Lincoln City Libraries will close at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 24 and be closed all day on Tuesday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday. (Note: because Williams Branch does not open until 4:00 p.m. on Mondays, it will not be open at all on December 24.)

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The Red Cross will hold a blood drive at Walt Branch Library and Gere Branch Library on Friday, December 21, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Find more information and sign up for an appointment here, call 1-800-RED-CROSS, or download the blood donor app! Text BLOODAPP to 90999* to get the app that helps save lives. Or, search Red Cross Blood on the App Store or on the Google Play store.

The Lied Bookmobile is expected to be off the road through the end of December, awaiting parts for needed mechanical work.

You can help support the Library through the Lincoln Cares program. Enroll today at https://app.les.com/Applications/_LCDonate/ or call 402-475-4211. Thank you for your support of parks, libraries and older adults in our community!

3D printers are available at Lincoln City Libraries locations on a rotating basis; the schedule is available here. Contact staff for demonstrations or to register for training. You can also send requests to be printed.

This project was supported in part by the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services and granted by the Nebraska Library Commission.

Need information about notable people of the past and present? The Biography Reference Center and Biography Reference Bank can help, with thousands of profiles and articles!

Becky and Scott discuss a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books, in this new podcast.

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!

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.

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

Kick the school year into high gear with homework assistance from Homework HelpNow! It provides free homework help and online tutoring for grades 3-12 in the areas of math, English, science, and social studies. Chat with a tutor through instant messaging from 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM, seven days a week. Spanish-speaking tutors are also available.

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:

Search the Library catalog, place holds, and manage your account on your smartphone or tablet. My Account functions include a list of items currently checked out, current charges, the ability to renew items, and the ability to view pending and available holds. BookMyne is available for iOS (iphone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android devices. Download the User’s Guide here, or stop by any Lincoln City Libraries location to learn more, and for help finding and installing BookMyne.

Download the BookMyne app for free from the App Store or Google Play.

We are pleased to have lynda.com in our collection of online resources. lynda.com provides instructional videos on thousands of topics, including technology, business, design, and more. Sign in here with your library card number (or your ConnectED 6 digit LPS student ID) and PIN to get started. You can then set up your personalized account to manage your playlists and progress through the tutorials.

Please note that you can only sign in through this link, and not by directly visiting the lynda.com homepage. lynda.com’s accounts for libraries do not include access to their mobile app. However, once you have logged in through your mobile device’s browser, you will be taken to a mobile-friendly version of the site.

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