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Library Closures The Carson City Library will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 26th at 10:00 AM. Thank you, and we wish you a safe and meaningful holiday. |
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Free Dog Training Workshops with Author Kendall Brown Upcoming Topics May 2 – Jumping, Barking, and Ignoring You Jul 11 – Why Treats Stop Working Aug 8 – Calm Greetings Sept 5 – Building a Stronger Bond Oct 3 – Calm Dogs in a Busy World Nov 7 – Consistency Without Burnout Dec 5 – Setting Your Dog Up for Success
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✨Make Something New This Month at the Carson City Library! 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: Rotating 3rd Wednesday: 3D Printing 4th Wednesday: Rotating projects like heat press, Boss laser, soldering, and more
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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🎲 Get Ready for Dungeons & Dragons! Our Dungeons & Dragons campaign begins June 19th—are you ready to play? Join us for a series of beginner-friendly workshops designed to help you build your character, learn the rules, and feel confident jumping into your first adventure. No experience needed! Workshop Sessions: - Create Your D&D Character
Thursday, May 7 | 5:30–7:30 PM | Patton Room - How to Play D&D Workshop
Thursday, May 14 | 5:30–7:30 PM | Patton Room - Final Workshop: Loose Ends
Thursday, May 28 | 5:30–7:30 PM | Makerspace
Come to one or all—each session will help you get quest-ready. Your adventure starts here! |
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🚀 Saturday STEAM
Saturdays | 10:30–11:30 AM Join us each Saturday for hands-on fun exploring science, technology, engineering, art, and math! Each week features a new activity designed for curious kids and families to learn and create together. 🪄 May 2 – Magic Wand Making
Design and decorate your own magical wand, then test out your “spells” in this creative, hands-on STEAM adventure. 🍝 May 9 – Pasta Alphabet STEAM
Get playful with letters and language as you build, spell, and create using pasta—perfect for combining creativity with early literacy skills. 🐞 May 16 – Play Doh Insects
Roll, shape, and design your own insects while learning about the fascinating world of bugs and their habitats. 🥁 May 23 – Musical Instrument STEAM
Create your own simple instruments and explore how sound works through vibration, pitch, and rhythm. 🫧 May 30 – Fuzzy Stick Bubble Wands
Build your own bubble wands and experiment with shapes, sizes, and the science behind bubbles. Each program offers a playful way to explore science, creativity, and problem-solving—we can’t wait to see you there! |
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🐉 Summer Reading Is Almost Here—Get Ready to Begin Your Quest! Mark your calendars—Summer Reading sign-ups open June 1st! Get ready to embark on a magical journey filled with books, challenges, and prizes for all ages. Your adventure officially begins June 13th with our Renaissance Faire–themed Kick Off Party! Step into a world of dragons, castles, and quests as you celebrate the start of a summer of reading. Log your minutes, earn rewards, and watch your story unfold all summer long. ✨ Don’t miss your chance to join the quest—sign up starting June 1st! ✨ |
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🎉 Celebrate 60 Years with Us at Our Community Block Party! Join us on June 15th from 4:00–6:00 PM as the Carson City Library celebrates 60 years of serving our community! Enjoy food, games for all ages, and booths from local community partners as we come together to honor the past and celebrate the future. At the end of the event, be part of something special as we bury a time capsule, capturing this moment in our library’s history for years to come. Bring your friends and family and help us celebrate this milestone—you won’t want to miss it! |
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📦 Contribute to Our Time Capsule!
