As couples prepare to woo each other with flowers, chocolates, jewelry and more, Omaha Public Library is ready to woo you to our branches for our Valentine's Day programs scheduled between Feb. 6-14, items to help you prepare for the holiday or for all things love-related in our collection! Read about love, create gifts and cards for…
2019 Reading Challenge: A Book You Can Read In One Sitting
In 2019, OPL invites patrons to take part in the reading challenge! Each month, OPL will highlight a theme and offer suggestions for titles to read or listen to. As you’re working through the challenge, feel free to tag @omahalibrary on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook to let us know which read you picked up this…
Starting a Book Club: An Interview
Happy New Year, readers! The inspiration to start new habits and hobbies in January is powerful, so I want to take this opportunity to provide a quick guide to starting your own book club. To get some help, I interviewed OPL Adult Library Specialist Taylor Eagan, who happened to start her own book club. What…
Jan/Feb 2019: “On Hire” features work of 25 Amplify Arts artists
Each year, Amplify Arts (formerly Omaha Creative Institute) brings together 25 Omaha-area artists for eight weeks to share skills, evaluate work, and build communities of peers. In marking the completion of the most recent cycle, "On Hire" looks at chance as a point of departure to assess the generative qualities of experimentation, failure and self-reflection. Included works…
International Science Fiction Day: Remembering Ursula K. Le Guin & Harlan Ellison
In recognition of International Science Fiction Day on January 2, I am writing about two great authors of the genre who passed away in 2018. Both were influential members in the New Wave movement of the 1960s, but continued writing well into this century. I write of Ursula K. Le Guin and Harlan Ellison, two…
Omaha Public Library announces top circulating titles from 2018
Regular library users will tell you that waiting for a highly anticipated read that you placed on hold can be tough. Some readers skip the wait by utilizing Omaha Public Library’s Bestseller Express, and others take advantage of the materials in their various available formats. Omaha Public Library (OPL) has prepared a list of top…
2019 Reading Challenge: Read an Author’s Debut Novel
In 2019, Omaha Public Library (OPL) invites patrons to take part in a reading challenge! Starting in January, read or listen to a book coordinating to 12 different themes selected by OPL librarians. One theme will be highlighted each month, including suggestions for titles related to that theme. Feel free to choose your own theme-related books…
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