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href="/wiki/File:Omaha_public_library_logo.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/Omaha_public_library_logo.gif" decoding="async" width="221" height="119" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="221" data-file-height="119" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1872</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branches</th><td class="infobox-data">13</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Collection</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">1,309,087<sup id="cite_ref-nlc.state.ne.us_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nlc.state.ne.us-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Access and use</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population served</th><td class="infobox-data">277,239 register users</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Other information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$16,211,822</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/">omahalibrary<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Omaha Public Library</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Public_library" title="Public library">public library</a> system of the city of <a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a>. A library association was founded in 1857, but the library board was not appointed until 1877. In 1895, the library became one of the first six in the nation to create a children's section.<sup id="cite_ref-Omaha_Public_Library_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Omaha_Public_Library-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are 13 libraries in the system.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1857, the Omaha Library Association was formed, folding after three years. In 1872, a tiny library was opened on the second floor of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Simpson_Carriage&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Simpson Carriage (page does not exist)">Simpson Carriage</a> factory at 14th & Dodge Street. In 1877, the <a href="/wiki/Omaha_City_Council" title="Omaha City Council">Omaha City Council</a> appointed a library board, which levied a tax to create Omaha Public Library. They immediately accepted 4,500 books from the disbanded association as a gift. </p><p>Real estate tycoon <a href="/wiki/Byron_Reed" title="Byron Reed">Byron Reed</a> donated land and his vast collection of coins, books and manuscripts to the library in the early 1890s, and in 1894, Omaha Public Library opened in <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Public_Library_(building)" title="Omaha Public Library (building)">its first permanent home</a> at 18th and Harney. A year later, Omaha Public Library became one of the first six public libraries in the nation to create a separate children's section. A new central library called the <a href="/wiki/W._Dale_Clark_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="W. Dale Clark Library">W. Dale Clark Library</a> opened at 14th and Farnam Streets in 1977 across from the <a href="/wiki/Gene_Leahy_Mall" title="Gene Leahy Mall">Gene Leahy Mall</a>. </p><p>Of the 13 libraries in the system, the <a href="/wiki/W._Dale_Clark_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="W. Dale Clark Library">W. Dale Clark Library</a> houses the largest collection, including 7,000 genealogy books; 2,000 photos of the 1898 <a href="/wiki/Trans-Mississippi_International_Exposition" class="mw-redirect" title="Trans-Mississippi International Exposition">Trans-Mississippi International Exposition</a>; a <a href="/wiki/Cuneiform" title="Cuneiform">cuneiform</a> collection; thousands of old postcards; and a rich collection of Omaha and Nebraska history resources.<sup id="cite_ref-Omaha_Public_Library_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Omaha_Public_Library-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mildred_L._Batchelder" title="Mildred L. Batchelder">Mildred L. Batchelder</a>, Namesake of the <a href="/wiki/American_Library_Association" title="American Library Association">American Library Association</a> award given to the publisher of a translated children's book was formerly a librarian at an Omaha Library. One of her stated goals in her work, which was encouraging the translation of children's books from around the world, was "to eliminate barriers to understanding between people of different cultures, races, nations, and languages." </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Omaha_Library_Omaha,_NE.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/South_Omaha_Library_Omaha%2C_NE.jpg/220px-South_Omaha_Library_Omaha%2C_NE.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/South_Omaha_Library_Omaha%2C_NE.jpg/330px-South_Omaha_Library_Omaha%2C_NE.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/South_Omaha_Library_Omaha%2C_NE.jpg/440px-South_Omaha_Library_Omaha%2C_NE.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="3276" /></a><figcaption>South Omaha Public Library</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Omaha Public Library is governed by a nine-member board of trustees. These people are appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Omaha" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of Omaha">mayor of Omaha</a> and confirmed by the Omaha City Council. Terms are for three years. The Board of Trustees meet every third Thursday of each month at 5 PM at different branches throughout the system. Meetings are open to the public and the agenda and minutes are posted on the Omaha Public Library website.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Branches">Branches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Public_Library_Branches" class="mw-redirect" title="Omaha Public Library Branches">Omaha Public Library Branches</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center"><b>Current Omaha Public Library locations</b> <p><i>Locations listed in alphabetical order by most common name</i> </p> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Address </th> <th>Notes </th> <th>Link </th> <th><b>Virtual Tour</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Milton R. <b>Abrahams Branch</b> </td> <td>5111 North 90th Street </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omahalibrary.org/milton-r-abrahams-branch">Link</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/abrahams-virtual-tour/">Tour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Benson Branch</b> </td> <td>6015 Binney Street </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omahalibrary.org/benson-branch">Link</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/benson-virtual-tour/">Tour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Downtown Branch</b> </td> <td>1401 Jones Street </td> <td>Opened May 21, 2023 after the land <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/main-virtual-tour/">W. Dale Clark Main Library</a> had occupied was sold and the building demolished. