Events

Bring a blanket and enjoy a high energy, interactive magic show with lots of audience participation, modern music, and hilarious comedy. In the event of inclement weather, this program will move to Library Meeting Room B.

Come on down to the farm! We will be having lots of fun, farm-themed activities in the Youth Area, including making horses out of pool noodles and doing hobby horsing challenges.

Bennington Fire Department visits the Bennington Library

Join for an interactive look into the world of wildlife rehabilitation with our friends from Nebraska Wildlife Rehab. Learn what the team at NWR does, what it takes to become a wildlife rehabilitator, and how animals end up needing care in the first place. Explore each step of the rehabilitation journey—from intake and treatment to release back into the wild. This engaging program is perfect for anyone curious about animal care and the important work of helping injured wildlife. This program is for patrons 6+. Registration is required.

Join Keep Omaha Beautiful as they dig into the world of composting and discover how to keep food scraps and other organic materials out of the landfill. Test your skills by sorting different organics into appropriate composting streams. Take a closer look inside a vermicompost bin and meet the worms hard at work turning our food waste into healthy soil.

We might need a bigger boat…or at least a bigger bingo card! Bring your friends or family to celebrate Shark Week with bingo. No prior knowledge of sharks is required to enjoy the game. This is a free event for adults and children ages 5 and older. Registration is required.

Join Omaha Public Library for an engaging, curated evening of storytelling! This special event celebrates talented storytellers of all ages, showcasing creativity, imagination, and the power of sharing stories.

Curiosity Crew is a one-hour, hands-on STEM program for children ages 6-11 that blends play, exploration, and early learning! Stop by to learn about a topic and complete an activity! June Theme: Dinos! Celebrate our summer reading theme and learn about types of dinosaurs and how their fossils were made. Space is limited. Registration is encouraged.

Kick off your summer with Kids FunFare — a free family-friendly event happening every Thursday morning in June at Regency Shopping Center! Performance will take place outside next to Kinaara. Don’t miss this fun-filled June tradition – perfect for little ones and a great way to make summer memories!

We might need a bigger boat…or at least a bigger bingo card! Bring your friends or family to celebrate Shark Week with bingo. No prior knowledge of sharks is required to enjoy the game. This is a free event for adults and children ages 5 and older. Registration is required.

It's a bird, it's a plane ... no, it's Fontenelle Forest's Raptor Rescue! Join for a high-flying storytime featuring guests from the rescue.

Every Thursday join in the Curiosity Lab, as we explore science with hands-on activities and experiments. *Participants should be prepared to get messy*

Learn how to make your own homemade pickles with guest experts from Whispering Roots. Suggested ages 13+.

Join OPL at different parks and places for storytime, featuring stories, creative movement, music and more. Storytime is geared toward preschoolers, but all ages are welcome. Rain or shine, we'll be there!

Join author and illustrator Bruce Arant, creator of Simpson's Sheep Won't Go to Sleep! and Simpson's Sheep Just Want to Sleep! In this picture book presentation, Bruce will be guiding young kids through how picture books are made, drawing the whole time.