Who We Are
Jeff Scott, Library Director
Telephone: 775-327-8341
FAX: 775-327-8392
Email: jscott@washoecounty.gov
Jeff Scott began his career over 20 years ago at the Arizona Historical Foundation, an archive of Senator Barry Goldwater, at Arizona State University. During his career, he has served as the library director for Casa Grande, Arizona, Tulare County, and Berkeley, California. In addition, Jeff has served on the California Library Association Board and as President of the Nevada Library Association. Appointed as the Library Director for the Washoe County Library System (WCLS) in 2015, he has renovated numerous library facilities, expanded outreach, created operational and strategic plans, and, together with the talented staff of WCLS, strives to make the library a welcoming and enriching place to visit and work.
Stacy McKenzie, Assistant Library Director
Stacy McKenzie has over 30 years of library experience serving a variety of communities including academic, public, special, and institutional settings. From shelving in the stacks at Texas Tech University as a student assistant to serving as Director of Library Services for Lubbock, Texas, Stacy believes in library access for all and works toward making sure public libraries are viewed as an essential part of a thriving community. She has served as chair of the Colorado Library Association Conference as well as Regional Chair for the Texas association of Libraries. Her education varies from agricultural studies to theater and fine arts, and she considers herself a lifelong learner who will always enjoy research and study of new topics. When Stacy is not promoting libraries, ensuring patron access/privacy, or supporting library staff, Stacy enjoys gardening, scuba diving, and tending to her many pets to achieve a good work/life balance.
Library Administration
301 S. Center St.
Reno, NV
89501
Telephone: 775-327-8341
FAX: 775-327-8392
Email: library@washoecounty.gov
Debi Stears, Collection Development Manager
Telephone: 775-327-8349
Email: ddstears@washoecounty.gov
Brenda Owens, Library Technology Manager
Telephone: 775-327-8347
Email: bowens@washoecounty.gov
Beate Weinert, Youth Services Library Events Manager
Telephone: 775-327-8361
Email: bweinert@washoecounty.gov
John Andrews, Internet Services Librarian
Telephone: 775-327-8364
Email: jandrews@washoecounty.gov
Jamie Hemingway, Public Information and Development Officer
Telephone: 775-327-8360
Email: jhemingway@washoecounty.gov
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission ... is to connect people with information, ideas and experiences to support an enriched and engaged community, one person at a time.
Our Vision ... is that all Washoe County residents benefit from the Library's support of literacy and self-education.
Our Statement of Values
Learning and Literacy
We uphold lifelong learning as the core foundation of our service, and promote reading as a fundamental life skill.
Inclusiveness
We make enriching cultural and intellectual resources available to all.
Customer Service
We help meet the need of information services, while effectively addressing the range of literacy levels.
Community
We address the desire for self-directed personal growth and development opportunities.
Staff
We recruit and retain qualified employees, provide them with timely training and development opportunities, and recognize that they are our most valuable resource.
Fiscal Responsibility
We manage the human and financial resources entrusted to us in a cost-effective manner, and support only those facilities and services that are sustainable within the realities of our financial limits.
Adaptability
As a forward-thinking organization, we are responsive to our users' needs and interests, continuously adapting what we do and how we do it.
Collaboration
We believe in the power of coming together, and expand our impact in the community through appropriate partnerships with individuals, public and nonprofit agencies, educators, community groups and businesses.
