Company Profile
The Community Library
Company Overview
THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
The Community Library is a non-profit cultural institution supported in part by a thrift store, The Gold Mine Thrift Store, and in part by donations from community individuals and community organizations. The library serves the Wood River Valley in ways beyond those of a traditional library by engaging individuals through its library services, contemporary programming, and museum resources. It encourages educational and personal growth through its collections, its reference resources, its technological options, and its personal approach to 21st-century library practices. It engages in meaningful partnerships with other non-profits for the benefit of the entire community. The Community Library is a privately-funded public library. We offer free access like government- funded libraries, but we receive no dedicated tax support.
MISSION
The Community Library’s mission is to bring information, ideas, and individuals together to enhance the cultural life of the community.
Guiding Principles: The Community Library strives to promote literacy, encourage community conversations, provide contemplative space, foster creativity, and deepen a sense of place in central Idaho.
ABOUT THE JEANNE RODGER LANE CENTER FOR REGIONAL HISTORY
The Community Library’s Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History provides access to materials and exhibits that cover central Idaho history. The center started in 1982 with a small collection of books and the beginnings of an oral history collection. It steadily grew over four decades and has recently blossomed to include a climate-controlled Special Collections archive, the Betty Olsen Carr Reading Room, the Ernest and Mary Hemingway House and Preserve historic site and collection, and the Wood River Museum of History and Culture. The collections cover the diverse history of the communities in the area.
Benefits
Paid vacation and sick leave; 85% of health insurance premium paid by
employer; retirement match with 4% employer match; employer-paid AD&D policy; voluntary vision, short-term disability and dental plans. This position is eligible for financial relocation assistance.
40% discount at the Gold Mine Thrift Store, one of the financial arms of the organization.