2022 OPL Summer Reading Program Booklet

June 1-July 31, 2022

presented by the Richard Brooke Foundation

Learn more and sign up at omahalibrary.org.

to our sponsors!

Omaha Public Library is grateful to all the organizations who help make summer reading programming and prizes possible.

Richard Brooke Foundation Adah and Leon Millard Foundation Cox Gilbert C. Swanson Foundation Mutual of Omaha Sokolof Foundation in memory of Richard Rosinsky Special Donor-Advised Fund of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation

Friends of Omaha Public Library Omaha Public Library Foundation

Completely Kids Diventures Friends of OPL Omaha Storm Chasers Papio NRD

Receive a free book when you register!

Complete any combination of 10 activities or reading/listening hours to receive a(n): • Book • Voucher for a book from the Friends of Omaha Public Library book sale • Omaha Storm Chasers ticket voucher

Complete any combination of 10 activities or reading/listening hours to receive a voucher for a book from the Friends of Omaha Public Library book sale, and have a chance to win additional prizes.

Prizes available beginning June 1, while supplies last.

(for an 8/3 or 8/7 game)

• Chance to win additional prizes

check off the activities below as you complete them!

with Jim Gill

Gene Leahy Mall | 1302 Farnam Street Celebrate the end of the 2022 Summer Reading Program at the new Gene Leahy Mall with a family concert along with: • A climbing wall • A gaga ball pit • Giant games

• A mobile makerspace • On-demand custom reading lists • Other park play structures

A few lucky winners will receive a copy of a Jim Gill book.

Thurs | June 2 | 1 pm R Sorensen Branch Thurs | June 2 | 4 pm R Washington Branch Wed | June 29 | 1 pm R Millard Branch Fri | July 1 | 1:30 pm R Swanson Branch

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Thurs | June 23 | 2 pm Elkhorn Branch

Tues | July 19 | 3:30 pm  Willa Cather Branch

Wed | July 6 | 1:30 pm Washington Branch

Thurs | June 9 | 1 pm Sorensen Branch

Fri | July 22 | 2 pm  Willa Cather Branch Sat | July 23 | 2 pm R Abrahams Branch

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Tues | July 26 | 2 pm R Main Library

Fri | June 17 | 1 pm R Abrahams Branch Tues | July 12 | 2 pm Florence Branch Sat | June 4 | 1 pm Willa Cather Branch

Thurs | July 14 | 2 pm R Florence Branch

Mon | June 6 | 1 pm Abrahams Branch

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Tues | June 7 | 2 pm Swanson Branch Tues | June 14 | 3 pm Florence Branch

Wed | June 8 | 1:30 pm Washington Branch Thurs | June 16 | 1 pm Benson Branch

Wed | June 8 | 10:30 am R Saddlebrook Branch

Thurs | July 7 | 1 pm Millard Branch

Thurs | June 30 | 1 pm  Sorensen Branch

Sat | July 9 | 10:30 am South Omaha Library

Wed | July 6 | 1 pm R Millard Branch

Wed | July 13 | 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch

Sat | July 16 | 3 pm  South Omaha Library Tues | July 19 | 2 pm R Swanson Branch Mon | July 25 | 1 pm R Abrahams Branch

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 All ages

R Registration required

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Wed | June 8 | 1 pm Millard Branch Mon | July 11 | 1 pm Abrahams Branch

Thurs | June 9 | 4 pm Washington Branch

Thurs | July 28 | 1 pm R Millard Branch

Thurs | June 23 & July 21 | 1 pm R Benson Branch

Thurs | July 28 | 4 pm Washington Branch

Wed | July 13 | 1:30 pm R Washington Branch

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Sat | June 25 | 3 pm South Omaha Library

Thurs | June 30 | 1 pm R Millard Branch Tues | July 5 | 3:30 pm Willa Cather Branch

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Tues | June 21 | 3:30 pm Willa Cather Branch

Fri | June 17 & July 15 | 1:30 pm R Swanson Branch

Tues | June 28 | 3 pm R Florence Branch

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Mon | June 6 | 2 pm R Benson Branch

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Sat | June 18 | 2 pm R Abrahams Branch Thurs | July 7 | 4 pm Washington Branch Mon | July 11 | 4 pm R Main Library Tues | July 12 | 3:30 pm Willa Cather Branch

Thurs | July 14 | 4 pm R Washington Branch Mon | July 25 | 4 pm R Main Library

Visit omahalibrary.org for complete program details and registration information.