If you would like to be part of this special moment, we invite you to contribute to our 60th Anniversary time capsule. Please bring small, library-related items to the Information Desk between now and June 10th. Not sure what to include? Here are a few ideas: - A note to future readers or library visitors
- Your favorite book title or a short review
- A drawing, bookmark, or small craft
- Photos or memories connected to the library
- A list of your current favorite reads
Help us capture the spirit of our community today—your contribution will become part of the library’s history for years to come! |
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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 | 12:30 PM – 3:30 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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Baby Bookworms Storytime
Tuesdays | 10:30 AM Patton Community Room | Carson City Library Designed for our littlest learners (ages 0–2), Baby Bookworms offers gentle stories, songs, and bonding time for babies and their caregivers. Join us each week for a cozy and welcoming storytime that encourages early literacy and connection through shared experiences. No registration required—just bring your baby and get ready for sweet moments and lots of smiles! |
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Wednesdays | 6:30 PMPatton Community Room | Carson City Library Get ready to wind down with stories, songs, and crafts at Bedtime Bears Storytime! Perfect for kids of all ages, this relaxing evening program helps little ones settle in for the night with calming activities and creative fun. No registration required—just drop in with your favorite stuffed animal or blanket and enjoy a cozy evening together. |
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Thursdays | 10:30 AMPatton Community Room | Carson City Library Big Kid Butterflies Storytime is designed especially for older toddlers and preschoolers (ages 1–5) who are getting ready to start school! Join us for stories, songs, and activities that support early literacy, school readiness, and social skills in a fun, welcoming environment. Younger children are also welcome to join the fun! No registration required—just drop in and watch your little butterflies grow and learn! |
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Textile Arts Club (formerly Crochet Corner) 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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Get Ready for Summer Reading With Novellist+ A database for finding fiction, nonfiction and audiobooks, Novelist Plus contains entries for over 110,000 works of fiction for all age groups and reading levels. It includes reviews, author interviews, as well as lists of author read-alikes and award winners. The database is searchable by title, author, series, plot elements, and genre. When prompted, enter all digits of a Carson City Library card barcode number. |
Is This a Cry for Help?
by Emily Austin
Emily Austin, the bestselling queen of darkly quirky, endearingly flawed heroines (Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus), returns with a luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an empowering story of grief, love, and the power of libraries. Darcy's life turned out better than she could have ever imagined. She is a librarian at the local branch, while her wife Joy runs a book binding service. Between the two of them, there is no more room on their shelves with their ample book collections, various knickknacks and bobbles, and dried bouquets. Rounding out their ideal life is two cats and a sun-soaked house by the lake. But when Darcy receives the news that her ex-boyfriend, Ben, has passed away, she spirals into a pit of guilt and regret, resulting in a mental breakdown and medical leave from the library. When she returns to work, she is met by unrest in her community and protests surrounding intellectual freedom, resulting in a call for book bans and a second look at the branch's upcoming DEI programs. Through the support of her community, colleagues, and the personal growth that results from examining her previous relationships, Darcy comes into her own agency and the truest version of herself. Is This a Cry for Help? not only offers a moving portrait of queer life after coming of age but also powerfully explores questions about sexuality, community, and the importance of libraries.
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We Are All So Good at Smiling
by Amber McBride
They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse from Amber McBride about clinical depression and healing from trauma.
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Bear with Me Now
by Katie Shepard
Love makes life a little wilder in this romantic comedy by debut author Katie Shepard. After a panic attack puts him in the hospital, charity executive Teagan Van Zijl is dragged by his sister to a wilderness therapy retreat in Montana. Lost in the woods while absconding from midafternoon meditation, Teagan is nearly eaten by a bear before his rescue by a furious angel in muddy hiking boots: the program's handywoman, Darcy Albano, who was mostly worried for the bear. Darcy thought she was going to work as a trail guide when she was hired onto the camp staff but ended up cleaning and hauling instead--merely the latest screwing-over she's endured since her ex stole her car and her parents ruined her credit score. Teagan becomes the silver lining she didn't expect, a man clearly going through something yet willing to commit to Darcy's unique brand of wilderness education as the cure for what ails him. After weeks in the mountains with Darcy, Teagan doesn't want to return to New York without her. He hires Darcy as his sober companion--a position he doesn't actually need filled and for which Darcy is completely unqualified--hoping she can help him figure out a way to move forward. But once they get to the city, all Teagan can think of is how to confess the truth without losing her. Together, they begin to imagine what their lives might look like if they could depend on each other for help--even in outrunning a bear.
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Turtles All the Way Down
by John Green
For use in schools and libraries only. It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.
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Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a quirky, big-hearted novel....Wry, wise and often laugh-out-loud funny, it's a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure (People). Looking at real estate isn't usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can't fix their own marriage. There's a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can't seem to agree on anything. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment's only bathroom, and you've got the worst group of hostages in the world. Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them--the bank robber included--desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next. Proving once again that Backman is a master of writing delightful, insightful, soulful, character-driven narratives (USA TODAY), Anxious People captures the messy essence of being human....It's clever and affecting, as likely to make you laugh out loud as it is to make you cry (The Washington Post). This endlessly entertaining mood-booster (Real Simple) is proof that the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope can save us--even in the most anxious of times.
