National Library Week (NLW) is April 19-25 and while Omaha Public Library and more than 3,000 libraries across the country are temporarily closed to the public,
You Should Put Down More Books
I was at a small party of friends a while back, where more than one person said that they hadn’t read any good books this past year. I may have whispered it in the moment, but in my mind I yelled, “What do you mean?!” Since then, this idea has rattled me. If you rarely…
2020 Golden Sower Nominees Announced, Voting Open
Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award is presented annually to the authors and illustrators of the best books, as voted by school-age children. To see the nominees and learn how to submit your vote, visit https://sites.google.com/site/nebraskagoldensower/. Voting eligibility requires readers to have read or heard a minimum of four of the current nominees from the category…
Staff Spotlight: Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh Retires
After completing her degree, she applied for a position with OPL in the children’s services department and was hired. She began working at Florence Branch in 1995, and also worked at Millard Branch as a children’s librarian before moving to W. Dale Clark Main Library to work in the History & Social Sciences department. In…
Partner Spotlight: Millard Public Schools
Omaha Public Library (OPL) and Millard Public Schools (MPS) partnered last fall to provide greater internet access for MPS students. MPS students and staff can now connect to the MPS wireless network at OPL’s Millard Branch. MPS approached OPL in August 2019 to explore the possibility of running a dedicated fiber line into Millard Branch…
Mar/Apr 2020: “Motion Blur” Exhibition featuring Shawnequa Linder, Derek Courtney, and Joe Pankowski
"Motion Blur" Exhibition featuring Shawnequa Linder, Derek Courtney, and Joe Pankowski March 6 - April 27 | Michael Phipps Gallery, 1st Floor Shawnequa Linder shapes portraits out of rich layers of color and texture, melding many faces together and leaving room for the viewer to connect with the emotion underlying her psychologically dense but playful…
Volunteer Spotlight: Lore Reick
When Lore Reick, 13, thought about accumulating volunteer hours for National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), it wasn’t hard for him to decide to complete them at OPL’s Florence Branch. Following in his older sister’s footsteps, Reick chose to volunteer at the library near their family’s home, which he visited regularly growing up to check out…
Common Soil Seed Library Stocked to Assist Growers in 2020
As spring nears, it’s a great time to start thinking about what plants to grow in your garden and what seeds can be sourced from Omaha Public Library's (OPL) Common Soil Seed Library! OPL cardholders have embraced the seed library, which was established in 2013. In 2019 alone, use increased by 31 percent over 2018…
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