Girls Inc get ‘Stronger, Smarther and Bolder’
OMAHA – Girls inc helps women develop their skills and promotes complex physical, mental, and professional development among them.
Road to Omaha – Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Omaha, NE – On today’s episode of “Road to Omaha,” KVNO’s Brandon McDermott spoke with Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar.
Opera Omaha Returns to Stage, ‘The Capulets and the Montagues’
Omaha, NE—Opera Omaha returns to the stage of the Orpheum Theater tonight with Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece, The Capulets and the Montagues. Star-crossed lovers are torn by a feud between families. It’s a familiar story, but audiences who have not seen the opera might be surprised to see that the role of Romeo is played by a female mezzo-soprano.
Celebrate National Library Week
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Next week is National Library Week. It’s a chance for patrons to show support for their local libraries, and there are many ways to engage with Omaha Public Libraries.
‘Omaha Reads’ Author to Discuss New Novel Tonight
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Author Jonis Agee, born in Omaha, raised in Nebraska and Missouri, has written 12 books—six novels as a well as short fiction and poetry. She’s won numerous awards for her work and currently teaches creative writing and 20th century fiction at the University of Nebraska , Lincoln.
Can fewer books on the shelf improve Nebraska libraries?
By Bill Kelly
Librarians across Nebraska hear versions of that question almost every day as more and more readers use electronic devices to obtain, share, read, and store their books and magazines.
Read MoreNebraska libraries: how they’re doing, challenges and opportunities
By Mike Tobias
In Nebraska, libraries are facing new directions in serving users and remaining viable.
Read More147 libraries to receive new computers, laptops
By Perry Stoner
Lincoln, NE – State officials are looking to libraries to improve community access to technology. $3.6 million in funding from the federal government and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is going toward increasing the number of public computers hooked up to broadband Internet.
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