OPL Annual Report 2014

Annual Report 2014

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A message from the Boards Omaha and Douglas County residents use their libraries every day. In fact, there were more than 2.3 million visits to OPL’s 12 locations in 2014 – making it one of the most visited organizations in Nebraska. This number is just one indicator of how much libraries are needed and valued in our communities, as well as how many lives are impacted through their use. Whether an individual stopped by the library to check out books, magazines or DVDs; attend a citizenship program; or participate in a meeting with a local support group, each experience was made possible because of the strong public/private partnership that helps OPL to best serve its patrons.

There are so many wonderful opportunities to be discovered when one visits their library, and yet OPL employees and volunteers do more than invite you to visit, they also work to bring the library to you. Because of a commitment to be a reliable community partner, you will frequently find an OPL presence out and about at local parades and schools and participating in many community events and conversations.

One of our primary goals is to share the various resources available at OPL to help everyone accomplish whatever their goals may be in life. Learn new skills, make valuable connections, and save money while you’re at it – just by using your library card.

We know that library access is an essential component to strong and vibrant cities such as ours. Therefore, OPL strives to maintain convenient hours and a robust website presence at omahalibrary.org, and even offers the opportunity to connect using your smart phone through our free mobile app. Manage your library account, download eBooks, magazines and music, access databases and learning tools like Consumer Reports and lynda.com. It’s there for you to use and you will be so glad you did.

Thank you for your continued support and generosity.

Omaha Public Library Board of Trustees Omaha Public Library Foundation Board of Directors Friends of Omaha Public Library Board of Directors

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Contents About OPL 3 Omaha’s 1898 World’s Fair Exhibit 4 Storybook Land 5 Community Engagement Center 6 lynda.com 7 Summer Reading Program 8 Book Bike 9 Omaha Reads 10 1877 Society 11 Author Visits 12 13 New Americans Task Force IMLS Grant - Community Engagement 14 Friends of Omaha Public Library 15 Omaha Public Library Foundation 16 OPL Financials 17 Financial Gifts 18-19

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About OPL Mission Omaha Public Library (OPL) strengthens our community by connecting people with ideas, information and innovative services.

Vision Omaha is a vital and vibrant city, with OPL as an essential catalyst, collaborator and connector.

Core Values • Service excellence • Integrity • Innovation • Community engagement • Equal and inclusive access • Staff talent

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Omaha’s 1898 World’s Fair Exhibit setting the stage for book launch The launch of Timothy Schaffert’s book The Swan Gondola, set amid Omaha’s 1898 World’s Fair, gave OPL an opportunity to revisit its collection of TransMississippi & International Exposition memorabilia. A special exhibit in the Michael Phipps Gallery allowed visitors to travel back in time and rediscover Omaha’s World’s Fair through artifacts and photography, including contributions from The Durham Museum and private collectors.

Omaha’s World’s Fair inspired Schaffert, who shared the tale of Ferret Skerritt, a ventriloquist who can’t imagine that anything majestic could really happen in Omaha. That is until he encounters the beautiful and enigmatic Cecily, and the fair becomes the backdrop for their achingly romantic, possibly doomed love affair.

“When I first learned about the Expo, my imagination got all caught up in it,” said Schaffert. “If you read the newspaper coverage of the time, there are hundreds of strange and fascinating details, not just about the Expo, but about the City of Omaha during this pivotal period.”

“Many people didn’t even know that Omaha hosted a World’s Fair,” said Omaha Public Library executive director Gary Wasdin. “A 184-acre city constructed primarily of hemp fiber and plaster of Paris saw more than 2.6 million visitors from around the world in just five months! This exhibition provided a great opportunity to discover a treasured piece of Omaha’s history.”

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Storybook Land life-sized characters from children’s literature OPL introduced a new event for Omaha area youth in 2014: Storybook Land. Benson Branch welcomed visitors of all ages on March 30 to meet some of their favorite storybook characters. Eight life-sized characters from children’s literature attended the festivities.

Event participants received a Storybook Land passport upon arrival and collected stamps for each costume character they visited. They were also invited to take a break from the action with scheduled storytimes featuring visiting characters. Each child in attendance was rewarded with their own book to keep.

“Storybook characters visit storytimes at OPL throughout the year and families really enjoy the time to meet the characters and take photos,” said OPL youth services manager Julie Humphrey. “Storybook Land allowed them to meet many characters all at once and create some great memories.”