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Girl in Pieces
by Kathleen Glasgow
Fans of Girl, Interrupted, Thirteen Reasons Why, and All the Bright Places will love this New York Times bestseller. A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book that will stay with you long after you've read the last page.--Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she's already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she's learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don't have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you. Every new scar hardens Charlie's heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen before you can find your way back from the edge. A deeply moving portrait of a girl in a world that owes her nothing, and has taken so much, and the journey she undergoes to put herself back together. Kathleen Glasgow's debut is heartbreakingly real and unflinchingly honest. It's a story you won't be able to look away from. Girl, Interrupted meets Speak.--Refinery29 A dark yet powerful read.--Paste Magazine One of the most affecting novels we have read.--Goop Breathtaking and beautifully written.--Bustle Intimate and gritty.--The Irish Times And don't miss Kathleen Glasgow's newest novel How to Make Friends with the Dark, which Karen M. McManus, the New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying, calls rare and powerful.
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Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes
by Book Author
Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction. A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A socially anxious vampire learns he has to save his town by (gulp) working with people. As part of her teshuvah, a girl writes letters to the ex-boyfriend she still loves, revealing that her struggle with angry outbursts is related to PMDD. A boy sheds uncontrollable tears but finds that in doing so he's helping to enable another's healing. In this inspiring, unflinching, and hope-filled mixed-genre collection, sixteen diverse and notable authors draw on their own lived experiences with mental health conditions to create stunning works of fiction that will uplift and empower you, break your heart and stitch it back together stronger than before. Through powerful prose, verse, and graphics, the characters in this anthology defy stereotypes as they remind readers that living with a mental health condition doesn't mean that you're defined by it. Each story is followed by a note from its author to the reader, and comprehensive back matter includes bios for the contributors as well as a collection of relevant resources. With contributions by: Mercedes Acosta * Karen Jialu Bao * James Bird * Rocky Callen * Nora Shalaway Carpenter * Alechia Dow * Patrick Downes * Anna Drury * Nikki Grimes * Val Howlett * Jonathan Lenore Kastin * Sonia Patel * Marcella Pixley * Isabel Quintero * Ebony Stewart * Francisco X. Stork
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Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone
by Khameer Kidia
An urgent rethinking of the Western approach to mental health, which treats the symptoms rather than the exploitative systems causing our distress--by a Rhodes Scholar and Harvard Medical School physician-anthropologist--offering lessons from the rest of the world. What if the mainstay of mental health care involved cancelling onerous debt, giving poor people free housing, and paying reparations to the descendants of slavery and colonialism? In Empire of Madness, Dr. Khameer Kidia re-evaluates the Western approach to mental health, which medicates symptoms instead of changing the structures that harm the human psyche. A physician and researcher whose own family suffers from the psychological effects of colonialism, Kidia highlights the limitations of the Western mental health model by reporting from the front lines of mental health crises at home, in the clinic, and during a decade of fieldwork. Clear-eyed and openhearted, Kidia asks the nuanced questions unaddressed by our current mental health model: How do history, culture, and politics shape mental distress? Are hoarding and burnout medical diagnoses or social problems? Why are schizophrenia outcomes sometimes better in poor countries without antipsychotics? Can a traditional healer treat mental illness better than a Western-trained clinician? For those living in poverty, can cash replace pills? With rigorous research, cutting analysis, and illuminating prose, Kidia invites us to reimagine mental health as a global idea where our wellbeing is mutual and everyone's voice--patients, caregivers, and healthcare workers alike--matters.
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Psychobabble: Viral Mental Health Myths & the Truths to Set You Free
by Joe Nucci Lpc
Psychotherapist Joe Nucci (@JoeNucciTherapy) shares truth and research as he discusses common mental health myths and replaces them with no-no sense truths and accessible guidance for real healing. The popularization of mental health content on social media has led to an epidemic of mental health misinformation. In Psychobabble, licensed psychotherapist Joe Nucci argues that too many of us are self-diagnosing, improperly deploying therapy-speak, and even coaching others to engage in harmful activities under the guise of 'self-care.' TikTok influencers and 'life coaches' create viral videos telling people to cut off their problematic parents, and are cheered on by millions of followers. Recent divorcees proudly declare on Instagram that they are finally healing from their 'narcissistic' ex-partner, even though you get the sense they can't actually define that word. Teenage mental health advocates lament the struggles of living with autism, but then subtly add that their condition is 'self-diagnosed.' It is time for a professional to call out the misinformation and absurdity. Psychobabble is a must-read book for anyone who values mental health and cares about others--
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