KANEKO-UNO Library

KANEKO-UNO Library is Open to The Public

Thursday – Saturday 1—7 pm
Sunday 1—6 pm

No Membership Required.

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The KANEKO-UNO Library exists to encourage our patrons’ creativity by providing a space to access resources, instruction, and inspiration. Whether you are a student looking for a place to cram for your organic chemistry exam, a team needing meeting space, or somewhere in between, the KANEKO-UNO Library provides an open space for you in Omaha’s Old Market.

Interested in Our Space?

Library spaces are the core of community-building. The KANEKO-UNO Library seeks to offer its space for activities at the core of any community: off-site class sessions, social gatherings, club meetings, retreats, performances, and any other small programs or events. Our spacious, sunlit lounging areas and well-equipped workspaces provide an atmosphere suited for any kind of formal or casual get-together.

UNO students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to use our unique space to strengthen the partnership between UNO and KANEKO further. These groups, along with KANEKO members, have the additional benefit of checkout privileges for our circulating materials, which include rare books, board games, and more.

Those interested in utilizing our space can send inquiries to library@thekaneko.org.

KANEKO-UNO Library is a space that offers patrons access to resources and materials they might not find in their day-to-day environment.

Here at KANEKO-UNO Library, our attention is focused on stimulating and celebrating creativity. We seek to inspire people to expand their awareness and knowledge within an atmosphere of flexible learning.

Who can use the KANEKO-UNO Creativity Library?

The library is open to the public. Materials may be checked out by UNO students, faculty, and staff, as well as KANEKO Members, and UNO Library Friends.

KANEKO-UNO Creativity Library KidSpace

The K-UNO KidSpace offers families fun and unique resources to discover their creativity. Patrons can access a number of board games, interactive STEAM toys, LEGO architecture sets, coloring pages, and inspiring picture books. The KidSpace is carefully curated to engage children and the child inside all of us.

What resources are available at the KANEKO-UNO Creativity Library?

Technology

• Free WiFi
• Headphones
• UNO Database Access

Resources

• Unique, hard-to-find books
• Board Games
• LEGO Architecture sets
• DVDs

Education

• Community Programs
• Guidance in unique research
• Space for off-campus educational events

Policies

Those with an NU system account, KANEKO membership, or UNO Library Friends membership may check materials out.

Please keep our policies in mind; some differ from those at Criss Library:

• You can find all KANEKO-UNO materials in the online catalog used by UNO Libraries. If there is a copy, it will say so in the listing. If you want to search only for items we hold, add ‘kaneko’ to your search terms, and our items will come up first.
• Holds can be placed on circulating materials through the online catalog. Materials can be picked up at the KANEKO-UNO Library or Criss Library.
• The KANEKO-UNO Library does not currently have an after-hours drop box, so items need to be returned during regular hours or may be returned at Criss Library on UNO’s Dodge Campus. Criss Library does have an after-hours box; it is located on the south side of the building, just past the shuttle drop-off area.
• Most KANEKO-UNO materials are available for check-out, but some have a format that doesn’t lend itself to removal from the building or are too difficult to replace due to value or rarity. Periodicals and vinyl albums from the KANEKO-UNO Library are not in circulation.

Contact Us

Phone: 402.932.3486
Email: library@thekaneko.org