the hatch and timelines for hatches.

Free

Earth Day screening of: The Biggest little Farm

Hailey Town Center West

This beautifully filmed story takes a look into one young couple’s efforts to make a living on the farm of their dreams.  On the journey from turning dirt and clay clods into rich, nutritive soil and pigs that are rescued from Ugly Betty to beloved Emma, the film takes us through 5 years of the many tribulations, joys and surprises of working to rebuilding their land to create a beautiful farm that also rebuilds our earth.   Even if you’ve seen the film before, come enjoy it again!  There’s a good chance you’ll see something new to help jump start your own spring yard plans.  Even the smallest plot of land is a necessary piece of the planet that we look to for clean air, water, plants, and animals that we depend on to sustain us all.

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