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/about-interim/">Link</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bess Johnson <b>Elkhorn Branch</b> </td> <td>100 Reading Road </td> <td>This library became 11th Omaha Public Library location with annexation of Elkhorn on March 1, 2007. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omahalibrary.org/bess-johnson-elkhorn-branch">Link</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/elkhorn-virtual-tour/">Tour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Florence Branch</b> </td> <td>2920 Bondesson Street </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omahalibrary.org/florence-branch">Link</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/florence-virtual-tour/">Tour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Millard Branch</b> </td> <td>13214 Westwood Lane </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omahalibrary.org/millard-branch">Link</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/millard-virtual-tour/">Tour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Saddlebrook Branch</b> </td> <td>14850 Laurel Avenue </td> <td>Opened August 17, 2009, shared facility with the <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Public_Schools" title="Omaha Public Schools">Omaha Public School District</a>. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omahalibrary.org/saddlebrook-branch">Link</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/saddlebrook-virtual-tour/">Tour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>A.V. <b>Sorensen Branch</b> </td> <td>4808 Cass Street </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omahalibrary.org/av-sorensen-branch">Link</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/sorensen-virtual-tour/">Tour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>South Omaha Library</b> </td> <td>2808 Q St </td> <td>Formerly known as South Branch, shared facility with the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Community_College_(Omaha)" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Community College (Omaha)">Metropolitan Community College</a>. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omahalibrary.org/south-omaha-library">Link</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/south-virtual-tour/">Tour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>W. Clarke <b>Swanson Branch</b> </td> <td>9101 West Dodge Road </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omahalibrary.org/w-clark-swanson-branch">Link</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/swanson-virtual-tour/">Tour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Charles B. <b>Washington Branch</b> </td> <td>2868 Ames Avenue </td> <td>Formerly known as North Branch. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omahalibrary.org/charles-b-washington-branch">Link</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/washington-virtual-tour/">Tour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Willa Cather Branch</b> </td> <td>1905 South 44th Street </td> <td> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.omahalibrary.org/willa-cather-branch">Link</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/willa-cather-virtual-tour/">Tour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Genealogy & Local History Room</b> </td> <td>3020 South 84th Street </td> <td>Opened on October 3, 2022 after being relocated from the W. Dale Clark Main Library. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/locations/O0/">Link</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_Partnerships">Notable Partnerships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable Partnerships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Henry_Doorly_Zoo_and_Aquarium">The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2017, the Omaha Public Library announced a partnership<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the <a href="/wiki/Henry_Doorly_Zoo_and_Aquarium" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium">Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium</a>. The zoo donated tickets to the library for the purpose of offering them free of charge to library members. A limited number of tickets are delivered to OPL branches for distribution four times a year. Each library branch then offers these one-time visit tickets to interested library members which allows them and three of their family members to visit the zoo for free. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fontenelle_Forest">Fontenelle Forest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Fontenelle Forest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2018, the Omaha Public Library announced a partnership<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with <a href="/wiki/Fontenelle_Forest" title="Fontenelle Forest">Fontenelle Forest</a>. Each of OPL's 13 branches would have seven free forest admission passes available for check-out year-round. Passes are good for one-time admission on the day of the week designated on the pass, and each pass admits two adults and children from their household. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Omaha_Children's_Museum"><span id="The_Omaha_Children.27s_Museum"></span>The Omaha Children's Museum</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: The Omaha Children's Museum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2018, the Omaha Public Library announced a partnership<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Children%27s_Museum" title="Omaha Children's Museum">Omaha Children's Museum</a>. Free children's museum tickets would be made available four times a year for distribution to library members. Each free one-time visit ticket is good for up to four family members. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Lauritzen_Gardens">The Lauritzen Gardens</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: The Lauritzen Gardens"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2018, the Omaha Public Library announced a partnership<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with <a href="/wiki/Lauritzen_Gardens" title="Lauritzen Gardens">Lauritzen Gardens</a>. Free garden admission passes, one per branch location, would be made available to library members for checkout year-round. The passes are good for a one-time admission of two adults and any children from their household. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Durham_Museum">The Durham Museum</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: The Durham Museum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2021, the Durham Museum announced a partnership<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the Omaha Public Library. Free museum admission passes, one per branch location, would be made available to library members for checkout year-round. The passes are good for one-time admission of two adults and dependent children or grandchildren from their household. