Opl Summer Connect Newsletter 2016

Connect News from Omaha Public Library • OPL Foundation • Friends of OPL Page

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Director’s Note Snapshot Day

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The Kingman Mural Recommended Reads

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KidSpot & TeenSpace Staff Spotlight

Friends of OPL OPL Foundation Presented by

Summer Reading Program June 1–August 1, 2016 On Your Mark, Get Set… READ! OPL invites you to exercise your mind and body during its annual Summer Reading Program. Summer is the best time to read for fun and earn great prizes while you’re at it. All ages are invited to participate.

Kids’ and Teens’ Program Earn a prize pack by reading or listening for 10 hours and recording your participation online. Collect virtual badges by visiting libraries and attending programs to be entered into drawings for gift certificates to area entertainment venues.

Adults’ Program Read or listen for 10 hours and record your participation online to be entered in a drawing for gift certificates and memberships to area entertainment venues.

Kids’ & Teens’

Prize Pack •

Coupon sheet

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Book

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Water bottle

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Storm Chasers vouchers (for a 7/31 or 8/1 game)

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Entry in a drawing for a NEST 529 scholarship

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Entry in a drawing for gift certificates to local entertainment venues

Prizes available June 1, while supplies last.

All 12 OPL locations will have free activities and programs all summer to keep the entire family engaged, entertained, and motivated to reach reading goals.

Pick up a program booklet at your local branch, or visit omahalibrary.org to register and view a full schedule of programs and events.

Available while supplies last OPL would like to thank all the organizations that help make Summer Reading programming and incentives possible.

Premier sponsors Richard Brooke Foundation Sokolof Foundation in memory of Richard Rosinsky Additional support provided by Omaha Public Library Foundation Friends of Omaha Public Library

In-kind sponsors City of Omaha Parks & Recreation Family Fun Center XL Fat Brain Toys Film Streams Gamers Kids DIY Studio

NEST 529 O Comic Con Omaha Children’s Museum Omaha Public Schools Omaha Storm Chasers Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium

Papio Fun Park Raising Cane’s SkateDaze SONIC Drive-In That Pottery Place The Bookworm The Durham Museum The Rose Theater

Snapshot Day

a project of the Nebraska Library Association

Laura Marlane Executive Director

Director’s Note No matter how old I get, I always think of summer as long, hot, lazy days of riding my bike to the library and working on my goal of reading everything on the list of 100 banned books. Yep, the pinnacle of my childhood rebellion was to read everything that someone, somewhere had decided I shouldn’t.

Of course, I also participated in the library’s annual Summer Reading Program every year. The children’s librarian, Priscilla, had been working there for as long as I could remember, and always knew what kinds of books I liked. She had the magical ability to find something new I’d just love. While reading for fun was my primary focus during the summer months, I also enjoyed all the programs the librarians had put together for us. Movies, book clubs, games, and crafts... all culminating in a big party in the library’s backyard and a cookout for the entire community.

Today, the Summer Reading Program is still an important focus of every public library, and OPL will offer a summer full of events and activities to help recognize this year’s theme: On Your Mark, Get Set…READ! Summer is the best time to join a book club, become a player in a life-sized game, or learn how to code. Get “Out & About” in Omaha with storytimes and activities at exciting destinations such as parks, spray grounds, pools, and other area venues.

Learn more about animals, music, dancing and food at programs for everyone. Odds are good that we have a book or two on any topic that piques your interest – so the learning never has to end.

Pick up a program booklet at your local branch or check out our calendar of events online. You’ll be amazed at what you find!

On April 12, OPL participated in Nebraska Snapshot Day. The day provided an opportunity to look at all that OPL accomplishes in a single day. OPL staff at 12 locations collected usage statistics, photos and stories to share with the community and other library systems across the state.

At-a-Glance: • 8,099 library visitors • 5,688 items borrowed • 2,025 computer sessions • 3,199 website visitors • 268 songs downloaded from Freegal • 506 people attended 21 Library programs • 453 eBooks downloaded • 44 e-Government help questions • 38 job-search or employment-assistance •

requests 58 students assisted with homework

Top reasons for coming to the library: • Check out an item • Attend a program or meeting • • Use the Internet/Wi-Fi •

Do research Use a computer program or database

We asked: What does the library mean to you?

