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Library Closure The Carson City Library will be closed on Monday, October 5th, for all day Staff Training. We will reopen on Tuesday, October 6th, at 10am. The Carson City Library will be closed Friday, October 30th in observance of Nevada Day. We will reopen Saturday, October 31st at 10am. |
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Hispanic Heritage Month At The Library! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Carson City Library with hands-on programs exploring art, music, history, and cultural traditions from Mexico and across Latin America. Throughout September, patrons of all ages can create colorful lucha libre masks, rain sticks, Wixárika-inspired yarn paintings, corn husk dolls, tissue-paper marigolds, embossed foil art, mini piñatas, and more. Each program pairs creative exploration with age-appropriate cultural context, offering meaningful opportunities to learn, make, and celebrate together. |
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🍂 Picking Just the Right Book: Celebrate Banned Books Week Celebrate the freedom to read during Banned Books Week, October 4–10! Carson City Library invites you to explore a harvest of stories with banned book keychains, hanging mobiles, and an interactive book display where you can tell us which banned or challenged book is your favorite! Keep the celebration growing throughout October with our month-long scavenger hunt. Whether you revisit a beloved story or discover something new, picking just the right book starts with the freedom to choose. |
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New! Codex Clash
A new reading adventure is here at the Carson City Library! Codex Clash is a year-round program featuring monthly reading challenges, themed crafts, and interactive activities designed to inspire literacy, creativity, and a little friendly competition. The adventure begins during Pokémon Club, where participants can connect with fellow fans, collect and trade cards, battle, and take on new challenges. Stop by each month to discover what awaits!
And join us the last Wednesday of every month from 4pm - 5pm for Clash Club. Trade. Battle and Pick Up your monthly cards! |
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🚀 Saturday STEAM
Saturdays | 10:30–11:30 AM Join us every Saturday for hands-on STEAM adventures that spark creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving! Each week features a new activity exploring science, technology, engineering, art, or math through fun, interactive projects. October Schedule: - 🚀 October 3rd – Film Canister Rockets
- 🪐 October 10th – Solar System Models
- 🕸️ October 17th – Yarn Spider Webs
- 🎃 October 24th – Pumpkin Catapults
- 🚫 October 31st – Cancelled Due to the Nevada Day Parade
All materials are provided. No registration required—just bring your imagination! Designed for children ages 6–11. Siblings are welcome to attend. No registration required. |
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📚 Off the Shelf Book Club: Verity by Colleen Hoover Discussion Dates: Thursday, October 15th & Tuesday, October 27th | 5:30 p.m. This month, Off the Shelf is reading Verity by Colleen Hoover. Join us for a thoughtful conversation about this suspenseful thriller’s unsettling twists, complex characters, and blurred lines between truth and deception. Attend either discussion date and come ready to share your thoughts! |
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Tech Busters: One On One Tech Help Wednesdays | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Carson City Library Need help with your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or other tech questions? Stop by Techbusters! Our knowledgeable staff offers one-on-one assistance with setting up devices, troubleshooting problems, and learning new digital skills. Walk-ins are welcome—no appointment needed. Whether you’re just getting started or need help mastering your technology, we’re here to help! |
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Minden Board Game Group
Sundays | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Carson City Library | Patton Community Room Join the Minden Board Game Group every Sunday afternoon in the Carson City Library’s Phyllis & Phil Patton Community Room! Bring your favorite games from home or choose from a wide selection of board games available on the Digi shelves. Whether you’re a seasoned strategist or a casual player, there’s something for everyone. All ages are welcome—families, teens, and adults alike. Drop in, meet new friends, and enjoy an afternoon of fun, friendly competition, and community connection. No registration required. |
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Lego ClubWednesdays | 4:00 PM
Kennedy Children's Corner | Carson City Library Get creative and build something amazing at Lego Club! Join us every Wednesday at 4 PM in the Kennedy Children's Corner. This program is designed for elementary school-aged children who love to imagine, design, and build with Legos. No registration is required—just drop in and start building! We provide the bricks, you bring the creativity. |
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Library Storytimes
Join us each week for stories, songs, movement, and early literacy fun! We offer storytimes for every stage, from babies to big kids, plus a monthly Spanish-language family storytime. Storytime Schedule: - 🍼 Baby Bookworms: Tuesdays • 10:30 AM (Babies & Toddlers)
- 🐻 Bedtime Bears: Wednesdays • 6:30 PM (Families)
- 🦋 Big Kid Butterflies: Thursdays • 10:30 AM (Older Children)
- 🍼 Hora de Cuentos (Spanish): First Wednesday of each month • 11:30 AM (Families)
No registration is required—just drop in and join the fun! |
