Presentation to update Washoe County Library System staff on accomplishments and upcoming projects for 2017.

2. • 8am Breakfast (Andy) Photobooth
(Joan and Nancy)
 8:30am Welcome/Intro/Summer
Reading Program
 Update from the Director
 I’m Ready for K (Children’s
Cabinet)
 9:15am Terry Randolph: WCSD
 10:15am Break
 10:30am Breakout sessions
 Online SRP (John) (Lab)
 Sensory Storytime (Emily, Kate, Beate)
(4th Floor)
 Children’s Book Advisory, or how to
instill a love of reading (Debi)
(Auditorium)
 11:30 Wrap up and release to branches
Thursday May 18th @ Downtown Reno Library

3.  Washoe County School District Library
Cards (Every Student issued card, Opt-in)
 Child Fine Free Card
 Refocused Early Literacy Initiatives in
partnership with United Way and other
partners
 Campaign for Grade Level Reading
 Children School Ready
 Reading at Grade Level by third grade

4.  NCLabs Coding Camp
 Start-up School
 MT-1 becomes M-1
 Chromebook Labs/Training
 3D Printer Coding
 Makerspace Budget:
 $15,000 to sustain Ideaboxes
 $15,000 for Innovation
 (FY 17-18)

5.  Monday Hours, 35 more weekly hours
 Repair Sierra View Library HVAC,
restoration of bathrooms.
 RFID Project on schedule to complete
first phase by July 1

6.  Tacchino Trust plans
 Washoe County will approve
matching renovation budget
 Total project funded: $3.1
Million
 Downtown Reno Fall 2017
 Sparks and Northwest
2018/2019

7. Downtown Reno:
Mid-Century Modern
Restoration
 New Furniture
 New Carpet
 Asbestos Abatement
 Re-Painting
 New Lighting

8.  Downtown Reno
 4rth Floor Makerspace
 Digital
 Physical
 Early Literacy
 Ground Floor, Public Access Computers,
Historical Resources Combined
 Increased security, cameras, second security
guard
 Children’s area moved to main floor
 Two Family Restrooms
 Youth Librarian’s Office

9.  Peer Report of 140 libraries with
similarities to Washoe County
Library System
 On average, these libraries circulate
3.2 million items
 Washoe County Library System
circulates 2.2 million items
 What is the biggest difference?

10. Children’s circulation
On average, our peer libraries
circulate 1.2 million
children’s books
Washoe County Library
System circulates 300,000
children's books
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
Total
Circ
Child
Circ
Washoe
Peer Avg

11.  School performance depends on school
readiness of children
 0-5 is most critical age
 School relies on parents and early
childhood educators to help

12.  Washoe County Library System’s Role
 Summer Reading is designed to stop
the Summer Slide
 Reading 30 minutes a day
 Providing Incentives for Reading
 Making Reading a Social Act
 Connect during family outings
 Washoe County Library System provides
all these opportunities!
 Watch as we help Build a Better World
this Summer!

13. Summer Reading
Program goes live May 15
System-wide Summer
Reading Kick-off parties
start June 1st
Summer Reading Theme:
Build a Better World

14.  Featuring!
 The Biggest Little Bug Adventure
with Nevada Bugs and Butterflies
 The Amazing Little Old Man and
the Search for the Blue Bird of
Happiness
 Mad Science presents Fire and Ice
 Partnership with the Reno Aces!
 August 21 will be Library Night at
the Ballpark!