Omaha Public Library (OPL) takes the 2017 Summer Reading Program theme "Build a Better World" seriously! OPL has an abundance of resources available to educate and entertain anyone, as well as a 10-hour reading challenge, which you can sign up for here. Toys Did you know that in addition to books, OPL has a Toy Library? Some toys are…
Partner Spotlight: Omaha Storm Chasers
What do the Omaha Storm Chasers and OPL have in common? A love of reading! Every summer, the Storm Chasers sponsor two “Library Nights” for Summer Reading Program (SRP) participants. To accommodate all SRP participants, the Storm Chasers donate over 26,000 game vouchers to OPL annually. “Reading is such an important part of everyday life,…
Retirement Spotlight: JoAnn Prout
Many things have changed since Youth Collection Librarian JoAnn Prout first started working for OPL in 1986 as children’s library specialist. Each morning, when Prout came to work at W. Clarke Swanson Branch, she and her co-worker Patrick Esser would stamp 1,000 due date cards, type paper library cards from the previous day’s applications, and…
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