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Library Program

Carson City Library Presents Virtual Program: Project WILD Animal Adaptations

Bird peeking out of rock with text reading "Project wild: Animal Adaptations"
Event Date: 
June 30, 2021 - 4:00pm

For middle school students: Learn how animals inherit traits and became so well adapted to living in Nevada with Project WILD! Register by visiting https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7561876

Registration is required. This program is part of the Carson City Library's 2021 Summer Learning Challenge; Tails & Tales, and participants can earn a Grand Prize Raffle ticket for participating. Sign up for our Summer Learning Challenge, and don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions!

Carson City Library Hosts Virtual Program: Family Storytime

Child reading on the beach with a turtle
Event Date: 
June 3, 2021 - 10:30am

For PRE-K (children not yet in elementary school) and families:

Join us for weekly themed stories and crafts. Craft instructions and additional resources, including activities for older children who may be at home, will be included.

Register here to receive a Zoom link for this program: https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7534639

Carson City Library Hosts Virtual Program: Hour of Code

two cats and a robot with text reading "hour of code"
Event Date: 
June 4, 2021 - 4:00pm

For ages 10-14, join us virtually via Zoom. Do you enjoy coding? Then join us for one hour of computer programming each month! No prior experience needed. This month, join Elsie to get prepared for Robot Olympics! Along with programming concepts learn how to drive, collect details, create tools, and build and test your mighty robot.

Registration is required, to register visit: https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7430265

Carson City Library Offers Virtual Program: Science Storytime

Three children doing crafts with text reading "science storytime"
Event Date: 
May 27, 2021 - 4:00pm

For grades K-3: Join us for monthly Science Storytimes! We'll read a science-themed book, and do experiements while we read! This program will be held via Facebook Live. Register below to be notified when the program starts.

https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7534638

Carson City Library Hosts Virtual Program: Girls Who Code

10 girls with text reading "girls who code"
Event Date: 
May 8, 2021 - 11:00am

For upper elementary school ages, grades 3-5.

Join us virtually via Zoom. To register, visit: https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7533715

Join us for Girls Who Code! Gain future job skills, promote STEM interest, foster camaraderie and inspire confidence, all while learning the basics of coding! Registration is required. Zoom invites will be sent out prior to the program.

Carson City Library Hosts Virtual Program: Family Storytime

two lady bugs on a lead with family story time text
Event Date: 
April 1, 2021 - 11:30am

Join us for weekly themed stories and crafts. We're celebrating Community Science Month all through April, starting with this storytime about bugs!

Carson City Library hosts 'Think Bionics Camp' for middle school aged students

Picture collage of participants holding bionic fish and Think Bionics Camp
Event Date: 
March 29, 2021 - 9:30am

For middle school ages, join us in the Library's Digitorium. Face masks are required.
Are you interested in bionics and STEM? Excited about robotics? Are you a Carson City student? Then join us for Think Bionics Camp! In this multi-day camp, you'll learn how a fish swims, how an elephant uses its trunk, and how a chameleon uses its tongue to grab items. Registration is required. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Carson City Library Hosts Virtual Program: Family Storytime

Green background with leaves and sun and 5 children
Event Date: 
March 11, 2021 - 11:30am

Join us for weekly themed stories and crafts. Craft instructions and additional resources, including activities for older children who may be at home, will be included.

Carson City Library hosts Virtual Family Reading program Saturdays through March

Five book covers with Carson City Library and NNLC Logo
Event Date: 
March 6, 2021 - 12:00pm

In honor of Read Across America, the Carson City Library will be releasing literacy and activity videos every Saturday in March and first week of April for our virtual Family Reading Program series. Go here to register for the first video.

Carson City Library Hosts Virtual Program: Family Storytime

5 children reading a giant book with a bean and stalks with green background.
Event Date: 
March 4, 2021 - 11:30am

Join us for weekly themed stories and crafts. Craft instructions and additional resources, including activities for older children who may be at home, will be included.

Carson City Library Hosts Virtual Program: Family Storytime

Three children readings books in a snowy tree.
Event Date: 
February 11, 2021 - 11:30am

Join us for weekly themed stories and crafts. Craft instructions and additional resources, including activities for older children who may be at home, will be included.

