Luella Buse was hired as a children’s librarian at OPL on July 30, 1992. She worked at the Millard Branch for 2 ½ years before moving to Abrahams Branch for 18 years. From there, she moved to Sorensen Branch, before retiring on June 3 after nearly 25 years of service. Buse graduated from Briar Cliff […]
Read More from Retirement: Luella BuseSeed Library Helps Grow Community Project
Heather Thompson is a patron at Florence Branch. Using Omaha Public Library’s Common Soil Seed Library, she and fellow church members at Trinity Lutheran are helping to feed a community. Green Thumb, a small group from Trinity Lutheran Church, has a garden that belongs to Lutheran Volunteer Corps. “They allow us to use the […]
Read More from Seed Library Helps Grow Community ProjectPhotos from Summer Reading Program 2017
Hosting so many fun activities for Summer Reading Program means we have tons of great photos to share from OPL's 12 branches and other events across Omaha! Photos are always posted to the OPL Flickr page, but this album highlights some of our favorites from SRP 2017 so far! Feel free to download photos of your children, and […]
Read More from Photos from Summer Reading Program 2017Build a Better World with OPL resources
Omaha Public Library (OPL) takes the 2017 Summer Reading Program theme "Build a Better World" seriously! OPL has an abundance of resources available to educate and entertain anyone, as well as a 10-hour reading challenge, which you can sign up for here. Toys Did you know that in addition to books, OPL has a Toy Library? Some toys are […]
Read More from Build a Better World with OPL resources2017 Poetry to Bridge Generations Contest
For the eighth consecutive year, Omaha Public Library is proud to co-sponsor the Poetry to Bridge Generations Contest. The contest, hosted by the University of Nebraska Omaha Department of Gerontology, encourages local youth and elders to exchange information on life span in relation to aging and reflect on their beliefs about aging and their role […]
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