Who We Are
Library Administration
301 S. Center St.
Reno, NV
89501
Email: library@washoecounty.gov
Telephone: 775-327-8300
Fax: 775-327-8392
- Debi Stears
Acting Assistant Library Director
Collection Development Manager
Email: DDStears@washoecounty.gov
Telephone: 775-327-8349
- Brenda Owens
Library Technology Manager
Email: BOwens@washoecounty.gov
Telephone: 775-327-8347
- John Andrews
Internet Services Librarian
Email: JAndrews@washoecounty.gov
Telephone: 775-327-8364
- Jamie Hemingway
Public Information and Development Officer
Email: JHemingway@washoecounty.gov
Telephone: 775-327-8360
County Management
- David Solaro
Assistant County Manager
Liaison between Library Administration and the Library Board of Trustees
Email: DSolaro@washoecounty.gov
Telephone: 775-328-3624
- Alexis Hill
County Commissioner
Liaison between the Board of County Commissioners and the Library Board of Trustees
Email: AHill@washoecounty.gov
Telephone: 775-447-3017
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission ... is to connect people with information, ideas and experiences to support an enriched and engaged community, one person at a time.
Our Vision ... is that all Washoe County residents benefit from the Library's support of literacy and self-education.
Our Statement of Values
Learning and Literacy
We uphold lifelong learning as the core foundation of our service, and promote reading as a fundamental life skill.
Inclusiveness
We make enriching cultural and intellectual resources available to all.
Customer Service
We help meet the need of information services, while effectively addressing the range of literacy levels.
Community
We address the desire for self-directed personal growth and development opportunities.
Staff
We recruit and retain qualified employees, provide them with timely training and development opportunities, and recognize that they are our most valuable resource.
Fiscal Responsibility
We manage the human and financial resources entrusted to us in a cost-effective manner, and support only those facilities and services that are sustainable within the realities of our financial limits.
Adaptability
As a forward-thinking organization, we are responsive to our users' needs and interests, continuously adapting what we do and how we do it.
Collaboration
We believe in the power of coming together, and expand our impact in the community through appropriate partnerships with individuals, public and nonprofit agencies, educators, community groups and businesses.