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Omaha Public Library reports rising visits, new central library progress and expanded outreach programs
Summary
Library Executive Director Laura Marlane briefed commissioners on systemwide growth tied to the new central branch, expanded programming (seed libraries, mobile book van, genealogy services) and data showing steady recovery of circulation and visits since 2019.
Laura Marlane, executive director of the Omaha Public Library, told the Douglas County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 28 that the system is expanding programming and outreach as the new Central Library project nears completion.
"We've had a tremendous amount of growth over the past couple of years to our library system as part of the central library project," Marlane said during a presentation that highlighted new programming teams, a pop-up mobile library called Poppy, partnerships with area cultural institutions and expanded seed-library circulation.
Marlane said the system houses about 700,000 print volumes and employs…
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