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UPCOMING EVENTS

Young Shakespeare presents

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Multiple times and locations

An interactive, hour-long adaptation of Shakespeare’s magical and hilarious comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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Author Talk

Elizabeth Acevedo

Tuesday, July 23, 11 am–noon

Online event

Join Elizabeth Acevedo for a Q&A and a short reading from her National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse, The Poet X.

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Story Time at the Wilbur D. May Arboretum & Botanical Garden

Thursday, July 25, 10–11 am

Wilbur D. May Arboretum

Join your favorite Washoe County librarians for family-friendly outdoor story times in Honey's Garden at the arboretum.

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Summer Reading Challenge Wrap-Up Party!

Saturday, July 27, 1–2 pm

Sierra View Library

Celebrate the reading you've done this summer! Create a vacation tile coaster to commemorate your summer and pick up any free books you've earned, too!

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BOOK CLUBS

Mystery Book Club
Spanish Springs Library
A Slow Fire Burning

by Paula Hawkins


Four Seasons Book Club
Sparks Library

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

Visit the calendar to see all upcoming book clubs.

Visit our online calendar to find more upcoming events:

Story Times
Craft Events
STEAM Events
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MOVIE SCREENINGS

Visit the calendar to see all upcoming movie screenings.

ON THE SHELF

On the Shelf is a weekly feature in partnership with KUNR public radio. Catch your favorite librarians sharing book news and reviews. In this week's episode, Bailey tells us about some spooky summer reads. See the companion list below.

WHAT TO READ NEXT

Spooky Summer Reads

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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Local Author Fest


Local authors, are you interested in reading, selling, and signing your work at our first Local Author Fest coming this November?


This event is open to local authors who have a physical book they would like to share with the public. If that sounds like you, fill out this form.

#WashoeReader


We're asking our users to share what they're doing when they visit their favorite Washoe County Library location. Snap a selfie or a photo of your latest haul and share it using the #WashoeReader hashtag. Or record a video telling us about your latest discovery.


Tag @WashoeLibrary on X (Twitter) and @WashoeCountyLibrary on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads.

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