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Dungeons & Dragons Campaign
Thursdays | 4:30–7:30 PM *No sessions Oct. 9th - Oct. 22nd Embark on an epic adventure with our weekly Dungeons & Dragons campaign! Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or rolling your first character, you'll join a party of fellow heroes to explore fantastical worlds, solve mysteries, battle monsters, and create unforgettable stories together. All supplies are provided—just bring your imagination and get ready to roll for initiative. Registration is required, and space is limited. |
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Wednesday Makerspace Workshops Looking for a creative midweek spark? Join us for Makerspace Workshops, happening every Wednesday from 5:00–6:00 PM in the Library Makerspace. Each week offers hands-on learning with different tools and technologies—perfect for beginners and curious creators alike. Weekly lineup: - 1st Wednesday: Sewing & Embroidery
- 2nd Wednesday: Soldering
- 3rd Wednesday: 3D Printing
- 4th Wednesday: Heat Press & Vinyl Cutter
Whether you want to learn a new skill, explore our makerspace equipment, or create something unique, there’s a new project waiting for you each week. Come experiment, learn, and make with us! 📍 Carson City Library Makerspace
🕔 Wednesdays | 5:00–6:00 PM |
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Textile Arts Club Thursdays | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM 2nd Floor | Executive Conference Room | Carson City Library Whether you’re brand new to crochet or have years of experience, Crochet Corner is the perfect place to stitch, learn, and create together! We’ll cover the basics for beginners and offer a welcoming space for all skill levels to practice and share tips. All materials are provided. Ages 14 and up are welcome. No registration required—just bring your creativity and join us for a relaxing evening of crafting! |
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Pokemon Club Is Back Every Last Friday of the Month | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PMPatton Community Room | Carson City Library Calling all Pokémon Trainers! Join us on the last Friday of each month to trade cards, battle, talk strategy, and connect with other Pokémon fans. Whether you’re brand new to the game or a seasoned Trainer, Pokémon Club is a welcoming space to build your skills, grow your collection, and have fun. Bring your cards (if you have them) and get ready to play! |
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LOTE4Kids
Discover stories from around the world with LOTE4Kids, a new digital resource available through the Carson City Library! LOTE4Kids provides access to thousands of digital picture books in more than 100 languages, helping children enjoy stories in their preferred language while exploring new languages and cultures. Many titles also include English translations, making LOTE4Kids a great resource for multilingual families and language learners.
Enjoy storytime anytime, anywhere—from the comfort of home or on the go.
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Mazywood
by Tananarive Due
All the Sinners Bleed meets Erasure in this literary thriller from the award-winning author of The Reformatory following the grandson of a famous Black actress who returns to his grandmother's cabin retreat in the California mountains only to encounter the legacy of her rage born in Old Hollywood. When Johnny--a filmmaker and grandson of the famous Black actress Mazelle Washington--brings his family to Mazywood, the secluded California mountain lodge left behind by his grandmother, he expects a quiet retreat. Instead, he uncovers a legacy of rage, secrets, and terror that has haunted his family for generations. Set primarily in the present day, with haunting flashbacks to Hollywood's Golden Age, Mazywood explores three generations while following Johnny as he pieces together the true story of his grandmother. As a young Black actress whose career spanned from the 1920s to the 1940s, Mazelle brushed shoulders with giants like Lena Horne, Clark Gable, and Hattie McDaniel. But beneath her public appearance, she carried a secret she had kept and nurtured since she was a child, when a dark wish came true and changed the course of her life forever. Now, fifty years after Mazelle's death, Johnny finds himself confronting the truth she buried--and the consequences she left behind. For a monster lurks outside Mazywood, hidden for generations, and Johnny brought his family to its hunting grounds.
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Incarnate
by Alma Katsu
From beloved horror maven Alma Katsu comes a terrifying reimagining of The Picture of Dorian Gray for the internet age. Electric . . . A deliciously addictive techno-horror that you can't look away from. --Kylie Lee Baker, author of Japanese Gothic Beauty doesn't fade. It feeds. Dorothy Wagner has spent her whole life wanting nothing more than to be seen. But after failing to make her mark as an influencer, she takes a job working for a brilliant coder whose company is focused on cutting-edge deepfake technology. And there, in secret, is where she creates her salvation. Isabella. An impossibly gorgeous girl who takes social media by storm. Dorothy's artistry is brilliant, and Isabella seems so real that she garners millions of followers. But everybody knows overnight success doesn't just happen. And when someone gets a little too close to the truth, a violent confrontation sends Dorothy on the run, forcing her to confront what she's willing to sacrifice to keep her secrets. A modern reimagining of a classic tale, Alma Katsu's Incarnate is an illuminating, haunting tale of algorithmic worship and beauty that can kill.