• It means having an abundance of resources to help us home school! We appreciate being able to check out all these great books!

• A great place to learn about one’s interests - and we enjoy it.

• A place to be social, to learn, a place of community.

• A wonderful place to come, it offers a wonderful array of great services for all ages.

• Everything! I am an online student and do not have internet access at home. I have

managed to maintain a GPA of 4.0 and will graduate in August. Couldn’t have done it without you!

• I like the library very much because lots of books, and I’m coming to attend English program, it’s really very helpful for me.

• The library is my second “home.”

• It’s a place of learning and entertainment and good company. I think the Library is one of the most important institutions ever allowing access of knowledge to all.

• I couldn’t live without the library. It has allowed me to do my taxes, my homework, find a job, and even feed me with the seed program.

• A place where my kids can have a resource for expanding their minds with books.

• A library to me means history. The smell of the books, the niceties of my neighborhood, and the sound of minds at work! The energy is beautiful here!

• I drive 3,000 miles a month so I listen to a lot of audio books - thanks to the Library I am able to do that.

• It means a good, well-equipped place where I can find any materials I need for information, knowledge building, leisure and just to learn, learn, learn!!!

• It is somewhere where I can go to get away from the outside world by putting my nose in a book.

• The Library is central to my life - I have found wonderful art, literature, and people here!

The Kingman Mural Unveiling ceremony Thur | June 16 | 5:30 pm Main Library | 1st Floor The recently restored Eugene Kingman mural, which hung for over 40 years in the lobby of The New York Times, will soon be revealed in its new home at W. Dale Clark Main Library.

In 1946, Arthur Hayes Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, commissioned Eugene Kingman to paint an inspirational mural for the lobby of the Times headquarters in New York City. Kingman, a nationally-known artist and muralist, was about to move to the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha where he would become the second director for the organization.

The mural was painted at the Joslyn Art Museum and was installed in the lobby of The New York Times in 1948. It remained there until the late 1980s when it was taken down during remodeling. In 2013, a group of Omaha art lovers led by Maureen McCann Waldron began working with the Kingman family and The New York

Times to return the mural to Omaha. In 2014, the Times donated the mural to The Joslyn Castle Trust.

The mural features a view of the world as it might have been seen from space, and also features a line of poetry by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, “Every day is a fresh beginning ~ Every morn is the world made new.”

“OPL is thrilled to have the Kingman mural installed at its W. Dale Clark Library,” said OPL Executive Director Laura Marlane. “The location is ideal for making the mural accessible to our community and Omaha visitors alike. The mural is also truly representative of what the library is about -- opening your world to new opportunities and experiences.”

Michael Phipps Gallery Main Library | 215 S. 15th St. | 1st Floor Available free of charge to local artists and art groups for exhibitions throughout the year. Exhibits are displayed for approximately one month and are scheduled 12 months in advance.

July/Aug-Katie Temple: Sense of Home Exhibit | Opening reception: Fri | July 1 | 4-6 pm According to the artist, her work is a reflection of her personal and continuous search for “home” as an adult.

Since the age of 18, Temple has moved many times to attend college, change jobs, and be closer to friends and family, living in a mixture of dormitories, apartment complexes, townhouses, and houses. These places always felt temporary to her.

Temple’s exhibit examines the meaning of home as a way of organizing and understanding the space within ourselves and the way the world is constructed around us.

Recommended Reads Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces That Shape Behavior

by Jonah Berger The New York Times bestselling author of Contagious explores the subtle, secret influences that affect the decisions we make--from what we buy, to the careers we choose, to what we eat--in this fascinating and groundbreaking work.

A Green and Ancient Light

by Frederic S. Durbin This is the stunning story of a boy who is sent to stay with his grandmother for the summer in a serene fishing village -a fantasy in the spirit of Pan’s Labyrinth.

I Almost Forgot About You

by Terry McMillan The author of How Stella Got Her

Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale is back with the inspiring story of a woman who shakes things up in her life to find greater meaning.

The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer From award-winning comedian, writer, producer, and actress Amy Schumer comes a thoughtful, honest, and hysterical collection of (very) personal essays.

