Frequently Asked Questions

If you’re outside the library, please make sure your library card is still active by logging into MyOPL and accessing your Personal Settings. The library card expiry date is contained in the Account Information section.

Still can’t connect? Please ask a librarian for help.

Most online resources are available anywhere with your library card.

Exceptions are Ancestry Library Edition and ABCMouse. Use these resources on computers inside an OPL Library.

Residents of Omaha and Douglas County, apply online for a library card for instant access to our online resources.

Use the WorldCat A to Z electronic journal and magazine search, opens a new window to search or browse the titles of all full-text newspapers, magazines and journals available in our online resources.

Type in the name of the publication you’re looking for and WorldCat A to Z, opens a new window will list which resources contain the publication, including the years covered. You can access each resource from WorldCat A to Z., opens a new window

We no longer have access to the website version of ConsumerReports.org, however, you may access the eMagazine in Flipster, opens a new window or in MasterFILE Complete, opens a new window or if you prefer a searchable website to find product reviews, you may use ConsumerSearch, opens a new window or Wirecutter, opens a new window.