Funding approved for Nevada libraries by the Legislature will make a difference for people across the state, including those in some of the most remote places, librarians testified.
As the father of five kids, Sen. Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, relied heavily on the Clark County library system. “We would take our kids to lap sit at the library and leave with 30 books for each child,” he recalled. “Our home was full of books. There’s no way we could have afforded that without the library.
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Remember when civic engagement used to be “boring”? These days, you can’t turn on the news without being reminded why politics, governance and civil society are so vitally important to our lives, to our very survival.
Yet at the same time, the idea of “getting involved” can seem overwhelming. Where to start? Here’s one way: Engage with engagement through Nevada Humanities’
Why It Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation series.
“The origins of [
Why It Matters] were really rooted in our desire at Nevada Humanities to have conversations about current events,” says Executive Director of Nevada Humanities Christina Barr. “We saw a need in our state to have these conversations to not only talk about the bigger issues of our nation, but to also [ask] how they affect Nevada. What is our own history of Nevada? How does that help shape our understanding of who we are and the unique positions of our state?”