We Geek Liberries! Join Us

CALLING ALL BAKING & JAM PRESERVES ARTISTS:

The Fernley Branch Library is looking for local baking and preserves artists to participate in a berry themed contest.  "We Geek Liberries--"Geek The Library Launch Party & Open House will be hosted at the Fernley Branch Library on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and will feature a Best "Liberry Pie" and Best "Liberry Jam" contest.

Contestants will enter one berry pie and/or jar of preserves to be judged.  Grand prizes will be awarded in both categories.  This contest is open to individuals aged 12 and up and there is no entry fee!  Contest registration begins on Tuesday, July 10th at 11:00 a.m. and ends on Saturday, July 14th at 4:00 p.m. at the Fernley Branch Library.  Late registrations will not be accepted.  

For contest rules and to register to participate please contact the Fernley Branch Library at:

575 Silver Lace Blvd.

Fernley, NV  89408 

(775) 575-3366

More information about the launch party will be coming, we can't wait to see you there and to help you Get Your Geek On, at your Fernley Branch Library!

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Summer Reading Program is Returning to the 

Fernley Branch Library!

The 2012 Summer Reading Program, "Dream Big -- READ!"  will be kicking off at the Fernley Library on Tuesday, June 12 at 5:00 p.m. with a FREE pizza party*.   Come eat pizza, sign up for the program.  Kids will get a goodie bag*. 

The Summer Reading Program runs six weeks from June 12 - July 21, 2012 in all Lyon County Libraries.  The Fernley Library will be offering tons of free craft workshops for kids and teens, story time for all ages, passive contests, a traveling planetarium from the Carson City Children's Museum and more.  The program is free for participation by all ages from babies to seniors!  Participants read books for a chance to win prizes.  Grand prizes include a Kindle Touch and Nintendo DS Lite. 

The Summer Reading Program is supported by donations from the Friends of the Fernley Branch Library and other local residents and businesses such as The Golf Club at Fernley. 

This is the annual summer event that Fernley residents don't want to miss.  Contact the library today for more information or to register for the program.

*Pizza and goodie bags will be provided while supplies last.

The Fernley Branch Library is located at:
 575 Silver Lace Blvd.,
Fernley, Nevada  89408

Telephone:  (775) 575-3366
Fax:  (775) 575-3368

Business Hours:
Tuesday:  11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday:  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday:  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Saturday:  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday & Monday:  Closed

Lyon Libraries Makes Cents!

The Fernley Branch Library Makes Cents!

The Fernley Branch Library needs your help! The Lyon County Library System is launching a fundraising challenge to run from Labor Day 2011 to Memorial Day 2012. Our challenge is to raise 100,000,000 (one million) cents, or the equivalent of $10,000 in that time. The funds collected will go to the Lyon County Library System Gift Fund and will be used to directly supplement the cost of new library books and materials for all five Lyon library locations.

It has been no secret that over the past few years of economic downturn, the Lyon County Library System has experienced dramatic cutbacks to its budget. At the same time our branches are reaching record numbers for daily traffic and requests for service from our neighbors. We are now asking for a little help from our community in our mission to continue to offer superior Lyon County Library information and recreation services on a consistent basis. If every library patron donated just one penny each time they visited the Fernley Library we would race to the forefront of this mission!

The fun part of this challenge is that the Fernley Branch Library is in friendly competition with its sister-branches. The first branch to reach their individual goal of collecting $10,000 will receive a special allocation of funds to spend solely on their own branch! We will offer exciting opportunities for you to contribute to this fundraising challenge including free family movie nights, raffle prizes, read-a-thons, and other fun programming. If you’d like more information about this or other Fernley Branch Library programs and services please contact us at (775) 575-3366.

The Fernley Branch Library is located at 575 Silver Lace Blvd., Fernley, Nevada 89408. Telephone: (775) 575-3366. The Library is open Tuesday – Thursday 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Find us on Facebook.com

We've been Planked!

Fernley Library is Plank Friendly!

Please always practice safe planking!

SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2011

We will be kicking off our annual Summer Reading Program (SRP) on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Fernley Branch Library at noon!  Come join us to eat pizza (free while it lasts), sign up for the program, get your goodie bag and check-out items to get you started toward your reading goal this summer.

This program is open to readers and listeners of all ages from Pre-K to adult.  The program is totally free, the only requirement is registration so that we may count you in our program statistics for future donations and financial support from our sponsors.

We will offer several passive craft programs for kids. Some pre-registration for workshops is required.

This year our goal is to get our adult readers participating in the program, as they traditionally are the ones who do not take advantage of this great program.  Help us meet our goal and take a moment to sign up starting June 11, 2011.

Readers who meet program benchmarks will qualify for raffle prizes and other goodies.

For more information please contact the Fernley Branch Library at (775) 575-3366 or visit us at 575 Silverlace Blvd., Fernley, NV  89408.

This program is made possible to our community thanks to donations from the Friends of the Fernley Branch Library and their local partners.

El Dia is Back!!!