Groups of 10 or more, please contact the library in advance.

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Tues | June 14 & July 12 | 5:30 pm Benson Branch

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Fri | June 3 & July 1 | 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch

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Thurs | June 2 & July 7 | 10:30 am Benson Branch

Virtual Author Visit R

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Wed | June 8 & July 13 | Noon Main Library

Tues | June 7 | 4 pm Online event

Watch Party 

Tues | June 7 | 3:30 pm Willa Cather Branch

Wed | June 29 & July 27 | 5:30 pm Millard Branch

Tues | June 7 | 4 pm Millard Branch Washington Branch

Thurs | June 2 & July 7 | 1:30 pm Elkhorn Branch

Virtual Author Visit R

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Wed | June 15 | 2 pm Online event

Thurs | June 23 & July 28 | 5:30 pm Abrahams Branch

Watch Party 

Wed | June 15 | 2 pm Abrahams Branch R Elkhorn Branch R Washington Branch

Wed | June 15 & July 20 | 12:30 pm Elkhorn Branch Thurs | June 16 & July 14 | 2 pm Saddlebrook Branch

Virtual Author Visit R Wed | July 27 | 1 pm Online event

Sat | June 18 & July 16 | 1 pm Willa Cather Branch

Watch Party 

Wed | July 27 | 1 pm Elkhorn Branch R Millard Branch Saddlebrook Branch Washington Branch

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Tues | June 14 | 6 pm Corkscrew Wine & Cheese 3908 Farnam Street

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R Registration required

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Thurs | June 16 | 5 pm Elkhorn Branch Thurs | July 21 | 5 pm Florence Branch

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Thursdays & 1st Saturdays 10 am–3 pm Swanson Branch

Thurs | July 7 | 4 pm South Omaha Library

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Tues | June 28 & July 26 | 1 pm Swanson Branch

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Sat | June 4 & July 2 | 2 pm Online event

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Sat | June 18 & July 16 | 2 pm Millard Branch

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Tues | June 7 & July 5 | 4 pm Sorensen Branch

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Wed | June 22 & July 27 | 1 pm Abrahams Branch

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Wed | June 8 & July 13 | 5:45 pm Millard Branch Tues | June 28 & July 26 | 6 pm Willa Cather Branch

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Visit omahalibrary.org for complete program details and registration information.

Groups of 10 or more, please contact the library in advance.

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Tues | June 7 | 2 pm Florence Branch

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Fri | June 10 | 10 am–3 pm Swanson Branch

Thurs | July 14 | 2 pm Elkhorn Branch

Wed | June 22 | 10 am–3 pm Millard Branch

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Sat | July 16 | 1 pm Willa Cather Branch

Thurs | July 21 | 10 am–3 pm Elkhorn Branch

Tues | July 19 | 2 pm Florence Branch

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Sat | June 25 | 10:30 am Prospect Hill Cemetery | 3202 Parker Street Mondays (except June 20 & July 4) at 4 pm R Millard Branch Wednesdays at 5 pm R Willa Cather Branch

Tues | June 14 | 2 pm Swanson Branch Fri | June 24 | 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch Thurs | July 7 | 1 pm Benson Branch

Sat | June 18 & July 16 | 1 pm  Swanson Branch Sat | June 4 | 2 pm R Abrahams Branch

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Fri | June 10 | 2 pm Willa Cather Branch

Tues | July 12 | 2 pm Main Library

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Wed | July 20 | 1 pm Millard Branch

