When Adrián Gómez Meza first moved to the United States from Mexico at age 15, he fell in love with public libraries and how they work in this country. Born in Tenamaxtlán, Jalisco, Gómez Meza was used to libraries that were not necessarily user-friendly. Libraries in his town were often not open, had a very…
Volunteer Spotlight: Janet McCrae
When Janet McCrae started volunteering at Benson Branch in 2008, paying tribute to her family was at the forefront of her mind. Many years ago, McCrae’s sister wanted to volunteer in a library as a terminally ill cancer patient. Unfortunately, after a few weeks of volunteering, the library in her town told McCrae’s sister that…
2022 Reading Challenge: Read a Book About Travel
OPL invites patrons to take part in the 2022 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! I don’t know about…
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