We are super excited to announce our annual El Dia de los Ninos program will be Saturday, April 30th from 1-4 p.m. at the Fernley Branch Library.   This is a family friendly event designed to celebrate our diverse community and early literacy.  The Fernley Library is known for our spectacular special events held in conjunction with El Dia.  This year we will be featuring a demonstration and workshop presented by Nevada folk artist Dolores Archuleta-Henderson in the Mexican Papel Picado tradition.  Papel Picado is an intricate form of paper art that is commonly used in Dia de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico.  This FREE workshop will be limited to 20 participants and subject to pre-registration.  It is available for people of all ages and we encourage family participation.  Mrs. Archuleta-Henderson is joining our event under sponsorship of the Nevada Arts Council.

Also to be featured at this year's event will be a live musical performance,traditional clowns, and free craft stations for children and families.  Free food will be provided while supplies last.  Weather permitting, this will be an outdoor event and open for all to attend.  We will feature our Spanish and bilingual books and media that have been purchased with Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant funds which have been made available to us via the Nevada State Library and Archives.

To find out more or to register for the Papel Picado workshop please stop in or call the Fernley Branch Library at 575 Silver Lace Blvd, Fernley, Nevada  89408  (775) 575-3366.

Opportunity is Just ONE CLICK AWAY @ the Fernley Branch Library!!

We are ecstatic to announce that the Fernley Branch Library has had 6 brand new public access computers installed!  These fast machines were made available to our community via the One Click Away... project grant funded by a federal stimulus monies for public computing centers, and is a partnership of the Nevada State Library and Archives (NSLA), Cooperative Libraries Automated Network (CLAN), Carson City Library, and Henderson District Public Libraries (HDPL).

By providing required matching (20%) funds CLAN received $191,115.00 of the project award of $808,000.00.  The monies purchased new public computers and peripherals for all CLAN public libraries! These much needed improvements to our public computer centers in CLAN libraries will ensure that the general public or specific vulnerable populations, such as low-income individuals, unemployed, seniors, children, minorities, and people with disabilities have access to broadband technology for personal enrichment and advancement.

We invite our community to come in and try out our new machines.  For years our library users have been relegated to utilizing slow and very out of date computer technology and subjected to very long waits for computer use -- those days are behind us!  With six well functioning brand new units you'll be able to achieve your goals.  Wait time has been further streamlined with the addition of new reservation software.

Let our staff know what you think of our new technology before you leave.  Your feedback is vital to ensuring that similar grant opportunities are available to us to help improve the quality of life for our residents and library users!

Call the Fernley Branch Library for more information.
(775) 575-3366

Adapt @ Your Library - Androids Comes to LYF

http://www.philipkdick.com/works_novels_androids.html

After a successful inaugural program month in February, we are excited to kick off our second month of the Adaptation Festival at the Fernley Branch Library!  This month we are reading Philp K. Dick's, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?  This classic novel in the Science Fiction genre was adapted to the 1982 Ridley Scott Film, Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford.

Androids is set in the, now--not so far off, distant future year of 2021.  It features a text-book dystopian civilization that is constantly at odds between human and mechanical reality. Click here to visit the author's website for more information about the book.

We have copies available for those who wish to read this exciting novel.  Come join us on Friday, March 25 to  discuss what you thought of the story.  The book talk will be hosted at 2:30 p.m. at the Fernley Library.  Tuesday, March 29 at 2:30 p.m. join us at the library to watch Blade Runner, and stick around after to discuss what you thought about the film and the book it was adapted from.

We will be offering three more exciting adapted titles in future months for this program (see the list below).  Contact the Fernley Library for more information (775) 575-3366 or stop in to pick up your copy of the book today. We are located at 575 Silver Lace Blvd, Fernley, NV 89408 next door to City Hall.  This program has been made available to our community thanks in part to a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Nevada State Library and Archives (NSLA).

Upcoming Adaptation Festival Titles:
April:  The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
May:  Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
June:  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Looking for Book Bunco Squad Members!

We are very excited to announce a new, on-going, adult program at the Fernley Branch Library -- Book Bunco!

We are looking for 12 people who would like to join as monthly squad members and others who wish to serve as squad substitutes.

Bunco is a fast paced dice game similar to Yatzee.  Players win prizes and eat their way through candy and other goodies.  Bunco is a great way to make new friends and get some time out of the house or away from work for an hour or so.

Our first game is scheduled for Friday, February 25, 2011 at 3 p.m. in the Fernley Library Reading Room.  Subsequent games will be played the last Friday of each month at 3 p.m.

Registration is now open on a first come, first serve basis.  For more information please contact the Fernley Library at (775) 575-3366.

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting Write-In sessions at the Fernley Branch Library for anyone who is participating in the 2010 NaNoWriMo event.  The Write-In schedule is to be announced!

We will provide a comfortable inspiring environment for writers to work towards the NaNoWriMo goal of 50,000 words between November 1 & 30. Light snacks, coffe and tea will be provided by the Friends of the Fernley Library (FOL) free for writers during the Write-Ins.

