FEATURED EVENT
Stewart Indian School: Home of the Braves
 
Join us for a screening of this documentary film about the historic school in Carson City. Wednesday, July 10, 2 pm, Spanish Springs Library.
 
At the south end of Carson City, Nevada lies a collection of stone buildings that look like they belong to another time. They represent a complex past that changed the course of generations of American Indians as one of the hundreds of Indian boarding schools built across the United States, a period of American history when the government thought they could change the thoughts, beliefs, and culture of American Indians across the country.
 
The beautiful stone buildings stand as a testament to the countless stories of hardship, resilience, strength, and the triumphs of native peoples across the Great Basin. They represent the Stewart Indian School, and this is its story.
 
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 FOURTH OF JULY READS
 

CLASSES & SPEAKERS
Speaker Series: Bob Goodman
 
Join us for an informative discussion and photographs of Nevada mines by Bob Goodman. Partially sponsored by National Geographic Magazine.
 
 

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 Introductory Computer Classes 
 
Sparks Library's ongoing computer classes provide introductions to various computer programs and applications. Wednesdays and Fridays, 1-3 pm. Registration is required.
 
Call the Sparks Library at 775-352-3200 to sign up.
 
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ART & EXHIBITS 
Visionaries: Women
Artists of the Great Basin
 
This is your chance to meet several of the fascinating artists featured in the book Women Artists of the Great Basin by Mary Lee Fulkerson and Susan Mantle. Presenters Fulkerson and Mantle will describe their long journey searching 200,000 square miles of the Great Basin for visionary women artists.
 
This Artown event is open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. The exhibit will continue on display in the Northwest Reno Library Gallery through August 31.
 
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Artist Showcase:
Lena Tseabbe Wright
 
Spanish Springs Library will host an art exhibit and reception for Lena Tseabbe Wright on Sunday, July 7 at 1 pm. Following the reception, there will be a public discussion of art as a form of narrative storytelling. Participants will brainstorm ideas for a local history community mural that will be painted on The Hive @ Lazy 5 Park.
 
Painting will occur weekends July 13-14 and July
 20-21 from 9 am-noon. The exhibit will be on display through July 28.
 
Learn more.
AT THE BRANCHES 
Downtown Reno
English Conversation
Sundays, noon-2 pm
Movie Matinees
Tuesdays, 11 am-1 pm
 
 
Duncan/Traner
Arts & Crafts: Squishy Paint Sun
Wednesday, July 3, 3:30-4:30 pm
Arts & Crafts: Galaxy Painted Rocks
Wednesday, July 17, 3:30-4:30
 
Incline Village
Space Explorers with NASA Space Ambassador
Wednesday, July 10, 4-5 pm
Summer Chess Camp
July 23-26, 2-4 pm
 
North Valleys
Fly-in Space Theater
Friday, July 12, 1:30-4 pm
Classic Film Series
Saturdays, 1:30-3:30 pm
 
Northwest Reno
Visionaries: Women Artists of the Great Basin
Saturday, July 6, 2-3 pm
STEAM Night Galaxy Jars
Wednesday, July 24, 5-6 pm
Sierra View
Summer Break LEGO Camp 
Tuesday, July 16, 3:30-4:30 pm
Battle of the Stars Movie Matinees
Saturdays, 2:30-5 pm
 
South Valleys
Starry, Starry Night
Tuesday, July 16, 3-4 pm
STEAM Thursdays
Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 pm
 
Spanish Springs
Artist Showcase and Community Mural Event
Sunday, July 7, 1-3 pm
Stewart Indian School: Home of the Braves
Wednesday, July 10, 1-4 pm
 
 
Sparks
Drag Queen Story Time
Saturday, July 20, 10:15-11:15 am
DIY Repair Clinic
Saturday, July 27, 11 am- 2 pm
 
Verdi
Make a Star and Satellite Viewer
Wednesday, July 10, 2:30-4 pm
Summer Reading Program Splashdown
Wednesday, July 31, 2:30-4 pm

Visit the calendar to see all upcoming events this month.
 
BOOK CLUBS
Afternoon Book Club
Northwest Reno Library
The Crossing by Michael Connelly
 
Eclectic Evening Book Club
Northwest Reno Library
The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield
SO Very Literary Book Club
South Valleys Library
Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
 
Four Seasons Book Club
Sparks Library
The Lost Mother by Marry McGarry Morris
 
Tuesday Book Group
Spanish Springs Library
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
 
Mystery Book Club
Spanish Springs Library
When Falcons Fall by C.S. Harris
See all book club meetings.
 
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Kids Café
Free Summer Meals Program 
 
The Washoe County Library System has partnered with the Food Bank of Northern Nevada to provide free, nutritious meals to children and youth ages 1-18.
 
Visit the Food Bank of Northern Nevada website for more information. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Andrea Tavener at atavener@washoecounty.us.
 
See complete dates and times.
 
Library Closures
 
All Washoe County Libraries will be closed Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
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.
 
To join, to donate, or for more information, please visit
www.washoelibraryfriends.org or call 775-324-5522.

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