Northwest Reno Library closing for summer
- Washoe County Library said the Northwest Reno Library at 2325 Robb Drive will close to the public on Wednesday, May 6, for building repairs and is expected to reopen in late summer. - County officials said crews will replace the branch’s heating and cooling system and retrofit the roof, while Northwest Reno staff are reassigned to other Washoe County library branches during the closure. - The 30,000-square-foot branch opened in June 1999, making the summer shutdown the latest major interruption after an earlier renovation closure in 2021. (washoelife.washoecounty.gov)
Northwest Reno Library will close on Wednesday, May 6, for repairs to its roof and heating and cooling system. (washoelife.washoecounty.gov) Washoe County said the branch at 2325 Robb Drive is expected to reopen in late summer. Northwest Reno employees will be reassigned to other library branches during the shutdown. (washoelife.washoecounty.gov) (washoecountylibrary.us) The work is more specific than a general summer closure. County officials said the project includes a heating and cooling replacement and a roof retrofit. (washoelife.washoecounty.gov) Northwest Reno is one of Washoe County’s larger branches, with a 30,000-square-foot building on the south slope of Peavine Mountain. The library opened in June 1999. (washoecountylibrary.us) The closure lands a few months after the Washoe County Library Board of Trustees approved new operating hours across seven locations. Those changes took effect on February 23, 2026. (washoelife.washoecounty.gov) (washoecountylibrary.us) The library system’s hours page shows Northwest Reno currently operates with a pickup window and regular weekly hours before the May 6 shutdown. The same page lists other branches and services patrons can use while the building is closed. (washoecountylibrary.us 1) (washoecountylibrary.us 2) The branch has been through a major temporary closure before. In October 2021, Washoe County Libraries said Northwest Reno would shut down for renovations and reopen in January 2022. (thisisreno.com) For Northwest Reno patrons, the next concrete date is May 6. After that, the county’s timeline is late summer. (washoelife.washoecounty.gov)