Carson City Library Hosts Virtual Program: Family Storytime

Three children in trees, reading colorful books
Event Date: 
January 14, 2021 - 11:30am

For PRE-K (children not yet in elementary school) and families:

Join us for weekly themed stories and crafts. This week, we'll be reading about dogs, and making our own dog craft! If you'd like to follow along with the craft at home, you'll need a paper plate (any size), paper, markers, glue and scissors.

Register below to receive a Zoom link for this program.

https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7256554

Carson City Library hosts Virtual Program: Art Night Out

Photo of colorful glass bottles with text "Virtual Art Night Out" in white
Event Date: 
November 17, 2020 - 6:00pm

For Ages 18+, join us virtually via Zoom.

To register: please visit https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/6870052

Join us once a month to relax through art! Every month we will explore a different technique to use art to help de-stress. For the month of November, create a beautiful glass vase from a recycled glass bottle. The glass bottle will be provided by the library. Pick up your take home kit at the info desk. Supplies are limited; registration is required. Zoom invitations will be sent to registrants on the morning of the event.

Roving on Mars: Join Carson City Library Monday for virtual program with NASA scientist

Flyer about the program
Event Date: 
Repeats every day until Tue Oct 06 2020 .
October 5, 2020 - 2:30pm
Event Date: 
October 6, 2020 - 2:30pm

Meet Dr. Elizabeth Rampe, a collaborator on the Mars Curiosity Rover and a member of the Mars analog mission science team. There will be a presentation on the Red Planet and Q&A. Our group activity is helping our own rover navigate across Mars.

Kids learn lessons from space via Carson City Library storytelling

J Hodnett, center, leads Storytime at the Carson City Library on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. As part of the NASA at My Library program, the library hosted a series of special events for World Space Week. For information about upcoming events, visit carsoncitylibrary.org.

NASA@ My Library - STEM Arcade: Astronomy

Event Date: 
October 23, 2017 - 4:30pm

Science as Superpowers: Seeing the Invisible to Study Space with Dan Ruby!

Our eyes are wonderful, but only glimpse a small bit of the spectrum of electromagnetic energy produced by stars. To learn more about the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere, scientists use instruments that can see beyond visible light. We will explore how this is done through telescopes and provide some simple tools that let you acquire some superhuman powers as well!

Carson City Library to celebrate eclipse with activities, telescope, 200 pairs of safety glasses

UPDATE SUNDAY, AUG. 20: For Monday's eclipse program, the Carson City Library is taking walk ins, however they will not be guaranteed eclipse safety glasses. The library will have other activities available and a telescope with a solar filter.
On Sunday afternoon, the Carson City Library is giving out a VERY limited amount at 1pm, line up is at 12:30pm. Must have their library card and only one per person. See the Carson City Library Facebook page here.
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Join the Carson City Library in viewing the solar eclipse this Monday, August 21 from 9 to 11 a.m. The Library will have hands-on activities, a telescope with safety filter, and other informational activities to help commemorate this amazing event.

NASA at Carson City Library: Solar Eclipse Viewing Event

Event Date: 
August 21, 2017 - 9:00am

Come join us in viewing the solar eclipse! We will have hands-on activities, free solar eclipse glasses, and a photo booth to help you commemorate this amazing event.

Carson City Library selected for national NASA@ My Library STEM programming initiative

Event Date: 
August 21, 2017 - 9:00am

Carson City Library has been selected through a competitive application process to be part of NASA@ My Library, an initiative to engage public audiences nationwide in informal and lifelong learning with the excitement of NASA exploration and discovery.

Celebrating 150 years as a Federal Depository Library

The Nevada State Library and Archives is celebrating 150 years with the Federal Depository Library Program. We have been a Federal Depository Library longer than we have been a state.

The Federal Depository Library Program managed by the Government Printing Office, distributes United States Government Publications to over a thousand libraries throughout the United States so that the American people will have free access to government information.

Carson City Library summer enrichment programs bridge opportunity gap for local youth

Between June 7 and August 4 the Carson City Library engaged a record breaking 2,750 youth, ages 6 – 17, in signups for the 2013 summer reading program and attendance in summer learning activities. In that time, more than 21,788 items circulated from the library’s youth collection, primarily traditional books but also e-readers like Kindles, iPads, PlayAways and PlayAway Views.

Broadband Stimulus Grant at Work in Carson City
 

Carson City Library Director Sara Jones announces the opening of the Carson City Library’s second floor Digital Media Learning Center, @Two.

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