Around October, a lot of people ask for horror books. Many want popular authors, both classic and current. So, what can you read when our branches are out of “It,” “Something Wicked This Way Comes” or “Dracula?” Hopefully, this post will give you some ideas. I have compiled all the titles from this post in…
2019 Reading Challenge: Read a Book Published in 2019
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…
Zines Now Available at Benson Branch
Zines coming soon to Omaha Public Library's Benson Branch and W. Dale Clark Main Library
Omaha Public Library will debut new zine collection at Benson Branch
Omaha Public Library (OPL), with help from Rowdy Boys Collective and Benson First Friday (BFF), will introduce its new collection of zines at Benson Branch, 6015 Binney St., on Friday, September 6, 6-9 p.m. During this after-hours event, people will be able to check out the collection, make their own zine, and browse zines that…
OPL Zine Collection Q&A
Zine Q&A with OPL Readers & Writers Librarian Erin Duerr Q: What are zines? A: Zines are niche, handmade, hyper-local booklets created by community members for community members. Anyone with access to a copy machine or printer can create a zine, making this format more accessible than traditional publishing channels for quickly spreading ideas. Q…
Recommended Reads for Back to School
OPL wants to help readers find new books — or at least books new to them. Every month in the Omaha World-Herald, OPL employees will recommend reading based on different writing genres, themes or styles. As many families started back to school this week, OPL staff have suggested some of their favorite books related to…
2019 Reading Challenge: Read a book set in a different country than your own
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…
2019 Reading Challenge: Book by an Author of Color
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…
Nonfiction That Will Get You Weird Looks
Reading is its own pleasure, but I believe it can also be fun to make people uncomfortable while you do it. If you have an interest in subjects that are provocative, strange or macabre, this is a post for you. You might also enjoy these books if you want to be the most memorable person…
Five Things I Love About “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” and the KonMari Method
In keeping with the can-do spirit of the New Year--and in light of Netflix’s recent launch of the reality show “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo”--I’ve decided to take this opportunity to list five things I love about Kondo’s 2011 mega-bestseller, “The Life-changing Magic of Tidying up.” It teaches you to tidy by category, not by…
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