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! In April 2020, OPL…
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…
2021 Reading Challenge: Read a Book That Has Been Banned or Frequently Challenged
Throughout the years, books have been challenged—usually with the seemingly-innocent intention to protect others (frequently children) from difficult or abstract ideas and information. Issues around gender expression, sexuality, identity, race, immigration and even consent have not been part of the mainstream discourse, so when books emerge that challenge the status quo, some people get angry…
How Do You Track What You Read?
What did I read last week? What was my favorite book of 2017? When did I read "My Ántonia?" Chances are, you have been consuming media at above-average amounts and rates. Whether in the form of books, TV, movies or podcasts, these might be questions you are asking yourself. So, how are you tracking everything…
Let’s Discuss: Tiger King
Hello, all you cool cats and kittens!
A Year in Reading: Picture Books
This year I transitioned from Collection Processing Specialist, cataloging our new materials, to Youth Services Specialist, leading storytimes and focusing on the collection for our youngest patrons). While I’ve always enjoyed flipping through a picture book to note the unique illustrations and artwork, this year I wanted to read them from the perspective of a…
2020 Reading Challenge: Listen to a Book
In 2020, OPL invites patrons to take part in the reading challenge! For each challenge, OPL offers 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 month! With this challenge…
2020 Reading Challenge: Read an “Own Voices” Book
In 2020, OPL invites patrons to take part in the reading challenge! For each challenge, OPL offers 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 month! Books have metaphorically…
2019 Reading Challenge: Read a Memoir or Biography
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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