Mon | June 13 | 4 pm R Main Library Tues | June 14 | 3:30 pm Willa Cather Branch

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Wed | July 20 | 1:30 pm Washington Branch

Thurs | June 30 | 4 pm R Washington Branch Thurs | June 9 | 1 pm Millard Branch

Thurs | July 21 | 1 pm Millard Branch

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Thurs | July 28 | 1 pm Sorensen Branch

Thurs | July 14 | 1 pm Benson Branch

Sun | July 10 | 2 pm Main Library

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Wed | June 22 | 1:30 pm Washington Branch

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 Adults

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R Registration required

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Thurs | June 16 | 4 pm  Washington Branch

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Tues | June 14 | 2 pm Main Library Wed | June 29 | 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch

Tues | June 28 | 3:30 pm  Willa Cather Branch

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Fri | July 15 | 11 am–1 pm R Saddlebrook Branch

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Thurs | June 23 | 1 pm Sorensen Branch

Thurs | July 21 | 1 pm R Sorensen Branch

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Wed | June 15 | 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch

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Thurs | June 16 | 1–5 pm Sorensen Branch

Wed | June 15 | 4 pm South Omaha Library

Sat | July 9 | 12:30–4:30 pm Abrahams Branch

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Thurs | June 9 | 2 pm R Elkhorn Branch

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Sat | June 18 | Noon–4 pm Millard Branch

Tues | June 21 | 2 pm R Swanson Branch

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Sun | July 31 | 2–4 pm Gene Leahy Mall | 1302 Farnam Street

Fri | June 24 | 2 pm R Willa Cather Branch Thurs | July 14 | 1 pm Sorensen Branch

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Fri | June 17 | 5:30–8 pm Saddlebrook Branch Sat | June 18 | 11 am Willa Cather Branch Tues | July 12 | 2 pm Swanson Branch Fri | July 29 | 1 pm R Abrahams Branch

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Thurs | June 23 | 1 pm Millard Branch

Tues | June 21 | 2 pm Florence Branch

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Wed | June 22 | 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch Tues | June 28 | 2 pm Swanson Branch Thurs | June 30 | 1 pm Benson Branch Fri | July 1 | 2 pm R Abrahams Branch Sat | July 2 | 2 pm Willa Cather Branch

Visit omahalibrary.org for complete program details and registration information.

Groups of 10 or more, please contact the library in advance.

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Fri | June 10 | 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch

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Mon | June 27 | 3:30 pm Main Library

Thurs | June 9 & July 14 | 11 am–1 pm Film Streams | Ruth Sokolof Theater 1340 Mike Fahey Street

Tues | June 28 | 2 pm Main Library

Thurs | July 7 | 1 pm Sorensen Branch Mon | July 18 | 2 pm Benson Branch

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Tues | July 19 | 1, 2 & 3 pm Elkhorn Branch

Thurs | July 28 | 1 pm Benson Branch

Thurs | July 21 | 4 pm Washington Branch Fri | July 22 | 1:30 & 2:30 pm Swanson Branch

Fri | June 3 | 10:30 am R Saddlebrook Branch

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Thurs | June 9 | 1 pm  Benson Branch

Tues | July 26 | 2 & 3 pm Swanson Branch

Wed | June 29 | 1:30 pm  Washington Branch

Fri | June 3 | 1:30 & 2:30 pm R Swanson Branch

Fri | July 8 | 2 pm R Willa Cather Branch Mon | June 27 | 1 pm Online event

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Thurs | June 9 | 1, 2 & 3 pm R Florence Branch Wed | June 15 | 1 & 2 pm R Millard Branch Thurs | June 16 | 1 & 2 pm R Millard Branch Thurs | June 23 | 4 pm R Washington Branch Fri | July 8 | 10:30 am R Saddlebrook Branch Tues | July 26 | 3:30 pm R Willa Cather Branch

Wed | July 13 | 1 & 2 pm R Millard Branch Thurs | July 14 | 1 & 2 pm R Millard Branch

