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Discover and Go
 
With summer now over and the chilly fall weather starting to arrive, you may be looking for some indoor activities for the family. The Washoe County Library System has partnered with several cultural institutions in order to offer free passes to all library cardholders.
 
Using the Discover & Go platform, you can view offers and download passes to museums, science centers, and other cultural destinations. Currently four local institutions offer passes to Washoe County Library cardholders: the Nevada Museum of Art, the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, the Fleischmann Planetarium, and the National Automobile Museum. There are also many participating institutions in Northern California, should you be willing to make a road trip.) You can log in to see the entire selection.
 
 
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Events
Special Family Story Time
Featuring Backtrack
 
Join this award-winning vocal ensemble as they infuse heart and humor into every performance. Covering genres from pop to classical, their arrangements transform familiar tunes and showcase the vocal abilities of all the members. Presented by UNR Performing Arts.
 
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Trick or Treat 
 
 
This Halloween, several locations will be offering trick-or-treating in the library. So put on your scariest (or cutest) costume and join us for some Halloween fun.
 
 
 
 
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Learning & Making 
Little Books & Little Cooks
 
The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension invites you to participate in this seven-week program designed for families with children ages three to five This fun, interactive program promotes healthy eating, family literacy, and positive parent-child interactions.
 
Registration is required.
 
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Day of the Dead

Día de Muertos (or Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday during which people honor and celebrate loved ones who are no longer alive. Several Washoe Libraries will be observing the holiday with activities including games, paper craft, and sugar skull decoration.
 
   
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Movie Screenings 

See our calendar of events for all upcoming movies.
 
At the Branches 
Downtown Reno
STEAM: Pumpkin Slime
Tuesday, October 15, 3:30-4:30 pm
Trick or Treat
Thursday, October 31, 1-4 pm
 
Duncan/Traner
Arts & Crafts: Leaf Owls
Wednesday, October 2, 3:30-4:30 pm
Movie Matinee: Shazam!
Saturday, October 12, 11 am-1:30 pm
 
Incline Village
Tahoe Talks: Second Amendment, the Past, Present, and Future
Tuesday, October 8, 6:30-8 pm
Tahoe Treks: Adventurer and Advocate Ari Ramos
Tuesday, October 15, 6:30-7:30 pm 
 
North Valleys
Speaker Series: Life of an Urban Goose
Wednesday, October 23, 5:30-6:45 pm
Annual Trick or Treat Parade
Wednesday October 30, 5:30-7:59 pm 
 
Northwest Reno
Pumpkin Patch Fun
Saturday, October 5, 11 am-noon
STEAM Night: Creepy Magnetic Slime
Wednesdays, October 23, 5-6 pm
Sierra View
Fall Break Art Camp
October 8-11, 2-3 pm
Nevada Day Trivia  Challenge
Saturday, October 26, 3-5 pm
 
South Valleys
STEAM Thursdays
Thursdays, 4-5 pm
Spooky Family Story Time
Wednesday, October 30, 4-5:30 pm
 
Spanish Springs
Family Story Time featuring Backtrack
Tuesday, October 17, 10:30-11:30 am
Little Books & Little Cooks
Tuesday October 22, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
 
Sparks
Moon Over My City
Saturday, October 5, 7-8:30 pm
Using Collateral Research to Find Your Ancestors
Thursday, October 24, 11 am-noon
 
Verdi
Spider STEAM
Wednesday, October 2, 2:30-4 pm
Oobleck STEAM
Wednesday, October 16, 2:30-4 pm
 
Visit our calendar to see all upcoming events this month.
Or download a copy of the Explorer.
 
News & Announcements 
The Explorer 
 
The fall issue of the Washoe County Library Explorer, our comprehensive quarterly events guide, is now available. Download it today, or pick up a print copy at your favorite library.
Library Closures
 
The Downtown Reno Library will be closed for construction October 7-11.
 
All libraries will be closed on October 25 in observance of Nevada Day. The Spanish Springs Library will also be closed October 24.

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