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All OPL branches except for South Omaha Library will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day. All OPL branches will open at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 for staff training. All OPL branches will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27 for Thanksgiving. 

Promotional graphic for the eleventh reading challenge of 2026 from OPL. It says, "Suggested reads. Challenge Number 11. 2026 Reading Challenge: Read a book about writers or writing," and features five book covers that complete the prompt.
Pick up a book that pulls back the curtain on the creative process, featuring the lives of writers and poets (real or fictional) or the craft of writing itself. Find different books at OPL that fulfills November's challenge. And if you'd love to discuss with others what books you've read for the challenge each month, Saddlebrook will now host a new, Reading Challenge Book Club!

A collection of book covers contained in the "Omaha Picks: Native American Heritage Day" book list.

Omaha Picks: Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month. Check out these books on Native American history and culture.
A collage of nine book covers for the book list "Omaha Picks: Addictive Audiobooks" book list.

Omaha Picks: Addictive Audiobooks

If you enjoy listening to books, try some of the following addictive audiobooks, playaways and downloadable audiobooks.
A collection of book covers contained in the "Omaha Picks: Graphic Novels for Beginner Readers" book list.

Omaha Picks: Graphic Novels for Beginner Readers

This list contains graphic novels with simple text for beginning and emerging readers.

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Events on the Horizon for Kids: 

Oct. 31 | Spooktacular at Central Library

Nov. 7 | Winter Wildlife Survival at Benson Branch

Nov. 12 | Curiosity Crew: LEGOs at Central Library

Nov. 23 | Winter Wildlife Survival at Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch

Nov. 24 | Yoga y mindfulness at South Omaha Library

Events on the Horizon for Teens: 

Nov. 2 | Teen Hangout at Central Library

Nov. 4 | Teen Hangout: Manga Party at Central Library

Nov. 7 | Percy Jackson Escape Room - Teens at W. Clarke Swanson Branch

Nov. 14 | Learn to Play: Canasta with Elaine at Charles B. Washington Branch
Two teens sit and draw at an OPL event.

Two adults craft at Audiobook Crafting Club.

Events on the Horizon for Adults: 

Nov. 1 | Opening Hana's Suitcase: A Conversation with Lara Brady at Central Library

Nov. 7 | The Pen and the Sword: D&D Club at Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch

Nov. 10 | Audiobook Crafting Club at A.V. Sorensen Branch

Nov. 19 | Adult Writing Club at Benson Branch

A book club gathers at an OPL branch for a fun discussion of the book they read that month.
New Book Clubs at OPL
W. Clarke Swanson has launched a new book club called Oh the Horror! Book Club that meets on the second Saturday of the month from 2-3 p.m. to discuss spooky books. Millard Branch has launched the Afternoon Edition Book Club that meets on the first Tuesday of the month. Join an OPL book club. 

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Browse by broad topic area or search by a general interest, health, legal, biographical, or other topic for full-text popular magazine and journal articles, and other resources. Research a topic with Explora. 

Banner for the book "The Antidote" by Karen Russell with a 2026 One Book One Nebraska stamp on it.
The Omaha Public Library Foundation (OPLF) is launching the Hubbard Lecture Series, a supper club series in partnership with Fig featuring notable authors. The first author of the series is Karen Russell, author of the "The Antidote," which is also One Book One Nebraska's book of the year. The series will kick off on Nov. 11. Find more information at OPLF's website.

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