The Binding by Nicholas Wolff When a rare mental disorder begins to consume his small-town neighbors, a young psychiatrist digs up the past for clues to the epidemic’s bone-chilling source in this brilliant supernatural horror debut.

Get a customized book list with recommended reads just for you!

Request your list by visiting omahalibrary.org and selecting Custom Reading List under the Catalog tab.

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Costume Characters

Enjoy stories and activities and don’t forget your camera!

Curious George

Froggy

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July 8 July 9 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16

10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florence 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swanson 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abrahams 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Millard 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . Willa Cather 10 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elkhorn 10 am . . . . . . . . . . Saddlebrook 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sorensen

10 am . . . . . . . . . . Saddlebrook 10 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benson 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abrahams 10 am . . . . . . . . . . . Washington 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . Main Library 10:30 am . . . . Elmwood Park Grotto 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florence 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . Sorensen

Schedules subject to change, visit omahalibrary.org for updates.

Spring Recap

Lock-ins Meet up with friends for some after-hours fun at the library. Eat, play games, and more. Ages 13-18. Signed permission slip from a parent and registration required.

Teen Boys’ Lock-in Fri | June 10 | 6:30–9 pm Abrahams Branch

Game On! Teen Lock-in Fri | June 17 | 6–9 pm Benson Branch

Nerf Lock-in

Storybook Land OPL successfully kicked off National Library Week by hosting its third annual Storybook Land event at Saddlebrook Branch. A record crowd of 750 people gathered on April 10 to meet eight of their favorite life-sized costume characters including Pete the Cat, Lyle Lyle Crocodile, Skippyjon Jones, the Snow Queen, Lilly the Mouse, Martha the Dog, Paddington Bear and Batman. OPL’s beloved mascot Scamper the Prairie Dog was also on site to help greet visitors as they arrived. Children of all ages gave high-fives and hugs to their storybook friends and left with a free book and many great memories.

Fri | June 17 | 6–9 pm Sorensen Branch Sat | June 18 & July 23 7–10:30 pm Millard Branch Sat | June 25 | 6–10 pm Swanson Branch Fri | July 15 | 6–9 pm Benson Branch

Teen Lock-in Fri | June 24 | 6–9 pm South Omaha Library Fri | July 8, 15, 22 & 29 | 6–9 pm Washington Branch

Teen Girls’ Lock-in Fri | July 8 | 6:30–9 pm Abrahams Branch

Yu-gi-oh Lock-in Sat | July 9 | 7–10 pm Millard Branch

Pac-Man Lock-in

Cassandra Clare

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On March 13, more than 500 people attended an appearance by #1 New York Times bestselling author Cassandra Clare at the Westside Middle School auditorium. Clare, along with author friends Holly Black and Sarah Rees Brennan, made a stop in Omaha as part of her Lady Midnight book tour, delighting her young fans and providing an opportunity for them to get their questions answered and books signed. The Bookworm was on site selling copies of Clare’s latest release and other fan favorites. Those in attendance were also thrilled to receive swag bags branded with “I  Shadowhunters” and filled with book-related giveaways.

Fri | July 15 | 6–9 pm Sorensen Branch

Teen Water Night Fri | July 29 | 6–9 pm South Omaha Library

Staff Spotlight: Talents

Writing Contest The Friends of Omaha Public Library honored 12 young people in a ceremony on April 24 for their excellence in writing. Youth in grades 5-8 were awarded with certificates of achievement and cash prizes as part of the annual Virginia Frank Memorial Writing Contest.

Students were asked to write an original fiction essay featuring a character from a book they had enjoyed. All essays are available online at omahalibrary.org/teenspace.

