Even though we celebrate our Friends every day, National Friends of the Library Week is being observed October 17-23. Our library would be lost without these fabulous citizens and Friends. Sales from the bookstore average over $100 per day and the September Harvest Book Sale brought in $3,728. Support and assistance is not merely monetary. Recently, all the library materials needed to be "tagged" as part of the self-check system. Library Friends and volunteers spent countless hours expediting a tedious, time consuming process.
Author Richard Delaney will present a program based on his saga "Quest for Freedom," the story of the infamous 1871 Nevada state prison break. Hardened criminals escaped from the Carson City facility and rampaged throughout the Sierra Nevada. Stories this exciting can't be fabricated. This event, sponsored by the Friends, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in the auditorium.
More ways to have a good time
• Visitors to New Zealand invariably return awestruck and amazed by the beauty of this spectacular island country. The people are incredibly friendly, the vistas panoramic and the seasons reversed, enabling travelers to escape a cold Nevada winter for sunshine in Auckland. Laura Gibson and Michael Rosen will present their perspective of this country at 6 p.m. Oct. 21 in the library auditorium.
• Capital City Arts Initiative Nevada Neighbors XXXII at 7 p.m. Oct. 19, Mark Neu Collins demonstrates that our country has more than its share of beautiful scenery with his program, Blue Skies & Green Vistas: Artists and the Environment.
• Anyone who has been stalled in winter traffic over Donner Pass knows firsthand the meaning of what author and historian Mark Mclaughlin calls The Sierra Storm King. At 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, Mclaughlin presents his program "Reign of the Sierra Snow King: Weather History of Donner Pass." Our balmy fall days just might transition into more material for future presentations.
• Sign up at the Youth Desk for the Lego Club. It meets from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 23. Also think about making a donation of a set of Legos for this popular program.
• On Saturday, Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. the library will open its doors to children of all ages for Trick-or-Treating @ Your Library. Costumes are definitely encouraged. Not only will treats abound, but also participants will have an opportunity to tour the library and become acquainted with recent changes.