Library Commission News & Announcements
This #ThrowbackThursday is extra adorable! This 4"x6" glass plate negative is a portrait photograph of Edwin Lyndon "Ned" May Jr. and a small dog. Edwin was born in Nebraska, December 15, 1904, and the photograph is dated October 16, 1906 making him just under two years old in the portrait...
Today, as we prepare for another Nebraska summer, we will be reading a classic of Nebraska literature, Rim of the Prairie by Bess Streeter Aldrich. Born in Iowa, Aldrich moved to Elmwood, Nebraska, with her husband and child in her late 20s...
Join us on this week's NCompass Live on Wednesday, May 22 at 10am CT, for "Fostering Nature's Love: Collaborating with Local Author for Community Engagement'...
Questions and answers with NLC's Library Technology Support Specialist, Andrew Sherman AKA Sherm, who started working with us in December 2022. Take a few minutes and get to know him with a few fun questions! What was the last thing you googled?...
I remember watching and enjoying Star Trek: The Next Generation, starring Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, but I wouldn't call myself a diehard Trekkie. That was no barrier to finding Making It So, Stewart's recently released memoir, enchanting and delightful. Especially the Audie award-winning audio edition, narrated by Stewart, himself...
Remember to stop and smell the roses on this #ThrowbackThursday! This 13.5 x 8.5 cm color postcard shows a lovely view of a rose bower at Hanscom Park, one of Omaha's oldest parks. The 50-acre tract was donated to the city in 1872 by Andrew J. Hanscom and James Megeath...
"Dragons and Unicorns: A Natural History" by Paul and Karin Johnsgard is now available on cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service...
