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  For years our library users have been relegated to utilizing slow and very out of date computer technology and subjected to very long waits for computer use -- those days are behind us!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!