“The first time I stuck my hands in the ground to plant, it was like all the pain that I was in just went ‘woooosh.’” Omaha Public Library librarian Carol Erkens moved her hands downward in one swift motion. “…right into the ground.” Erkens described her first time planting and how a seed library project…
Library Offers a Life-Changing Opportunity for One Couple
After having spent more than a decade teaching at American schools in Oman and India, Trish Tynan felt a call to return home. “I always wanted a relationship, to get married, and have kids,” said Trish. “I knew that if that’s what I wanted, I needed to go home. By summer 2014, she had done…
A.V. Sorensen Branch, One in a Million
As you walk up the stairs that separate the A.V. Sorensen community center from the library, the quote by Thomas Carlyle, “Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand,” adorns the wall. A bronze sculpture of children playing on a tree rests…
Omaha is on the Forefront of Tech Education
“This project just spoke to people” says Rebecca Stavick, the executive director of Do Space. Now that the renovation of the old bookstore at 72nd & Dodge is complete, and the new digital library has been up and running for a few months, it’s clear to see what she means. This realized vision of Sue Morris…
Why Arts Belong at the Library
There often exists a dichotomy wherein Science, Technology, Engineering and Math or STEM education is pitted against the liberal arts. Debates are waged over whether college tuition in STEM fields ought to be subsidized, and even the President has called the usefulness of an art history degree to question. For students attending the King Science & Technology Magnet middle school in…
OPL Launches a Toy Library
Omaha Public Library staff are constantly assessing the needs of Douglas County residents and seeking solutions. Developing literacy and learning skills for OPL’s youngest patrons is a priority, and part of that learning experience for children includes toys. Yet, not every family in our community has access to toys due to economic or special needs…
Nebraska Science Festival at OPL
Nebraska just wrapped up celebrating its fourth annual Nebraska Science Festival, or NESciFest as many have taken to calling it. The festival began as an initiative of UNMC with the interest of advancing science literacy. Since then, many other organizations have joined the cause, including Omaha Public Library, desiring to make science accessible, relevant and…
Attention All Pokemon Trainers: Your Local Libraries are Poke Stops
“You may have already heard about a tiny little cultural phenomenon, known as Pokemon Go. People are OBSESSED with this app” writes Krystie Lee Yandoli for Buzzfeed, who featured a tweet from Omaha Public Library on Wednesday. Pokemon Go is finally live in North America, so you can now travel anywhere and everywhere to complete your…
July/August 2016: Sense of Home
Katie Temple’s renderings of domestic exteriors are personal reflections on her continuous search for “home.” Through archetypes of dormitories, apartment complexes, townhouses, and houses, she explores how moving from place to place affects her sense of home. For Temple, “the meaning of home is a way of organizing and understanding the space within ourselves—we create meaningful, authentic connections to the places we live.” “Sense of Home” combines multiple iterations and drawings of places she has lived, ultimately searching for the moment a place becomes a home.
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