A pampered pet "society mouse" Roddy St. James (Hugh Jackman) thinks he's got it made... until he's literally flushed away to a bustling underground world of ninja frogs, hench-rats and singing slugs. In an attempt to get out, he meets an enterprising scavenger Rita (Kate Winslet) and a villainous Toad (Ian McKellen). This outrageously inventive adventure is a flood of fun.

For the first time ever, the Omaha Winter Market is going weekly! Join every Sunday from November through March, 11AM – 3PM at our new permanent location, Fowling Warehouse, for an indoor market experience that’s warm, vibrant, and full of local flavor.

The sledding hill is open 12–6 PM on select weekends, transforming the amphitheater into a snowy playground for all ages. Grab a saucer (or bring your own), take the hill, and enjoy the ultimate winter thrill—no lift ticket required!

Come join for their annual Easter Egg Hunt! They are bringing back their Egg Hunt! The Easter Bunny will be joining us! There will be pictures with the Easter Bunny and snacks. Pets are welcome. This is a free event and open to the public. Kids will hunt for eggs in designated areas for their age group during the designated times. After they hunt for the eggs, then they can turn in their eggs for a bag of goodies at the Egg Exchange. They look forward to seeing you there!
The Egg Hunt Times
Ages 1-3 Years: 1:15 PM
Ages 4-6 Years 1:45 PM
Ages 7-10 Years 2:15 PM

Mark your calendars for the action-packed Guns & Hoses Hockey Challenge at Baxter Arena on March 15th, 2026. Watch local police officers and firefighters go head-to-head on ice, all for a great cause: supporting the First Responders Foundation! Kids will love to check out all the cool first responder vehicles parked out front, the exciting hock play, vendor booths and giveaways, chuck-a-puck intermission activity, and more fun planned at our Kids Zone. It’s the perfect springtime activity regardless of weather! Tickets are just $16, and kids two and under are FREE. Call or visit the Baxter Arena Box Office avoid service charges (402-554-6287).

Discover and connect with your local health and wellness vendors for resources to support a healthier you!

Click Clack Duck will visit for a special storytime! Children of all ages are welcome. Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. We explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking, and writing in each storytime. There will be opportunities to take photos.

Come enjoy a cooking demonstration with No More Empty Pots to learn skills such as nutrition, teamwork, and food-safety. The session will feature local, seasonal and garden fresh foods. This free event is open to adults and children aged 5 and up. Children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. Registration is required.

Create your own kite. While supplies last. For kids in kindergarten through 6th grade.

Work on your fiber art projects while enjoying the company of others. Crocheting, knitting, cross stitching, and other fiber art mediums welcomed. Third Monday of each month, 5:30 to 7:30 in the Main Library's Meeting Room.

Bump! Set! Spike! Join OPL and the Omaha Supernovas volleyball team for storytime! Read about playing volleyball and then show off your volleyball skills with the team members.

Join Nebraska Extension as they share how planting pollinators can beautify your yard and support wildlife. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, you’ll leave inspired with practical tips to bring this eco-friendly gardening practice to your home. This is a free event for adults 19+ . Registration is required.

The Omaha Organization for the Purpose of Storytelling (OOPS) will have a special storytelling night at the library! Join as we listen to Irish folktales and stories. FREE! All ages are welcome!

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Kipp with green lighting, shamrock tattoos, free face painting (4:30–8 PM), balloon drops at 5:30 PM & 6:30 PM, festive photo ops, and a disco-style dance party throughout the day. Members: Free | Nonmembers: Regular admission applies

Some local authors are sharing their picture books! If you would like to buy one of their books bring cash. Ideal for ages 0-8 and their guardians.

Come and celebrate the luck of the Irish! Miss Tina will read a few St Patrick's Day stories, followed by a luck-themed guided yoga and a "charm"-ing craft project. Who needs a pot of gold when you've got your favorite local toy store!

St. Patrick's Day Slime

Celebrate reading with a party all about bookmarks! Kids can decorate a variety of bookmarks using fun supplies and their own creativity. From colorful designs to imaginative patterns, everyone will leave with a collection of unique bookmarks to enjoy with their favorite books. All supplies are included while supplies last. This is a free event for kids ages 6-10, and registration is required.