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Community Engagement Center creating partnerships to inspire positive change The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) opened the doors to the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) in April 2014.

OPL was thrilled to be counted among the many community groups sharing the unique space. CEC partners have various missions, but are connected through a common goal of making positive contributions to Omaha’s communities.

OPL’s mission is closely aligned with this goal and its presence in the CEC will benefit all who are served by the collaborations that emerge.

OPL staff working in the CEC think and work strategically with a diverse group of people who strive to make Omaha a great place to live, work and learn.

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online training library In April 2014, OPL introduced a new online learning tool to its patrons: lynda.com. lynda.com provides video instruction in over 2,400 courses and covers a broad range of topics including software, web design, social media, business and career skills, and even job searching help.

OPL patron Beth Stranz first noticed an advertisement for lynda.com at Millard Branch and was intrigued. Once Stranz learned that she could access lynda.com through her laptop with just her library card and PIN, she didn’t waste any time. She took a number of classes to help support the material she was learning in a web development class, and got up to speed with programming languages, web design, and more.

“The additional teaching and instruction that I received through this resource was invaluable to me,” said Stranz, who has been able to acquire a new professional position with a software company. “New possibilities have opened up to me as a result of hard work and resources like lynda.com.”

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Summer Reading Program Fizz, Boom, READ! More than 31,250 kids, teens and adults attended 1,005 programs and events throughout the city, taking the opportunity to learn about Nebraska’s wildlife, explore Motto McLean Ice Arena, make their own gooey slime, learn the science of ice cream, and attend magic shows, too!

Though it sounds like fun and games, reading and learning are the focus of Summer Reading Program. In 2014, OPL introduced an interactive approach to attaining goals by encouraging discovery through program attendance, sharing experiences and opinions about books, testing knowledge through online quizzes, and recommending favorite books to other participants. For each activity completed or event attended, participants redeemed an online code to claim virtual badges. More than 40 badge codes were available for each participating age group, ranging from badges for rating a book to participating in an afterhours lock-in.

Overall, 21,363 participants logged an amazing 164,928 hours of reading during the summer, and collected more than 79,417 badges. Presenting sponsor Cox Communications and many other organizations and individuals helped make Summer Reading Program a success.

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Book Bike bringing the library to you OPL’s custom-built bike, complete with a trailer stocked with books to borrow and give away, hit the streets in August 2014. The Book Bike marries reading, fitness, and eco-consciousness, and offers a variation from traditional bookmobile services by delivering books, information, library cards, and more to the community. It is also a Wi-Fi hot spot, and is equipped with an iPad used to register people for library cards and demonstrate how to download eBooks.

OPL is committed to not only inviting the community into its libraries, but also

to meeting people where they are with needed library services. The Book Bike helps to create a visible presence for OPL at Omaha’s many great outdoor events and reminds people that libraries extend far beyond the physical walls of their buildings.

Look for the Book Bike at street fairs, parades, festivals, parks, outdoor concerts, or other community events near you.

OPL’s Book Bike was funded through the Omaha Public Library Foundation and crafted by Omaha Bicycle Co.

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Omaha Reads

Omaha’s biggest book club reaches a milestone anniversary Each year, OPL encourages the community to join together in reading one book as part of the Omaha Reads campaign. Omaha Reads promotes literacy and provides the City with a common theme to discuss. One book is selected through a public vote and promoted through book talks, an author visit, and related programs. In its 10th year, The Meaning of Names by Karen Gettert Shoemaker headlined the campaign and became the most circulated book at OPL in 2014.

The selection recognized the centennial of the First World War, and shared the fictional story of Gerda Vogel and her family in 1918. Set among the quiet calm of Nebraska farm country, the American family of German descent experiences prejudice, violence, and a plague unlike the world has ever seen.

Shoemaker, a Nebraska native, participated in a book discussion and signing during the Omaha Reads campaign.

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1877 Society

Omaha Public Library Foundation establishes new group A steering committee of 10 passionate young professionals organized a new member-based organization dedicated to supporting OPLF’s efforts and building awareness of OPL’s programs and services.

Adults in their twenties and thirties were invited to join for an annual $100 donation to OPLF. Member benefits include invitations to exclusive library events, tours of OPL’s private collections, a reduced ticket price to A Novel Affaire, and more.

The group’s name stems from OPL’s origins. On June 13, 1877, the Omaha City Council levied a tax and appointed a library board, thereby making OPL a permanent part of Omaha.