Have you participated in NaNoWriMo in the past? Have you attended Write-Ins in other locations? Do you have suggestions for our sessions? Contact Jonnica at the Fernley Library to volunteer to help out or to make suggestions.

Want to know more about NaNoWriMo? Visit their website website for more info and to register to participate in this year's event. Stop by the Fernley Library for program information.

Free Family Fun @ Your Library

It's El Dia de los Ninos at the Fernley Branch Library today!! Come out, we've got live performances, free food and family fun...Noon to 3 pm 575 Silver Lace Blvd. Fernley Nevada 89408. (775) 575-3366

Catching Up with Your Library

Hello everyone!

The Fernley Branch Library has been a little bit on the silent side of the blogsphere these days. We are busy as ever and I think it is time that we catch up a little. If you haven't been inside the branch for a while you're missing out on some pretty big aesthetic changes! We've been working hard at re-organizing our children's, Juvenile, and Young Adult collection areas. Our goal is to create spaces inside the branch that are welcoming and user-friendly for all patrons. Our young children's area has seen the most change; we've lowered the shelves to make things an easier reach for tots. We're adding some excitement to the walls by hanging some beautiful prints from our Picturing America grant collection.

We are celebrating 45 years of voter's rights with our display of the photograph of the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965, photographed by James Karales. This image is also part of the Picturing America grant we received from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Check out their website (http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/) to see a selection of the rest of the available prints in this collection. They are perfect for a classroom setting or a home school opportunity! To celebrate the anniversary of the march to Montgomery, we are collecting short written works from all community members reflecting on their memories of the American Civil Rights movement. All pieces collected will be kept with the photograph as a "community memory" and made available for educational opportunities in conjunction with the print. Contact the library for more information or stop in to view the beautiful black and white photograph.

The After School Craft Club is still going strong. Come to the Fernley Branch Library the last Tuesday of each month to participate in a free craft activity. For all ages, but especially appealing to the elementary to high school aged students.

We've got a lot more exciting events coming up at our library including the annual El Dia de los Ninos festival, and the Summer Reading Program. Check back for more information on these and other special events.

Ready for a "White Cow?"

The Fernley Branch Library is excited to announce a 50s Sock Hop for patrons of all ages!  We are celebrating the arrival of the children's book series, Hank Zipzer, by the "Fonz" himself, Henry Winkler!  The book series was donated to the Fernley Branch by the Friends of the Fernley Library, who are also sponsoring the Sock Hop. 

When:  Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Where: Fernley Branch Library Reading Room

Time:  4:00 p.m. 

Dress: your favorite 50s attire

There will be a bubble gum blowing contest, White Cows (A.K.A. a Rootbeer Float), viewings of Happy Days, music, and more fun than we should be allowed to have on a Tuesday afternoon!
Call for more information or grab a friend and join in the fun!

MANGA CLUB ~ HOLIDAY PARTY 2009

The Manga Club, Anime Freekz 5, hosted a holiday themed party for young adults at the Fernley Branch Library on December 15, 2009.  They had pizza provided by the Friends of the Fernley Branch Library and got to get messy making handmade tree ornaments (in a Manga animation theme) and customizing our bookends for the library.  Check out our flickr.com photostream for pictures of all the fun we had! http://www.flickr.com/photos/fernleybranchlibrary.com

The Anime Freekz 5 meet weekly on Wednesdays at the Fernley Branch Libary from 3-4 p.m. The club is open for all teens who want to join.  Their focus is on Japanese Animation.  For more information drop in to one of their meetings or call the Fernley Branch Library at (775) 575-3366.

Library will be closing early

The Fernley Branch Library will be closing early at 5:00 p.m. today, Tuesday, December 8, 2009, due to extreme weather conditions. We will be open tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Check back here or call (775) 575-3366 for updates about our weather related closings.

After School Craft Club Next Week!

The Fernley Branch Library ATAB and Friends of the Library will be supporting an After School Craft Club.  Our first session will be on November 30th at 4:00 p.m. in the reading room at the library.  This club is open to people ages 10-16.  Our first craft is "extravagant corpse," which will be led by ATAB member, Melinda C. 

Extravagant corpse is an off chute of Exquisite Corpse, a narrative surrealist art.  For more information check out the wikipedia page.  To see an example visit the Library of Congress Exquisite Corpse page.

Bring a friend and enjoy music, snacks, and crafts!
Contact the Fernley Branch Library for more information:  (775) 575-3366

Want to Know What is NEW at LYF? Check This Out!

We are excited to announce our New Arrivals blog! We usually receive new books and library materials on Thursdays. It will be our goal to provide a comprehensive list of these new titles each week on our blog. The call number for each item will be directly linked to its corresponding record in our online catalog (http://www.clan.lib.nv.us/). Click on the call number and you will learn more about that item such as its availability, its location, or even a short summary or reviews about it!


Let us know what you think of this great new blog!

http://lyfnewarrivals.blogspot.com/

Library Closed for Thanksgiving

The Fernley Branch Library will be closed on Thursday, November 26 & Friday, November 27, 2009 for Thanksgiving. We will be open again on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

We wish you all a very safe and happy holiday!