Overview of Washoe County Library System services. This presentation is provided for Entrepreneurs who may not realize how much the library has to offer them.

2. Serving Washoe County since 1904 with
traditional and new methods

3. BooksComputers+Wi-Fi
BooksE-books
Your Local Library is Now in More Places

4. $10 million budget
1.8 million check-outs
1.1 million visitors
270,000 computer users
98,000 attended
programs

5. Downtown Reno
Duncan-Traner
Gerlach
Incline Village
Northwest Reno
North Valleys
Senior Center
Sierra View
South Valleys
Spanish Springs
Sparks
Verdi

8. • Databases
• Access to Consumer Reports,
Newspapers, and break through
paywalls
• Downloadable e-books and audiobooks
via Overdrive
• Learn a new language with Mango
• Download free magazines through Zinio
• Take business classes with Lynda.com
• Our Digital Branch has more downloads
per month than our busiest branch!

9. 1000 Books before Kindergarten
Striving Readers
Start Early Initiative
STEAM Storytime

10.  MT-1 Manufacturing
Technician
 EON Startup School
(Entrepreneurial
Outreach Network)

11.  Free 6 week program
 Refine your ideas
 Start your own business
 Partnership with
EDAWN
 Arizona State University
Ideation Program

12.  Schedule for South Valleys
 04/13/2016 Introduction to
Entrepreneurship
 04/27/2016 Creating an Idea: Problem &
Opportunity Identification
 05/11/2016 Creating an Idea, Part 2:
Aligning Your Product or Service with
Human Needs
 05/25/2016 Creating an Idea, Part 3: Value
Proposition and Competitive Advantage
 06/22/2016 Determining the Types of
People you Will Serve
 07/06/2016 Conclusion
 Schedule for Northwest Reno
 04/06/2016 Introduction to
Entrepreneurship
 04/20/2016 Creating an Idea: Problem &
Opportunity Identification
 05/04/2016 Creating an Idea, Part 2:
Aligning Your Product or Service with
Human Needs
 05/18/2016 Creating an Idea, Part 3: Value
Proposition and Competitive Advantage
 06/15/2016 Determining the Types of
People you Will Serve
 06/29/2016 Conclusion

13. Free Wi-Fi
Collections
Spaces
Convenient Locations