The 1877 Society held its first mixer event in December 2014.

By the end of the year, membership was at 24 library lovers and growing. Learn more about the group at 1877society.org.

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Author Visits

meeting world-renowned authors Hundreds of book lovers of all ages attended programs in 2014 that provided an opportunity for them to meet world-renowned authors right here in Omaha.

During National Library Week in April, OPL welcomed celebrated Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Atwood spoke to a crowd of more than 200 people at Milton R. Abrahams Branch for the OPLF fundraiser, A Novel Affaire. She shared humorous anecdotes in defense of libraries. She followed that appearance by reading from her book MaddAddam to an audience of more than 300 people the next day at the Scott Conference Center.

Many other authors made appearances at OPL throughout the year, including Victoria Alexander, Joseph Bruchac, Mary Connealy, Connie Crow, Twyla M. Hansen, John Kalkowski, Lydia Kang, Cindy Kirk, Tonya Kuper, Mark Langan, James Larson, Kate Lebo, Jennifer Nielsen, Libby O’Connell, Chris Raabe, Christianna Reinhardt, Renee Ryan, Timothy Schaffert, Sherri Shackelford, Karen Shoemaker, James Solheim, Gary Soto, lizzie starr, Cheryl St. John, and Eileen Wirth. Many more authors appeared as part of annual Author Fair and Lit Fest events.

Young adult author Lemony Snicket drew over 380 people to Millard Branch in October. The author of A Series of Unfortunate Events read from and signed his latest book, All the Wrong Questions.

In December, children’s author Jan Brett packed the Omaha Police Union Hall with more than 500 people to promote her book, The Animals’ Santa.

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New Americans Task Force

seeking ways to serve new populations

In an effort to increase awareness about OPL services and resources among immigrants and refugees, OPL has formed a New Americans Task Force. The group’s mission statement: to reach out to new Americans, coordinate outreach and programming for these populations, and connect library staff with the information necessary to provide relevant library services with true hospitality.

Since the establishment of the task force, multiple projects have emerged and, in the process, the group has learned a great deal about refugees and immigrants.

Some of the activities of the task force include a regular presence at Omaha and Benson Area Refugee Task Force meetings, library presentations as part of refugee orientation at Lutheran Family Services and the Southern Sudan Community Association, and participation in Omaha’s annual World Refugee Day.

As a result of the relationships formed through these efforts, OPL has arranged library tours for refugees, English as a Second Language classes at South Omaha Library, conversational English classes at South Omaha Library and Millard Branch, and citizenship classes.

Ruben Zaldaña and his wife took advantage of one of these opportunities.

They came to the United States from Guatemala City to improve their English.

Zaldaña learned about the English conversation workshops at Millard Branch from a friend. “All the activities help to improve my English,” said Zaldaña.

“If we can speak English, there will be more opportunities and we can give our children a better life. I feel comfortable and supported with my library card.”

The task force intends to continue looking for ways to best serve the new Americans in Omaha.

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IMLS Grant - Community Engagement defining public libraries’ role in the community

OPL received an Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant to design a two-year project that would help public libraries clearly define and expand their role in the communities they serve. OPL used the grant to facilitate community engagement by bringing people together in a trusted, neutral institution to share learning experiences.

As part of the grant project, 16 OPL staff members were selected to become community conversation facilitators. Over 18 months, these individuals learned basic facilitation techniques, project management skills, and how to use community assessment information. The group developed into a high-functioning team and learned a lot about the wants, needs, and hopes of Omaha-area residents in the process.

The grant project progressed through a series of facilitated public conversations which advanced in focus from creating a relationship or connection, to problem solving, and finally into creating and innovating. These conversations resulted in a set of community engagement practices and tools. OPL has adopted these community engagement lessons as a new standard, and has expanded the library’s role in the community. Staff and participating community organizations have learned the tremendous impact of facilitated meetings, and facilitators are often a welcomed addition to any meeting.

Learn more about OPL’s IMLS grant project at communityengagement.us.

“We’re grateful for the opportunity this grant afforded,” said grant coordinator Theresa Jehlik.

“OPL is stronger for it, and we believe that stronger libraries help to build stronger communities.”

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Friends of OPL 2014 Board Friends of Omaha Public Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, grassroots organization dedicated to raising money for the library, providing volunteers, and promoting the library to the greater community.

