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.

Teen Read Week is Over

We had a great time celebrating Teen Read Week (October 18-23, 2009) at the Fernley Branch. Last Friday the Awesome Teen Advisory Board (ATAB) threw a finale party for Teens and Tweens which was supported by the Friends of the Fernley Library.

Participants had a blast entering the ugliest, prettiest, and freakiest cupcake decorating contest; creating their own dust jacket for their favorite books; and building junkyard pumpkins! (The pumpkins were grown by Library Assistant Renee~Thanks for donating them Renee!)

The party was a hit and we can't wait to start planning for Teen Tech Week in the Spring!

Visit our Flickr photostream for more photos of the event.

It's a Boy! Self-Check Arrives at Fernley Branch Library

We are proud to welcome Self-Check to the Fernley Branch Library!

Self-check will help reduce the wait time for our patrons and allow them more privacy in their borrowing habits! Located near the Juvenile collection and the Circulation Desk, patrons are now able to check-out their own library items anytime during their visit to the Fernley Branch Library.

Self-check is extremely user friendly offering touch-screen technology and simple bar-code scanning for quick processing. The Library Staff have been busy the last five months preparing the collection for the arrival of Self-check--a barcode conversion project has been underway to retrofit all library items with barcodes on the outside cover of each item to make the self-check out process quick and easy for our patrons!

You have probably noticed the stacks at the Fernley Branch Library look a little lighter as well; the staff have simultaneously re-barcoded and weeded the collection to make room for new library materials, remove items that were in bad physical condition, and to improve the general appearance of the Library and the safety of the stacks. If you have an opportunity, let the staff know what you think of their hard work!

To use the Self-check you will need to have a library card that is in good standing. If you have lost your library card see the staff for a FREE replacement to use with the Self-check! When you learn to use the self-check you will have your name entered in our weekly drawing for a like-new hardback bestseller. (See staff for more details.)

Drop us a comment and let us know what you think of the arrival of Self-check. How has it improved library services? How does it affect the lives of our patrons?

March Brings The Luck of the Library to the Fernley Community!!

That's right, it is March and that means a little luck of the Irish and the Library will be spreading around our community! All month long stop by the Fernley Branch Library to learn a new trick or two and get your name in a weekly drawing for a chance to win like-new bestselling hardbacks--all part of our Luck of the Library promotion!!

What new tricks will our friendly staff teach you? How about how to manage your library account via the Web!?! You can place special orders for books and other library materials 24-7 from our automated online catalog ("CLAN"). You can also renew books, check to see if that book you ordered has arrived and much more all from the same system! If you ask the staff to show you how to take advantage of this incredibly easy system they will put your name in the hopper for a chance to win a book in the weekly drawing.

Do you already know how to use the online CLAN system? Stop in and tell the staff that you are an established user and they will drop your name in the hopper for a chance at the weekly prize too! If you are an old pro at using CLAN via the Web why not write a blurb on one of our very colorful Shamrocks to tell new users how easy and helpful the system is?!!?

Why not leave us a comment here and let us know what you think of our options for self-service at the Fernley Branch Library!

How Much Money is Your Library Saving You?

A recent addition to our online catalog will help you determine just how much $ $ value $ $ you get out of each visit you pay to your library!

http://www.clan.lib.nv.us/webpagecalculator.htm

Click on the link above and fill in the fields for each library service you use, it will calculate how much money you would have spent seeking the same services elsewhere!

If you like, drop us a comment here and let us know how valuable your library is to you!!

New Teen Blog ~ Check it out!!

The Fernley Branch Library is happy to announce the arrival of our teen/young adult blog!
http://fernleybranchlibraryteen.blogspot.com/
Go there and read all about the exciting things happening in the Fernley Branch Library designed just for teens and young adults! Participate in weekly contests; write reviews in exchange for a reduction in overdue fines; see the new arrivals; vote in polls to help make the Fernley Library a better library for teens/young adults. . . . .

Here is an example of the fun things coming to the blog:

~ Weird Titles Wednesday. . . . check out a weekly selection of some of the stupidest titles found on our shelves, write your own synopsis of the story for laughs!

~Ugly covers Monday. . . . start your week of with a glimpse of some ridiculous cover art available in your library, write your own caption and help the staff get over their "case of the Monday's!"

~New arrivals list . . . . been waiting for the next installment of your favorite series? Looking for the next hot read? Check here to see the newest arrivals to our Young Adult stacks.

~Polls, Polls, Polls. . . . Help us make the Fernley Library a place YOU want to be! Vote in our random polls and let us know what you think of your library and how it can be better.