FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Summer Reading Challenge

Join the Children's Cabinet for fun and educational hands-on activities that support Nevada pre-kindergarten and early learning standards. The goal of this series is to increase child and parent skill building as we create intentional one-on-one activities to promote their shared learning.


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UPCOMING EVENTS

Collateral & Co.

Wednesday, September 7
4-5 pm
Incline Village Library


Collateral & Co. contemporary dance company explores the intricacies of the human experience and nuances of everyday life through written word, physical and emotional experiences, and bodily expression.

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Artist Talk: Luke Rizzotto

Wednesday, September 7
5:30-6:30 pm
North Valleys Library


A discussion of the artist's work and process for his multimedia show Idyllic Idling.




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Raising Thrivers: Author Talk with Michele Borba

Thursday, September 8 
11 am-noon
Online event


Join us in conversation with bestselling author and expert in child development, Dr. Michele Borba, as she discusses her book, Thrivers: Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Thrive. This is a virtual event and registration is required.

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Lit Crawl Family Fun with Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Saturday, September 10
1:30-2:30 pm
Downtown Reno Library


Join the Nevada Humanities keynote poet for a family-friendly poetry event amid the beautiful plant life at the Downtown Reno Library.

This event is part of the 2022 Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl.


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MOVIE SCREENINGS

Visit the calendar to see all upcoming movie screenings.

FOR MAKERS

Learn & Make in the Quad

Wednesday, September 7, 3-6 pm
Downtown Reno Library

This week we will be working with the sublimation printer and heat press. We'll provide you with a coffee mug, coaster, or metal bookmark (limit one item per person), and you can transfer a vivid, full-color design or photograph onto it. Bring an image file (.png or .jpg) on a flash drive or your phone, and leave with a vibrant, one-of-a-kind item. Sign up for an individual, 30-minute session.

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Visit the calendar to see all upcoming maker events.

BOOK GROUPS

Four Seasons Book Club
Sparks Library
Five Presidents
by Clint Hill

Tuesday Book Group
Spanish Springs Library
The Silent Gift 
by Michael Landon Jr. and Cindy Kelley

SO Very Literary Book Club
South Valleys Library
Begin Again
by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Visit the calendar to see all upcoming book groups.


WHAT TO READ NEXT

Life in Middle School

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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Closed for Labor Day


All Washoe County Libraries will be closed Monday, September 5, in honor of Labor Day.

You can see all library hours and upcoming closures here.

Call for Submission
Shivery 2: Chilling Tales of Horror


Have a scary story you want heard? Whether it's something you've experienced or something you've written--fact or fiction--email your typed manuscript to us by October 9. Approved submissions will be narrated and included in our Halloween broadcast.

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FRIENDS OF WASHOE COUNTY LIBRARY

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. 

To join, to donate, or for more information, please visit www.washoelibraryfriends.org or call 775-324-5522.

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301 S. Center St. Reno, NV 89501 

775-327-8300