Nerf Battle: Have a Nerf gun at home? Want to battle it out with others, they’ll have a Nerf battle in Turf Room, set with obstacles. Don’t have a nerf gun? Don’t worry they will have extras. Ages: 8 -14 years old (*6-7 year olds can participate with parental supervision.) Cost: FREE for members, day pass rate for non members ($10)

Looking for a unique way to enjoy your latest audiobook and meet fellow crafters? The Audiobook Crafting Club invites you to bring your audiobook, headphones and current project—whether it's knitting, crocheting, drawing, or something else—and settle in for a relaxed session of crafting and listening. This low-key, social-but-solo club is the perfect way to make progress on your projects, immerse yourself in a good story, and enjoy the quiet company of others doing the same. It's an ideal club for anyone who wants to craft more, read more, and casually build community.

This art workshop is open to tweens and teens ages 12 and up. Join Ms. Rachel as she shows how professionals illustrate books. Registration is required. Call or visit to sign up

Click Clack Duck will visit for a special storytime! Children of all ages are welcome. Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. We explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking, and writing in each storytime. There will be opportunities to take photos.

Curiosity Crew is a one-hour, hands-on STEM program for children ages 2–11 that blends play, exploration, and early learning. Through interactive activities using age-appropriate technology, toys, and apps, young learners discover foundational STEM concepts while building problem-solving, motor, and early literacy skills. This playful, engaging environment helps spark curiosity and comfort with digital tools from an early age, while also supporting school readiness by nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and social-emotional development. March Theme: Shrinking Art! Space is limited. Registration is encouraged.

Volleyball: LOVB Nebraska vs. LOVB Atlanta

Get ready for a super-powered story time! Join us for a special event with wrestling superstar, Latin Thunder. Latin Thunder will read a story, demonstrate some of his signature wrestling moves, and answer all your questions. After the story, it's your turn to unleash your inner hero! Decorate your very own luchador mask and then strike a pose with the champion himself!

Click Clack Duck will visit for a special storytime! Children of all ages are welcome. Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. We explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking, and writing in each storytime. There will be opportunities to take photos.

Our friends from Metro will join us, along with a real city bus, at today's special storytime celebrating Nebraska Public Transit Week! Children of all ages are welcome.

We are repurposing damaged books to make something new! Supplies available while they last. Parental participation is required for ages 10 and under. All ages welcome!

Get ready for a super-powered story time! Join us for a special event with wrestling superstar, Latin Thunder. Latin Thunder will read a story, demonstrate some of his signature wrestling moves, and answer all your questions. After the story, it's your turn to unleash your inner hero! Decorate your very own luchador mask and then strike a pose with the champion himself! Registration is required.

Educators from the Papio Natural Resources District and their turtle ambassadors are visiting to teach us about what makes a turtle...a turtle (and awesome!) All ages welcome.  No library card or registration required.

Get ready for a super-powered story time! Join us for a special event with wrestling superstar, Latin Thunder. Latin Thunder will read a story, demonstrate some of his signature wrestling moves, and answer all your questions. After the story, it's your turn to unleash your inner hero! Decorate your very own luchador mask and then strike a pose with the champion himself! Registration is required.

Harlem Globetrotters 100 Years of WOW

Finishing off spring break with a party for our littlest library guests!  Come feel happy and lucky at this preschool party as make crafts and play games. Feel free to dress up in your favorite green or rainbow themed outfit! Ideal for ages 2-6 and their guardians

We're celebrating everything that go, go, goes at this party perfect for car and truck lovers ages 1-6. Drop in at any time; no library card or registration required.

Kid-Preneuer Pop-Up Shop

Spring starts small! Join Keep Omaha Beautiful for a hands-on investigation of tree buds and the exciting changes happening before leaves and flowers appear. Dissect buds to uncover the tiny leaves and flowers hidden inside, ready to burst when the weather warms.

Count Olaf is scheming again! He’s locked the key to the Baudelaire’s fortune in a box, and the three Baudelaire children need your help to get it back before Count Olaf can secure the fortune for good. Come solve clues and puzzles themed around the Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Can you help Violet, Klaus, and Sunny in time? This is a free event for children ages 8-12. Registration is required.

Bring your imagination to life with stories and scrapbooks! In this creative workshop, participants will use a instant camera to take pictures (and/or bring their own pictures!) and turn them into colorful scrapbook pages using paper, stickers, letters, and more. It’s the perfect mix of storytelling and hands-on art—no writing or crafting experience needed!

