SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Gambler’s Quartet, a novel by local author Brad Summerhill, will be launched through a series of events beginning on July 21. Described as “the city of free will,” Reno is the setting for a tale that takes readers on a brief, dark journey into the lives of characters struggling to be...
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Books
New novel about Reno will be launched July 21, 22
Virginia Avenue Press announces publication of first novel
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE The northern Nevada literary community just received a significant boost with the creation of a new publishing house that will focus on Nevada and western-related authors and subjects. Virginia Avenue Press, named after the Tom Waits song that erroneously identifies a major thoroughfare through Reno, announced today that it is set...
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Tahoe Rim Trail: “A Trail Like No Other”
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Visit the library for a presentation on the Tahoe Rim Trail. You’ll learn about… * Using the trail as a hiker, biker or equestrian (free segment maps will be available) * A brief Tahoe Rim Trail history * Volunteer trail building opportunities: Rim to Reno Project, Daggett Summit project, maintenance workdays...
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Storyteller Glenda Bonin makes a splash at the library
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Popular storyteller Glenda Bonin presents an interactive program to celebrate the 2010 Summer Reading theme, “Make a Splash@your library.” “Squirrely Shirley Makes Waves” is about a funny little squirrel who lives in a tree stump. Squirrely Shirley wants to learn how to swim, but she isn’t too sure she wants...
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Basin and Range by John McPhee
Every list of suggested reading to learn about Nevada includes John McPhee’s book Basin and Range. Basin and Range is about Nevada’s landscape and geology along interstate 80. People who’ve never been to Nevada often assume that Nevada is one big flat dessert. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Driving across Nevada you...
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Friends of Washoe County Library host Booksale Bonanza
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Friends of Washoe County Library will hold one of the biggest booksales of the year – Booksale Bonanza – from April 23-May 2 at 5205 Mill Street (old Excel building.) There will be thousands of items for sale, including children’s and adult books in all categories from bestsellers to leather-bound classics....
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Washoe County Libraries offer Summer Reading Program
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE The Summer Reading Program runs from May 1-August 1 at Washoe County libraries. Reading programs bolster skills and are free, convenient and fun. While kids think they are having a great time, educators know that informal reading increases children’s reading skills. Studies abound that show the direct relationship between reading and...
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Home design expert releases walking guidebook of downtown
Take Time To Find explores the art and architecture of the Biggest Little City SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE A keen eye, a stroll and a new book published by home design expert Missy Stewart reveals downtown Reno’s best – and often unnoticed – art and architecture. Take Time To Find is a book that presents...
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Library schedules open source software information sessions
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Got FOSS? Once you find out what it is, you’ll wish you did! FOSS stands for Free Open Source Software. Washoe County libraries have scheduled one-hour information sessions at which you’ll find out how to get free software downloads for your computer. This program will present an overview of Free Open...
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History of Our Area – Men to Match My Mountains by Irving Stone
I have read quite a bit of American history over the last year. I’ve enjoyed it and learned a lot. But everything I have been reading took place in the eastern half of the U.S. So I decided I wanted to read Men to Match My Mountains by Irving Stone about the explorers and...
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