Fifth grade winners

Seventh grade winners

1st – Ezra Price

1st – Michael Zastrow

2nd – Kate Stratman

2nd – ZOya Nebesniak

3rd – Noemi Gilbert

3rd – Mary Countryman

Price Home School St. James/Seton School

Washington Elementary School

Sixth grade winners

Peter Kiewit Middle School Beadle Middle School

St. Cecilia Cathedral Grade School

Eighth grade winners

1st – Mia Mellican

1st – Emma Jones

2nd – Elizabeth D. Luehrs

2nd – Grace Mattox

3rd – Olivia G. Traxler

3rd – Edith Hickman

Elkhorn Ridge Middle School Alfonza W. Davis Middle School Alfonza W. Davis Middle School

Papillion Junior High Mattox Home School Millard Central Middle School

Volunteer Spotlight Sarah Ulsher, a senior at Millard North High school, was honored

by Nebraska state senators and the Nebraska Library Association (NLA) as an outstanding volunteer in Lincoln as part of the NLA’s Advocacy Day. Since 2009, Ulsher has been a regular volunteer at Millard Branch, where she is the president of the Teen Advisory Board. During the summer, she is a program Sarah Ulsher receives award from Senator John McCollister presenter, leading seminars such as ‘How to Write a College Essay’, ‘Impromptu Acting’, and ‘Book to Movie’ discussions.

Ulsher will graduate in May, and plans to become a teacher.

Cyndi Mattson was also honored at the NLA Advocacy Day. Mattson has volunteered Martha Grenzeback receives award on behalf of Cyndi Mattson from for Millard, Swanson, and Main Senator Nicole Fox, photo courtesy of the Nebraska Library Commission branches since 2011. Mattson is currently working on archiving history files. “I enjoy working with reading materials, as well as helping organize what is available so others can use the material. I always feel fulfilled whenever I help out,” Mattson said.

OPL would like to thank all of our volunteers, from the youth who assist for a few hours during SRP, to the long-time retirees who’ve committed years to OPL’s service. OPL couldn’t do what it does without them.

It takes a special sort of person to work in a library. A dash of creativity is essential, and if it isn’t a characteristic one comes by naturally, something about being surrounded by works of literature and art certainly seems to have an influence on OPL employees.

Perhaps, too, the library is a place that attracts individuals with various artistic talents. This is one explanation as to why OPL has so many gifted artists on staff!

For several OPL employees, work at the library is complemented by other creative endeavors. Samantha Stock, library aide at Milton R. Abrahams Branch, is a photographer; John Carlotto, adult services librarian at Milton R. Abrahams Branch, is a saxophonist; and Kelsey Schwenker, library aide at Millard Branch, is a ballerina!

Samantha Stock “I grew up in a family that always had a camera or two around the house to make sure our memories were welldocumented. As I got older, I learned that I love not just documenting memories but creating artistic photographs that are candid and natural. I really started to invest in my photography business when I discovered that there is so much inspiration in capturing the natural light in people. I love that there’s always more to learn and more stories to capture!”

John Carlotto “I’ve been playing the saxophone professionally since 1973 when I was in the army band at Fort Ord, California. After the military, I studied music in college, eventually getting my master’s degree in 1989 from the University of Northern Colorado. I enjoy the occasional opportunities I get to perform with a variety of groups in the Omaha area.”

Kelsey Schwenker “My passion is dance and that is why my ‘day job’ is being a company member with Ballet Nebraska. There is something magical about conveying stories and emotions with just movement.

I moved to Omaha after graduating from college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in ballet performance and have been dancing here for six years. Being that arts aren’t always the most lucrative, I am so fortunate to have found my ‘second job’ here at the library. I knew I wanted to find something else that I felt as strongly about to complement my life. Thanks OPL!”

Be a FRIEND! Libraries cannot be built or maintained by today’s tax dollars alone. To ensure the continued excellence and growth of OPL, become a Friend today!

Please complete the form below and mail it to: FRIENDS of Omaha Public Library, PO Box 6032, Omaha, NE 68106

Partner Spotlight: Alamo Drafthouse Entering into a debate that has lasted nearly a century, Alamo Drafthouse, OPL and The Bookworm have partnered to present a friendly discussion surrounding the question: book vs. film?

Derek Michael Dillon and Erin Duerr

In March 2016, Alamo Drafthouse introduced its first feature film in the “Novel Pictures” series, The Big Sleep. This 1946 film was based on the novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler.

Nearly 70 people attended the premier event, followed by a sold out showing of Fight Club (1999 film based on the 1996 novel by Charles Palahniuk) in April.

“I’m a big fan of reading,” said Alamo Drafthouse creative director Derek Michael Dillon. “Working in a book angle for one of our programming series seemed like a natural fit with our brand.

Having OPL working with us made complete sense.”

