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Director’s Note Winter Recap
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Phipps Gallery Recommended Reads
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Volume 24 • Issue 1 • Spring 2017 Page
KidSpot & TeenSpace Staff Spotlight
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Friends of OPL OPL Foundation
Go Green this Spring Time to spring clean and get green!
OmahaLibrary.org After seven years with the previous website, OPL‘s leadership decided it was time for an update. “We want a website that reflects the way people search for and receive information,” said OPL Executive Director Laura Marlane. “This website will highlight what’s new at OPL and create a more user-friendly experience.” The new website enables OPL staff to highlight collections, services and events, and allows patrons to move between different parts of the website with ease. Features of the new website: • mobile-friendly • social media integration • shares curated parts of the collection • relevant information is featured upfront • visual layout • fresh content can be featured easily in multiple places • opportunity to share OPL & patron stories The website went live February 8, 2017.
• Have you checked out a Watt Detector at OPL? Offered in partnership with OPPD, these clever devices measure the amount of electricity used in various household appliances to help you determine which use the most energy. Search for “Watt Detector” in OPL’s online catalog and reserve yours today. • Recycle Omaha! Pick up recycling bins at OPL’s Abrahams, Elkhorn, Saddlebrook, Sorensen, South Omaha, and Washington branches. • Celebrate spring by attending one of OPL’s Common Soil Seed Library programs!
Mushroom Cultivation
Pollination, Wildflowers & the Importance of Beneficial Insects
Wed | Mar 1 | 6:30 pm | Elkhorn Branch Wed | Apr 12 | 6:30 pm South Omaha Library
Wed | Apr 5 | 6:30 pm | Elkhorn Branch
Container Gardening
Thurs | Apr 13 | 6:30 pm | Benson Branch
Wed | Mar 8 | 6:30 pm South Omaha Library
Starting Seeds Indoors Wed | Mar 8 | 6:30 pm | Sorensen Branch Sat | Mar 11 | 2 pm | Florence Branch
Medicinal Herb Gardens Sat | Mar 18 | 2 pm | Benson Branch
Planning Your Garden for Seed Saving
Composting with Worms Chickens in the City Sat | Apr 15 | 10:30 am South Omaha Library
Garden Design & Companion Planting Sat | Apr 15 | 11 am | Willa Cather Branch
Container & Vertical Gardening Tues | Apr 18 | 6:30 pm | Benson Branch R Registration required
Tues | Mar 21 | 6:30 pm | Benson Branch
Growing Novel Crops in the U.S.
Backyard Bees
Wed | May 3 | 6:30 pm | Elkhorn Branch
Sat | Mar 25 | 2 pm South Omaha Library Wed | Apr 5 | 6:30 pm | Sorensen Branch
Wed | May 10 | 6:30 pm South Omaha Library
Container Gardening for Kids Sat | Apr 1 | noon South Omaha Library
Cultural Gardening Plant Pests & Diseases Sat | May 20 | 11 am | Willa Cather Branch