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Heartland_B-cycle">Heartland B-cycle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Heartland B-cycle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Omaha Public Library has a partnership with Heartland B-cycle. B-cycle provides passes for library members to rent bicycles for free through their bike sharing terminals. B-cycle passes are good for five days and allow OPL members who are 18 and up to check out a bike free of charge. Each OPL branch has four passes available for checkout. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Website_and_services">Website and services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Website and services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AskOPL">AskOPL</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: AskOPL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Omaha Public Library offers research and reference help through the ASKOPL<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> service. Users can call, email, text, or use online chat to get help from an OPL librarian to answer their question. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Common_Soil_Seed_Library">Common Soil Seed Library</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Common Soil Seed Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2013, The Omaha Public Library created The Common Soil Seed Library<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to help encourage a culture of abundance and food literacy, promote urban agriculture, and help diversify open-pollinated plants and seed at the local level. The Common Soil Seed Library is a collection of open-pollinated and heirloom seeds that you can borrow to plant and grow at home. The seed collection depends on donations and seasonality. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resource_Center">Resource Center</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Resource Center"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Over 100 online resources from eBooks, full-text journals, tutorials and databases are available to OPL members through the Omaha Public Library's Resource Center<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> website. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Book_Drop_podcast">The Book Drop podcast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: The Book Drop podcast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Book Drop</i><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a weekly podcast produced by OPL staff that explores topics related to the Omaha community, libraries and the joy of reading. OPL staff offer reading suggestions, chat with guests and delve into books, resources and pop culture. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Book_Clubs">Book Clubs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Book Clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Omaha Public Library offers a variety of book club resources to help start a book club or find a book club to join. Omaha Public Library has hundreds of book club bags to choose from for adults, young adults and children. Each book club bag includes the following: canvas carrying bag, 7–12 copies of the book, and a notebook with discussion questions, author information and other materials.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Well-Read_Collective">The Well-Read Collective</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: The Well-Read Collective"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Well-Read Collective<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a team of Omaha Public Library staff members who love books and want to talk about what people are reading. The Well-Read Collective goal is to help the public find their next favorite read, explore new genres and talk about new and forthcoming titles. Members of the public can request a custom reading list, invite the collective to their next book club meeting or community event or connect with them at their local OPL branch. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Genealogy_&_Local_History_Room"><span id="Genealogy_.26_Local_History_Room"></span>Genealogy & Local History Room</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Genealogy & Local History Room"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Genealogy & Local History Room is currently located at 3020 S. 84th Street, the former location of the Shopko department store. The Genealogy & Local History Room houses a non-circulating collection of more than 27,000 items (not counting a large collection of local records and newspapers on microfilm), including an extensive collection of Nebraska resources, most standard genealogy reference works, and a large collection of family genealogies organized by surname. Family research enthusiasts will also find vital records indices, cemetery indices and transcriptions, census indices, county and town histories, and plat books, atlases, and gazetteers. The public can request help with local history and genealogy research by filling out a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omahalibrary.org/research-help/">research request form</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Friends_of_Omaha_Public_Library_(FOPL)"><span id="Friends_of_Omaha_Public_Library_.28FOPL.29"></span>Friends of Omaha Public Library (FOPL)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Friends of Omaha Public Library (FOPL)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fopl_logo.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Fopl_logo.JPG" decoding="async" width="160" height="153" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="153" /></a><figcaption>Friends of the Omaha Public Library</figcaption></figure> <p>The Friends of Omaha Public Library (FOPL) is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization which helps to fund literacy and community outreach programs for Omaha Public Library and the Omaha community. FOPL raises money through membership support and sales of used books. General book sales are held quarterly at the W. Clarke Swanson Branch. The Friends of Omaha Public Library can also be found online on <a href="/wiki/AbeBooks" title="AbeBooks">AbeBooks</a> as the Omaha Library Friends and on <a href="/wiki/EBay" title="EBay">eBay</a> as the Friends of the Omaha Public Library. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Omaha" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Omaha">History of Omaha</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaha_Public_Library&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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