Questions? Email us at omahalibraryfriends@gmail.com

Book Sales

W. Clarke Swanson Branch | 9101 W. Dodge Rd. Weekly Sales Monthly Sales Thursdays | 10 am - 3 pm 1st Saturday | 10 am - 3 pm

Learning Made Fun Developing literacy and learning skills for OPL’s youngest patrons is a priority, and part of that learning experience for children includes toys. Yet, some families in our community may not have access to a variety of toys due to economic or special needs.

Starting June 1, patrons can peruse over 100 types of toys listed in OPL’s online catalog, or browse through a printed list available at each of OPL’s neighborhood branches. Toys will be stored offsite and can be reserved online or through library staff and sent to any location. Toys in the collection are geared toward children ages 0-8 years. Patrons will find a variety of toys including dolls, musical instruments, building blocks, games and more! Two sets of toys may be checked out to one cardholder at the same time. Items are subject to the same lending terms as checking out a book.

“Toys are a terrific way to teach children and develop literacy skills,” OPL Executive Director Laura Marlane said. “OPL’s staff worked to create a collection of toys that will inspire imagination, learning and fun.”

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The series is geared toward individuals who have read the book and may or may not have seen the film. Following a brief introduction of the series, participants watch the film and are invited to stay afterward for a healthy discussion.

“I think this is a great example of the Library getting out into the community and just talking about books,” said Benson Branch library specialist Erin Duerr. “Fostering excitement, discussion and interest in books are the main goals. This event is an opportunity to get in front of a group of people that we might not see in the Library, and possibly shift some perspectives about the Library.”

Learn more about what’s next in this partnership by visiting drafthouse.com/omaha or @AlamoOmaha on Facebook. There will be links posted on the event page to direct people to the book and other related materials in OPL’s collection.

This new collection is a valuable extension of special collections that librarians curate with educational activities such as Sensational Science kits, Storybook Buddies Bags, and themed story boxes. These new learning tools are just one of the many ways that OPL strives to provide materials and services that promote literacy and contribute to the well being of our community’s youth.

Funding for the Toy Library was made available through donations to the Omaha Public Library Foundation from The Sherwood Foundation and the Adah and Leon Millard Foundation.

A Novel Affaire: Tobias Wolff

“Your generosity allows us to expand our reach and touch more lives. OPL is reaching people through technology – even if you can’t get to a Award-winning author Tobias Wolff headlined A Novel Affaire, the library, you can apply for a card, Omaha Public Library Foundation’s (OPLF) third annual fundraiser, download eBooks, audiobooks, April 2, at Benson Branch. and even have access to Speaking to a crowd of approximately 150 OPLF supporters, Wolff resources and take classes online shared stories of his life as a writer, delighting the crowd with humor for free,” Marlane said; “and our one minute, and thought-provoking advice for writers (and the craft programming reaches all ages, of writing) the next. from the children who attend story times and coding clubs, to He also answered questions from the audience about his many the adults who learn English and works, including two of his most popular, This Boy’s Life and In prepare for their GED.” Pharaoh’s Army.

Wolff is a lifelong lover and user of public libraries, and explained how they played a pivotal role in his passion for the printed word.

OPL Executive Director Laura Marlane introduced Wolff at the fundraiser, adding how the support of private contributions makes library programs and services possible.

Financial Gifts $1,000,000+ Virginia Schmid Trust $100,000+ The Sherwood Foundation $50,000+ Anonymous Lozier Foundation $20,000+ Richard Brooke Foundation Cox Communications Omaha Community Foundation William & Ruth Scott Family Foundation Weitz Family Foundation Barbara & Wallace Weitz

Event proceeds will benefit OPL Maggie Brown and Mary & Rodrigo Lopez programs and services this year. Visit omahalibraryfoundation.org for photos from A Novel Affaire and more information about the Omaha Public Library Foundation’s 30-year history of supporting OPL. A Novel Affaire 2016 was made possible by the generosity of the following event sponsors: Tenaska, Deloitte, Heritage Services, Jim Kineen, the family of the late Beverly McMillan, Streck, Baxter Auto Group, Cline Williams, Fraser Stryker, Nelnet, and Valmont.

