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Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, October 14 , 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Robin Flinchum, author

Book Title: The Redemption of Julia Bulette: Murder, Myth & the hunt for a Serial Killer in early Virginia City

Summary of Talk:

One chill January night in 1867, a Virginia City prostitute […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, March 10, 2027
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Karen Dustman, historian and author

Book Title: Healing Plants of Nevada: Medicinal Uses by Indian Tribes of Nevada (Revised Edition)

Summary of Talk: For generations, Native American communities in the Great Basin relied upon the plants of […]

High Noon
December 17, 2026
Noon

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Title: The Law of the Miner: The Arizona Experience Book, from the University of Nevada Press, will be released on September 15, 2026

Speaker: John C. Lacy, author and historian

Talk Summary:
The first adventurers into the New World faced a fundamental legal challenge: how to secure rights to any mineral […]

High Noon
September 17, 2026
Noon

Register for this Lecture: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/17544543

Title: Something for Your Money: A History of Las Vegas Casinos

Speaker: Dr. David G. Schwartz, historian and director of the UNLV Center for Gaming Research

Talk Summary: Las Vegas has been a gambling town since its 1905 founding. Its gambling halls, casino hotels, and resorts made it first […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Jon Ralston, author, reporter

Book Title: The Game Changer: How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight

Summary of Talk: The book is a biography of […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
There is no program scheduled this month due to the Veterans’ Day holiday. Looking forward to seeing you next […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
There is no program scheduled this month. Look forward to seeing you next month!

 
Make sure to check out our Artown – On The GO! series!
We have two fascinating lectures scheduled every Saturday in July from 1-2 pm and 2:30 – 3:30 pm at Nevada Sunset […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Terri Farley, author

Book Title: Horse Girl: How Velma Bronn Johnston Became Wild Horse Annie and Outsmarted the Mustang Killers of the West

Summary of Talk: The American mustang—wild, wind-tossed, and thundering across the open West—might have […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Stanley Paher, author and historian 

Book Title: Nevada Courthouse Controversies

Summary of Talk: Nevada Courthouse Controversies. The book features a large section on the […]

NHS is closed from January 2025 to May 2028 for our building renovations and retrofit.  Make sure to check out our free, engaging off-site programming!

We want to thank our partners, the Washoe County Library System and Sierra View Library (SVL), for hosting our NHS Nevada History – On The GO! and the Knights of […]