Omaha Public Library has prepared a list of top circulating titles from 2016. Find these selections and more at omahalibrary.org. Top adult fiction titles in print books: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 15th Affair by James Patterson The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins The Last Mile by David Baldacci Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich … Continue reading
Guest Post: Dad Shares Heartwarming Letter About Books, Braille and Bonding
My daughter Harlow had a great experience at the library yesterday, and I thought I’d share it with you. Last week, she checked out a book called My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay. It’s about a school-age girl who is blind. She’s a typical girl in all respects, who loves to sing, dance and play … Continue reading
Guest Post: Transplant to Transfixed
My husband got his current job in Omaha when our son Oliver was about three months old. We moved from the Kansas City area and I also left the work force and became a stay-at-home mom. My husband is from Omaha originally, so for him, he was just coming home. But for me, it … Continue reading
Guest Post: Coming out of one’s shell
We have been coming to lots of different times for a year now and it’s really helped our daughter who has always been very shy. She used to cling to us and never make eye contact, but now she’s running for the front row and venturing off on her own to grab crayons and play … Continue reading
Willa Cather Storytime Friends
“I love Omaha now, but I hated it at first” says mother of two, Adrianne Heithoff (above, red shirt), who is a member of the Willa Cather Storytime Friends. As an Omaha transplant, Adrianne didn’t know very many people, and was facing the daunting task of first-time motherhood alone. Patricia Leahy-Warren writes in Scientific American that: Entering motherhood is … Continue reading
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