OPL Winter Connect Newsletter 2015

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Volume 21 • Issue 4 • Winter 2014-2015

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

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Director’s Note Fall Recap

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Phipps Gallery Volunteer Spotlight

Winter Reading Club

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Holiday Gift Guide KidSpot & TeenSpace

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Friends of OPL OPL Foundation

Prize selections

December 1 — February 28 As the temperature drops, stay warm and snuggle up to your favorite reads by joining Omaha Public Library’s annual Winter Reading Club (WRC). All ages are encouraged to participate. It’s easy!

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Register at any OPL location or online at omahalibrary.org.

Read or listen to materials, attend programs and more to earn badges. Track your progress online.

Receive a prize when you’ve earned five badges, and be automatically entered into a drawing to win additional prizes. Winners will be announced in March.

If you need book suggestions, visit OPL’s online catalog at myopl.com, and select “Staff Picks.” Read book reviews by OPL staff members on OPL’s BookNook blog at booknook.omahalibrary.org, or request a custom reading list just for you by visiting omahalibrary.org and selecting Custom Reading List under the Catalog tab.

Chances are you will be reading anyway, so why not earn fabulous prizes at the same time?

WRC is sponsored by the Omaha Public Library Foundation and Friends of Omaha Public Library.

Author Fair Sat | Feb 28 | 1-4 pm Main Library Discover, meet and greet local authors, and buy their books!

Are you interested in publishing?

Local experts will be on hand to answer your questions.

To participate, writers may register at

authorfair2015.eventbrite.com.

Recommended Reads by Judy Shannon & Teresa Shane, Readers Advisory Specialists A Second Bite at the Apple

by Dana Bate Witty and capable food journalist Sydney Strauss embarks on an epicurean adventure that could make or break her tenuous career and reputation.

Global Street Art: The Street Artists and Trends Taking Over the World by Lee Bofkin Bofkin offers a comprehensive gallery of the best street art from around the world and investigates artists’ media, “canvases,” themes, and “galleries” in which their work is set.

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Winter at the Door by Sarah Graves Graves introduces the first book in a new mystery series featuring police chief Lizzie Snow. Bearkill, Maine, offers a breakaway from personal tragedy and betrayal for this tough Boston homicide cop, but something sinister lies in the backwoods of Allagash County.

West of Sunset by Stewart O’Nan The life of popular author F. Scott Fitzgerald was riddled with wild nights, alcoholism, and a manic marriage. Stewart’s depiction of Fitzgerald’s final years shares the story of a man struggling to make a new start.

For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism, and Sacrifice

by Howard Schultz & Rajiv Chandrasekaran The authors celebrate extraordinary heroism on the battlefield and equally valuable contributions on the home front of this generation’s American veterans.

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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Director’s Note

Fall Recap

Changing Seasons

Omaha Reads

One of my favorite things about living in Omaha is the ability to enjoy four distinct seasons. I grew up in Florida, land of perpetual summer, so this weather still amazes me. As much as I dislike the cold, I really do look forward to changing seasons and different winter activities.

Winter is a great time to visit your local library. Every OPL branch has special events and programs for all ages that will help get you into the holiday spirit. Build a gingerbread house, make DIY holiday gifts, or simply enjoy some festive music. You may even bump into the jolly old elf, himself!

If you are planning to dazzle family and friends with your amazing culinary talents, be sure to check out our collection of holiday cookbooks. There are always new ones coming out, and what better way to “try before you buy” than to borrow one and test out a few recipes!

Whether you are looking for Hanukkah sweets and treats, or the Barefoot Contessa’s latest, Make It Ahead, you will find it at OPL. If the weather takes a nasty turn, which is always a possibility, there are many things you can do from home through OPL’s website, omahalibrary.org. Download a few free holiday songs from Freegal or decide on last-minute holiday gifts with a quick comparison in Consumer Reports Online. You can even download books for your eReader, including Wally Lamb’s Wishin’ and Hopin’: A Christmas Story. You will then be prepared to meet Mr. Lamb when he visits Omaha in April for the OPL Foundation’s annual fundraiser, A Novel Affaire.

