Books & Reading

ABCmouse's Early Learning Academy is now available to use from home! With over 10,000 interactive learning activities, ABCmouse.com helps children ages 2-8+ learn the fundamentals of reading, math, beginning science, art, music, and more. 

Check out Booklist Reader, a new digital magazine for library patrons of all ages! Each month a themed issue features diverse content, including top 10 lists, must reads, interviews with and articles by top writers and illustrators, and adult, youth, and audio recommendations for all who love to read.

BookPage is a great discovery tool for readers, highlighting the best new books across all genres. You will also find author interviews and other literary features.

Search for listings of your favorite series in order. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission.

Read the latest books in your email with excerpts from DearReader.com.

Overdrive: Children’s eBooks, audiobooks, and more, available anytime, anywhere-all you need is a library card.

Overdrive: Teen eBooks for your computer, mobile device, or eReader.

Over 25000 bestselling author bibliographies with all the latest books, covers and descriptions.

Flipster offers access to magazines across all of your favorite devices. With access to the top magazines, including Entertainment Weekly, People, Real Simple, Sports Illustrated, and Time, combined with an easy to use interface, Flipster offers users a unique reading experience that can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere.

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Discover and share books you love on Goodreads, the world's largest site for readers and book recommendations!

Meet Libby, the new app from OverDrive for enjoying eBooks and eAudiobooks from OPL.

Take the Omaha Public Library with you wherever you go! Search for books, place holds, manage your account, create lists, and get information about our locations. Search for "MyOPL" in your app store to find the app.

Find just the right fiction or nonfiction book. It also includes resources for teachers and parents.

Discover reading recommendations based on your favorite titles, authors, subjects and genres. Whether you read fiction or nonfiction or listen to audiobooks, you'll find your next great read/listen with NoveList Plus.

OPL staff shared some of their favorite books published in the past year and explained why these titles made it to the top of the list. Explore these titles and find your next favorite read! Browse the covers and comments to discover something new.

eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, and streaming video for your computer, mobile device, or eReader.

Kids, parents, and teachers! Reading is fun with animated talking picture books, videos, puzzles and games, and language learning in Tumblebooks.

Libros electrónicos para niños: libros de cuentos, libros nuevos, rompecabezas, juegos, aprendizaje de idiomas y libros de audio

The What's Next™: Books in Series database helps you search series fiction.

The world's largest catalog and another way to discover resources available to you beyond Omaha Public Library.

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You can also click here to view current and past lists of new releases.