YOUNG SHAKESPEARE: AS YOU LIKE IT

Since 2002 Young Shakespeare has entertained over 80,000 children and their families around the region. Join us for one of their performances of an hour-long adaptation of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It.


A presentation of D.G. Menchetti Education Programs.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Americans and the Postwar Legacies of the Holocaust

Saturday July 22, 2-3 pm

Northwest Reno Library

James McSpadden, from the UNR History Department, will discuss America’s acceptance of postwar refugees, Americans and denazification, and American involvement with looted books and art. 

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Northern Nevada Highland Scottish Dancers and Irish Musician Doyle Stewart

Sunday, July 23, 1-2 pm

Downtown Reno Library

Enjoy the beautiful footwork of the Northern Nevada Highland Scottish Dancers followed by a performance by Irish musician, Doyle Stewart.

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Author talk

Erika Sánchez

Tuesday, July 25, 1-2 pm

Online event

Join us as we chat with award-winning writer Erika Sánchez about her utterly original, moving, and disarmingly funny memoir-in-essays Crying in the Bathroom. 

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Festival of Surreal Cinema

Friday, July 28, 7-10 pm

Spanish Springs Library

Join us for a screening of six surreal short films, from filmmakers including Maya Deren, Guy Maddin, and the Brothers Quay.

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FOR MAKERS

Wednesday at the Quad

Wednesday, July 26, 2:30-5 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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BOOK GROUPS

Four Seasons Book Club
Sparks Library

Cilka's Journey

by Heather Morris


Tuesday Book Group
Spanish Springs Library
Sparks Like Stars
by Nadia Hashimi


Mystery Sleuth Book Club
North Valleys Library
The Windsor Knot
by S.J. Bennet

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MOVIE SCREENINGS

Visit the calendar to see all upcoming movie screenings.

WHAT TO READ NEXT

Killer Barbeque

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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.

The Friends of Washoe County Library will not be accepting donations during the Sierra View renovation closure.

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Washoe County Library System 

301 S. Center St. Reno, NV 89501 

775-327-8300