Friends of the Truckee Library

Welcome to your new Truckee Library. Building a connected community requires space the right space! Modern library facilities have spaces that enable people of all ages to collaborate and create connections. There are few spaces in our community that provide a large enough space where people can meet, exchange ideas and get inspired. By increasing space at the new Truckee Library, the community will have access to shared and private meeting rooms ranging in a variety of sizes.

We're inspired by Steamboat Springs' recent library expansion. In the first five years following the expansion (to 21,000sf), they saw a 37% annual increase in library visits and 61% increase in circulation. Now, they are welcoming over 1,000 visitors daily, making the space a popular community hub and crucial community asset!

Welcome to summer! In honor of summer solstice and the excitement around getting outside, we are highlighting some of our favorite spots to kick back with a good book around the Truckee Tahoe region: Pick up a new bestseller at the Truckee Library and head to West End Beach at Donner Lake Grab your favorite coffee or cup of tea at one of Truckee’s coffee shops CoffeeBar, Darkhorse, Drink Coffee Do Stuff, Wild Cherries, or Zuri and head to Truckee Regional Park Head t...o Lake Tahoe and kick back at Common’s Beach in Tahoe City or Kings Beach State Recreation Area There is no wrong place to enjoy a book this summer.

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District is partnering with the Nevada County Library to make reading fun and interactive for your kids this summer! Sign up for the Imagine Your Story Summer Reading Challenge to track your reading and complete missions in order to earn points and win prizes. The program starts on June 14th, so sign up today! To learn more, visit https://loom.ly/AKJjLQ0

Have you been hoping to join a book club or increase your summer reading goals? Join the Truckee Library's 'Just Books' Book Club, which meets the third Tuesday of each month. The club is currently being hosted virtually - sign up by clicking here: https://loom.ly/tvdHwII

Happy Pride Month! Today we're sharing LGBTQ+ books and stories from across different genres, including some great new releases! Support LGBTQ+ authors by picking up a new inspiring story to read.

We are dreaming of the new Truckee Library and the opportunities it will provide our community and its visitors. A larger library means more space to come together and be inspired!

Do you love our Truckee library? Does your business want to contribute to the construction of our new space? Become a LibraryUP Business Luminary today! Learn more by clicking here; https://loom.ly/mn-7NuQ

Did you know our Nevada County Community Library now has an app? Scan barcodes to see if the library has a copy of a book, download ebooks and audiobooks, and more! More info here: https://www.mynevadacounty.com/3184/Library-Mobile-App

A smaller population than Truckee, with a 35,000sf 'Center for Public Happiness' - Steamboat Springs is another community we look to when creating our vision for a new, modern library facility. The Bud Werner Memorial Library was remodeled and expanded in 2008 to accommodate the quickly growing community of Steamboat Springs. The 35,000sf facility serves as both a place for community gatherings, and a reading and research sanctuary. The library believes that the 2008 remodel succeeded in achieving their goal of creating a library that is a 'center of public happiness.' Truckee-Tahoe needs a space that is equally as accessible and available for all types of gathering and education - a larger space that acts as a hub for our community.

This is our future. And it is bright! Please give this a watch, we promise you will be inspired. On January 28, the Truckee Library, working with the local college and career access group La Fuerza Latina, hosted Voices from the Mountains: Latinx Students Closing the Distance. We heard from first generation high school and undergraduate scholars who shared how they are "closing the distance" between their rural immigrant upbringing and accessing broader professional careers. They share how they are 'closing the distance' academically, financially, and metaphysically as they navigate selective college admissions, diverse undergraduate life, and prepare for post-graduate programs and professional careers. Additionally, in between the speakers, other scholars presented poems, artwork, and music.

Why is a new library important to you? Read our latest press release, announcing the LibraryUP Luminaries campaign, an initiative to help fund our library efforts: http://bit.ly/LibraryUPLuminaries

In times like these, our community connectivity hubs are more important than ever, as is the escape we can find through books. Don't forget the Libby app provides digital access to thousands of magical reads, and all you need is a library card to access!

What a great way to spend a (very) snowy Thursday evening! 'See' you tonight! Event details in original post and on our website event page: www.truckeefol.org/events

There are so many reasons we love and support our Truckee Library and its staff, and this article includes a few of them. From online programming and curbside pickup to educational grab-bag distribution (over 1000 bilingual books distributed this summer alone!) and reading challenges, our local library has really stepped up to support our community during an unprecedented time. This space is truly becoming a Community Connectivity Center, and our passionate library staff ar...e at the heart of it. Please join us in thanking them for their service. https://www.mynevadacounty.com/336/Truckee-Library

Happening this Thursday! Join us for a 'Night of Ideas' honoring our LatinX students as they share how they are "closing the distance" between their rural immigrant upbringing and accessing broader professional careers. Zoom info included in the original post, or through the event page on our website: https://www.truckeefol.org/events

We are ready for this library. Our community wants this library. Our community deserves this library. There are only two days left of Give Back Tahoe - help us make this vision a reality - donate today! ... www.givebacktahoe.org/organi/Friends-Of-The-Truckee-Library

We want our new library building to reflect our community: innovative, sustainable, welcoming, inclusive. LDA Partners, Inc received nearly 500 survey responses to their two visioning surveys this fall and are currently creating renderings and cost estimates for the building that will house our new community learning hub. Are there libraries that you've seen around the world with exteriors that you just love? Let us know! ... Interested in supporting our efforts to get us there? Donate to our Give Back Tahoe campaign! https://www.givebacktahoe.org//Friends-Of-The-Truckee-Libr

We’ll be thinking ‘green’ when it comes to the new library, but this one really goes above and beyond! What do you think? What types of sustainable practices (think alternative building materials, construction certifications, education and programming) would you like to see incorporated in the construction and operation of our new library?

We want to provide Elsa (pictured here with mom, Kai), and the youth of our region, a space to thrive. A space that allows them to learn, grow, and play. A safe, welcoming space for our community, young and old, to gather. Please consider a donation today to support our efforts to bring a new community learning hub to the region: https://www.givebacktahoe.org//Friends-Of-The-Truckee-Libr