Omaha Public Library
Summer Reading Program
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100
How many Omaha Public Library locations are there?
13 (including our Local History room) with 2 more being built!
100
When is the Summer Reading Program:
A. In the winter
B. June 1-July 31
C. Never! Mwahahahaha!
B. June 1-July 31
100
This is the most played videogame of all time
Fortnite
200
How are the books in a library organized?
By the author's last name.
200
True or False: The only way to complete the Summer Reading Program is read for a total of 10 hours, June 1-July 31?
False! You can read 10 hours June 1-July 31 OR do a combination of activities around reading like drawing a picture of a scene from a book you liked, writing a letter to a character from a book and more!
200
This is the shortest amount of time anyone has been president.
About a month.
300
Did you know with your Omaha Public Library card, you can use Freegal to download 5 free songs every week! Freegal has the newest music and titles like this new song where the singer proclaims "This ain't Texas". Who is the singer?
Beyonce
300
Volunteers are a HUGE part of making Omaha Public Library's Summer Reading Program a success! How old do you need to be to volunteer at the library?
11! Volunteers help us do all sorts of things like putting away books, checking people in at special events, helping us setup programs and more. You can even be on our Teen Advisory Board or TAB and help us plan programs!
300
What state's motto is "The Good Life"?
Nebraska
400
Did you know you can check out passes to places like Fontenelle Forest, the Durham museum, B- Cycle, The Kiewit Luminarium and more with your library card? We even have passes to the Children's Museum where kids of all ages like to play in the Imagination Village which features a bank, a doctor's office and a mini version of a local grocery store. What is the grocery store? Hint: It's a real grocery store chain!
HyVee
400
Which of the following are the prizes for completing the summer reading program?:
A. Nothing. Nada. Zilch.
B. A little horse named BooBoo Baby who likes to eat flowers and rocks. Careful- he likes to kick!
C. Two free books when you signup, a coupon for a free book at our giant Book Sale, a ticket to a Stormchasers baseball game and you get to enter a raffle for ever more prizes like giftcards to book stores, trampoline parks and more!
C. Two free books when you signup, a coupon for a free book at our giant Book Sale, a ticket to a Stormchasers baseball game and you get to enter a raffle for ever more prizes like giftcards to book stores, trampoline parks and more!
400
Where in the world would you find the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
Italy
BONUS QUESTION: Where in Italy would you find the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
500
Did you know you can check out seeds with your library card? We have seeds to plant to grow flowers, fruits, vegetables and many types of plant life. We even have guides and classes to teach you how to garden to give you the best chance of growing something great. What we can't teach you about though is the process through which plants turn sunlight into food. What is that called?
Photosynthesis.
500
How do you signup for the Summer Reading Program?
A. With your mind.
B. On our website OmahaLibrary.org or at any OPL branch.
C. Running outside and just yelling "Hey! I want to signup for the Summer Reading Program!"
B. On our website OmahaLibrary.org or at any OPL branch.
500
The first VR headset came out in the 1980s, how much did it cost?
$49,000!!!!