Volunteer members raise funds with book sales at W. Clarke Swanson Branch on the first Saturday of each month and every Thursday. They also raise funds through Internet book sales, memberships, and donations to benefit OPL, its patrons, and the larger Omaha community. In 2014, the Friends provided OPL with more than $104,500. These funds helped support important programming such as author events, the Virginia Frank Memorial Writing Contest and Omaha Reads.

Learn more about becoming a Friend at friendsomahalibrary.org.

John Zipay

President

Karen Hosier

President Elect / Treasurer

Susan Prazan

Secretary

Vanessa Timberlake

Advisor / Immediate Past President

Kay Bashus Joe Goecke Polly Goecke Judy Harrington Cathy Hohman Gwen Howard Becky Pasco Wendy Posten Jeanne Spence Angie Wells Darlene Whitney

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2014 Board Dan Kinsella President

Bo Ochsner

Vice President

The mission of the Omaha Public Library Foundation (OPLF) is to raise funds and advocate for Omaha Public Library.

James Kineen

Revenue

Mary Anne Ramge

$898,684

Treasurer

Secretary / Assistant Treasurer

Stephen Bruckner

Advisor

Arun Agarwal Bob Berger Julie Cobb Carol Ebdon Michael McLarney Rochelle Mullen

Ex Officio Members Mike Meyer Gary Wasdin

Foundation Staff Wendy Townley

Development Director

Sandra Lyden

Expenditures Direct library contributions $302,484 Development $162,791 Administration and office expenses $60,105 Total Expenditures $525,380

Some of the programs and services supported by OPLF Baby Reads Technology Books & materials Washington Branch summer lock-ins Summer Reading Program Designated branch support After-school programs Teen literacy programs

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Revenue

21,363

kids, teens & adults read during the Summer Reading Program

City of Omaha (General Fund & Keno) $10,494,250 Douglas County $2,444,000 Fines and fees collected $477,492 Omaha Public Library Foundation $302,484 Grants and other income $296,488 Friends of Omaha Public Library $104,575 State of Nebraska $89,162 Total $14,208,451

individuals attend an OPL program, outreach or community engagement event

Expenditures

adults attend a community, civic or business meeting in one of our meeting rooms

Personnel $9,158,099 Books and materials $1,870,144 Facilities maintenance and security $1,011,834 Technology $402,567 IMLS Grant $244,528 Other operating expenses $188,677 Outreach and programming $174,521 Summer Reading Program $80,000 Total Expenditures $13,130,370

211,782 64,542

Items borrowed | 3,021,207 Library visits | 2,316,521 Website visits | 1,562,395 Current library members | 306,566 Computer sessions | 744,790 Digital downloads | 283,242 17

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Financial Gifts

Thank you to all of our donors! Your support of the Omaha Public Library Foundation makes a difference.

Memorial & honorarium donors recognized in our quarterly Connect newsletter throughout the year.

$100,000 & above

$5,000 & above

Gilbert M. & Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation Peter Kiewit Foundation The Sherwood Foundation

Aflac Clifton B. & Anne Stuart Batchelder Foundation Bluestem Prairie Foundation Humanities Nebraska Harriet Otis Dorothy Peters Pinnacle Bank Runza Eve & Fred Simon The Todd & Betiana Simon Foundation Tenaska, Inc.

$50,000 & above Anonymous Richard Holland Lozier Foundation Omaha World-Herald Company Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation William & Ruth Scott Family Foundation

$25,000 & above Cox Communications Carol Gendler Omaha Community Foundation

$2,000 & above America First Foundation John & Lynne Boyer Sandy & Kate Dodge First National Bank Giger Foundation Greater Omaha Genealogical Society Heritage Services Jim Kineen Daniel & Kari Kinsella Mutual of Omaha Companies RBC Wealth Management

$1,000 & above

$15,000 & above John & Ruth Sage Sokolof Foundation (in memory of Richard Rosinsky) Weitz Family Foundation

$10,000 & above Hawks Foundation Amy L. Scott Family Foundation The Soener Foundation Ann & Kenneth Stinson

Anonymous (2) Mary Joy Anderson Mogens & Cindy Bay Berger & O’Toole, CPA’s (Bob & Shary Berger)

Barbara Bock-Mavis Stephen & Anne Bruckner Julie & Scott Cobb Terri & Jack Diesing, Jr. Carol Ebdon Devin Fox, M.D. Fraser Stryker PC LLO Friedland Family Foundation James & Dawn Hammel Peg & John Heck

Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation Richard & Helen Kelley Jack & Stephanie Koraleski A. George & Sandra Lozier Steve Martin & Amy Haddad Maggie & Michael McMeekin Mike & Dana Meyer Rochelle & Jim Mullen National Everything Wholesale Murray & Sharee Newman Performance Auto Group Lewis & Winifred Pinch Sandy Price Mary Anne & Bruce Ramge Dave & Anne Rismiller Barbara & Ronald Schaefer Linda Simmonds Gloria Sorensen Stephen & Karen Swartz Sarah Watson Philip & Nancy Wolf

$500 & above Anonymous Arun Agarwal Jane Alseth Jean & Mohammad Amoura-Odeh Lise Anderson Lynn & Thomas Ashby Chipotle Mexican Grill Sandor & Rhonda Chomos H.L. Clure Maurice & Cora Conner Nancy Darst Joseph Drugmand Lance & Julie Fritz Thomas & Nancy Gallagher Harold & Clara Hoover Sandi Jenkins Bill Kernen Milton & Marsha Kleinberg Dave & Vicki Krecek Kutak Rock

Linda Lavely Gary & Lucie Long Edward & Carrie May Renee McArthur John & Merrilee Miller Jim & Bobbie Montequin Northern Natural Gas Ann Rinne Nancy Rips Jill Slosburg-Ackerman Paul & Annette Smith Christine & Tony Swerczek Stanley & Dorothy Truhlsen Gary Wasdin Katie Weitz Wally & Barbara Weitz Eileen M. Wirth

$250 & above Anonymous (2) Doug & Cathy Aden Aon Kim Bainbridge Gary & Beth Bowen Richard & Carol Britten Mark & Teri D’Agostino Stewart & Lisa Dale Hal & Mary Daub Kennard & Marcia Davies Robyn Devore Friend of Omaha Public Library Foundation Steven Godoy Lynn & Cindy Gray Patricia Gromak Sarah Haddad John & Janis Haggstrom David Harding & Sarah Newman Terry & Linda Haubold Lori Hays Mary Helms & Ken Olson Dr. Kris & Mr. Gary Hoffman Jeremy Hogan Edward Hotz & Trish Nipp

Stephen Hug & Tom Elser Mary R. Jessen Emily Kemp Michael & Deborah McLarney Bo & Beth Ochsner Carl & Andrea Peterson Norma & Cliff Pountney John & Kathleen Ransom Todd Robinson Rotary-Suburban Rick & Carol Russell Saddlebrook Elementary School PTA Seymour Family Shirley Siebler Thelma Slattery Susan Stalnaker Kenneth & Ellen Stoll Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government Union Pacific Giveplus Program Bruce & Susan Vosburg Jim & Maureen Waldron Judy & Gale Wickersham Robert & Mary Wright

$100 & above Anonymous (6) Judy Albert American Association of University Women

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American Express Company American National Bank Clyde & Mary Anna Anderson Wendy & Gary Anderson Martha Antonson Terry & Kris Atkins Erin Bagwell Lynne & Jack Baldwin Sara Bauer Donald & Diane Axler Baum Mary Baumstark Cerian Bearl Marcia Bechtel Michael & Michelle Berlin Mary Bernier Karen Berry Sandra & Robert Bianchi George Bigelow Therese Bigelow Lynn & Dave Blagg Marjorie Bock Dorothy & David Bowman Joseph Bradley Marjorie & Larry Brennan Amanda Brewer Terri Bull Mary & Raymond Busch Loree & Cecil Bykerk Marianne Campbell

Jana & Tom Cappelin Bobbie Carlson James & Anne Carroll Sydney Cate

Susan & Bob Chenoweth Stuart & Amy Chittenden Marcia Clark Patricia Clow Robert & Jill Cochran Leilani & Ron Coe Nancy Cohen Carina Coonfield Matthew Couch Graham Cox Shirley Crites Alistair Cullum Drew & Elisa Davies Dr. & Mrs. John B. Davis Tim Davlin & Ann O’Connor Shonna Dorsey Linda & Charles Duckworth Dundee Garden Club Eclectic Book Club Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh Tom & Janet Ferlic Charles & Sherry Forrest Tom & Ruth Frank Joanne Gilmore Shannon Gilroy Marybeth Goddard Nancy Grant Cheryl Griffin & Chuck Lenosky Mike & Kathy Gross Roberta Gunning Mary Henney Gurney Carol Hahn Sarah Hanify Sarah Baker Hansen Nicole Hanson Helen C. Harman Roger & Jackie Harned Bethany Haubert & Sumeet Jain Mary Jo Havlicek Kellie Hayden Rita M. Henry Barbara How David & Robyn Hubbard Donna & Edwin Hull Daisy Hutzell-Rodman Lenora Isom Theresa Jehlik

