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    Image features a yellow sign with a bookshelf in front. The sign says "Welcome back the books missed you" in black letters and has images of books on it. The bookshelf has children's picture books on it.

    State aid to public libraries expands resources to community

    Kaitlynn Johnson - 0
    With an allotment of 2021 state aid, public libraries across the state are deciding how to utilize these additional funds.  “State aid is allocated to...
    Float drives down the street during a parade

    Veterans gather at Lincoln’s third annual celebration

    Kellyn Jewett - 0
    Members from more than 65 units walked down K Street in Lincoln for the Veteran’s Day parade Nov. 7 including marching bands, floats and...
    A girl dancing

    Not another Halloween: Remembering loved ones on Dia de los Muertos

    Chin Tung Tan - 0
    Nebraskans from all walks of life came together to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, at the Nebraska...
    Attendees look at the art of Michelangelo on display in the Capital District

    Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: Exhibition comes to Omaha

    Elijah Herbel - 0
    In Omaha's Capital District, art lovers can see the work of one of the world's most renowned artists, Michelangelo. Sylvia Noland, business development manager of...
    A group of people wait for a car to pull up while holding food.

    How Lincoln food bank distributes food at drive-thru sites

    Ashley Chong - 0
    More than 100 recipients queued up in their cars to receive food at a drive-thru food distribution from the Food Bank of Lincoln at...
    Heather Kingery stands holding a microphone in front of a slideshow about biochar

    How to make biochar and why it is important

    Samantha Hargens - 0
    America is still in the experimental phase of controlling and improving the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. One potential solution to help limit the...
    People playing in a cornhole tournament

    Cornhole tournament raises money for children’s coats

    Devin Hinkson - 0
    The Lincoln Firefighters Association hosted the first-ever Cornhole for Coats on Oct. 23. The event benefits Operation Warm, an organization that helps provide free...
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    Omaha Mobile Stage creates opportunity for performing artists and the community

    Ben Porter - 0
    Soon the Omaha Mobile Stage will hit the road and get its wheels moving thanks in part to University of Nebraska-Lincoln architecture students.  The nonprofit,...
    Man watching bubbles

    The world just needs more bubbles

    John Zurcher - 0
    Hide and seek, freeze tag, slip n’ slides: these are just some of the things adults may think about when they look back on...
    Kevin Poague prepares birders for the bird walk.

    As Lincoln grows, bird friendly communities can protect native species

    Ethan Petrik - 0
    Operations Manager Kevin Poague and Education Directer Jason St. Sauver, both of the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center in Denton, offer guided bird walks...
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