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Blacktail
by Scott Hawkins
A tale of lupine vengeance--at first--whose stakes escalate to degrees I never saw coming. Unexpected, blood-soaked, and vividly told.--qntm, author of There Is No Antimemetics Division NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The long-awaited second novel from the author of the cult hit The Library at Mount Char, a one-of-a-kind dark fantasy in which a wolf sets out on an epic journey of revenge. The wolf Blacktail is faithful to his Forest God, but in these times, faith is not enough. His world is besieged by men. Soon his territory will be overrun, and then there will be nowhere left to go. When his mate, a house dog, is killed, Blacktail rebels. He invades the house of her owners, seeking vengeance. Blacktail's fury catches the notice of an ancient and terrible feline witch, who makes an offer. What if Blacktail could end the human race responsible for the death of his family and for the destruction of the natural world, altogether? To do so, Blacktail must find and wake the Forest God. Only He might stand against the plague of men. Blacktail knows that his north woods are dwindling to nothing. He sees no other choice. As Blacktail journeys farther from his wild home and deeper into the world of man, he encounters strangers--animal, mortal, and otherworldly--who, for their own reasons, want to help Blacktail rid the world of humans. Along the way, it becomes clear that he is more than just a wolf. The Forest God is sleeping, yes. But what will be the price of waking him?
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Pictures of You
by Josh Malerman
A woman becomes the unknowing subject of an artist's dangerous work in this intense Hitchcockian thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Incidents Around the House. After a magical night out on the town with her boyfriend Jack, Emily wakes alone in a huge bed in a beautiful, well-lit room. But the pink ceiling, the mauve walls, and the deep, dark corners are nothing like the hotel she and Jack rented. More worrisome yet: Emily has no memory of this place from the night before. Where is she? A woman's voice directs her to remain in bed. Just so . . . And beyond the end of the bed, a picture frame upon an easel--a frame with no canvas, no painting, no art. Only . . . there is the silhouette of a person Emily does not recognize. A person emanating demand, danger, evil. And the way the woman talks . . . and the things she says . . . She's acting as if Emily herself is the painting. The still life. The art. Emily is as scared as she is confused. But it's immediately clear Jack's life is on the line with her own. And if she attempts to escape the bed and the wood frame of this nightmare masterwork, neither will survive the experience. Emily is fierce, independent, brilliant, but to get out of this, she'll have to think like an artist herself. The clock is ticking. For Emily. For Jack. For being forever trapped. Josh Malerman's unforgettable and terrifying Incidents Around the House became an instant classic of horror--and now Malerman has done it again. Pictures of You is a tale of thrilling terror that will chill you until the last page--and have you thinking of the heroine's search for love and the meaning of art long after.
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Stay Buried
by Jennifer McMahon
From the New York Times bestselling author of Children on the Hill comes a queer folk horror in which a woman must confront decades of secrecy and superstition to learn the truth about her mother's death. Some towns stay isolated for a reason. 1919: Frankie O'Massey has always been the black sheep of isolated Boone's Ferry, Vermont. Her uncle, Dr. Thomas Endicott, has been training her in the science of medicine, something the townspeople are wary of. When a mysterious illness strikes the town, and the community suspects supernatural forces, the two desperately search for a logical explanation. Patient zero seems to be the town's knackerman--a recluse who collects dead and dying farm animals to make use of their parts. 2016: Siblings Ashley and Malcolm lost their mother two years ago. When their grandmother dies, they inherit a property in Boone's Ferry--a place they've heard of but their grandmother has always refused to talk about--and embark on a trip to their ancestral home. The idyllic town is full of autumnal d cor, picturesque farmland, and small-town charm. But some of the townspeople aren't very welcoming--and they have some unsettling traditions, like leaving offerings to a vengeful spirit four times a year.
