Election Day: freedom to vote and read at your library
Six Omaha Public Library locations will be polling places from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the primary election on Tuesday, May 11. The Library staff invites voters to visit the Library and check out the latest books, DVDs and other materials when they come to vote.
Polling locations are:
• Milton R. Abrahams Branch, 5111 N. 90th St., 444-6284
• Florence Branch, 2920 Bondesson St., 444-5299
• A.V. Sorensen Branch, 4808 Cass St., 444-5274
• W. Clarke Swanson Branch, 9101 W. Dodge Rd., 444-4852
• Willa Cather Branch, 1905 S. 44th St., 444-4851
• W. Dale Clark Main Library, 215 S. 15th St., 444-4800
Enjoy the freedom to vote, read and celebrate our heritage. Come into the Library to enjoy refreshments and check out bestsellers or browse the displays. Visit omahalibrary.org for upcoming programs and events at Omaha Public Library’s 12 metro locations.
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Learning your family history can be a journey of a lifetime. You never know what or who you’ll find! Getting started is much easier now because of the great new resources available to you online, for free, at Omaha Public Library. To help people get started on their journey, two classes on insider genealogy tips using the online database Ancestry.com will be offered on May 11. One class will be at 11 a.m. at W. Dale Clark Main Library, 215 S. 15th St. and the other at 2 p.m. at South Omaha Library, 2808 Q St. The instructor will be Edward Loera from ProQuest.
Ancestry.com, Inc. is the world’s largest online family history resource with more than 4 billion digitized historical records. The database provides the tools, content and community to help individuals discover their roots and tell their unique family story.
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April 23, 2010 |
Don’t have time to take your children to a concert? Visit Omaha Public Library’s Millard Branch, 13214 Westwood Ln., on April 28, 6-7:30 p.m. for a free concert with jazz musician George Walker and discover how music benefits and speaks to people.
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April 23, 2010 |
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The public is invited to attend a discussion of "I Am a Man: Chief Standing Bear’s Journey for Justice" by Nebraska author Joe Starita on April 28, 6:30 p.m. at Omaha Public Library’s Millard Branch, 13214 Westwood Ln. The discussion is sponsored by Last Wednesday Millard Book Club. The program is free. |
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April 21, 2010 |
WHAT: Access to Omaha Public Library’s catalog, remote databases and telephone renewal
WHO: All Omaha Public Library locations
WHEN: Afternoon of April 21 to afternoon of April 22
WHY: Upgrade to catalog
Omaha Public Library will be performing an upgrade to the catalog on April 21. A 24-hour window will be required for this upgrade. The upgrade will take place between the afternoons of April 21 and April 22. This upgrade will affect access to the Omaha Public Library catalog, remote access to Library databases and telephone renewals. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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