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Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – The University of Nevada, 1874–2024: 150 Years of Inspiring Excellence (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! Wednesday, December 10, 2025 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture Speaker: John Trent Title of Talk: The…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Bulkeley Wells and the Uncertain Luck of the Mining Game (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! Wednesday, January 14, 2026 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture Speaker: Richard Lippoth, Mining Engineer…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Here and Hereafter: Nevada Voices on Life and the Great Beyond (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! Wednesday, February 11, 2026 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture Speaker:Pat Hickey, Author and Columnist…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Historical Archaeology in the Cortez Mining District: Under the Nevada Giant (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! Wednesday, March 11, 2026 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture Speakers: Erich Obermayr and Robert W.…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Mark Curtis, One of a Kind, Vol. 2 Book (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! Wednesday, April 8, 2026 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture Speaker: Mark Curtis, author Book Title: One…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Bowers Mansion: The Legacy of a Comstock Family (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! Wednesday, May 13, 2026 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture Speaker: Tammy Buzick, author Book Title:…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – In the Shadow of the Sierra and In the Glow of the Sierra Ghost Town Books (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! Wednesday, June 10, 2026 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture Speaker: Tami Force, Photographer, Writer, and…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Nevada Courthouse Controversies Book (Off-site, KOP)
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…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Rebels and Outliers: Real Stories of the American West (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! Wednesday, October 8, 2025 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture Speaker: John Glionna, author, and Randilynn…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! -Profiles in Judicial Excellence: Territorial and Supreme Court Justices of Nevada (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! Wednesday, September 10, 2025 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture Speaker: Dr. David A. Hardy Title of…
High Noon – Nevada State Library and Archives: Collections and Services program (Virtual Zoom)
High Noon October 15, 2026 Noon Register for this Lecture: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/17659063 Nevada State Library & Archives building Title:…
Day at the Museum, NHS Outdoor Event (Onsite)
Day at the Museum Saturday, October 17, 2026 10 am to 4 pm We are excited to be part of this year’s Day at the Museum event, since being closed for building…
Nevada History: On The GO! – TBA (Off-site, SVL)
November 7, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm Speaker: TBA TBA Speaker Bio: TBA We would like to thank our partner, the Washoe County Library System and the Sierra View…
Nevada History: On The GO! – Refining the Story Josie Reed Ames Pearl Rasmussen Moreasti: A Tale of Bonanza Argentiferous Ore or Barren Tails (Off-site, SVL)
November 7, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm Speaker: Richard Dorman, historian and geologist Title of Talk: Refining the Story Josie Reed Ames Pearl Rasmussen Moreasti: A…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – The Redemption of Julia Bulette: Murder, Myth & the hunt for a Serial Killer in early Virginia City (Off-site, KOP)
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…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – No Program (Off-site, KOP)
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…
High Noon – History of the Nevada State Prison (Virtual Zoom)
High Noon November 19, 2026 Noon Register for this Lecture: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/17658996 Title: History of the Nevada State Prison…
Nevada History: On The GO! – Aurora Nevada-California, a brief history of Aurora, during the Civil War years, from 1860-1865 (Off-site, SVL)
December 5, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm Title of Program: Aurora Nevada-California, a brief history of Aurora, during the Civil War years, from 1860-1865. Fred Frampton,…
High Noon – December program, The Law of the Miner: The Arizona Experience Book (Virtual Zoom)
High Noon December 17, 2026 Noon Register for this Lecture: Title: The Law of the Miner: The Arizona Experience Book, from the University of Nevada Press, will…
Nevada History: On The GO! – January, no program (Off-site, SVL)
January 2, 2027, 1 – 2:30 pm No program is scheduled. Make sure to check out our monthly lectures. We would like to thank our partner, the Washoe County…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Horse Girl: Wild Horse Annie Book (Off-site, KOP)
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:…
High Noon – Nevada Names and the Stories on our Maps(Virtual Zoom)
High Noon January 21, 2027 Noon Register for this Lecture: Dr. Christine Johnson, historian Title: Nevada Names and the Stories on our Maps Speaker: Dr.…
Nevada History: On The GO! – From the Basque Country to the Great Basin: Unearthing the Untold Stories of Early Basque Immigrant Women (Off-site, SVL)
February 6, 2027, 1 – 2:00 pm Title of Program: “From the Basque Country to the Great Basin: Unearthing the Untold Stories of Early Basque Immigrant Women”…
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Mark Twain’s Nevada: Samuel Clemens in the Silver State (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! Wednesday, January 13, 2027 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture Speaker: Stephen H. Provost, author and…