Community Clean-Up Day and Block Party

Written by John Crockett of the Incline Village Library

A block party has all the sights, sounds, and smells emblematic of a summer day: grilling food, music from outdoor speakers, games, laughter, and to meet and talk with your neighbors. Block parties are also about community pride, and this Saturday, the community comes together at the Incline Village Library for the 2nd Annual Summer Reading Kickoff Block Party from 11 am to 2 pm. This year, the library partners with IVGID Waste Not and IHS National Honor Society to host the Incline Green Clean from 9 am to noon.

This year’s summer reading theme is “Adventure Begins at Your Library.” By reading 20 minutes a day, students can avoid the summer slide. Sign up for the summer reading challenge, choose a free book, and earn more by tracking minutes read and completing activities. Include reading in all your summer adventures and set your children up for academic success.

The Block Party features over 20 information booths from our non-profit and community partners, including the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, IVCBA, and Washoe County Human Services.  Visit with many more great agencies, non-profits, and community groups dedicated to serving all of Incline Village.

Visit the used book sale to find your next great read, with sales supporting library events. The new library bookmobile will make its Incline Village debut, and kids can read in the garden with the Paws4Love therapy dogs.

Refreshments, including hot dogs, chips, and soda, are generously provided by the hard-working team at Raley’s and the grillmasters at The Rotary Club of Incline Village and Rotary Club of Tahoe-Incline, the “get stuff done” service groups of our town. Enjoy summer grooves from DJ Castillo and DJ Twist and tour the newly reopened Incline Village Justice Court and Community Center.

In addition to the fun and information at the booths, we have a slate of great activities including face painting, a graffiti art demonstration with Incline High’s Mr. Dominguez, soda bottle rocket launches, and a community group photo.

And don’t forget—it’s early primary voting time, too!  Cast a vote for the primary election, register to vote, or update your voter information in the library meeting room.  Complete election information is on the Washoe County Registrar website.  

The Block Party and Incline Green Clean are not only great community events, they are part of the Main Street Incline Village Beautification Campaign.  This campaign aims to beautify, unify, and revitalize the heart of Incline.  Through initiatives such as Inclined to Bloom flower boxes, roudabout improvements, lighting, and public art, we can grow this sense of community pride and stewardship, inspiring all who visit and make Incline Village their home to care for our town.  

And with an engaging children’s area, natural light, murals and galleries, park and museum passes, as well as a collection and events for everyone, the library is the place to come together.   

See you at the Block Party this Saturday to help clean up, enjoy some food, music, and fun, sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge, and kick off the best summer ever with our neighbors!

Schedule

Incline Green Clean – 9 am to noon

Bookmobile, Book Sale, Local Non-profit Booths – 11 am to 2 pm

Face Painting – 11 am – 12:30 pm

Graffiti Art Demo – Noon

Bottle Rocket Launch – Noon and 1 pm

Hot Dogs – Noon – 2 pm

Communty Group Photo in lower parking lot – 1:15 pm

Non-profit Booths

Incline Village Enhancement Fund

Tahoe Connection for Families

Friends of the Washoe County Library System

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church

Sierra Community House

Open Door Foursquare Church

IVGID Venues & Jobs

Waste Not

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office

Incline Village – Crystal Bay Justice Court

Washoe County Foster Care

American Association of University Women

Lake Tahoe School

Incline Education Fund

Incline Elementary School

Washoe County Human Services Agency

Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe

NLTFPD Fuels Prevention

Washoe County Search and Rescue Hasty Team