A-Z Teen Resources
Online Resources
Biography Reference Source Databases
Comprehensive collection of 450,000+ biographical profiles.
Booklist Reader
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.
Career Preparation Center Courses & Training
Explore LearningExpress Library's Career Prep Center, where you can prepare for occupational entrance exams, explore career opportunities, and expand upon workplace skills.
Chicago Tribune Digital Microfilm
Access the digital microfilm from the Chicago Tribune. The full-page images of this digitized newspaper provide genealogists, researchers and scholars with cover-to-cover access to recent newspaper content. Every page is full-text searchable. Coverage: 1996 - today.
CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Codeacademy Courses & Training
Learn to code interactively, for free. Courses cover CSS, Java, HTML, and more.
College Admissions Test Preparation
Practice tests, interactive tutorials, and eBooks from LearningExpress Library to help you prepare for college success.
College Center
Strengthen your academic skills and prepare for placement tests and graduate school entrance exams in LearningExpress Library's College Center.
Consumer Health Complete Mobile Apps
Drivers License Test Prep
Free Nebraska Drivers License practice tests. Includes motorcycle, automobile, CDL tests, and more!
eReading Room for Teens eBooks & Downloadable Audiobooks
Overdrive: Teen eBooks for your computer, mobile device, or eReader.
Explora Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Browse by broad topic area or search by a general interest, health, legal, biographical, or other topic for full-text popular magazine and journal articles, and other resources.
Explore Census Data
Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Freegal Music Mobile Apps Music
Freegal Music is our free digital music service that gives you access to 15+ million songs from 200+ genres, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. The collection also features music videos and audiobooks. Streaming is unlimited and you can download up to 4 DRM-free songs each week. You can also create and save playlists and share them with others.
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Mobile Apps
Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Omaha World-Herald Digital Archive Magazines & Newspapers
Search the Omaha World-Herald from 1878-1983.
Goodreads Mobile Apps
High School Equivalency Center Courses & Training
LearningExpress Library's High School Equivalency Center provides skill development and other resources and tools for preparation for high school equivalency tests including the GED, HiSET, and TASC.
Kanopy Video
Stream more than 30,000 independent and international films as well as documentaries and other educational entertainment through Kanopy from any computer, television, mobile device, or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast, or Roku.
Every cardholder has 30 tickets per month to watch films.
Khan Academy Courses & Training
Billed as a "free world-class education for anyone anywhere," Khan Academy has thousands of courses that span humanities, computer science, test prep, and more.
LearningExpress Library
LearningExpress Library features online tutorials, practice tests, and eBooks to help patrons of all ages. It offers job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED® test prep, and more.
Libby eBooks & Downloadable Audiobooks
Los Angeles Times Digital Microfilm Magazines & Newspapers
Access the digital microfilm from the Los Angeles Times. The full-page images of this digitized newspaper provide genealogists, researchers and scholars with cover-to-cover access to recent newspaper content. Every page is full-text searchable. Coverage: 1985 - current.
Mango Languages Courses & Training Mobile Apps
MasterFILE – Magazines, Journals, and Photos Magazines & Newspapers Mobile Apps
Nebraska Job Search
The Nebraska Department of Labor website of jobs.
New York Times New!
Enjoy unlimited access to NYTimes.com and the New York Times mobile app. When the 24-hour license expires, return to this page to checkout another one.
Logging in to NYTimes.com:
- Click the "Redeem" link on the next page to access NYTimes.com and the New Times mobile app.
- Login or register to activate your subscription.
- Create a NYtimes.com account with Google, Facebook, or your email address.
New York Times Digital Microfilm
Access the digital microfilm from the New York Times. The full-page images of this digitized newspaper provide genealogists, researchers and scholars with cover-to-cover access to recent newspaper content. Every page is full-text searchable. Coverage: 2008 - recent (3-month embargo).
New York Times Games & Crossword Magazines & Newspapers
Times Games have captivated solvers since the launch of the Crossword in 1942. Engaging word and visual games stimulate and keep the mind sharp. Games are available on the web and NYT App; Crossword and Spelling Bee are available in the Crossword App.
Access The New York Times Games online or via mobile apps. When the 24-hour license expires, return to this page to checkout another one.
Logging in to NYTimes.com:
- Click the "Redeem" link on the next page to access the Games on NYTimes.com or the New York Times mobile app or Crossword app on iOS and Android.
- Login or register to activate your subscription.
- Create a NYtimes.com account with Google, Facebook, or your email address.
Newsbank Newspaper Articles Magazines & Newspapers
Looking for the Omaha World-Herald? NewsBank gives library cardholders instant access to the World-Herald's issues and archives, plus hundreds of other newspapers in English and Spanish around the country.
NoveList Plus
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.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The OOH from the Bureau of Labor Statistics can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.
Omaha Star Digital Archive
The Omaha Star, in existence for over 70 years, has been Nebraska’s largest African American newspaper. Search the archives from 1938-2011.
Omaha World-Herald Magazines & Newspapers
Looking for the Omaha World-Herald? NewsBank gives library cardholders instant access to the World-Herald's issues and archives.
OPL’s Top Shelf
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! Use filters to search by categories or keywords, or browse the covers to discover something new.
OverDrive Magazines New!
OverDrive offers instant access to the latest issues of your favorite magazines including Us Weekly, The New Yorker, The Economist, National Geographic, and Family Tree. All OverDrive magazines are always available with no wait lists or holds to manage.
OverDrive magazines are free and easy to access from home or on the go. You can read OverDrive magazines in the browser or with Libby (iOS or Android) using your library card and PIN.
Points of View Reference Source
Find critical essays of current events with an overview and two sides of the issue.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Magazines & Newspapers Mobile Apps
School Center Courses & Training
Resources for elementary, middle, and high school students from LearningExpress Library. Prepare for important tests, get extra help for assignments, boost skills in core subjects, and more.
Science and Technology Collection Magazines & Newspapers Mobile Apps
US Major Daily Newspapers
U.S. Major Dailies provides users with exclusive and preferred access to current content and significant archives dating back to 1980 from five of the nation’s most respected national and regional newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal, in full-text format.
Washington Post Digital Microfilm Magazines & Newspapers
Access the digital microfilm from the Washington Post. The full-page images of this digitized newspaper provide genealogists, researchers and scholars with cover-to-cover access to recent newspaper content. Every page is full-text searchable. Coverage: 1987 - current.
What’s Next
The What's Next™: Books in Series database helps you search series fiction.
World Rankings and Records
Search world rankings, records, top 10 lists, and more.
WorldCat
The world's largest catalog and another way to discover resources available to you beyond Omaha Public Library.