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We are pleased to announce that our 2024 Capital City Reads pick is A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles! Pick up your free copy of this year's community read during the month of April, while supplies last. Also available as an eBook and an audiobook on Libby. Join us for a discussion on Thursday, April 18 and Tuesday, April 23 at 5:30 PM. Capital City Reads is sponsored by Friends of the Carson City Library.
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Found Poetry Workshop Help us celebrate National Poetry Month by creating poetry using words from a page in a book. Ages 14+. No registration required! Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024 6pm-7pm
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12pm-2pm
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National Unicorn Day Party!Take a picture with a unicorn and participate in fun activities for National Unicorn Day! No registration required. Tuesday, April 9, 2024 4pm-6pm
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Seed in a JarCelebrate Earth Day by planting your very own seeds in a jar to take home! For kids of all ages! No registration required. Monday, April 22, 2024 1pm-3pm
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Fingerboarding Club Come enjoy doing tricks and having fun with miniature skateboards! A table will be set up with a skatepark for an hour of fingerboarding! Fingerboards will be provided, but feel free to bring your own! Open to patrons 14+. No registration required. 3D printer certification encouraged. Thursdays at 3pm
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Get Outside and Play Day Join us the first Saturday of every month for National "Get Outside and Play Day". We will have fun lawn games for patrons to enjoy out in the Library garden from 10am-4pm. Open to kids of all ages. No registration required
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Teaching Time With Tofi Come teach our furry friend Tofi how to shop for groceries, sort blocks, build railroads, and more! Every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 11:30AM in the Kennedy Children's Corner Open to kids of all ages. No registration required!
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U.S. citizenship study classes start Saturday, February 10. Every Saturday 10 AM In the Digitorium
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Are you a book lover looking to make new friends? Then join us for Off the Shelf Book Club! March's pick is A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Thursday, April 18 at 5:30 PM Tuesday, April 23 at 5:30 PM Digitorium For ages 18+. No registration required.
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Join us every 2nd and 4th Thursday from Noon-2pm for free Parenting Classes provided by Cathy Mello and the Children's Cabinet. These educational courses are intended to provides parents and other caregivers with tools to aid in their child's development. Certificates are awarded upon completion of the course. The courses provided are also recognized by the office of social services, court system and child protective services. No registration required.
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Learn to play new games or play old favorities. Sundays at noon until 3:30 PM at the Carson City Library. All ages and skill levels welcome. No registration required.
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For kids of all ages; Join us for weekly stories, songs and crafts all designed to help children and their caregivers learn American Sign Language. Participants 9 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver who is at least 13 years old at all times. No registration is required.
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Stories and songs in Spanish and English. Mondays at 11:30 AM Digitorium For ages 1-5. No registration required.
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Tuesdays at 10:30 AM Digitorium For Babies 0-24 months. No registration required.
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Wednesdays at 4 PM Kennedy Children's Corner For elementary school ages. No registration required.
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Stories, songs and crafts designed to help kids wind down at the end of the day. Wednesdays at 6:30 PM Digitorium For ages 1-5. No registration required.
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Thursdays at 10:30 AM Digitorium For Kids 1-5. No registration required.
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Come read to a therapy dog! Every 2nd Thursday at 11 AM Kennedy Children's Corner For all ages. No registration required.
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Join us to learn the basics of crochet! Any skill level is welcome. All materials are provided. Every 2nd & 4th Thursday from 6 PM - 7:30 PM Digitorium Ages 10+. No registration is required.
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Carson City Library Every 1st & 3rd Thursday 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM All skill levels welcome Materials are provided |
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Saturdays at 12 PM Digitorium or Main Floor For all ages. No registration required.
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Pokemon ClubPokémon Club Every 2nd & 4th Saturday 12:30PM-2:30PM All skill levels welcome Practice decks are available to borrow if needed.
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Computers for BeginnersNeed help learning the basics of using a computer? Join our Computers for Beginners classes on Saturdays from 2PM-3PM. Typically, this is a 4 week course designed to build upon each previous class session, but feel free to skip any that cover topics you already know. Course repeats every month.
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Tutor.com Tutor.com provides online, on-demand academic tutoring, homework help and test preparation to K-12th grade students, plus early college students and adult learners. Tutors are available in over 60 subjects and test prep areas and many resources, including the writing lab, are available 24/7. After creating an account through the library's portal you can also sign in to Tutor.com on apps for Apple and Android.
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The Book of Love
by Kelly Link
In the long-awaited first novel from short story virtuoso and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Link, three teenagers become pawns in a supernatural power struggle. Laura, Daniel, and Mo-and a mysterious fourth soul who crossed back over with them-will compete to remain in the mortal realm.
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Tales of the Celestial Kingdom
by Sue Lynn Tan
Collecting nine enchanting stories set in the Immortal Realm—a world of gods, magic and legendary creatures—the beautifully illustrated volume, told from the perspectives of multiple characters, is filled with magic, mythology, friendship and love.
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Exordia
by Seth Dickinson
A disaffected office worker has an unearthly close encounter and joins a team of civilians, soldiers and scientists to investigate a mysterious other-worldly broadcast in the new novel from the author of the Baru Cormorant novels.
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To Challenge Heaven
by David Weber
The Earth, now a starfaring civilization, is desperate for allies in a universe teeming with hostile aliens and predators, and a group of determined individuals make a discovery that could bring down the Hegemony that dominates the galaxy once and for all.
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The Atlas Complex
by Olivie Blake
Vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment, six Alexandrians grapple with the ethics of their astronomical abilities while the outside world mobilizes to destroy them, forcing them to decide what they're willing to betray for limitless power and who will be destroyed along the way.
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Faebound
by Saara El-Arifi
Forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their homeland's borders an elven warrior and her prophet sister encounter the fae court, in the first book of a new trilogy from the Sunday Times best-selling author of the The Final Strife.
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3 Shades of Blue : Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
by James Kaplan
From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists-Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans-who came together to create the most famous and bestselling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue The myth of the 60s depends on the 1950s being the before times of conformity, segregation, straightness.
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Cinema of the 70s : 101 Iconic Movies
by John H. Foote
Today, over half a century later, great films are measured by those of the 70s. Has there been a more impactful 10-year period? For the first time, cinema reflected life and society, presenting both on the big screen with a compelling and penetrating truth. Directors became household names, often overnight, and films routinely broke box office records. With 120 color and black and white photographs, this book celebrates the cinema of the 70s.
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Forever Barbie : The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll
by M. G. Lord
A cultural critic and investigative journalist uncovers the full history of the Barbie doll, from her introduction in 1959 through countless transformations, makeovers and career changes to its emergence as an international pop culture icon.
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The Amplified Come As You Are : The Story of Nirvana
by Michael Azerrad
In 1993, Michael Azerrad published Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana, which stands as the definitive biography of Nirvana, the legendary band that upended the pop cultural landscape with Nevermind. Written with the band's complete cooperation, this book features interviews with singer-guitarist Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic, and drummer Dave Grohl. Azerrad has revisited and reconsidered his original text in this "amplified" version.
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The Disney Book : A Celebration of the Worlds of Disney
by Jim Fanning
Published to commemorate Disney's special 100th anniversary, this newly updated edition, now including more than 50 new pages and ten more years of magic, showcases beautiful art and artefacts from The Walt Disney Company's vast historical collections.
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