Stephen & Karen Swartz

April 21, 2015 – April 21, 2016 Union Pacific Corp.

Michael & Susan Lebens Steve Martin & Amy Haddad Greg & Lori McMillan Mark McMillan Mary Anne & Bruce Ramge RBC Wealth Management Jessie Clark Schirding Estate Eve Simon Streck, Inc. United Way of the Midlands William R. Patrick Foundation

$1,000+ Anonymous (2) America First Foundation $10,000+ Mary Joy Anderson The Hawks Foundation Baxter Auto Group Maggie & Michael McMeekin Mogens & Cindy Bay The Adah & Leon Millard Foundation Jai Bikcchandani Amy L. Scott Family Foundation Stephen & Anne Bruckner Sokolof Foundation Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in memory of Richard Rosinsky Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather $5,000+ Clifton B. & Anne Stuart Batchelder Julie & Scott Cobb Foundation John & Terri Diesing Bluestem Prairie Foundation Carol Ebdon Dr. C.C. & Mabel L. Criss Foundation Evonik Joan Gibson & Don Wurster Fraser Stryker PC LLO James & Dawn Hammel Friedland Family Foundation Leola Heuck Trust Lance & Julie Fritz Holland Foundation Carol Gendler Humanities Nebraska Peggy & John Heck Jim Kineen Kate & Neil Holstein Mike & Dana Meyer Sandra Jenkins Pacific Life Foundation Kathy Katt Tenaska, Inc. Richard & Helen Kelley $2,000+ Jack & Stephanie Koraleski Anonymous Dan & Tina Lonergan Aflac Gary & Lucie Long Benson Plant Rescue Mary & Rodrigo Lopez Barbara Bock-Mavis A. George & Sandra Lozier Sandy & Kate Dodge David McBride First National Bank Rochelle & Jim Mullen Devin Fox, M.D. NelNet, Inc. Giger Foundation Lewis & Winifred Pinch Heritage Services Ann Rinne Special Donor-Advised Fund of the Jewish Anne & David Rismiller Federation of Omaha Foundation Silvia Roffman Dan & Kari Kinsella Paul & Annette Smith

Author Tobias Wolff

Union Pacific Giveplus Program Valmont Industries, Inc. Sarah Watson Webster Family Foundation Meredith & Drew Weitz Wells Fargo Bank Philip & Nancy Wolf $500+ Anonymous (2) Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman ACCESSbank Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture, P.C. Jean & Mohammad Amoura-Odeh Lise Anderson Aon Lynn & Thomas Ashby Richard & Carol Britten Sydney Cate Sandor & Rhonda Chomos Lou & Ellie Clure Maurice & Cora Conner Stewart & Lisa Dale Nancy Darst Joseph Drugmand Emspace Group Mike & Wanda Gottschalk John & Janis Haggstrom Traci Hancock John & Jean Hartwell Harold & Clara Hoover Edward Hotz & Trish Nipp Kyle & Lisa Hutchings Milton & Marsha Kleinberg Dave & Vicki Krecek Peggy Mason John & Meg McNeal Jim & Bobbie Montequin Heidi Moser Mike & Sigrid Moylan Harriet Otis Sandy Price John & Kathleen Ransom Nancy Rips Greg & Sue Rusie Christine & Tony Swerczek Stanley & Dorothy Truhlsen UPS Foundation Bruce & Susan Vosburg

Mary Wampler Linda & Michael Wendel Eileen M. Wirth

Honorariums & Memorials

$250+ Anonymous Doug & Cathy Aden Trent Allen AmazonSmile Foundation Michael & Michelle Berlin Verda Bialac George & Kathleen Bigelow Marjorie & Larry Brennan Leilani & Ron Coe Mark & Teri D’Agostino Kennard & Marcia Davies Eclectic Book Club Thomas & Nancy Gallagher Lynn & Cindy Gray David Harding & Sarah Newman Terry & Linda Haubold Jim & Mary Jansen Howard & Gloria Kaslow Warren & Connie Kneer Sarah Ann Kotchian Linda Lavely Maha Music Festival Roland & Jean Mariucci Catherine Maydew Stephanie McClellan John & Deb McCollister Mutual of Omaha Companies Ilka Oberst Bo & Beth Ochsner Stacey Otterson Peggy Payne Norma & Cliff Pountney Rotary-Suburban Saddlebrook Elementary School PTA Shirley Siebler Mike & Marilyn Sitorius Jane Slezak Gloria Sorensen Sandra Squires Pete & Mary Lou Stehr Elizabeth Summers Mark Thalken & Katie Wadas-Thalken Bill & Joan Truhlsen Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government Jim & Maureen Waldron