If you’re not sure what to read, OPL’s talented staff can help! Request a custom reading list on our website by simply sharing a few things about yourself and the books you’ve enjoyed reading, and we will send you a list of suggested books. If you’re interested in discovering new, local authors, check out the Author Fair in February and see what Omaha authors are publishing. There is definitely something for everyone!

On behalf of all of us at Omaha Public Library, we wish you a safe and happy holiday season. We look forward to an exciting 2015 filled with excellent books, exciting events and more!

Gary Wasdin, Executive Director

Omaha Public Library celebrated 10 years of Omaha Reads in 2014. This year’s selection, The Meaning of Names by Karen Gettert Shoemaker, recognized the centennial of World War I and the sacrifices of men and women on the home front. The Meaning of Names was checked out more than 530 times during the Omaha Reads campaign.

Author Karen Shoemaker

Author Visits OPL welcomed several visiting authors during the fall. Individuals of all ages and interests met authors, learned more about the inspiration behind their work, and had copies of their books personally signed. Authors who made appearances at OPL this fall include Joseph Bruchac, John Kalkowski, Lydia Kang, Tonya Kuper, Mark Langan, James Larson, Jennifer Nielsen, Chris Raabe, Karen Gettert Shoemaker, Lemony Snicket, and Gary Soto.

Fans with author Lemony Snicket

Author Joseph Bruchac with Grace LaKota Hans Pawol

Read it & Eat Culinary Conference — More than 115 people attended the fourth annual Read it & Eat! Culinary Conference. Participants enjoyed hearing from local bakers and listening to acclaimed cookbook authors discuss the event’s theme: Baked Delights.

Samples of baked goods were available throughout the event for tasting.

Culinary Conference

Hispanic Heritage Family Festival In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, South Omaha Library hosted its second annual Hispanic Heritage Family Festival.

Hundreds gathered to enjoy cultural cuisine from local restaurants, live musical and dancing performances, face painting, a bounce house, and even a chili-pepper eating contest.

Chili-pepper eating contest participant

Children select books from the Book Bike

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New Year, New Business

Michael Phipps Gallery

If you’ve considered going into business for yourself but need help getting started, attend the New Year, New Business series presented by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and OPL. Lunch will be provided during each hour-long session. Registration is required.

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.

Take the Mystery out of SBA Loans Are you looking for financing for your small business or start-up? A representative from the Small Business Administration will explain what lenders and the SBA look for in a borrower’s application for federally-guaranteed loans.

Tues | Jan 6 | Noon | Abrahams Branch Tues | Jan 27 | Noon | Main Library

Start Your Online Business the Right Way Think about how to offer something no one else does and how to define your business with an online store and social media presence. Learn how to set up a merchant account and whether being an affiliate marketer is right for you. Get the facts on federal, state and local tax requirements, and how to comply with online business regulations. This program will also touch on international trade laws.

Tues | Jan 13 | Noon | Elkhorn Branch Tues | Feb 3 | Noon | Saddlebrook Branch

Main Library | 215 S. 15th St. | 1st Floor

Dec—2014 Survey: Omaha Artists Investigate the Omaha art world with a sense of curiosity and discovery. Through a cross section of 50 Omaha-based artists, the Michael Phipps Gallery will be transformed into an index of complexity, offering a rare opportunity to re-formalize the context in which the art of Omaha is viewed. For this place-based research initiative, the library simultaneously serves as an access point for information and a place to build community. The compilation of artists and artworks in 2014 Survey: Omaha Artists and subsequent social and The Jewel of Knowledge Resides Within by Robert Dewaele aesthetic dialogues found in their juxtaposition illustrate the intricacies of the Omaha arts community.

Jan 5-Feb 23—Alicia Armentrout: Changing Your Perspective Through Art Opening reception Fri | Jan 9 | 4-6 pm

Where’s the Money Going in My Small Business?

Learn how to deliver unique value to your customer and capture how that value affects your bottom line. Think about what drives the costs of a business and why it’s easier to control costs than to make it up on the price you charge your customers.

