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Get Ready for the 2021 Summer Reading Challenge!

Monday, 10 May 2021 08:15
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This year’s Summer Reading Challenge starts June 1! Here are answers to some Frequently Asked Questions about it!

Library Offers New Take-Home Storytime Kits

Thursday, 29 April 2021 09:32
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Storytime to Go: pick up a Storytime Kit today!Lincoln City Libraries (LCL) today announced that new themes are available for the take-home reading and activity kits for young readers. Storytime-To-Go kits are for children ages 3 to 7 and contain five books, a beginning and ending song, a rhyming activity, and a list of theme-related books. Some kits include a coloring sheet or other activity.

New themes include:

  • Gardening
  • Swimming
  • Frogs
  • Construction
  • Bugs
  • Camping
  • Rainy days
  • Dance
  • Baby Animals
  • My Five Senses
  • Superheroes

Request a Storytime-to-Go kit here or by calling 402-441-8500.

Our Response to COVID-19

Sunday, 07 February 2021 08:00
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Updated March 4, 2021. Here are the answers to our most common questions about Library services during the COVID-19 pandemic:

Are the Libraries open? Can I use a computer?

All Lincoln City Libraries are open again to the public on their regular schedules. The 10 to 11 a.m. hour on Fridays is reserved for use by those especially vulnerable to illness. Visits are limited to one hour with building capacity controls in place. Effective February 10, you may again “renew” your library visit for an extra hour if building capacity allows.

The Lied Bookmobile Schedule is available here.

Face coverings are required in conformity with the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department’s requirements.

Computer sessions are limited to one per day. If building capacity allows an extra hour to be added to your visit, an extra computer session is also allowed. Online computer reservations are not available at this time.

When can I return items I have checked out? When are items that I already have checked out due?

Materials can now be returned at all locations. All returned materials will be quarantined for 24 hours before being checked in and returned to shelves.

Due dates for materials checked out on or before June 10, 2020 were extended to July 1. Materials checked out starting June 11, 2020 have a due date three weeks after the checkout date.

Please remember that our e-Books and downloadable audiobooks from OverDrive, streaming movies and music from Hoopla, and other online resources remain available. Online materials checked out are automatically returned on their due dates.

Interlibrary Loan requests are again being accepted. If you have Interlibrary Loan checkouts and have questions about their due dates, please contact our Interlibrary Loan office at 402-441-8537.

Are you accepting donations?

As of February 6, 2021, donations of books and other materials will be accepted on Saturdays only. Space available for donated materials is limited; please check with the specific library location before bringing materials to donate.

What about your storytimes and other programs?

All in-person Library programming is cancelled until further notice.

Please check here for information about our Virtual Storytimes and other online options!

Other virtual programs are being made available through our Facebook page; videos of most of these are also available shortly afterward on this page and on our YouTube channel.

My group had a meeting room reserved. Will we still be able to meet at the Library?

All meeting room reservations are cancelled until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.



Library Offers Reading Challenge Book Discussion January 23

Thursday, 14 January 2021 15:01
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READ FOR CHANGE November 15, 2020 - January 31, 2021: Read Woke Reading ChallengeLincoln City Libraries (LCL) invites the public to participate in an online book discussion at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 23 as part of its Read for Change: Read Woke Reading Challenge. Attendance is limited and registration is required by emailing library@lincolnlibraries.org.

This hour-long discussion will take place via Zoom video conferencing with links being emailed prior to the event.

The discussion will be on I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib. This triumphant graphic memoir brings to life her teenage antics and illuminates earnest questions about identity and culture, while providing thoughtful insight into the lives of modern immigrants and the generation of millennial children they raised.

The discussion will be led by Tasneem Huq, a Youth Program Intern at the Asian Community and Cultural Center, who will be joined by high school students who are members of the Center’s Youth Program.

Copies of the books are available for borrowing from Lincoln City Libraries. The title is also available as an e-book through lincoln.overdrive.com.

To find additional reading challenge activities for kids, teens, and adults visit lincolnlibraries.org/ReadWoke2021.

Income Tax Assistance

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 14:30
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Income Tax AssistanceDue to COVID-19, tax preparation is not taking place on site at Lincoln City Libraries. AARP and VITA assistance is available online. Details are available here. VITA appointments can be scheduled here.

To check on eligibility for AARP to help you with your return, e-mail Taxaidelink@gmail.com, or call and leave a message at 402-327-1554.

The income tax filing deadline for individuals has been extended to May 17, 2021 for both the Federal Income Tax and the Nebraska Income Tax.

Please note that Library staff are not authorized to provide tax assistance or handle patrons’ tax documents.

Federal tax forms and instructions are available from the Internal Revenue Service website.

Special Note About Nebraska Tax Forms:

To encourage electronic filing, the Nebraska Department of Revenue is not providing tax forms to the public library. You may print forms and instructions from the Nebraska Department of Revenue’s website.

 

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