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Celebrate the Holidays with the Library

Sparks Hometowne Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 4, 1 pm

We'll be back in Victorian Square this year for another parade. Bring your beret and cheer on our book cart drill team as we celebrate the ART of Christmas.

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NorthStar Chamber Players present:

A Holiday Concert for 2021

The popular woodwind quintet will perform favorite holiday classics at several locations and times. Enjoy Christmas carols, selections from The Nutcracker, and other seasonal music. Registration is required.

See all dates and times.

Maker Christmas

Create Create your own unique buttons, magnets, or 3D-printed ornaments for the holidays! A wrapping station for gifts will be available!

Sessions will be at the Spanish Springs Library each of the next three Sundays. To encourage safe distancing, Washoe County Library System is requiring registration for all library events.

See all dates and times.

For a complete listing of holiday-themed events,

see page four in our Winter Explorer!

Events

Nevada Reads in Your Library

Meet Kendra Atleework

Join Nevada Humanities for Nevada Reads In Your Library, and meet 2021 Nevada Reads author Kendra Atleework for a reading and discussion. Atleework will read from her powerful debut, Miracle Country: A Memoir of a Family and a Landscape, and speak about memoir writing, family, and how spending time in the high desert has shaped her work.

See dates and times.

See our calendar to browse all upcoming events.

For Kids

Special Family Story Time with

County Manager Eric Brown!

We are thrilled to have County Manager Eric Brown as our special story time guest! This Family Story Time will take the place of our regularly scheduled Baby Story Time. Children of all ages are welcome to attend. Registration is required.

See all locations and times.

Virtual Gallery

Literary Works

Drawings, prints, and digital art by Frank Kiely, inspired by the works of James Joyce, Jonathan Swift, and William Shakespeare.

Browse all our galleries here.

View exhibit.

What to Read Next

Good Morning America Book Club

Launched in 2019, Good Morning America's book club is devoted to "showcasing diverse and compelling authors telling both fiction and nonfiction stories," and the hosts of GMA show off their own passion for reading in monthly interviews with authors. Find the full list under the #WhatToRead tab in our library catalog.

See list.

News & Announcements

Sparks Library Closing for Renovations

Washoe County Library System is making planned renovations to some of our branches. The Sparks Library will be closing on December 16, with an expected reopening in March 2022.

The Northwest Reno Library is currently closed for renovations. It is expected to reopen in February 2022.

If you have items on hold at either of these locations, visit our online catalog to choose an alternate location.

Please contact us for assistance.

Learn more.

Mask Requirement

In alignment with updated CDC guidelines and the emergency order issued by the State of Nevada, masks are required at all library locations for everyone two years of age or older.

We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our libraries open.

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Friends of Washoe County Library

The Friends of Washoe County Library is a member-supported 501(c)(3) Nevada non-profit organization dedicated to advocating, fundraising, and providing support for the Washoe County Library System.

You can support Friends of Washoe County Library through Amazon Smile. Visit Amazon Smile and select Friends of Washoe County Library. It works just like the regular Amazon website, except a portion of your purchase price will be donated to Friends of Washoe County Library.

Learn more.

For information on COVID-19 in Washoe County, please visit the
Washoe County Health District at www.washoecounty.us/health

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