Tues | Jan 20 | Noon | South Omaha Library Tues | Feb 10 | Noon | Sorensen Branch

This exhibit showcases and documents objects seen everyday, including tranquil rural outposts, dried out seed pods, wildflowers in ditches, and other outliers, loners and weeds, in order to celebrate their individual and unique attributes.

The photography collection aims to remind viewers of the grandeur to be found in the Midwest.

Aspire by Alicia Armentrout

with a seemingly unobtainable visual, cultural and intellectual database. I have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and books.

Volunteering [for the gallery] allows me the opportunity to give back to a place that conceptually brought me to where I am today.”

Alex Priest

Outstanding Volunteer When Alex Priest approached Linda Trout, OPL community outreach and partnership manager, with an offer to help with Michael Phipps Gallery exhibits, she was surprised. “No one with his credentials had ever offered their help,” Trout said.

Priest—curator, spatial thinker and designer—has been the gallery’s volunteer curator since November 2013. The Michael Phipps Gallery is located on the first floor of W. Dale Clark Main Library; it is open during regular library hours and free to the public.

Priest credits the public library for building the foundation of his art-based career. “In my youth in rural Iowa, libraries provided me

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Priest emphasizes that art is for everyone and anyone. “It doesn’t matter why you are [at the library]; who you are with; your age, race, sexuality, gender, bank account, housing situation, etc. As we continue to develop the gallery’s programming and spatial organization, the space will capture the potential zeal of the library.”

Trout couldn’t be more pleased with the gallery’s evolution.

“Alex has curatorial education, experience, and most importantly, he has a passion for libraries. Working with him has been a great learning experience. I feel very lucky that he is willing to devote his time and knowledge to the Phipps Gallery and to OPL,” Trout concluded.

If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering, contact Jody duRand at jdurand@omahalibrary.org or call 402.554.3385.

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KidSpot Costume Characters

Enjoy stories & activities while visiting children’s book characters. Don’t forget your camera!

Mittens

Dec 5 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14

10:30 am . . . . . . . . .Willa Cather 10:30 am . . . . . . . South Omaha 6:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . .Florence 10 am . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elkhorn 10 am . . . . . . . . Saddlebrook 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . Swanson 1 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Main

Santa

Dec 6 Dec 13 Dec 13

10 am . . . . . . . . Saddlebrook 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . .Florence 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . Sorensen

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Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31

10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . Millard 10 am . . . . . . . . Saddlebrook 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . Abrahams 10:30 am . . . . . . . South Omaha 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . Sorensen 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . .Benson 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . .Florence 10:30 am . . . . . . . . .Willa Cather

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

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Holiday Gift Guide Books for Children & Teens

For Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers 1-2-3 Peas by Keith Baker Count from one to one hundred in this bright, bold, number-themed board book!

It’s an Orange Aardvark! by Michael Hall A group of carpenter ants investigates the strange noise coming from outside their stump. It must be an aardvark… but aardvarks aren’t orange, are they?

My New Friend Is So Fun! An Elephant & Piggie Book

by Mo Willems Elephant and Piggie are best friends. When Piggie makes a new friend, is Elephant ready to share?

For Children Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

by Chris Grabenstein When an overnight lock-in at the library fails to end at morning’s light, kids must band together to uncover the escape route.

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Inspired by a true story, a gorilla named Ivan shares his unforgettable experience as a captive in a shopping mall enclosure.

Ungifted by Gordon Korman Troublemaker Donovan Curtis is mistakenly moved to a program for gifted and talented students.

Others soon discover that while Donovan may not share their academic aptitudes, he may have other gifts they never knew they needed.

For Teens The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Seventeen-year-old Cassie is called upon by the FBI to help crack infamous cold cases using her natual skill of reading people.

The Young Elites by Marie Lu A decade has passed since a deadly illness ravished the nation. Some survivors are rumored to have mysterious and powerful gifts. These outliers are known as the Young Elites.

Early Literacy Calendar Pick up a complimentary calendar at your local branch today.

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Holiday Happenings Celebrate the holidays with crafts, DIY gifts, music, activities, Santa visits and more!

