Late one afternoon last week, Kamryn Stortenbecker and Concha Campa headed into the Omaha Public Library's new Central Library armed with tote bags and iced beverages.
People are also reading…
Visitors are seen at the Omaha Central Library on Thursday. In the three months between April 19 (opening day) and July 19, more than 172,000 visitors have walked through the doors of the building.
Patrons utilize the technology at the Omaha Central Library on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. The new library has seen increased visitor numbers and interest.
Patrons use computers at Omaha's Central Library on Thursday,.
Photos: New Omaha Central Library opens to the public
Omaha Mayor John Ewing, center, cuts a ceremonial ribbon during a ceremony at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Omaha Mayor John Ewing and his wife Viv Ewing read "A Place for Scamper" at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Macy Cunard 15, looks for a book at the Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Nolan Vogel of Omaha looks through the bookshelves at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons walk into the Omaha Central Library as doors open to the new library on 72nd and Dodge Streets in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Jewel Rodgers, Nebraska's state poet, recites a poem during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons walk through the bookshelves at the Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons walk through the bookshelves at the Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons walk through the bookshelves at the Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Laura Marlane, executive director of the Omaha Public Library, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
King Maxwell recites a poem during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons react as Jewel Rodgers, Nebraska's state poet, recites a poem during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons watch on during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons crowd into the first floor of the new Omaha Central Library for a ribbon cutting ceremony in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Omaha Mayor John Ewing speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons queue to check out books and talk with library workers at the Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons study on the third floor at the Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
A family checks out their books after visiting the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons walk around at the Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Viv Ewing and her husband Omaha Mayor John Ewing read "A Place for Scamper" at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Families sit and listen to Omaha Mayor John Ewing and his wife Viv Ewing read "A Place for Scamper" at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons walk up the staircase at the Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Patrons peruse the bookshelves at the new Omaha Central Library in Omaha on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
