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Author Bonnie Boice Nishikawa, whose book "Nevada Orphans, Children's Home: My Life As A Home Kid" is a vivid compilation of day to day life in 1940's and 1950's at the Carson City facility, will be the featured April brown bag luncheon series speaker hosted by the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records.

At the end of the inauguration at the capitol building in Carson City on Monday, two mounted police horses took their well-earned break by sipping at the water trough located across from the festivities.

Nevada Humanities has announced the book selections for the 2019 Nevada Reads program.

Throughout 2019, Nevada Reads will feature three books, two nonfiction memoirs and one novel:

Good day, Carson City. It is Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. For those keeping score, there are 8 days until winter begins, 14 days until Christmas, and 19 days until 2019. Here is what's happening around Carson City today:

Author Patricia Cafferata will read from "Christmas in Nevada" on Tuesday, Dec. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records in Carson City.

The delightful and touching stories tell how Nevadans have celebrated the holiday, from 1858 to the present day. All are welcome to attend.

Some of the more unusual accounts include the story of three miners trapped underground for forty-five days during the Christmas season, Tonopah’s “Nevergreen” tree, and Reno’s Santa Pub Crawl with thousands of costumed revelers.

Happy Tuesday, Carson City. Another hot, smoky day is on tap, so you’ll want to find indoor activities and nothing too strenuous. The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada offers a story book and craft activity on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; a family membership makes this a great place for summer fun. The Fox Brewpub welcomes all ages to participate in their weekly DJ Trivia tournament; get their early for a good seat and some pub-style eats.

TUESDAY, July 31: Things to do in Carson City

Join the State Library and Archives staff every second Tuesday at 12 noon in Carson City for a new monthly book discussion and author talk series. The Brown Bag Lunches, Nevada in Small Bites featured guests in July are Nevada authors Don and Heather Hardy.

Are you a History Geek? Come and join us for Archives Appetizers, a monthly BYOBB lunch and discussion. Bring your lunch to listen and comment on a Nevada topic hosted by the Nevada State Library and Archives in Carson City.

You're invited to a public book club discussion about the opioid epidemic with insights obtained from Marlena: A Novel, the 2018 pick for Nevada Reads.

“Nevada Humanities is thrilled to welcome this young author of the enthralling novel Marlena to Nevada. Julie Buntin puts a human face on America’s opioid epidemic through the struggles and escapades of her character Marlena,” said Christina Barr, Executive Director of Nevada Humanities.

Haven't read the book? No worries! We'll discuss ideas, themes, and aim for understanding.

Tuesday, May 15, 2018
12 -1 pm

Nevada Humanities will welcome author Julie Buntin at a series of events throughout Northern Nevada during the month of May. Ms. Buntin is the author of Marlena: A Novel, the 2018 pick for Nevada Reads — a statewide, public book club. Nevada Reads invites Nevadans to read selected works of literature and to come together in their communities to share the ideas and perceptions inspired by the book club selections.

Author Milton Chen makes a presentation at the Adams Hub in Carson City, Nev., on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The session is part of the Carson City Library’s celebration of National Library Week, which also includes a free forum about workforce development tonight (Thursday) led by Chen from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater.

While Carson City Library staff members are celebrating being a finalist for the nation’s most prestigious library award, they are also taking note of how they got here.

While Carson City Library staff members are celebrating being a finalist for the nation’s most prestigious library award, they are also taking note of how they got here.

The Carson City Library is planning the soft opening for Monday, Jan. 29 after closing in December for an interior refresh, including new flooring and paint.

Carson City Library staff members are busy moving more than 80,000 items back into the building and installing 6,000 feet of shelving. There will be no pop-up services or other activities this week.

Storey County is one step closer to opening the door to its new library — while Carson City and Churchill County library staff are more efficient at their jobs — thanks to a Nevada Library Cooperative training.

Staff at the Carson City Library hopes to begin moving shelving and other materials back into the building late next week.

Limited Carson City Library services will be continue 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at Adams Hub Studio, 177 W. Proctor St.

With a refresh underway allowing for improvements inside its 22,000-square-foot building, limited Carson City Library services will be available over the next two weeks 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays at Adams Hub Studio, 177 W. Proctor St.

Contractors are hard at work in the Carson City Library, tearing out carpet to replace the flooring and paint the walls. While the library will not reopen until late January, limited services will be available during the closure.

While the Carson City Library is closed this week, the staff is busy packing up books, furniture, computers and everything in between in preparation for new floors and new paint.

Carson City Library staff will soon begin packing up materials in anticipation of closing for up to eight weeks during a project to refresh the interior.

The Carson City Library, the capital’s center for knowledge and discovery is launching a Makerspace in February 2018. The Makerpsace will provide a location in Carson City for makers (people who make things) of all levels to participate in hands on innovation, learning, and creating.

Get ready to kiss July goodbye. August begins tomorrow and brings with it classic cars, the Virginia City Rodeo, and some scorching hot temperatures. Beat the heat with an ice cream cone from Baskin Robbins – today they’re offering a scoop for just $1.50. Survive the week and you’ll be rewarded with the downtown Carson City Wine Walk and the Silver Dollar Car Classic, just to name a few of your options. Keep your eye on my things to do, and all week long you’ll find something to enjoy.

MONDAY:

Brett Silver is a voracious reader, and he has been since childhood. He’s also legally blind. “My grandma was a retired school teacher,” he said. “She made sure I got my own kind of library.”

She discovered the Talking Books program at the Nevada State Library and Archives and introduced it to her grandson.

As the father of five kids, Sen. Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, relied heavily on the Clark County library system.
“We would take our kids to lap sit at the library and leave with 30 books — for each child,” he recalled. “Our home was full of books. There’s no way we could have afforded that without the library. We also participated in musicals at the library. It’s just an integral part of my family.”

A group of six librarians and two simultaneous interpreters from the Republic of Belarus are visiting the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records (NSLAPR) Division of the State Department of Administration as a part of an international exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, NSLARP Assistant Administrator Tammy Westergard said.

It didn't take long after the recent refurbishing of the horse trough watering fountain before units from the Carson City, Washoe, Reno, and Sparks law enforcement units stopped by to water the horses during the Nevada Day Parade on Saturday. This was a wonderful flashback to the original purpose of the fountains and the rebuild this year.

YBP Event @ State Government Day

Carson City LEADERSHIP & Young Business Professionals in conjunction with Reno’s LEADERSHIP and Young Professional Network invite you to State Government Day.

Hear from our State’s leaders, Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki, Speaker John Oceguera and Secretary of State Ross Miller with tours of the State Capitol, Supreme Court, State Legislature and the State Library & Archives

Cost: $12 includes lunch

Only a few spaces available so RSVP Now!
882-1565 or ybp@carsoncitychamber.com

If anyone is wondering what our much-maligned governor is up to these days, we have a reported Jim Gibbons sighting. A good friend and very reliable source told me he saw our newly single governor last week at the Century Summit Sierra theater in south Reno, standing by himself in line to see the movie "It's Complicated."