Visit omahalibrary.org for a complete schedule of events.

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Save the date!

TeenSpace

Teen Job Fair

Sat | Mar 14 | 10 am - 1 pm

University of Nebraska Omaha Community Engagement Center | 6001 Dodge St. Visit omahalibrary.org for details and a list of participating employers.

Beat the Winter Blues Looking for something fun to do this December? Join us for teen movies, hangouts, cooking, clubs, crafts, games and more.

Registration may be required.

Teen Gaming Sat | Dec 6 | 2 pm Millard Branch Mon | Dec 29 | 1-3 pm Main Library

Movie Day Sat | Dec 6 | 3:30 pm South Omaha Library Tues | Dec 23 | 10:30 am-5 pm Saddlebrook Branch

Edible Crafts Wed | Dec 10 | 5 pm South Omaha Library

Writing Contest Young writers in grades 5-8 are invited to submit their original works of fiction to the Friends of Omaha Public Library (FOPL) for the 2015 Virginia Frank Writing Contest. Contest participants are asked to select a character from a book they enjoyed and feature that character in their essay.

Entries will be accepted through March 2. Winners will be notified in the spring and honored at a celebration at W. Dale Clark Main Library on April 19, 2015.

2014 Winners

The top three winners from each grade will receive cash awards: $100 for first place, $50 for second, and $25 for third. The school libraries of the winning students will be recognized with matching cash prizes.

The contest is named in memory of longtime University of Nebraska Omaha English professor and FOPL volunteer Virginia Frank.

For contest requirements, visit omahalibrary.org/teenspace.

Thank you, Lucy 40 Years of Service

A love of learning and a desire to show people how to do things may be the paving stones for a clear career path.

It certainly seemed to be the case for A.V. Sorensen Branch Manager Lucy Lucy Lewis Lewis. While a junior at the University of Michigan studying to become a teacher, a friend of her parents asked if she had ever considered library school. Lewis graduated with an education degree and soon thereafter completed her Master of Library Science.

Lewis worked in the university’s library for two years before meeting a young Air Force officer, whom she began to date. Within two months they were engaged, and married four months later. His military career meant moving, and eventually he was assigned

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Sat | Dec 20 | 2 pm Florence Branch Sat | Dec 20 | 3 pm Main Library Sat | Dec 20 | 3 pm Abrahams Branch Tues | Dec 23 | 4:30 pm Sorensen Branch

Holiday Candles Sat | Dec 13 | 2 pm Sorensen Branch

Minecraft Competition Sat | Dec 13 | 2 pm Millard Branch

Stained Glass Ornaments Thurs | Dec 18 | 4:30 pm Sorensen Branch

Minecraft Party Sat | Dec 27 | 2 pm Sorensen Branch

Teen Manga Club Sat | Dec 27 | 2 pm Benson Branch

End Of Year Teen Lock-In Sat | Dec 27 | 6-10 pm Swanson Branch Sat | Dec 27 | 7-10 pm Millard Branch

Tues | Dec 30 | 4:30 pm Sorensen Branch

Chess Tournament Sat | Dec 13 | 1 pm Washington Branch

Poetry Bash Sat | Dec 13 | 1:30 pm Main Library

to Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue. Lewis acquired a position as reference and readers advisory librarian at OPL’s downtown location at 19th & Harney in 1974.

After being promoted to a branch manager, Lewis worked in that position at Benson Branch, Millard Branch, Charles B. Washington Branch, Florence Branch, Willa Cather Branch and A.V. Sorensen Branch. Of all her experiences, she most enjoyed working at Millard Branch during its expansion and renovation in 1997. “I loved the chaos,” said Lewis.

On December 20, Lewis will retire from OPL with 40 years of service.

She said she will most miss the patrons and staff that she’s developed relationships with over the years. “You get to know some people so well that they start to feel like family.” Lewis doesn’t have any specific plans for her retirement yet. First on her “to-do” list is to clean her house and get rid of things. However she spends her retirement years, one thing is certain… she will be busy. “I just can’t sit for too long.”

