BRAINFUSE HELPNOW

It's time for kids to start going back to school, and the library has lots of resources to help them with their school work, no matter what grade they are in.

With HelpNow, students can get live, on-demand homework help and skills building lessons from expert tutors. They can communicate with tutors in real time and can also access a full-service writing lab and an integrated test-prep center. 

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Youth Language Initiative: Chinese

Saturday, August 13
11 am-noon
Sierra View Library

Join sessions led by local teens to learn more about the diverse languages they speak and the countries from which they originate. 

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Collaging, Scrapbooking, and Journaling

Wednesday, August 17
3:30-5:30 pm
Downtown Reno Library


In this installment in our Summer Teen Wellness Series, we'll be learning about collaging, scrapbooking, and journaling.

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Northern Nevada's Hebrew Cemeteries

Thursday, August 18
noon-1 pm
Online event


For this installment of High Noon with Neal Cobb, guest presenter Sharon Honig-Bear looks at the early days of the Jewish presence in Northern Nevada and the establishment of cemeteries for their population.



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PBS presents Wiggling Worms

Thursday, August 18
4-5 pm
Northwest Reno Library


PBS Workshop presents Wiggling Worms. Worms are hard at work down in the ground. The lesson encourages particpants to collect data by measuring and observing live earthworms, labeling drawings, and drawing conclusions about the earthworm's life. 

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MOVIE SCREENINGS

Visit the calendar to see all upcoming movie screenings.

FOR MAKERS

Learn & Make in the Quad

Wednesday, August 17, 3-6 pm
Downtown Reno Library

This week we will be working with the vinyl cutter and heat press. You can make a simple sticker for your car window or water bottle, or you can make a personalized tote bag or T-shirt. Choose a simple, two-tone image from the internet, or bring a flash drive with an image file you created. 

Sign up for a 30-minute individual session.

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Visit the calendar to see all upcoming maker events.

BOOK GROUPS

SO Very Literary Book Club
South Valleys Library
Empire Falls
by Richard Russo

Mystery Book Club
Spanish Springs Library
The Burglar
by Thomas Perry

Four Seasons Book Club
Sparks Library
Five Presidents
by Clint Hill

Visit the calendar to see all upcoming book groups.


WHAT TO READ NEXT

Dark Academia

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FRIENDS OF WASHOE COUNTY LIBRARY

August 13-21
10 am-5 pm


It's time for another Friends of Washoe County Library book sale. As always, the sale will be held in the Reno Town Mall, next door to the Sierra View Library.

Friends of Washoe County Library members will get early access to the sale on Friday, August 12, 3-6 pm. If you are not yet a member, you can join at the door or become a member online now.  

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301 S. Center St. Reno, NV 89501 

775-327-8300