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Get Ready To Grow Your World With Our Summer Reading Challenge We're halfway through our Grow Your World Summer Reading Challenge! So far, our community has read over 260,000 minutes — and six library staff members have already completed the challenge! 🌼📖 There’s still time to sign up, log your minutes, and earn prizes — including a chance at our grand prize Nintendo Switch consoles! |
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Library Closed for Independence Day The library will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
While we’re closed, it’s the perfect time to catch up on your reading and log those minutes in Beanstack! |
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Check Out Our SRC Passive Programs! Piece by Piece: Community Art Project Visit the library to decorate a puzzle piece to contribute to our community art mural. Each piece helps us celebrate how we’ve grown together this summer! Carle the Caterpillar Take home a rock, decorate it, and return it to the library to help our community caterpillar grow! Find Carle in the Library Garden and watch our caterpillar stretch and grow! Egg Matching Scavenger Hunt Explore the library and discover hidden life cycle cards featuring animals that hatch from eggs! 🐣 Use your scavenger sheet to match each card to the correct clue — can you solve them all? Return your completed sheet to the Youth Desk to win a prize and help us celebrate all the incredible ways life begins and grows! Perfect for curious kids and families — no registration required. Drop in anytime during open hours and start your hunt! |
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📚 Off the Shelf Book Club Thursday, July 17 & Tuesday, July 22 | 5:30 PM
📍 Digitorium | Carson City Library Are you a book lover looking to connect with others? Join us for Off the Shelf Book Club! This month, we’ll be discussing Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer — a lyrical blend of science, Indigenous wisdom, and personal reflection. Through stories of plants, people, and our place in the natural world, Kimmerer invites readers to see the earth as a gift and a relationship worth nurturing. This club is open to ages 18 and up. No registration required — just bring your thoughts, your questions, and your love of books! |
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Tech Busters: One On One Tech Help Mondays | 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 | Digitorium Join the Minden Board Game Group every Sunday afternoon in the Carson City Library’s Digitorium! 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
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 PMDigitorium | 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 AMDigitorium | 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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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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Saturdays | 12:00 PMDigitorium or Main Floor | Carson City Library Challenge your mind and sharpen your skills at Chess Club! Players of all ages and experience levels are welcome to join in friendly matches and learn new strategies. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, there’s a seat at the board for you. No registration required—just drop in and make your next great move! |
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Computers for Beginners
Sundays | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Carson City Library Need help getting started with computers? Join us for our Computers for Beginners classes! This 4-week course is designed to teach the basics, with each session building on the last. Topics include computer navigation, internet basics, email, and more. Feel free to attend the full series or drop in for the sessions that meet your needs. The course repeats every month. No registration required—just bring your questions and willingness to learn! |
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Track Your Summer Reading with Beanstack! This summer, the Carson City Library invites readers of all ages to join our Grow Your World Summer Reading Challenge using the Beanstack app! From June 14 through August 9, you can track your reading minutes, earn digital badges, and unlock fun prizes—all from your phone or computer. Getting started is easy: 📱 Download the Beanstack app from the App Store or Google Play, or visit carsoncitylibrary.beanstack.org to create your free account. 📚 Log the time you spend reading—whether it’s a novel, comic book, or even an audiobook. Every minute counts! 🎉 Earn badges for reaching reading milestones and attending library programs. 🏆 Compete for top reader prizes in your age group by logging the most minutes read by August 9. Whether you're reading on your own or with your family, Beanstack helps you stay motivated and have fun all summer long. Sign up today and start growing your world—one book at a time! |
Beauty in the backyard.