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Family Pet Remembered with OPLF Donation A recent Omaha Public Library Foundation donation to purchase copies of the children’s book Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space was made in memory of a lovable family pet.

Jack and Cindy Thiessen of Athens, Ala., made the donation to recognize the passing of Tiger Kitty, an orange tabby belonging to Bob and Sharon Lohrman of Omaha. Cindy and Sharon are sisters.

“Tiger Kitty was an adventurer,” Cindy Thiessen said of the cat, who passed away at age 13. “He was a humble, nimble purveyor of happiness to all who came near for a touch of affection or to watch his antics in the neighborhood as viewers giggled from afar.”

Thiessen designated her donation for the Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space because the book encapsulates the “magic and excitement of space” and how Professor Astro Cat translated it into his own domain on earth.

The Omaha Public Library Foundation accepts donations in memory of people and pets alike.

For more information, contact OPLF at foundation@omahalibrary.org or 402.444.4589.

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

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New OPLF Group Unveils Name, Logo

$100,00 Peter K

$50,000 Anonym Gilbert Found Lozier F Richard William

Earlier this year, the Omaha Public Library Foundation organized a steering committee of 10 young professionals in Omaha who are passionate about OPL.

$25,000 Cox Com Martha

The committee has been working to finalize details of a new, member-based organization dedicated to supporting OPLF’s efforts and building awareness of OPL’s programs and services.

Membership to the new group, dubbed “the 1877 Society,” is open to adults in their twenties and thirties 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.

Questions? Email us at omahalibraryfriends@gmail.com

Annual Meeting Membership Kick-off January 10 | 1-2:30 pm | Main Library | 4th Floor Open to the public Sarah Baker Hansen, restaurant critic for the Omaha World-Herald is the featured guest speaker.

2015 memberships and renewals will be available at the meeting. All funds raised directly contribute to the quality of OPL and our community.

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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.

Committee member Drew Davies and his team at Oxide Design volunteered to create the 1877 Society logo.

“Taking inspiration from historical illustrations and secret societies, the logo is meant to be a fictitious book found deep in the archives of Omaha Public Library,” Davies said. “The mysterious book could possibly contain the original bylaws for the 1877 Society, or even their manifesto. The rough and worn look gives the impression that the society has been around for decades, meeting in secret somewhere in the catacombs below the library.”

The group’s new website, launching soon at 1877society.org, will be designed by fellow committee member Jonathan Tvrdik.

To join the 1877 Society, contact OPLF at foundation@omahalibrary.org or 402.444.4589.

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$15,000 Omaha John & Sokolof Richa

$10,000 Deryl & McGow The Ad Parker Amy L. Ann & K Tenaska Weitz F

$5,000+ Aflac Blueste Kathlee Hawks Mary A Human Harriet Pinnacl Runza Eve & F Todd &

$2,000+ Anonym Americ Mary Jo Joan Gi Giger F Heritag Jim Kin Mutual RBC We The Soe

The Omaha Public Library Foundation’s second annual fundraiser, A Novel Affaire, will feature bestselling author Wally Lamb.

Save the Date

Lamb’s wildly popular titles include She’s Come Undone, I Know This Much Is True, The Hour I First Believed, and We Are Water.

Proceeds from A Novel Affaire will benefit the 2015 Summer Reading Program. The evening will feature heavy appetizers, a signature cocktail, and a presentation by Lamb, including a book signing.

A Novel Affaire

Wally lamb April 18, 2015

General admission tickets are $85 per person. A limited number of patron tickets will be available for $150 per person, which includes a private reception with the author.

For more information, contact OPLF at foundation@omahalibrary.org or 402.444.4589.

