“It’s Her Story: Sacajawea” with Randy’L Teton

The Community Library

Join us for a conversation with Shoshone-Bannock author Randy'L Teton about her recent children's book "It's Her Story: Sacajawea" and her work and experiences that have motivated and contributed to this work. At the event, Teton will be selling her book as well as posters and the 2024 Dollar Coin. Attendees can meet Teton and get posters or books signed after the event. This event is open to all ages. Registration is required. The event will also be livestreamed. Click here to watch online. About Randy'L: Randy’L Teton was born and raised in southeastern Idaho and is a tribal member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation. In 1998, Teton served as the official model for the U.S Native American Dollar coin featuring Sacajawea, the young Shoshone girl who was the only female member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition of 1804-1806. In addition, she completed several museum exhibitions across Idaho as a curator and co-curator for several notable Native American exhibits highlighting Shoshone-Bannock history and culture. She is currently working on a personal memoir as the ‘Youngest and only living model’ on U.S currency.

Ketchum Remote Collective Workspace

The Community Library

Ketchum Remote Collective 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 Fridays between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. to The Community Library's Lecture Hall.

Free

Lava Ridge Wind Project Panel Discussion

The Community Library

Lava Ridge Wind is a proposed 1 gigawatt windpower project in southern Idaho under development by Magic Valley Energy, LLC (a subsidiary of LS Power). The 400-turbine project would be located across 76,000 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Idaho Department of Lands in Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka Counties. The project has been under development since 2021. The final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is due out in Spring 2024 for public comment, and a record of decision on the project is anticipated in the summer. Since its announcement, the project has faced significant local opposition, including concerns about loss of grazing land, impacts on water availability, and disturbance of the Minidoka National Historic Site, where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. Proponents of the project, meanwhile, cite the need for such large-scale projects to transition the U.S. away from fossil fuels and to mitigate the effects of climate change. How do we balance the need for renewable energy with local concerns? What happens when diverse communities join together to speak out against large projects? Join us for a panel discussion on the project and these questions. Panelists will include Janet Keegan, ...

Free

Beginning and Drop-In Knitting

The Community Library

Bring your own needles and yarn, and join master knitter and Sun Valley Needle Arts owner Patricia Lirk for a bi-monthly gathering. Come learn to knit, ask questions and solve knitting mysteries, and meet others. Meeting in the green chairs by the fireplace. First and third Monday through May. Drop-in. All skill levels welcome.

Free

Wood River Writers’ Focused Writing Group

The Community Library

Co-work with a community of writers the first Saturday of each month for focused writing and craft discussions and connect to other writers from the Wood River Valley and beyond! All writing abilities and ages welcome. Join us in the library's Idaho Room, or online via Zoom. No registration required. Visit www.comlib.org for the Zoom link and passcode. The Wood River Writers’ Groups are led by AJ Super, a local author with a trilogy of science fiction books published by a small traditional press. She is also a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Association (SFWA) member.

Free

Ketchum Remote Collective Workspace

The Community Library

Ketchum Remote Collective 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 Fridays between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. to The Community Library's Lecture Hall.

Free

Ketchum Remote Collective Workspace

The Community Library

Ketchum Remote Collective 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 Fridays between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. to The Community Library's Lecture Hall.

Free

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen

The Community Library

Are you getting worn down by morning mayhem, bedtime battles, sibling scuffles, dawdling and defiance? Do you try to avoid using threats, bribes and punishments, but find yourself using them anyway, just to survive the day? Would you like to learn practical and effective methods that will make life with children easier and more satisfying? Presented in partnership with the Pioneer Montessori School, come hear best-selling author Julie King introduce parents of children ages two to twelve to the language that reduces conflict, strengthens connection, and promotes cooperation between adults and children. Julie will join us virtually over Zoom, and attendees will gather in the Library's Lecture Hall to hear from Julie and engage in short breakouts to practice techniques. A Q&A with Julie will follow. Space is limited to 40 attendees, and registration is required. The program will also be livestreamed. For anyone who finds themselves locked in a power struggle with children or wondering how to manage a tricky situation (in other words, everybody at one time or another), this presentation demonstrates truly practical methods to use humor, creativity and respect, instead of bribes, threats and punishments, to engage the cooperation of children. How To Talk is at ...

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Wood River Writers’ Critique Group

The Community Library

Work with a community of writers on the third Saturday of each month through critiques and craft discussions. Connect to other writers from the Wood River Valley and beyond! Read and critique pages from each participant and learn new aspects of the writing craft. All writing abilities and ages welcome! Join us in the library’s Idaho Room, or online via Zoom. Visit www.comlib.org for the Zoom link. Have no more than 500 words ready for critique. Instructions for the critiques will be provided on the day of. The Wood River Writers’ Groups are led by AJ Super, a local author with a trilogy of science fiction books published by a small traditional press. She is also a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Association (SFWA) member.

Free

Ketchum Remote Collective Workspace

The Community Library

Ketchum Remote Collective 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 Fridays between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. to The Community Library's Lecture Hall.

Free

Idaho Centennial Trail

The Community Library

Join Idaho Trails Association’s ICT Ambassador, Clay Jacobson, for a discussion on Idaho’s thousand-mile, long-distance hike. Past and present hikers are encouraged to come and join the conversation as we explore the history and future of this unparalleled wilderness route. Clay hiked the ICT in 2015 and has since been working with Idaho Trails Association to help address the trail’s maintenance and management issues. In addition to helping many potential hikers with planning and information, he is now coordinating with ITA, the Forest Service, and Idaho State Parks and Rec to connect with the hiking community and lead boots-on-the-ground trailwork projects. Whether you are preparing for your own journey, want to join Idaho Trails Association on an ICT trail project, or just an interested spectator, bring your comments and questions for a night of celebrating the ICT.

Free

Beginning and Drop-In Knitting

The Community Library

Bring your own needles and yarn, and join master knitter and Sun Valley Needle Arts owner Patricia Lirk for a bi-monthly gathering. Come learn to knit, ask questions and solve knitting mysteries, and meet others. Meeting in the green chairs by the fireplace. First and third Monday through May. Drop-in. All skill levels welcome.

Free

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