Events

In partnership with the Brewery Arts Center and Visit Carson City, the Nevada State Library will host the following events for the 3rd Annual Mark Twain Days celebration:

• Thursday, 10/16/25 @ 4:00 pm. The Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records holds one of the most significant Twain collections in the western United States, as noted by several Twain scholars. The new Mark Twain Reading Room was created to showcase this collection alongside works by other Sagebrush School authors, including Dan DeQuille and Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins. The library will also feature access to Twain digital collections on the library's website, as well as microfilm of the Territorial Enterprise -- the leading Virginia City newspaper where Twain served as a correspondent for three years. Carson City dignitaries will be invited to attend.
• Friday, 10/17/25, 2-4 pm. The Nevada State Library will host two authors for literary workshops: Dani Putney will present an exploration of poetry and its creative process, while Brad McMullen, Nevada's state folklorist, will discuss the state's rich traditions and cultural heritage. Each session will last approximately 45 minutes.
• Friday, 10/17/25, all day. The Nevada State Archives will offer a self-guided open house featuring items and exhibits from Twain's era. While the Archives does not hold Twain's papers, its collection highlights the early territorial governance of Nevada that helped shape Twain's experience.
• Friday, 10/17/25, all day. The State Library will offer fun, interactive Twain-themed activities, including a Twain-related library scavenger hunt, coloring sheets, and the chance to take home a printed souvenir page of the Territorial Enterprise from the library's microfilm collection.
• For more events, see the Brewery Arts Center's Mark Twain Days activity schedule.