2024 News Release Archive
Criss Library Weekend Shutdown Due to Necessary Campus Electrical Work
November 13, 2024Due to necessary campus electrical work taking place, Criss Library will be closed on Saturday, November 23rd and Sunday, November 24th.
Extended Hours for Prep Week and Finals Week
November 06, 2024Starting Friday, December 6, Criss Library will be open extended hours for prep and finals weeks through Wednesday, December 18.
UNO Receives First National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grant
November 01, 2024A collaboration between UNO’s Criss Library and the Great Plains Black History Museum will expand access to the museum’s archival collection.
International Open Access Week at Criss Library
September 25, 2024Learn about open access and how Criss Library can support you; October 21 - October 27.
Affordable Content Grants: OER@UNO
September 18, 2024Applications for Affordable Content Grants: OER@UNO are now open! Apply by October 25, 2024.
You Are Welcome Here!
September 17, 2024Criss Library is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive space for everyone where they are free to be their authentic selves.
Caniglia Field at 75 Exhibit Opens
September 13, 2024The exhibit, Caniglia Field at 75, 1949-2024, runs through January 9, 2025, on the first floor of Criss Library.
Back to School: Education in the Hagel Archives Exhibit Opens
August 28, 2024An exhibit, Back to School: Education in the Hagel Archives, runs through January 10, 2025, on the first floor of Criss Library.
Take Your Time Exhibit
August 23, 2024Take Your Time by Terry Ratzlaff is on view in the Osborne Family Gallery through November 7, 2024.
Criss Library Adjusting Hours for Fall 2024
August 15, 2024Beginning in the fall semester, Criss Library will have different hours of operation.
Criss Library Partners With The Wall Street Journal
July 25, 2024This partnership provides a school-sponsored Wall Street Journal subscription to all UNO students, faculty, and staff.
Distinguished Service Award Winners
June 20, 2024This event honors library employees for exemplary service to Criss Library.
New LGBTQ+ Archival Collections For Pride Month
June 05, 2024An update from UNO’s Queer Omaha Archives for Pride Month
Research Materials of Western History Now on Display
May 28, 2024This exhibit in Archives and Special Collections, on view through September 4th, highlights collection materials on the history of the American West.
Gifts on a Theme Exhibit Opens
May 21, 2024An exhibit, Gifts on a Theme, runs through August 18, 2024 on the first floor of Criss Library.
Criss Library Now Offering Fontenelle Forest Passes
May 08, 2024Now students, faculty, and staff can check out a Fontenelle Forest day pass through Criss Library at no cost
Criss Library Announces Extended Hours for Prep Week and Finals Week
April 16, 2024Need a place to study or work on a final project? Take advantage of extended hours at Criss Library; May 6-16.
New Digital Collections Platform for Archives and Special Collections
March 21, 2024UNO Libraries’ Digital Collections shares photographs and documents with users via JSTOR.
Scholarly Publishing at Little or No Cost!
March 05, 2024UNO Libraries supports open access (OA) publishing at UNO through participation in agreements with scholarly publishers, which enable UNO authors to publish their articles OA in selected journals at little to no cost to themselves.
If You're Goin' My Way Exhibit Opens
March 01, 2024‘If You're Goin' My Way: Getting Around UNO' exhibit runs through May 8, 2024, on the first floor of Criss Library.
Suffrage Song Exhibit Opens
February 29, 2024This exhibit in the Osborne Family Gallery will run through May 9, 2024.
Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Papers Open to Researchers
February 20, 2024The manuscript collection documents the humanitarian work, World War II service, and family history of the Goldsteins.
Author Kelcey Ervick Visiting UNO
February 15, 2024Kelcey Ervick, Author of “The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law that Changed Women’s Lives” will be visiting Omaha and the UNO campus March 19 – March 21 for a series of events.
Affordable Content Grants: OER@UNO
February 14, 2024Applications for Affordable Content Grants: OER@UNO are now open! Apply by April 12, 2024.
Holidays With Hagel Exhibit Opens
February 02, 2024'Holidays with Hagel' exhibit runs through May 31, 2024, on the first floor of Criss Library.
Criss Library Receives Insight Into Diversity Magazine’s 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award
January 24, 2024Criss Library will be featured, along with 55 other recipients, in the March 2024 issue of Insight Into Diversity magazine.
'Jahmazing!' Exhibit at Criss Library
January 21, 2024This exhibit in the Osborne Family Gallery will be on view through February 17, 2024.
Upcoming Changes to Library Collections, Services and Resources
November 02, 2023Find information regarding changes to the UNO Libraries collections, services, and resources on this page.