Washoe County offices closed for Veterans Day

by | Nov 7, 2024

Most Washoe County offices will be closed Monday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. It is celebrated on November 11 to commemorate the armistice of WWI, which went into effect “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” in 1918.  

The following county offices will be closed: 

  • Administrative offices at the Washoe County Complex: 1001 E. Ninth Street, Reno. 
  • All Washoe County Libraries will be closed. Book drops and online services will remain available. Access library hours and online services at www.washoecountylibrary.us 
  • Regional Animal Services Shelter Operations and Office will be closed, but field operations will continue as normal. Pet redemptions will be available 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Additionally, Animal Services will be closing at 1 p.m. on Nov. 14 for its annual employee appreciation event.  
  • Reno Justice Court, Sparks Justice Court, Incline Village Justice Court, and Wadsworth Justice Court 
  • The Second Judicial District Court 
  • The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office 
  • The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office – All administrative offices will be unavailable. Visiting and cashier remains open, and if citizens need emergency assistance, please call 911 or contact the non-emergency line at 775-785-WCSO (9276). 
  • Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue Headquarters/Fire Prevention and Administrative Offices – 3663 Barron Way 
  • Northern Nevada Public Health – clinical services  
  • Washoe County Human Services Agency and all meal distribution locations 

The following county offices will be open: 

  • The Registrar of Voters office will be open for ballot-curing and other election-related business. 
  • The Office of the County Clerk at the Washoe County Complex will remain open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for fictitious firm names, notary bond filings and marriage licenses. Passport services will not be available.