Financial Gifts Received October 20, 2013 – October 20, 2014 $100,000+ Peter Kiewit Foundation $50,000+ Anonymous Gilbert M. & Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation Lozier Foundation Richard Holland William & Ruth Scott Family Foundation $25,000+ Cox Communications Martha & D. David Slosburg $15,000+ Omaha Community Foundation John & Ruth Sage Sokolof Foundation in memory of Richard Rosinsky $10,000+ Deryl & Ramona Hamann McGowan Family Foundation The Adah & Leon Millard Foundation Parker Family Foundation Amy L. Scott Family Foundation Ann & Kenneth Stinson Tenaska, Inc. Weitz Family Foundation $5,000+ Aflac Bluestem Prairie Foundation Kathleen & N.P. “Sandy” Dodge Hawks Foundation Mary A. Holland Humanities Nebraska Harriet Otis Pinnacle Bank Runza Eve & Fred Simon Todd & Betiana Simon $2,000+ Anonymous America First Foundation Mary Joy Anderson Joan Gibson & Don Wurster Giger Foundation Heritage Services Jim Kineen Mutual of Omaha Companies RBC Wealth Management The Soener Foundation

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$1,000+ Anonymous (2) Mogens & Cindy Bay Barbara Bock-Mavis John & Lynne Boyer Deloitte Jack & Terri Diesing Carol Ebdon First National Bank Fraser Stryker Friedland Family Foundation Dawn & James Hammel John & Jean Hartwell Peg & John Heck Kate & Neil Holstein Helen & Richard Kelley Dan & Kari Kinsella 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 Prof. Winifred & Dr. Lewis Pinch Mary Anne & Bruce Ramge Dave & Anne Rismiller Barbara & Ronald Schaefer Linda & Michael Simmonds Bruce & Stacy Simon Paul & Annette Smith Stephen & Karen Swartz Christine & Tony Swerczek Stanley & Dorothy Truhlsen Sarah Watson Mark & Julie Wilson $500+ Anonymous Arun Agarwal Jane Alseth Lise Anderson Lynn & Thomas Ashby Richard & Carol Britten Nancy Darst Joseph Drugmand Sandor & Rhonda Chomos H.L. Clure Maurice & Cora Conner Devin Fox Roberta Gunning Scott & Cindy Heider Harold & Clara Hoover

Bill & Leona Kernen Lyle Kinley & Gwen Teeple Dave & Vicki Krecek Kutak Rock Gary & Lucie Long Mary & Rodrigo Lopez Renee McArthur Jim & Bobbie Montequin Northern Natural Gas Sandy Price Ann Rinne Toby & Molly Schropp Mike & Marilyn Sitorius Gloria Sorensen Gary Wasdin Katie Weitz Wally & Barbara Weitz Eileen M. Wirth $250+ Anonymous Doug & Cathy Aden Aon Foundation Kim Bainbridge Elizabeth Becker Sydney Cate Robert & Jill Cochran Julie & Scott Cobb Mark & Teri D’Agostino Stewart & Lisa Dale Kennard & Marcia Davies Robyn Devore Thomas & Nancy Gallagher Steven Godoy Lynn & Cindy Gray Sarah Haddad David Harding & Sarah Newman Terry & Linda Haubold Lori Hays Bill Honke & Molly Maguire Stephen Hug & Tom Elser Sandi Jenkins Jack & Geraldine King Sharon McGrath Michael & Deborah McLarney John & Merrilee Miller Norma & Cliff Pountney John & Kathleen Ransom Todd Robinson Rick & Carol Russell Rotary-Northwest Rotary-Suburban Saddlebrook Elementary School PTA Shirley Siebler

Susan Stalnaker Donald & Ruby Tiller Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government Union Pacific Giveplus Program Jim & Maureen Waldron Judy & Gale Wickersham

