Las Vegas Weekly's 2019 Best of Vegas Awards were announced on July 25, 2019, and the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District won two awards! Whitney Library's Comics and Coffee was awarded "Best Geeky Meetup," and the Library District won Readers' Choice for "Best Art Destination"!
Discover Your Family’s History Using Ancestry Library Edition
Have you ever wanted to research and explore your family's history? There's no better way to find generations of your family and their stories than with Ancestry and The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is thrilled to provide library cardholders a brand-new, free online resource: Ancestry Library Edition (ALE)!
We’re Nominated for the 2019 Best of Las Vegas Awards!
We are honored to share that the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is nominated for six categories in the 2019 Best of Las Vegas awards! Vote by clicking here, then selecting a category and sub-categories. You can vote once per day per sub-category through August 1, 2019. We are nominated for the following: Category: Education Sub-category…
25 Art Exhibits to See (For Free!) this Summer
In addition to visiting your local library branch for storytimes, classes, live performances, and checking out materials, we're here to remind you that 14 of our libraries offer art galleries, and just like all library resources, they are free and open to the public.
An American Family: An AIDS Legacy (1989-2019) by Tomas Gaspar
A 30-year photo documentary of Steven Lofton and Roger Croteau’s commitment to the highest human values of love, dedication, and faith. It exposes the myths and assumptions about the LGBTQ+ community and their capacity to parent as legal guardians. In 1988 Steven Lofton and Roger Croteau were both nurses working in the pediatric AIDS unit…
Through the Eyes of Hans Van de Bovenkamp
Internationally known for his monumental public sculptures, Hans Van de Bovenkamp displays his abstract sculptures, paintings, and more in tribute to Las Vegas. A Dutch immigrant to the United States, he was a part of the avant-garde Tenth Street scene in the New York City of the 1960s, an adherent of Abstract Expressionism, and has…
2019 Fall Show by Nevada Watercolor Society
A variety of art presented by the Nevada Watercolor Society, juried and judged by invited artist Michael Holter. The NVWS celebrates 50 years of encouraging and promoting the advancement of water media in Southern Nevada. Reception: October 10, 5:30-7 p.m. October 10 – December 7, 2019 Monday: 10:00AM – 8:00PM Tuesday: 10:00AM – 8:00PM Wednesday…
Through Her Lens by Women in Focus
Photo landscapes, portraits, architecture, and more by local female photographers. Women in Focus is a non-profit artist-initiated organization of women photographers who have joined together to support and promote the photographic arts. Founded in 1993 in Atlanta, GA, by a group of women who recognized the need for a formal network of women photographers who…
The Suchness of Light by Yasmina Chavez
The Suchness of Light is a presentation of abstract images that are self-referential and non-representational, otherwise known as concrete photography. As opposed to the photography we are most familiar with, which is light bouncing off the surface of things giving us a representation of the physical world, these images are made with light directly touching…
Multiple Woods in Turning by Las Vegas Woodturners Association
Woodturned objects using more than one species of wood. The Las Vegas Woodturners are an affiliate of the American Association of Woodturners, the national association of woodturners. Members include woodturners who are just beginning as well as woodturners with many years of experience. In addition to monthly programs that address a wide range of topics…
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