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The Secret Dinner
by Raphael Montes
Bold and bloody, it's a thriller with real bite. Riley SagerHighly imaginative and totally unique. Alex MichaelidesWickedly smart...It seizes your breath from the first page and refuses to let go Lisa Jewell Four childhood friends, eager for a taste of city life, swap rural Brazil for an apartment in Copacabana, Rio. But they have no idea of the fate that awaits them there. . . . Dante, Piglet, Miguel, and Hugo are your average students trying to make ends meet with part-time jobs, excited about the bright futures at their fingertips. So when their rent skyrockets, they struggle to keep their new lives and big dreams afloat. They need to make money however they can. In order to keep their apartment, the friends adopt an unorthodox plan and are soon sucked into a dark world of secret dinner parties catering to the twisted fantasies of Rio's elite.
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A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural
by DK
Charts the ... narrative of one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in the world, covering everything from Neolithic ancestor-worship and ancient necromancy to modern-day ghost-hunting and 'creepypasta' tales, and from the Japanese onryo ('vengeful spirit') to the La Llorona ('weeping woman') of Latin America--
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Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampireby Aaron MahnkeWhat would drive a man to exhume the body of his daughter and remove her heart? That question has haunted Aaron Mahnke, creator and host of the award-winning podcast Lore. Fueled by a decade of research, Mahnke excavates the past to understand the hysteria that fueled the ghastly exhumation of Mercy Brown in 1892, who like her mother and sister before her, succumbed to “consumption” at the age of 19.
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Chasing the Headless Horseman: The History, Hijinks, and Halloweens of the Real Sleepy Hollow
by J. W. Ocker
A spirited look at Sleepy Hollow's haunted corners, local lore, and its connection to one of America's most famous ghost stories.National bestselling and Edgar Award-winning travel writer J. W. Ocker investigates the town that inspired Washington Irving's famous short story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Ocker dives into the storied history of the Headless Horseman's stomping grounds, visiting the village's graveyard where Irving himself is buried and exploring all the present-day spookiness of one of the strangest towns in the country.Blending travelogue, cultural criticism, and behind-the-scenes reporting, Ocker uncovers the tensions between tourism and tradition, profit and preservation, fiction and fact. With wit and curiosity, Chasing the Headless Horseman tells the story of how one small town reinvented itself as America's Halloween capital, complete with statues, street signs, and an eighteen-foot-tall Headless Horseman. A must-listen for anyone who loves ghost stories, Halloween, or small-town drama, Ocker's new book does for Sleepy Hollow, New York, what his A Season with the Witch did for Salem, Massachusetts.
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Hidden Haunts: A Creepy Collection of Forgotten Ghostly Places
by Conner Gossel
Discover the spooky and sordid details of forgotten haunted locales across North America through 70+ in-depth profiles, brought to life with eerily expressive illustrations. Hidden Haunts is your goosebump-inducing guide to lesser-known haunted sites throughout history. Alongside hair-raising imagery, paranormal investigator Conner Gossel unearths the ghastly histories, disturbing details, and reported hauntings of these ghostly places. Feel the chill run up your spine as you encounter scary stories of abandoned houses, hospitals, factories, and beyond that have flown under the radar for decades. These fascinating profiles include: The Lodge at Hot Lake Springs in Oregon, where apparitions wander the hallsHarriman Hospital in Tennessee, haunted by unidentified whispers in the basementVentfort Hall in Massachusetts, where the sound of shuffling footsteps lingerAnd more!And if you're feeling brave enough to attempt some real-life paranormal sightseeing, check out the Haunted Road Trip at the back of the book, which suggests a road trip itinerary for each region, including additional locations. Perfect for fans of the supernatural, Hidden Haunts is the ultimate guide to the eerie unknown. Explore these creepy spaces ... if you dare.
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50 True Stories That Will Scare You to Death: True Crime, Hauntings, Aliens, and More
by Sebastian Krahl
Terrifying true tales to keep you up at night--from TikTok sensation Sebastian KrahlThis deeply horrifying collection of 50 chilling stories is not for the faint of heart. Collected and told by viral true crime storyteller Sebastian Krahl, these true tales dive into the unexplained, the unsettling, and the unimaginable, with frightening and gruesome real-life accounts of murder, mystery, abduction, hauntings, and so much more.From popular creator Sebastian Krahl--With over 9.5 million total followers, Sebastian Krahl (@Sebastiank22) is known for his well-researched and detailed recountings of true crime, paranormal encounters, unsolved mysteries, and more.True, and truly scary--These stories don't shy away from the darkest corners of reality--read them with the lights on.Discover stories like: A set of haunted bunk beds who turned a family's dreams into a nightmare.A woman whose ghost solved her own murder.A kidnapping victim who was kept in a box for years.An alien encounter from one of the real-life men in black.A murderer who lived in his victims' home for days.A set of creepy reincarnated twins.Are you scared yet?
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