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 Teens

 Adults

 All ages

R Registration required

costume character visits 

Fri | June 10 | 10:30 am Elkhorn Branch Sat | June 11 | 10 am Sorensen Branch Sun | June 12 | 2 pm Main Library

Mon | June 13 | 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch Tues | June 14 | 10:30 am Benson Branch Wed | June 15 | 10:30 am Abrahams Branch Thurs | June 16 | 10:30 am Willa Cather Branch Fri | June 17 | 10:30 am Millard Branch

Fri | July 8 | 10:30 am Elkhorn Branch

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Sat | July 9 | 10:30 am Swanson Branch Sun | July 10 | 2 pm Millard Branch Mon | July 11 | 10:30 am Main Library Tues | July 12 | 10:30 am Benson Branch Wed | July 13 | 6 pm (en Español) South Omaha Library

Online Storytimes

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Tuesdays at 10:30 am

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Tues | June 7 & July 5 | 6 pm

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Wednesdays & Thursdays at 9:30 am

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Mon | June 6 & July 18 | 2 pm

Thurs | July 14 | 10:30 am Florence Branch Sat | July 16 | 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch Visit omahalibrary.org for complete program details and registration information.

Groups of 10 or more, please contact the library in advance.

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Out & About Storytimes 

Regency Park 9808 Harney Parkway South

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Chalco Hills 8901 South 154th Street

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Elmwood Park Grotto 802 South 60th Street

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Zorinsky Lake #5 Boat Ramp 3808 South 156th Street

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Standing Bear Lake Kids Park 11 Papio Lake 16 Rd N

Kountze Park 3505 Florence Boulevard

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Florence Park 3015 State Street

Omaha Conservatory of Music 7023 Cass Street

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Miller Park Sprayground 2707 Redick Avenue

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Glenn Cunningham Lake 8660 Lake Cunningham Road

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Florence Mill 9102 North 30th Street

Metcalfe Park Decatur Street & Country Club Avenue

Clarkson Park 124 North 42nd Street

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Stone Ridge Splash Park 4655 North 163rd Street

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Adams Park 3121 Bedford Avenue

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Gene Leahy Mall 1302 Farnam Street

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Omaha Permaculture 4101 Grant Street OPPD Arboretum 10601 Blondo Street

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Chalco Hills 8901 South 154th Street

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Dundee Community Garden 4902 Underwood Avenue

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 All ages

R Registration required

weekly Storytimes 

Mondays (except June 20 & July 4) at 9:30 am Millard Branch Mondays (except June 20 & July 4) at 10:30 am Millard Branch (except June 6 & 20 and July 4 & 11) Saddlebrook Branch Washington Branch Tuesdays at 10:30 am Benson Branch Saddlebrook Branch (June 7 & 21 and July 5 & 19) Tuesdays at 9:30 am Benson Branch Millard Branch

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Wednesdays at 9:30 am Millard Branch

Thursdays at 9:30 am Swanson Branch Thursdays (except July 21) at 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch Fridays at 9:30 am Millard Branch

 en Español

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Mondays (except June 20 & July 4) at 10:30 am Main Library Tuesdays at 10 am Sorensen Branch Thursdays at 10:30 am Millard Branch

Thursdays (except June 30) at 9:30 am Millard Branch Thursdays at 10:30 am Florence Branch Willa Cather Branch

Saturdays at 9:30 am Benson Branch Wednesdays at 6 pm South Omaha Library

Wednesdays at 10:30 am Abrahams Branch Elkhorn Branch Main Library Millard Branch

Fridays at 10:30 am Abrahams Branch Elkhorn Branch South Omaha Library Saturdays at 10 am

June 4, 11 & 25 and July 9 & 23

Sorensen Branch

Saturdays at 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch (except July 23) Swanson Branch

Saturdays at 10:30 am Benson Branch

Visit omahalibrary.org for complete program details and registration information.

Groups of 10 or more, please contact the library in advance.

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