OPL invites patrons to take part in the 2021 Reading Challenge! For each challenge, OPL offers suggestions for titles to listen to or read. 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 month! Did you know that…
Gale Courses Provide Free Education to Patrons
School may be out for the summer, but learning happens year-round with your Omaha Public Library (OPL) card! OPL's Gale Courses subscription offers patrons the opportunity to sign up for interactive six-week online classes that are led by real instructors. Courses cover a wide range of subjects, including accounting and finance, college readiness, design and…
OPL Introduces Binge Boxes to Collection
If you love movies, you’re going to love the latest addition to OPL’s collection: binge boxes. A binge box is a collection of four to six films gathered into one DVD set for the ultimate movie-watching experience! Selections are grouped by themes, notorious directors, or favorite starring actors, and have titles ranging from “Something Sappy…
In Memory: Crystal Matz
December 28, 1951 – April 18, 2021 “Crystal made this a better place to work just by being herself,” said W. Clarke Swanson Branch Manager Matt Couch, who worked alongside Matz at W. Dale Clark Main Library. With more than 40 years of service to OPL, Library Specialist Crystal Matz had done a little bit…
Staff Spotlight: Michelle Hoffman Retires
When Michelle Hoffman began working at Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch in 1998, she didn’t necessarily expect to still be there over 20 years later. Hoffman looked for a job in the Elkhorn community once her kids were in school full time. Originally, she pursued a job in travel and tourism, but quickly realized that it…
Volunteer Spotlight: Sheila Caffrey
Growing up in Columbus, Nebraska, Sheila Caffrey walked to the local library with her girlfriends and grew into a voracious reader. These days she “devours books,” mainly fiction and mysteries, and her local library, now OPL’s Saddlebrook Branch, still serves as a catalyst for her reading. Caffrey has been a Saddlebrook Branch patron since it…
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