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Build and decorate a cardboard mannequin in your own (or inspired by your own) likeness. Once you learn this technique, you can build up a whole little world that spans across time and is full of all your favorite people, places, and…
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Feeling inspired by the joy of reading? Join OPL to “Color Our World” by creating a miniature painting or diorama inside a small tin. All supplies provided.
This is a free event for adults 19+. Registration is required and opens June…
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Calling all aspiring artists and Bob Ross fans! Join Omaha Public Library and a Certified Ross Instructor to enjoy the joy of painting by learning to create a desert scene in Ross’s classic style. Come along to experience some ‘happy…
Join OPL on the fourth Tuesday of the month for a lively discussion of this month's featured book.
For the July 22 meeting we will be discussing My Ántonia, by Willa Cather, as part of the Nebraska Endowment for the Arts Big Read…
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Many Americans worried that as a result of the 1862 Homestead Act, the influx of European immigrants to the United States would hurt the economy. Willa Cather grew up around different cultures and appreciated them. Rachel Olsen, Director of…
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Feeling inspired by the joy of reading? Join OPL to “Color Our World” by creating a miniature painting or diorama inside a small tin. All supplies provided.
This is a free event for adults 19+. Registration is required and opens July 1.…
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Learn to fold and make a classic mini zine from a single sheet of paper. Then use it as your canvas to find new ways to engage with your community, history, and surroundings!
About the Artists
Torrey Smith Nohner is an artist, writer, and…
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Don’t we all have drafts of potential ready to be developed? Ideations and dreams in the vault waiting to be actualized? Let’s do it together.
In this playwriting workshop led by Nebraska Writers Collective Teaching Artist, Allana Pommier,…
Join OPL on the second Monday of the month for a lively discussion of this month’s featured book. We will bring an additional element to the discussion in the form of a resource guide or collection piece(s). See what we’re reading here.…
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Take a drive down North 30th Street during North Omaha Summer Arts' Annual Garden Walk.
Visit the Washington Branch for a native plant tour and the "Quilters We Are" annual quilt show. There will be seed and plant giveaways, a…
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Take a drive down North 30th Street during North Omaha Summer Arts' Annual Garden Walk.
At the Florence Branch, visit with the Northern Lights Garden Club and complete a scavenger hunt, with a garden talk and a plant giveaway at 1:00.
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Feeling inspired by the joy of reading? Join OPL to “Color Our World” by creating a miniature painting or diorama inside a small tin. All supplies provided.
This is a free event for adults 19+. Registration is required and opens Friday,…
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Whether you come from Bag End or beyond the Misty Mountains, adventure awaits! Come anytime between 2 and 4 p.m. to enjoy crafts, activities, and fun for families, adults, and hobbits of all ages inspired by the beloved world of…
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Whether you come from Bag End or beyond the Misty Mountains, adventure awaits! Come anytime between 2 and 4 p.m. to enjoy crafts, activities, and fun for families, adults, and hobbits of all ages inspired by the beloved world of J.R.R.…
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Join Teaching Artist, Chelsea Herman, as they guide us in the technique of pamphlet stitch binding. This hand-stitched binding is well suited for poetry chapbooks, imagery, and short texts or for creating elegant handbound catalogues,…
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Whether you come from Bag End or beyond the Misty Mountains, adventure awaits! Come anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. to enjoy crafts, activities, and fun for families, adults, and hobbits of all ages inspired by the beloved world of J.R.R.…
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Whether you come from Bag End or beyond the Misty Mountains, adventure awaits! Come anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. to enjoy crafts, activities, and fun for families, adults, and hobbits of all ages inspired by the beloved world of J.R.R.…
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Whether you come from Bag End or beyond the Misty Mountains, adventure awaits! Come anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. to enjoy crafts, activities, and fun for families, adults, and hobbits of all ages inspired by the beloved world…
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Join library staff to learn how to create your own zine at this hands-on workshop!
Zines are unique, handmade, hyper-local booklets created by community members that help to quickly spread ideas to other members in the community. Zines…
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Join us for a conversation with Javier Zamora, author of the 2025 Omaha Reads book, "Solito,” followed by a Q & A session with the audience. Copies of "Solito" will be available for purchase and signing.
Registration is highly…