by Rayan Naqash
"Create the yard of your dreams with more than 300 gardening and landscaping tips from the pros. Learn how to increase curbside appeal with seasonal flair, attract birds and butterflies to your backyard, landscape with color, keep houseplants healthy, and make the most of small and shady spaces"
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A gardener's guide to botany : the biology behind the plants you love, how they grow, and what they need
by Scott Zona
"Ever wonder if plants sleep or why their leaves are shaped a certain way? The inner workings of the plants you love are revealed and celebrated in this guide by botany expert Dr. Scott Zona. A Gardener's Guide to Botany is not just another book on how to grow plants. Instead, it's a lushly illustrated botanical journey into what makes plants tick, delivered in layman's terms that are easily understood and appreciated by both advanced gardeners and first-timers. It's the chlorophyll-infused science behind the plants you know and love, whether you grow them indoors or out. You'll learn how different plant parts function (do you know what stomata are and why every leaf has hundreds of them?), the traits that separate plants from animals, and how through eons of evolution the plants we grow in our gardens and homes have developed a million different fascinating adaptations that allow them to survive and thrive. From their leaf shape and growth habit to how they have sex and metabolize the nutrients they absorb, A Gardener's Guide to Botany covers it all in an accessible and thought-provoking way. Divided into chapters based on what plants need to survive, some of the topics you'll discover include: How plants convert water, air, and sunshine into roots, stems, leaves, and flowers through photosynthesis How plants react to their environment and "know" when it's right for supporting growth and reproduction How light can inhibit or facilitate chemical reactions in a plant How plants access and use water and different nutrients, including through lifelong partnerships with other living organisms How plants reproduce in some pretty ingenious ways, both with and without sex How plant genes are dispersed via seeds spread by wind, water, animals, or by the mechanics of the plant or the seed itself Up your #plantnerd status by going on a knowledge expedition to learn about all things botanical, including the enlightening science of plant communication, hormones, insect relationships, and even plant sleep. Plus, learn the many varied ways plants protect themselves, from growing spines and producing toxic leaf compounds to emitting volatile chemicals that serve as messages to insect predators or warning signals to neighboring plants. Through beautiful illustrations, full-color photographs of plants from around the world, and fascinating and relatable text, get to know your plant family like you never have before! Whether you grow houseplants on a windowsill, vegetables in raised beds, or shrubs and perennials along your front walk, A Gardener's Guide to Botany takes you on a beautiful adventure into the amazing kingdom of plants"
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The mind of a bee
by Lars Chittka
"A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees. Most of us are aware of the hive mind--the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities. He shows that they are profoundly smart, have distinct personalities, can recognize flowers and human faces, exhibit basic emotions, count,use simple tools, solve problems, and learn by observing others. They may even possess consciousness. Taking readers deep into the sensory world of bees, Chittka illustrates how bee brains are unparalleled in the animal kingdom in terms of how much sophisticated material is packed into their tiny nervous systems. He looks at their innate behaviors and the ways their evolution as foragers may have contributed to their keen spatial memory. Chittka also examines the psychological differences between bees and the ethical dilemmas that arise in conservation and laboratory settings because bees feel and think. Throughout, he touches on the fascinating history behind the study of bee behavior. Exploring an insect whose sensory experiences rival those of humans,The Mind of a Bee reveals the singular abilities of some of the world's most incredible creatures."
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The women
by Kristin Hannah
In 1965, nursing student Frankie McGrath, after hearing the words“Women can be heroes, too,” impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows her brother to Vietnam where she is overwhelmed by the destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America.
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Varina : a novel
by Charles Frazier
Forced by limited prospects to marry much-older widower Jefferson Davis, teenaged Varina Howell finds her expectations as the wife of a Mississippi landowner upended by his appointment as the leader of the Confederacy, a situation that renders her and her children fugitives in a divided and increasingly hostile nation.
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This tender land
by William Kent Krueger
Fleeing the Depression-era school for Native American children who have been taken from their parents, four orphans share a life-changing journey marked by struggling farmers, faith healers, and lost souls
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Lessons in chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus
In the early 1960s, chemist and single mother Elizabeth Zott, the reluctant star of America's most beloved cooking show due to her revolutionary skills in the kitchen, uses this opportunity to dare women to change the status quo.
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The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo : a novel
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
When an aging and reclusive Hollywood icon selects an unknown magazine reporter to write her life story, the baffled journalist forges deep ties with the actress during a complicated interview process that exposes their tragic common history
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Cherokee America
by Margaret Verble
"From the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Maud's Line, an epic novel that follows a web of complex family alliances and culture clashes in the Cherokee Nation during the aftermath of the Civil War, and the unforgettable woman at its center"
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