Being the daughter of a librarian, some would say the apple didn’t fall far from the tree, but Paige G. Wagner would not have agreed with that as a child. “I didn’t really like libraries,” Wagner said. “We always had to go there after school and wait for my mom, and I really wanted to…
UNO Day of Service Volunteers Give Back to OPL
No classes were held at University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Metropolitan Community College or Omaha Public Schools on January 21, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Yet, students from all three schools came together at UNO’s Community Engagement Center to work on a service project for OPL as part of UNO’s annual MLK Day of Service, which is organized…
March 2019: “Scorched and Scarred”
Traci Schacht, normally a poet who performs readings, is making her first foray into visual art. Her exhibition, “Scorched and Scarred,” is a collection of laser cut panels with text.
UNL Extension Hatching New Partnership this Spring
It was only a matter of time before Katie Krause collaborated with OPL. Krause is a Nebraska Extension Educator with the University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL) Extension’s The Learning Child team. This group of educators focuses on early childhood development and education across the state. After five years on the job developing curricula, connecting…
2019 Reading Challenge: A Nebraska Author
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…
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