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

Seven of the libraries have geocaches.[7]

References

  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.

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Education in Washoe County, Nevada
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