Honorarium / Memorial Gifts

Received July 26 – October 20, 2014 In Memory of Marcia Backer Book & Study Club In Memory of Michael Aspen Glenda & Larry Cannon Juli & Roger Johnson Maureen Moluf Christopher & Jane Phillips Linda & Thomas Riffner Terri & Steven Wegner In Honor of Olive Musil Blazek’s 100th Birthday Giger Foundation To the speedy recovery of Joyce Cohen The Women of the Paxton In Memory of Roosevelt Dale Sarah Watson In Memory of Beryl Davey Gloria Sorensen Sarah Watson In Memory of Lee Dossel Omaha Women’s Chamber of Commerce In Memory of LeAnn Kelberg Nancy Rips In Memory of Tiger Kitty Lohrman Cindy & Jack Thiessen In Memory of Mary Therese Nowak Lucille & Michael Lewis In Memory of Carl Ray Reerink Amy & Michael Phillips Ted Quick Michelle & Scott Romans Judy & Steven Timmons April & James Veline In Honor of Gloria Sorensen Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Slosburg In Memory of Mary K. “Kathy” (Rickabough) Ziska Mary & Raymond Busch Dorothy & John Engler Helen Featherstone Patricia & Edmund Leslie Janet & Kenneth Murcek 7

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HOURS & LOCATIONS

215 S. 15th St. Omaha, NE 68102

W. DALE CLARK MAIN LIBRARY

215 S. 15th St. / 402.444.4800 ______________________________________ _______ MO, TU, WE & TH . . . . . . . 7:30 AM - 8 PM * FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 AM - 6 PM * SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AM - 6 PM SU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 6 PM * 7:30 AM - 10 AM Limited services, first floor only

MILTON R. ABRAHAMS BRANCH

5111 N. 90th St. / 402.444.6284 ______________________________________ MO, TU, WE & TH . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 9 PM FR & SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 6 PM SU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 6 PM

BENSON BRANCH

6015 Binney St. / 402.444.4846 ______________________________________ _______ TU, WE & TH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 8 PM FR & SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 6 PM SU & MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLOSED

BESS JOHNSON ELKHORN BRANCH

2100 Reading Plz. / 402.289.4367 ______________________________________ _______ MO, TU, WE & TH . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 8 PM FR & SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 6 PM SU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLOSED

Nonprofit Org U.S. Postage

PAID Omaha, NE Permit No. 1818

New Year’s Eve Fireworks Wed | Dec 31 7 pm open 6-8 pm Main Library

Watch the show from the Library’s east windows.

FLORENCE BRANCH

2920 Bondesson St. / 402.444.5299 ______________________________________ _______ TU & WE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AM - 8 PM TH, FR & SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AM - 6 PM SU & MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLOSED

MILLARD BRANCH

13214 Westwood Ln. / 402.444.4848 ______________________________________ _______ MO, TU, WE & TH . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 9 PM FR, SA, & SU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM - 6 PM

SADDLEBROOK BRANCH

14850 Laurel Ave. / 402.884.7473 ______________________________________ _______ TU, WE & TH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 AM - 8 PM FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 AM - 5 PM SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 AM - 4 PM SU & MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLOSED

Use your OPL card to gain access to Consumer Reports for FREE. omahalibrary.org/resource-center

A.V. SORENSEN BRANCH

4808 Cass St. / 402.444.5274 ______________________________________ TU & TH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AM - 8 PM WE, FR & SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AM - 6 PM SU & MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLOSED

SOUTH OMAHA LIBRARY

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

Hours subject to change.

Jane Austen Tea Speed Dating Sat | Dec 13 | 2-4 pm

Fri | Feb 13 | 7 pm

Bring your favorite teacup and join us for an exciting Reader’s Theatre Production, featuring scenes from Jane Austen’s novels presented by Linda Duckworth: English teacher, storyteller and librarian.

You can find love at the library!

Calling all singles to join us for our 6th annual Speed Dating event. This year, more age groups have been added and singles can register in age groups from 25-40ish, 35-45ish, and 50 and better.

Main Library

Friends Book Sales Swanson Branch

The Bookworm will have books and holiday gift items available for purchase.

Weekly Sales Thursdays | 10 am - 3 pm

Admission is free. Reservations are preferred. Call 402.444.3399 or visit omahalibrary.org.

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Main Library

Speed dating is a fun and easy way for singles to meet many potential dates in one evening. Participants will each have three minutes to chat with a potential match, and if two people mutually indicate interest in each other, they will be given information to schedule a real date on their own. Another match made last Valentine’s Day at the event resulted in an engagement. Will you be next?

Register online at omahalibrary.org, or contact Amy Mather at amather@omahalibrary.org or 402.444.3399.

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