Gothenburg Public Library  

1104 Lake Avenue, Gothenburg NE  69138    (308) 537-2591

Library Staff    Library Hours    Mission Statement    Equipment & Services    

Children's Programs    Library Board    Online Catalog   Download Audio Books

The Gothenburg Public Library is a Carnegie Library. It was built in 1916 and is recognized in the National Register of Historical Buildings. The Library recently constructed a 1.5-million dollar addition including a technology room with Internet access. This addition was fully paid for by the Gothenburg Library Foundation. The Library contains over 31,000 books and other items and has an average annual circulation of over 50,000. The library also has a collection of large print books. Many audiovisual machines are available. The library houses a collection of the old newspapers from Gothenburg Times and Gothenburg Independent, which can be viewed on the microfilm reader/printer. Books that are carried at the Gothenburg Library can be checked on-line using the Online Catalog.  This new feature will also tell whether or not a book is checked out.  Library activities include a preschool story hour during the winter months and a summer reading program for school-age children. The hospital, nursing home, and shut-ins are serviced from the library. 

Library Staff

Mary Koch  Director

Margaret Dillon  Assistant Director

Linda Swan  Children's Librarian

Ilona Jordison  Part-Time Librarian

Connie Hilderbrand  Part-Time Librarian

Library Hours

Mission Statement

The Gothenburg Public Library believes it is essential to provide free and equal access to services and resources to meet the informational, recreational, educational and technological needs of the community.  The library will serve as a center for learning and enrichment for all residents of all ages on an equal basis.  The library's collections will offer access to a variety of points of view on various issues.  

Equipment & Services

Children's Programs

Story Hour

Preschoolers 3 - 5

October - December     February - March

1 hour class each Thursday

$2 Fee

Reading Club

Kindergarten - 6th Grade

June 4 - July 23

9:30 - 11:00 or 1:30 - 3:00 Each Thursday

Chose morning or afternoon session

Golden Sower Reading Program

Kindergarten - 3rd Grade

4th - 6th Grade

7th - 9th Grade

Read 4 of 10 selected books and

vote for your favorite author each year.

Online Catalog

The Gothenburg Public Library's broad choice of books can be searched for over the internet.  Simply double-click on the 'Online Catalog'  title, and then search by title, author, subject, etc.  The search will provide the information as to whether or not the book is carried by at the Gothenburg Public Library and whether or not the book is currently checked out. 

Also if you are interested, please check out this website:  NebraskAccess

Library Board

"Click" so there is a check mark on the Omnifile Full Text Select

Select! Search Plus or Search

You will find the most articles with selection of "words anywhere"

**If you enter a persons name do not use commas for example:  John Glenn

Click on the Search Now to bring up the articles

Select:  Full Text HTML to see the whole article

Print:  go under file at the top of the screen and select print