West Las Vegas Library, 1861 North Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89106
The last stop on the tour served as symbolism for what the future generation of the Historic Westside can accomplish, especially with the proper resources.
The brand new, state of the art West Las Vegas library opened in December 2025. After having two previous undersized libraries within Westside, this is a tremendous facelift that the local community will benefit from.
Within the 40,000 square-foot space, the library has dozens of computers, a digital transfer center, a video and audio podcast studio, a recording studio, multiple conference and event spaces – and yes of course, thousands of books to check out.
The library opened as part of The HUNDRED (Historic Urban Neighborhood Design Redevelopment) Plan, which was developed in 2016 as a community-led investment in restoring the Historic Westside.  Along with the construction of the new library, Historic Westside School renovations and building the Education and Training Center were included.
“Now we have a library that not only can service this community, but every community here in Southern Nevada,” said Kelvin Watson, executive director of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.
As the “field trip” wrapped up, many Raiders staff members and alumni walked away with a deeper appreciation for the Las Vegas community they’ve called home for more than six years. For alumni like Roy Hart, the experience was especially meaningful — a reminder of the real, ongoing progress being driven by and for African Americans across Southern Nevada.
“I moved to Las Vegas in 1994, I know a lot about the history of this city but getting it the way I got it today was priceless,” Hart said. “An incredible job was done over the whole tour. What can you say when you’re receiving knowledge as vital as we did today about the city you live in, and how it came about, and how the African American community helped it come about.”