Events
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Join children’s book illustrator, Chloe Burgett, as she shares what it's like drawing pictures for children's books. Chloe will present about her job, read her book, answer questions, and lead a draw-along activity.
This is a free event…
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Join children’s book illustrator, Chloe Burgett, as she shares what it's like drawing pictures for children's books. Chloe will present about her job, read her book, answer questions, and lead a draw-along activity.
This is a free event…
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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,…
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Join Omaha Public Library for a curated storytelling event!
We will start the night with hearing from our Virginia Frank Writing Contest winners and Teen Poetry Bash winners.
After a brief intermission, storytellers selected from our…
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Join Angelica Perez of the Nebraska Writers Collective for a bilingual poetry workshop inspired by Solito by Javier Zamora. Participants will have a space to write poetry in either English or Spanish. Angelica is bilingual and brings…
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Join OPL for a fun storytelling event for adults!
Every journey leaves a mark—whether it’s a big move, a personal transformation, or a path you never expected to take. What journey has shaped who you are today? We’d love to hear the story…
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In this informal writing club, there are no assigned prompts – you just come to write amongst peers! After a period of quiet writing time, we’ll transition to a brief share-out. You are not obligated to share your work. Writers of all…
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Are you an aspiring songwriter or composer? Are you interested in sharing your work? Join professional musician Andre Vander Velde to learn about getting started in writing songs and composing music.
This is a free event for teens 13-18.…
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Join Karla Hernandez-Torrijos of the Nebraska Writers Collective for a bilingual poetry workshop inspired by Solito by Javier Zamora. Participants will have a space to write poetry in either English or Spanish. Karla is…
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Join OPL for a fun storytelling event for adults!
Spine-chilling tales are lurking around every corner—have you ever had a moment that made your heart race or your imagination run wild? Whether it’s a ghost story, a creepy coincidence, or…
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Adventure starts at the library with OPL’s Legends and Libraries, a D&D club for teens. Meet new friends, have fun rolling dice, fight monsters, and maybe even save the world in this cooperative storytelling game of adventure, mystery, and…
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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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What if Cinderella didn’t go to the ball? What if the Little Mermaid opened a beachside taco stand instead of swimming off with the prince? What if your child rewrote the ending to one of their favorite stories? In this imaginative and…
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Javier Zamora es un poeta galardonado y el autor de Solito, el título ganador de Omaha Reads 2025. ¡Ahora queremos escucharte a ti! Comparte tus propias historias o poemas, en inglés o en tu idioma preferido.
Prepara una historia o poema…
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You are cordially invited to a party! Someone has been murdered. Who did it? Everyone had a motive. Everyone had the opportunity. Can you figure it out?
This is an interactive event. Character booklets will be provided at the door and time…
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Are you an aspiring songwriter or composer? Are you interested in sharing your work? Join professional musician Andre Vander Velde to learn about getting started in writing songs and composing music.
This is a free event for teens 13-18.…
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Join paranormal expert Brian Corey for an eerie exploration into Omaha’s urban legends. Learn about the tools and techniques used by ghost hunters, and share your own chilling tales of paranormal encounters—if you dare!
This is a free…
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You are cordially invited to a party! Someone has been murdered. Who did it? Everyone had a motive. Everyone had the opportunity. Can you figure it out?
This is an interactive event. Character booklets will be provided at the door and time…
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Join paranormal expert Brian Corey for an eerie exploration into Omaha’s urban legends. Learn about the tools and techniques used by ghost hunters, and share your own chilling tales of paranormal encounters—if you dare!
This is a free…
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You are cordially invited to a party! Someone has been murdered. Who did it? Everyone had a motive. Everyone had the opportunity. Can you figure it out?
This is an interactive event. Character booklets will be provided at the door and time…