Happy Halloween!

Halloween

Celebrate Halloween with us. Check our calendar to find all the events planned for the holiday, including trick-or-treating, fun crafts, scary movies, and more.

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Upcoming Events

LEGO Club: Farm Build

Sierra View Library

Saturday, October 18, 2 pm

Are you a BrickHead? Do you want to build with others? Join us as we provide weekly challenges for you to get creative and meet with others who love to build!

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How Well Do You Know Your Birds?

Northwest Reno Library

Sunday, October 18, noon

Join Alan Gubanich, long-time member of our local Lahontan Audubon Society, as he describes the birds commonly found in our yards and around town, with taxidermy mounts to illustrate the talk. This presentation is appropriate for all ages. 

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PBS Curiosity Classroom

Curious George Construction Vehicles

Sierra View Library

Friday, October 24

11 am

Put on your hard hat and vest and learn about construction sites with Curious George in this engaging lesson! Children will learn about different construction equipment, the function of each machine, and construction site safety through a read aloud, a video clip, a creative art project, building with blocks, and an active game.

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Pokémon GO

at the Library

South Valleys Library

Saturday, October 25

10:30 am–12:30 pm


Meet other Pokémon trainers and raid, trade, and battle at our very own South Valleys Library PokéStop and nearby gyms. Trainers can use the meeting room for exchanging Pokémon, battling, or just catching up. Lures will be placed at nearby PokéStops so plenty of Pokémon will be around.

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Visit our online calendar to find more upcoming events:

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Story Times
Craft Events
STEAM Events
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Movie Screenings

Movie poster: ParaNorman
Movie poster: Ghostbusters

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Book Clubs

Book cover: What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr

Mystery Book Club
Spanish Springs Library

What Rose Forgot

by Nevada Barr


Inclined to Read Book Group
Incline Village Library

The Haunting of Hill House

by Shirley Jackson


Four Seasons Book Club
Sparks Library

Tulip Fever

by Deborah Moggach


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On the Kids' Shelf

Listen now

On the Kids' Shelf is a weekly feature in partnership with KUNR public radio. Catch your favorite librarians sharing book talks, activities, and early literacy tips. In this week's episode Maya tells us about Boycott Blues by Andrea Davis Pinkney.

See all On the Kids' Shelf episodes.

What to Read Next

Grimdark Fantasy

Book cover: The Helm of Midnight by Marina Lostetter
Book cover: The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan
Book cover: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Book cover: Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
Book cover: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
Book cover: Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
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News & Announcements

Closures


Due to staffing shortages, the Incline Village Library will be closed on Saturdays through November 29.

Sorry, We Are Closed
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The Explorer

The fall issue of the Washoe County Library Explorer is now available. The Explorer is our comprehensive events guide, and the current issue covers the next three months of library events.


Pick up a copy at any Washoe County Library location, or visit our website to view the online version.  


Friends of Washoe County Library

Book Sale

October 18–26

Friends of Washoe County Library is a member-supported 501(c)(3) Nevada nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating, fundraising, and providing support for the Washoe County Library System.


The next Friends of Washoe County Library book sale starts tomorrow. As always, the sale is being held nextdoor to the Sierra View Library in the Reno Town Mall. You can get early access to the sale Friday, October 17, 3–6 pm, by becoming a Friends member now or at the door.

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

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