This March . . . forget your phone. Delete your feed. Leave your boss on read. Swipe left on living in algorithm-approved realities and feeling alienated from the world around you. Do it with your friends. Do it with strangers. Feel good for the sake of feeling good. Get weird, get silly, get playful. Join us for Night Light on March 20th and explore the science of PLAY! During this adults-only (21+) evening of discovery we’ll examine: the beneficial effects of play on the brain, the connection between play and learning, traditional indigenous games, and much more!

A hilarious group of Big Canvas improvisers brings short-form improv for the whole family to the Blackstone district every 3rd Friday. Each show is a new adventure you don’t want to miss!

Bring the whole family and kick off spring with a fun-filled community event! FREE kites for kids of all ages, Kids decorate and build their own kite with help. Helmets fitted to current safety standards, one helmet per child. Bike giveaway at 10:45 and Easter Egg Hunt at 11:00

Mrs. Brisby (Elizabeth Hartman), a widowed mouse, must move her children out of their home in a field before the local farmer starts plowing. Unable to leave because her son is ill, Mrs. Brisby seeks the help of nearby rats, who have heightened intelligence after being the subjects of scientific experiments. She receives an unexpected gift from the elder rat, Nicodemus (Derek Jacobi). Soon Mrs. Brisby is caught in a conflict among the rats, jeopardizing her mission to save her family.

Help kick off Our Community Reads 2026: Coming Together! This is a family-friendly, all-ages community event to celebrate reading, crafting, and what makes this community special. There will be a food truck in the parking lot, performances, displays, and hands-on activities taking place throughout the Library. Join for this Our Community Reads extravaganza!

Have you ever wished you could confidently build a campfire? Or, maybe you'd like to learn how to successfully build a fire in a survival scenario using only naturaly occuring materials? Perhaps you're interested in understanding the role fire has played in shaping Iowa's ecological communities?  If so, then this class is for you! This program is designed for adults and older teens who are new to outdoor skills, and who have a desire to deepen their place-based knowlege. Join naturalist Dustin Clayton and learn how to build a fire using a variety of techniques and materials.  We will have lots of time for practice and experimentation with the different methods discussed.

Come and bug out over bugs with the Bug Guy! Spiders, scorpions, giant hissing cockroaches, butterflies, and more... kids will get to learn about them all, and maybe even hold a few (if you dare). It's sure to be an exciting event!

¡El Pato Clic Clac llega para una hora de cuentos especial! Ven a disfrutar de cuentos, música, juegos y movimiento creativo. Todos los niños son bienvenidos, y adaptamos las actividades según la edad de quienes participen.

Whether you're ready to tackle the 5K or 10k, or prefer a light 1-mile walk - bring the whole family for this festive event, you'll be running with purpose—building a healthier, stronger Fremont for all. Don your best green gear and Irish-inspired costume for our special best-dressed contest, where the top leprechaun will win a gift card to a local business! After the race, join inside the YMCA Camp for refreshments, awards ceremonies, and plenty of community spirit as we celebrate our top finishers in each age category with medals and prizes.

Spring starts small! Join Keep Omaha Beautiful for a hands-on investigation of tree buds and the exciting changes happening before leaves and flowers appear. Dissect buds to uncover the tiny leaves and flowers hidden inside, ready to burst when the weather warms.

Celebrate reading with a party all about bookmarks! Kids can decorate a variety of bookmarks using fun supplies and their own creativity. From colorful designs to imaginative patterns, everyone will leave with a collection of unique bookmarks to enjoy with their favorite books. All supplies are included while supplies last. This is a free event for kids ages 6-10, and registration is required.

Sled after dark at Crescent Hill at Hitchcock and experience an elevated twist on this favorite winter pastime. Ride the chair lift up the hill and shoot down on a zippy Zibob sled. For safety reasons, all participants must be ages 7 or older. No outside sleds allowed; Sleds are provided by the area. Pre-registration is required for this event. Lodge doors open at 5:30pm

Join on the 3rd Saturday of each month as our quick-witted performers play a variety of improv games, each with a musical twist. They'll take your wildest suggestions and transform them into hilarious, one-of-a-kind songs right before your eyes. Whether it's a rap about a clumsy superhero or a love ballad for a talking dog, each moment is as unpredictable as it is uproarious.

In 2016, two musicians who loved music and jamming in the attic started The Downtown Collective Band. After starting with small gigs doing hybrid DJ/live music performances, the Collective grew as more friends from music school and work got together to make the jam bigger. Fast forward to today – 10 years later – they are known as one of the top bands in the Midwest. And now you can see them in the beautiful Benson Theatre! Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at the door.