North Las Vegas libraries to close Thursday

By ART MARROQUIN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 6, 2017 - 1:55 pm

The interior of the new North Las Vegas library in City Hall is seen Oct. 8, 2014. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

All three library branches in North Las Vegas will be closed Thursday so employees can attend professional development training, city officials said.

Regular business hours will resume Friday for the libraries at City Hall, 2250 Las Vegas Blvd. North; Aliante branch, 2400 W. Deer Springs Way; and Alexander branch, 1755 W. Alexander Road.

Books and other materials may be dropped off at the designated outdoor receptacles.

Contact Art Marroquin at amarroquin@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0336. Follow @AMarroquin_LV on Twitter.

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