Marlene Jennum Carol Johnson Joyce Jones Keith & Judy Josephson Howard & Gloria Kaslow Katie & Justin Kemerling Hani Kenefick Harry & Gail Koch Shane & C. David Kotok Marie & Jack Kubat Jane Kugler & Doug Vonderfecht Bob & Kathy Kunkle Cathy Kurinsky Tina Labellarte Patricia LaBounty Michael & Carol LaCroix Joseph & Molly Lang Patricia Leach Patrick Leahy Steve Likes Dan & Tina Lonergan Patricia & Charles Lontor Marty Magee Michael Mahaffey Dr. Ed & Sally Malashock James & Pat Manion Roland & Jean Mariucci Marilyn Marsh Amy Mather Sandra Matthews Gail McFayden Tulani Grundy Meadows Rebecca Means Aimee Melton

Douglas Miller & Delores McArthur-Miller Ali Mirmiran Patricia Mitchell Lawrence Molczyk Sally Nellson Barrett Cale Oglesby Omaha Women’s Chamber of Commerce Beth Pakiz Papillion Montessori Preschool Polly Partsch Steve Paschang Peggy Payne Jane Petersen Susan Petersen Wendell & Roxanna Peterson Chuck & Char Peterson Oliver & Karen Pollak Laura & Bill Powers Mark Powers Michael Pray Anne & William Redinger Amanda Reid Richard & Mary Lynn Reiser Stephen Robinson Rotary-Northwest Max & Karen Rudolph Robert & Sheila Runyon Michael & Amy Ryan Paul & Kay Saari Amy Sand James & Gloria Schlichtemier Sylvia Schreiner Margaret Shearer Fred & Eve Simon Martin & Bonnie Simon Mary Sinclair Mr. & Mrs. Harold Slosburg Mark Sorensen Becky & Dan Spencer Sandra Squires Matthew Stefan Pete & Mary Lou Stehr Nina Strickler Jesse Sullivan Elizabeth Summers Drs. Jon & Ann Taylor

Vance Taylor Ms. Gayla Thal Jack & Cynthia Thiessen Austin & Dorothy Thompson Wallace Thoreson Steven & Judy Timmons Wendy Townley & Matt Tompkins Anne & Charles Trimble Carl & Katherine Troia Sarah Tucker Nichole & Kevin Turgeon Donna Walsh Robert & Louise Way Molly Wickert Peggy Witthauer Jim Wolf & Michael Barwig Woodward Family Lyn & John Ziegenbein

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Omaha Public Library is governed by a nine-member board of trustees appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the City Council to serve a three-year term.

Monthly meetings are open to the public.

2014 Board of Trustees Terri L. Bull Caitlin Davis James D. Fogarty Freddie J. Gray Anna Hernandez-Valencia Lenora A. Isom Dianne Jelden Mike Meyer Carol Wang

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Branch Managers Administration Gary Wasdin – Executive Director Maggie Tarelli-Falcon – Assistant Director Sally Gillich – Senior Branch Services Manager Mary Griffin – Senior Facilities Manager Norma Pountney – Senior Branch Services Manager Patrick Esser – Technology Manager Emily Getzschman – Marketing Manager Julie Humphrey – Youth Services Manager Theresa Jehlik – Strategy & Business Intelligence Manager Amy Mather – Adult Services Manager Linda Trout – Community Outreach Manager

Sally Gillich – W. Dale Clark Main Library Marvel Maring – Milton R. Abrahams Branch Rachel Steiner – Benson Branch Wendy Anderson – Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch Deirdre Routt – Florence Branch Lois Imig – Millard Branch Lori Brezina – Saddlebrook Branch Lucy Lewis – A.V. Sorensen Branch Jennifer Jazynka – South Omaha Library Beth Pakiz – W. Clarke Swanson Branch Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh – Charles B. Washington Branch Evonne Edgington – Willa Cather Branch

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