In Memory of Eric Andersen Marty McGee In Memory of Rita Brock Carolyn Ireland In Memory of George Cockle Clare & Gayle Duda In Memory of Betty Denker Nancy Long In Honor of Mary Griffin Anonymous Karen Berry Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh Thomas & Gerianne Jensen Robert & Mary Jane Meehan Deirdre Routt & Kevin Graham In Memory of L. Domonick Lorenzi Stacey Otterson In Memory of Beverly McMillan Mark McMillan, Greg & Lori McMillan In Memory of C. Frances Mott Don & Lyn Kendeigh In Memory of Ruth Pollack Nancy Rips In Honor of Norma Pountney Karen Berry Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh Nancy Rips Deirdre Routt & Kevin Graham Sandi Skorniak Gloria Sorensen In Memory of Georgene Russell Gladys Boeckner In Honor of Teresa Shane Deirdre Routt & Kevin Graham Gloria Sorensen In Memory of Bus Slosburg Randi Levitz, Lisa Lewis, & Janis Weidenhammer In Memory of James C. Smith Paul & Annette Smith In Memory of Alice Station Greater Omaha Genealogical Society In Honor of Linda Trout Anonymous Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh Robert & Mary Jane Meehan Deirdre Routt & Kevin Graham In Memory of Susan Tucker Central High School Social Studies Department

January 1 - April 22, 2015

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2808 Q St. / 402.444.4850 (call for hours during MCC quarter breaks) ______________________________________ _______ MO, TU, WE & TH . . . . . . . 7:30 AM - 9 PM FR & SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 6 PM SU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLOSED

W. CLARKE SWANSON BRANCH

9101 W. Dodge Rd. / 402.444.4852 ______________________________________ _________ TU, WE & TH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 AM - 8 PM FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 AM - 6 PM SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 6 PM SU & MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CLOSED

CHARLES B. WASHINGTON BRANCH

2868 Ames Ave. / 402.444.4849 ______________________________________ _______ MO, TU & WE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 8 PM TH, FR & SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 6 PM SU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLOSED

WILLA CATHER BRANCH

1905 S. 44th St. / 402.444.4851 ______________________________________ _______ TU & TH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AM - 8 PM WE, FR & SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AM - 6 PM SU & MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CLOSED

Show & Tell StorySLAM Speakeasy Thurs| June 23 | 6:30-9:30 pm Pizza Shoppe Collective (6056 Maple St.) This is a fun, loose, (kind of) competitive storytelling event for adults. We want you to share your most awkward adolescent moments.

Dig up your middle school diaries, dopey love notes or embarrassing high school yearbook photos and prepare a 5-8 minute story or reading to share with the crowd.

Terrified of the stage? We need audience members to cheer on our storytellers. Judges will be chosen from the audience and prizes will be awarded. Co-hosted by Omaha Public Library and The Nebraska Writers Collective. Registration required for storytellers.

Ground Rules: Adults 21+ | Stories need to be (mostly) true | Visual aids and artifacts encouraged | No longer than 5-8 minutes | Follow the theme: socially awkward adolescence Want some help preparing your story or visual aid? Drop in to a prep session with teaching artists from The Nebraska Writers Collective at the Benson Branch on Saturday, June 18, from 3-4:30 pm. Contact Erin Duerr at erduerr@omahalibrary.org 402.444.4846 for details.

24-hour renewal of materials: 402.444.4100 Hours subject to change. or omahalibrary.org

June Family Fair

Fri | June 18 | 12:30-3:30 pm Washington Branch

FREE Activities celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation After the Juneteenth parade, enjoy activities for the whole family including music, bounce houses, face painters and refreshments.

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Sorensen Branch 40th Anniversary Celebration Sun | Aug 20 | 10 am-Noon Join us for a reception with cake and refreshments, as well as a make & take craft!

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