Sandi Skorniak has been an avid reader throughout her life and libraries have supplied her with an endless amount of reading materials. One of her fondest memories from childhood was walking to the library with her siblings on Saturday mornings and checking out the maximum of five books each visit. “I always read those before…
Staff Spotlight: Karen Berry
Karen Berry has a long history with OPL. Growing up, she and her siblings visited Benson Branch, and she still can visualize OPL’s Bookmobile pulling into the parking lot of her elementary school for its biweekly visits. Technically, helping escort younger kids to the Bookmobile, stamping library cards and restocking picture books was her first…
Partner Spotlight: Nebraska Medicine
A hospital stay is never fun, but since 2010, OPL has worked to bring joy to some of the children being treated at Nebraska Medicine, as well as their families and visitors. The partnership began with OPL loaning costume characters booked to visit library branches to Nebraska Medicine so that the characters could also visit…
How to Read a Board Book
We hear it constantly from researchers and educators: “Read to your child every day, starting from birth.” Early reading has a monumental effect on a child’s brain development, and can even be used as an early predictor of future success in school and beyond. What the experts don’t tell us, however, is HOW to read…
Mouthwatering Teen Fiction
I love books... and I love food. I love to eat, and in the past few years (thank you, “The Great British Baking Show”) I have gradually developed a love of making food. Naturally, I also seek books that feature food. I am a sucker for memoirs written by chefs like Anthony Bourdain, and I…
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