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
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
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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Kids
Teens
Adults
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
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
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
Mon | June 6 | 2 pm R Benson Branch
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
Thurs | June 2 & July 7 | 10:30 am Benson Branch
Virtual Author Visit R
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
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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Kids
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Tues | June 14 | 6 pm Corkscrew Wine & Cheese 3908 Farnam Street
Teens
Adults
All ages
R Registration required
Thurs | June 16 | 5 pm Elkhorn Branch Thurs | July 21 | 5 pm Florence Branch
Thursdays & 1st Saturdays 10 am–3 pm Swanson Branch
Thurs | July 7 | 4 pm South Omaha Library
Tues | June 28 & July 26 | 1 pm Swanson Branch
Sat | June 4 & July 2 | 2 pm Online event
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Sat | June 18 & July 16 | 2 pm Millard Branch
Tues | June 7 & July 5 | 4 pm Sorensen Branch
Wed | June 22 & July 27 | 1 pm Abrahams Branch
Wed | June 8 & July 13 | 5:45 pm Millard Branch Tues | June 28 & July 26 | 6 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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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
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
Wed | July 20 | 1 pm Millard Branch
Mon | June 13 | 4 pm R Main Library Tues | June 14 | 3:30 pm Willa Cather Branch
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
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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Kids
Wed | June 22 | 1:30 pm Washington Branch
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Teens
Adults
All ages
R Registration required
Thurs | June 16 | 4 pm Washington Branch
Tues | June 14 | 2 pm Main Library Wed | June 29 | 10:30 am Saddlebrook Branch
Tues | June 28 | 3:30 pm Willa Cather Branch
Fri | July 15 | 11 am–1 pm R Saddlebrook Branch
Thurs | June 23 | 1 pm Sorensen Branch
Thurs | July 21 | 1 pm R Sorensen Branch
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
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
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
Thurs | June 23 | 1 pm Millard Branch
Tues | June 21 | 2 pm Florence Branch
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
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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Kids
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
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
Tuesdays at 10:30 am
Tues | June 7 & July 5 | 6 pm
Wednesdays & Thursdays at 9:30 am
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
Chalco Hills 8901 South 154th Street
Elmwood Park Grotto 802 South 60th Street
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Kids
Zorinsky Lake #5 Boat Ramp 3808 South 156th Street
Standing Bear Lake Kids Park 11 Papio Lake 16 Rd N
Kountze Park 3505 Florence Boulevard
Florence Park 3015 State Street
Omaha Conservatory of Music 7023 Cass Street
Miller Park Sprayground 2707 Redick Avenue
Glenn Cunningham Lake 8660 Lake Cunningham Road
Florence Mill 9102 North 30th Street
Metcalfe Park Decatur Street & Country Club Avenue
Clarkson Park 124 North 42nd Street
Stone Ridge Splash Park 4655 North 163rd Street
Adams Park 3121 Bedford Avenue
Gene Leahy Mall 1302 Farnam Street
Omaha Permaculture 4101 Grant Street OPPD Arboretum 10601 Blondo Street
Chalco Hills 8901 South 154th Street
Dundee Community Garden 4902 Underwood Avenue
Teens
Adults
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
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
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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4808 Cass St. | 402.444.5274 6015 Binney St. | 402.444.4846
2100 Reading Plz. | 402.289.4367 2868 Ames Ave. | 402.444.4849 2920 Bondesson St. | 402.444.5299 13214 Westwood Ln. | 402.444.4848 5111 N. 90th St. | 402.444.6284 14850 Laurel Ave. | 402.444.5780 2808 Q St. | 402.444.4850
9101 W. Dodge Rd. | 402.444.4852 215 S. 15th St. | 402.444.4800 1905 S. 44th St. | 402.444.4851