Events
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Join OPL as we celebrate children around the world for DIA. We’ll take a look at the children and the culture of Japan with kamishibai, Japanese paper theater. This traditional method of Japanese storytelling combines beautiful…
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Join OPL as we welcome local Nebraska textile weaver and author Mary Zicafoose. Mary will discuss her work as an artist creating ikat textiles, her book "Ikat," and share stories of her life and travels that have led her to become an…
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Join OPL as we welcome Taylor Adams, head puppeteer for Opera Omaha’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. Taylor will educate young patrons about puppetry and encourage them through the creative process of making their own puppets. All supplies are free and…
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Get ready to unleash your creativity in this action-packed, game-based writing workshop led by Nebraska Writers Collective Teaching Artist and Author, Shelly Nosbisch! Through fun, interactive games like Literary Jenga, Writing Roulette,…
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Join a Teaching Artist from the Nebraska Writers Collective as they lead a writer’s workshop. Participants will workshop their own work and participate in a prompted writing activity.
This is a free event for kids aged 8-12. All supplies…
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Join OPL as we welcome Taylor Adams, head puppeteer for Opera Omaha’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. Taylor will educate young patrons about puppetry and encourage them through the creative process of making their own puppets.
All supplies are…
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Join Teaching Artist Noni from the Nebraska Writers Collective as they lead a writer's workshop. Participants will participate in a prompted writing activity where Noni encourages you to explore the power of love poems, whether they be…
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Join OPL as we welcome Taylor Adams, head puppeteer for Opera Omaha’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. Taylor will educate young patrons about puppetry and encourage them through the creative process of making their own puppets. All supplies are free and…
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Join OPL as we welcome local Nebraska textile weaver and author Mary Zicafoose. Mary will discuss her work as an artist creating ikat textiles, her book "Ikat," and share stories of her life and travels that have led her to become an…
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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 Teaching Artist Noni from the Nebraska Writers Collective as they lead a writer's workshop. Participants will participate in a prompted writing activity where Noni encourages you to explore the power of love poems, whether they be…
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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 OPL as we welcome local Nebraska textile weaver and author Mary Zicafoose. Mary will discuss her work as an artist creating ikat textiles, her book "Ikat," and share stories of her life and travels that have led her to become an…
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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 OPL as we welcome local Nebraska textile weaver and author Mary Zicafoose. Mary will discuss her work as an artist creating ikat textiles, her book "Ikat," and share stories of her life and travels that have led her to become an…
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In this hands-on workshop led by Nebraska Writers Collective Teaching Artist, Bridget Lillethorup, we’ll discuss how writers approach writing their family’s stories. We’ll consider questions like: What are the ethical considerations around…
- ,Get ready to unleash your creativity in this action-packed, game-based writing workshop led by Nebraska Writers Collective Teaching Artist and Author, Shelly Nosbisch! Through fun, interactive games like Literary Jenga, Writing Roulette,…
- ,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…