Want information on the Nevada Department of Transportation?

Check out their annual factbooks here.

"NDOT produces a helpful and informative Fact Book to provide the Legislature and the public historical and current statistical information describing the department's operations and factors that drive Nevada's multimodal transportation programs."

USGS National Map Viewer

Want detailed and customizable maps of the United States? Look no further than the National Map Viewer put together by the U.S. Geological Survey.

This map is a complex and powerful tool and FAQs and a quick-start guide are available here.

Tax help at Washoe County Libraries!

It’s that time of year again – tax season! AARP and IRS Certified VITA/TCE Volunteer Preparers will offer free tax help at the following Washoe County libraries:


* Downtown Reno Library: Mondays and Tuesdays, 12:30-4 p.m., February 1-April 18, no appointments taken.

* North Valleys Library: Thursdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., February 3-April 14, appointments required; call 972-0281.

* Northwest Reno Library: Wednesdays, 2:30-6:30 p.m., Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., February 2-April 13; no appointments taken, preference given to seniors and low-income individuals.

* Senior Center (Reno Game Room): Mondays and Thursdays, 9-11:30 a.m., February 7-April 14, no appointment necessary.

* Sierra View Library: Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturdays, noon-4 p.m., February 2-April 13, appointments recommended but not required.

* South Valleys Library: Wednesdays, 4-6:30 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., February 2-April 13. Appointments recommended but not required; call 851-5195 to schedule. Preference given to seniors.

* Spanish Springs Library: Thursdays, 1-4 p.m., February 10-April 14, appointments accepted and can be made by calling 424-1800.

• Sparks Library: Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., January 29-April 16. Appointments are required and can be made in person or by calling 352-3205.

For more information and tax help, the public should contact the IRS office at 200 South Virginia St., Reno, NV 89501, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., (775) 824-2218 or www.irs.gov.

Top government iPhone apps.

Check out this great article on the best government apps to put on your iPhone. They include a TSA app, an app for USA.gov as well as an app for searching for federal jobs.

Looking for a free and powerful tool for banking and financial information?

Look no further than the FDIC Bank Data Guide.

The FDIC provides a wealth of information from everything to numbers of banks to the banks' holdings themselves and offers many tutorials on how best to navigate its databases.

Check it out!

Business Opportunity Fraud

Check out a short informative video put together by the FTC about scammers selling bogus business opportunities. See the video here.

Fun facts from the Census.

Want to see some entertaining information put together by the U.S. Census Bureau? Sometimes Census data can be hard to understand or dry, but these collections of facts will show you some interesting information about American life.

Check it out here.

Check out an eclectic collection of government documents in PDF format at Rummaging in the Government's Attic here.

An in-depth look at oil spills.

Check out the new electronic government document, Resources on Oil Spills, Response, and Restoration: a Selected Bibliography. Long but informative! See it here.

Check out Thomas on your mobile device!

The legislative website thomas.gov has been optimized for use on your iPhone, Droid, Blackberry or other smartphone. It now displays easily on your mobile-sized screen. Give it a try!

Library of Congress releases over 1600 color photos taken during the Great Depression.

Check out the gallery here.

The Washoe County 2010 Street Atlas is online!

Check it out here.

Everything you wanted to know about historical Reno weather...

...has been published by the government. Check out the document here.

Nevada Taxpayer's Association

Check out this informative website here. Of special note are their publications which you must buy from them in print format but that are available for free in PDFs on the website. These include Tax Topics and Nevada Issues. The publications are readable, in-depth and Nevada-specific.

Notable government document at your library.

Check out the blog post on The Sun, The Earth, and Near-Earth Space. This government document was highlighted by Library Journal in 2009 and is owned by the Washoe County Library system.

Library Journal writes about the year's notable government documents.

From the article: "This year's list of Notable Government Documents includes titles on history, government policy, mental and physical health, biology, global warming, and environmental protection, among other topics. The historical works, which comprise nearly one-third of the panel's selections, focus mainly on cultural phenomena, such as architecture and music. While some of the selected works exist only on the Internet or in print, most have both electronic and tangible versions."

Check it out here.

Need help finding government information?

Try Government Information Online: Ask a Librarian. Check it out here.

" Through Government Information Online (GIO) you can ask government information librarians who are experts at finding information from government agencies of all levels (local, state, regional, national international) on almost any subject from aardvarks to zygomycosis."

New Public Printer Being Nominated

Check out the press release here.

Didn't get your Census form?


Beginning April 12, 2010, you should call the Telephone Questionnaire
Assistance center at one of the numbers listed below to obtain a
questionnaire. The phone lines will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (your
local time) seven days a week through July 30, 2010.

* English 1-866-872-6868
* Spanish 1-866-928-2010
* Chinese 1-866-935-2010
* Korean 1-866-955-2010
* Vietnamese 1-866-945-2010
* Russian 1-866-965-2010

For the hearing-impaired, dial TDD 1-866-783-2010 (during the times
noted above.)

Have questions about the new health care legislation?

Click here for the text of the legislation as well as discussion of it in the Congressional Record. See a break-down of votes here too.