Washoe County Library System

Washoe County Library System is the public library system of Washoe County, Nevada.

In 2002 it had a bond for new branches and extensive renovations and in a span of several months library usage increased by 17%. The library system did financially well until 2009 with the Great Recession. The county cut 500 county jobs then, and by 2015 there had been a 40% decline in the number of employees and in the library system's budget.[1]

By 2016 the library system was removing thousands of books which were not parts of historical collections and which had not been checked out by patrons in the previous four years.[2]

## Branches

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* Downtown Reno Library
* Duncan/Traner
* It is located in northeast Reno. It is named after Glenn Duncan Elementary School and Traner Middle School, which it is adjacent to. It has 3,100 square feet (290 m2) of space.[3]
* Gerlach School and Library \- Gerlach
* Incline Village
* North Valleys
* Northwest Reno
* Senior Center
* Sierra View
* South Valleys
* Spanish Springs
* Sparks - Sparks
* Former building
* The current Sparks Library has 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2) of space.[4][5] By 2019 the library started a Drag Queen Story Hour despite opposition from politically conservative groups.[6]
* Verdi

Seven of the libraries have geocaches.[7]

## References

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1. ^ Skorupa, Susan (2015-04-28). "Slow recovery: What's in store for Washoe libraries?". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
2. ^ Robison, Mark (2016-07-21). "Is Washoe library getting rid of thousands of books?". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
3. ^ "Duncan/Traner Library". Washoe County Library System. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
4. ^ "Sparks Library". Washoe County Library System. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
5. ^ "Spanish Springs Library". Washoe County Library System. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
6. ^ McAndrew, Siobhan (2019-06-12). "Drag Queen Story Hour comes to Sparks Library; Nevada Family Alliance looks to stop event". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
7. ^ Skorupa, Susan (2015-04-27). "9 newsy library things: geocaching and fallout shelter". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-21.

## External links

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* Washoe County Library System

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Education in Washoe County, Nevada

K-12

Washoe
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* Gerlach

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* Damonte Ranch
* Galena
* Hug
* Incline
* Robert McQueen
* North Valleys
* Reno
* Edward C. Reed
* Spanish Springs
* Sparks
* Earl Wooster
* Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology

K-8|

* Mount Rose

Elem.|

* Veterans Memorial STEM

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* Pyramid Lake Schools (6-12)

Charter|

* Coral Academy of Science

Private|

* Bishop Manogue High School
* Excel Christian School

Other

Tertiary|

* University of Nevada, Reno
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Library System|

* Downtown Reno Library
* Gerlach Library
* Former Sparks Branch

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