Lincoln City Libraries has announced the three finalists for the 2023 One Book–One Lincoln Community Reading Program. The finalists are:

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Zhang

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Williams Branch Library is closing to the public Monday, June 12. We will reopen along with Parks and Recreation at the new Air Park Community Center at 4900 Mike Scholl Street on Monday, July 10. Williams summer hours will continue at the new location: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Family Storytime will be held on Tuesday, June 6 beginning at 10:30 a.m. Family Storytime will resume on Tuesday, July 11 at the new facility.

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Sanborn Maps features detailed property and land-use records that depict the grid of everyday life in Nebraska from 1883 through 1962.

Login is automatic on computers located in Lincoln City Libraries. Access from outside the library is available for Lincoln City Libraries card holders.

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Lincoln City Libraries invites you to help us build our future Website. By taking this short survey, available through 8:00 p.m. on June 6, you can provide us with valuable information for redesigning our site. Thank you for helping us effectively meet the needs of our community!

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This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is under way! Sign into your Beanstack account to register. Visit our FAQ for a step by step guide to creating an account and details about the Challenge, or stop by any Lincoln City Libraries location and we’ll be happy to get you started.

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Beginning Friday, May 26, artists age 11 and younger are invited to design a Library Card for Lincoln City Libraries!

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Lincoln City Libraries (LCL) is accepting applications through Monday, June 19 to fill a vacancy on the Lincoln City Libraries Board of Trustees. Members of the seven-member board are appointed by the Lincoln City Council, with the seven-year term running from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2030. The current board will review the applications and forward its recommendations to the City Council.

Applicants must be Lincoln residents and must attend monthly board meetings and committee meetings as scheduled. Interested individuals should send a letter of interest and a board appointment information form to library@lincoln.ne.gov or to mail to:

“Candidate Search,”
Lincoln City Libraries
136 S. 14th St.
Lincoln, NE 68508

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In case you missed the open house about the Air Park Community Center & Williams Branch Library Project, here is the slideshow that was shown. More information about the project is available here.

With our mobile app, LibraryLNK, you can:

• Search the catalog
• Place holds
• Manage your account
• Renew materials
• Store your library card
• Link multiple cards to one account
  
  

Search for “Lincoln Libraries app” in the App Store and Google Play!

Please note: our older app, BookMyne, is no longer supported as of March 1, 2022. We encourage users of BookMyne to switch to the LibraryLNK app.

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Community Health Endowment of Lincoln funds program to increase access to bike share

BikeLNK is teaming up with Lincoln City Libraries to offer free access to bike share through the Check Out A BikeLNK program.

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Job listings within 25 miles of Lincoln, from the Nebraska Department of Labor.

City of Lincoln / Lancaster County job openings.

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We know that sometimes a little help is needed for getting started with our online eBooks, audiobooks, movies, and music. Here are some videos that can help!

OverDrive provides this introductory video about their Libby app.

Hoopla provides these introductory videos for these platforms (click to expand):

Web browsers

iOS (Apple devices)

Android devices

And this YouTube playlist provides help getting started with our Music Online resources!

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You can help support the Library through the Lincoln Cares program. Enroll here or call 402-475-4211. Thank you for your support of parks, libraries and older adults in our community!


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For everything from checking our catalog, to downloading eBooks, music, and movies, to mobile printing, Lincoln City Libraries has a variety of apps available for use with your mobile device!

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Hoopla is our streaming media resource, providing movies, TV shows, music and more, through your computer or via Android and Apple apps. Register for an account here; if you already have an account, you can login here. If you are having trouble logging into your account or need to update your account information, please check here.

More information is available here.

Note: Hoopla accounts are now limited to 4 checkouts per month.

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With our MobilePrint Service™, you can use your personal computer or mobile device to print to the library’s printers from anywhere. Simply submit documents for printing and come to the library to release and pick up your document using your library card.
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Would you like to be notified by email or text message when the Library orders new titles by your favorite authors or performers? Sign up here, or look for this button in our catalog:

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Our Welcome to Lincoln City Libraries videos, available in a variety of languages, provide an overview of the services we offer!
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