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took on the project for a local library. With books donated by the Omaha Public
Library, a small library was opened up at 110 Main Street. In October of the same year, the library moved to the office of a local doctor named Doctor Brown. The library was moved again four years later to a room of
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Original library service to North Omaha was a deposit station in a notions store. The branch library was established in 1921 in an old church building at 25th and Ames Avenue. It was called the North Omaha Branch. Within 10 years of the building service to the Omaha Public
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Principals in charge of the project were Gyo Obata for design, George Hagee for architecture, and Alan Lauck for interior design. The project architectural designer was Masao Yamada, the architect Robert Barr, and the interior designer was Cheryl
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tile roof, with oak woodwork throughout the interior. In 1915 South Omaha was annexed by the City of Omaha this library became the first branch of the Omaha Public
Library system. In 1953 this building was demolished.
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and convert it into a museum and library, before the location of 15th and Farnam was chosen. 15th and Farnam was chosen as part of a $ 15 million revitalization plan to redevelop a 6-block area of downtown Omaha.
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attended. A new teen center is unique to Omaha's public library system, along with a large collection of
African American materials. The library is also home to a new community technology center, along with a new
151:, the building had two stories over a fully raised basement. The first story featured library services, while the second floor boasted a large auditorium for community events and speakers from across the
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155:. The central feature of the exterior was an archway over the front doors, two symmetrical sidelights and two large arched windows on either side of the front entryway. Built of brick and
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Elkhorn Public Library opened its doors to the public. The new library building at 100 Reading Road was nearly six times larger than the lower-level room at the community center.
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the Elkhorn Town Hall where it remained until 1966.
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1070:"Early Omaha: Gateway to the West"
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