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The Downtown Reno Library is the main library of the Washoe County Library System, at 301 S. Center St. in Reno, Nevada. It occupies a historic Modern-style building listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Washoe County Library. It is known also as the Downtown Library.
The city of Reno is protected by the Reno Fire Department (RFD) manning 14 fire stations. [86] [87] The Reno Fire Department (RFD) provides all-risk emergency service to the City of Reno residents. All-risk emergency service is the national model of municipal fire departments, providing the services needed in the most efficient way possible. [88]
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 ...
The Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Western Nevada, anchored by the cities of Reno and Sparks. As of the 2020 census , the MSA had a population of 490,596.
The Marion Carnegie Public Library is a historic building located in Marion, Iowa, United States. The Marion Federation of Women's Clubs was established in 1901 with the purpose of organizing a public library. Adeliza Daniels was the primary force behind the organization, and she contacted Andrew Carnegie to donate funds for the building. [2]
Lyon County and Churchill County are sometimes also referred to as part of Western Nevada. [ 1 ] The region is the second most populous in the state (the first being Southern Nevada containing the Las Vegas Valley ) with between 530,000 and 615,000 residents, depending on whether Lyon and Churchill counties are included.
Reno founded; named after Union Army officer Jesse Lee Reno. [1] Reno Crescent newspaper begins publication. [2] 1870 – Population: 1,035. 1871 – Washoe County seat relocated to Reno from Washoe City. [3] 1872 – Virginia and Truckee Railroad in operation. 1873 Fire. [1] Court House built. [3] 1874 Nevada State Journal newspaper begins ...
The Washoe County Library-Sparks Branch, at a prominent corner location at 814 Victorian St. in Sparks, Nevada, is a historic building that was designed by Nevada architect Frederick J. DeLongchamps and was built in 1931. Also known as Sparks Justice Court, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]