Happy Halloween!

Kids trick-or-treating

Celebrate Halloween by joining us for crafts, trick-or-treating, and more. 


Visit our calendar of events to see everything we have planned for the holiday.

Upcoming Events

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Up for Interpretation, Teen Art Challenge

South Valleys Library

Every week in October, there will be a new series of still life items set up for artists to practice drawing in the Teen Zone. Paper, drawing supplies, and inspiration will be provided. Draw what you see or go abstract.

Learn more
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Dia de Muertos

Sugar Skulls

Various times and locations


Celebrate Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) by decorating your very own sugar skull to remember a departed loved one in this fun, colorful tradition.

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TeenTober: What will you learn at the library?
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Sit and Stitch

Fiber Arts Club

Downtown Reno Library

Monday, October 26, 3 pm

Fiber artists come gather to knit, crochet, sew, embroider, cross stitch, needle felt, etc. The library is a welcoming space for people who want to join a group or learn how to create fiber arts projects.

Sign up now
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Tutoring and Homework Help

Sierra View Library

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 pm

First through sixth grade students can receive free tutoring and homework help from library volunteers Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

Learn more
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Movie Screenings

The Yellow Birds.

Browse all upcoming movie screenings.

Book Clubs

The Oracle's Daughter: The Rise and Fall of an American Cult by Harrison Hill

Dark Alleys

Sierra View Library

The Oracle's Daughter

by Harrison Hill


Four Seasons Book Club

Sparks Library

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

by Jesse Sutanto


Tuesday Book Group

Spanish Springs Library

The Frozen River

by Ariel Lawhon


Mystery Book Club

Spanish Springs Library

All Good People Here

by Ashley Flowers

Browse all upcoming book clubs.

On the Shelf

On the Shelf Listen Now.

On the Shelf is a weekly feature in partnership with KUNR public radio. Catch your favorite librarians sharing book news and reviews. In this week's episode, Teree tells us about the art of childhood. See the companion list below.

What to Read Next

The Art of Childhood

Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones
In the Great Green Room by Amy Gary
Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of Winnie-The-Pooh by Gyles Brandreth
Judy Blume: A Life by Mark Oppenheimer
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear
Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography by David Michaelis
See the full list

News & Announcements

Don't wait Washoe! Vote early. Early voting October 17-30.

Early Voting 

October 17–30


The Downtown Reno, Incline Village, North Valleys, Northwest Reno, Sierra View, South Valleys, Spanish Springs, and Sparks libraries will be early voting Vote Centers. Voting will take place daily at each location 10 am–6 pm.


These locations will be open for polling through regularly scheduled closure days and the Nevada Day holiday on October 30. However, library services will not be available outside the libraries' normal operating days and hours.


Curbside voting will be available to anyone physically unable to enter a Vote Center.


Visit the Registrar of Voters website for more information.

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Holiday Closure

All Washoe County Libraries will be closed Friday, Ocotober 30, for Nevada Day.

View all library hours and upcoming closures.

Friends of Washoe County Library

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Friends of Washoe County 

Library Book Sale 

October 17–25

10 am–4 pm


There are just a few days left in the current Friends of Washoe County Library book sale. Sunday, October 25, is bag day — pay $5 for anything you can fit in a supplied bag. As always, the sale is being held next door to the Sierra View Library in the Reno Town Mall.

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301 S. Center St. Reno, NV 89501 

775-327-8300