A child begins to learn the instant they are born.
As a parent or caregiver, you play the important role of being your child’s first teacher. You can promote literacy by teaching your child about reading and writing before they can actually read or write. One of the best gifts you can give your child is a daily dose of your attention, whether it’s a warm lap or shared reading time. This will improve your child’s memory, build self-esteem, and establish a love for learning. By fostering early literacy, you are setting the stage for your child to succeed academically and in life. This calendar is full of ideas for developing reading skills that will last a lifetime. Visit any Omaha Public Library location or omahalibrary.org to find great resources to help your children discover and explore the world around them.
Research has shown that children who have been exposed to books for just 20 minutes a day are stronger readers.
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Repetition is important! Repeating words, concepts, and skills helps your child grow their understanding and attempt to imitate them.
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Clifford visits storytimes February 12-20.*
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Dads are very important reading role models. Fathers who often read and talk about books with their child help build their child’s reading comprehension skills, and model that reading is for everyone.
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Read a talking book online! Books have pictures, music, sounds and more.
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Access TumbleBookLibrary online anytime from home and at the library.
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Read together to develop a love of reading! Children who enjoy being read to are more likely to want to learn to read themselves.
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Very Hungry Caterpillar visits storytimes April 16-24.*
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Involve your child in the reading process by letting them choose the book, turn the pages, and talk about the pictures.
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Read on Libby.
Brought to you by our library and built with by OverDrive.
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Summer Reading Program is for all ages. Register at your local library and read to or with your children every day. OPL hosts programs all summer long. Register online or at your favorite OPL branch.
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Spot visits storytimes June 11-19.*
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Children learn language through playing, as the activities help them put thoughts into words.
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Curious George visits storytimes July 9-17.*
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Summer Reading Program Sign up at omahalibrary.org
Children learn about language by listening to caregivers talk and joining in the conversation.
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Reading and writing go together, and even if your child is too young to write letters, drawing helps build the fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination needed for writing.
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Llama Llama visits storytimes Sept 10-18.*
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Children are full of questions about what goes on around them. Use that curiosity to introduce new concepts and discover answers together.
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Children who have opportunities to choose their own books are developing skills for their future. They are more likely to want to read a book they have chosen rather than one chosen by a teacher or parent.
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Biscuit visits storytimes November 5-13.*
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Visit Scamper, Biscuit & friends at Storybook Land on November 14.*
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A fun new way to enjoy a book is to take a picture walk – go through each page and have your child tell you a story just using the pictures and not the words. This helps your child use their imagination and express ideas.
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A.V. Sorensen Branch
Libraries will be closed during these holidays observed by the City of Omaha.
Benson Branch
New Year’s Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 1 Martin Luther King Jr. Day . . . . . . . Jan 18 Presidents’ Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 15
4808 Cass St. • 68132 • 402.444.5274 6015 Binney St. • 68104 • 402.444.4846
Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch
2100 Reading Plz. • 68022 • 402.289.4367
Charles B. Washington Branch
2868 Ames Ave. • 68111 • 402.444.4849
(South Omaha Library open)
Easter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 4 Staff Retreat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 30 (South Omaha Library open)
Florence Branch
2920 Bondesson St. • 68112 • 402.444.5299
Memorial Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 31 Independence Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Millard Branch
. . . . . . . . . . . .Actual: July 4, Observed: July 5
13214 Westwood Ln. • 68144 • 402.444.4848
Milton R. Abrahams Branch
Labor Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept 6 Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day
5111 N. 90th St. • 68134 • 402.444.6284
(South Omaha Library open) . . . . . . . . . Oct 11
Saddlebrook Branch
(South Omaha Library open)
14850 Laurel Ave. • 68116 • 402.444.5780
South Omaha Library
2808 Q St. • 68107 • 402.444.4850
W. Clarke Swanson Branch
9101 W. Dodge Rd. • 68114 • 402.444.4852
W. Dale Clark Main Library
215 S. 15th St. • 68102 • 402.444.4800
Willa Cather Branch
1905 S. 44th St. • 68105 • 402.444.4851 24-hour renewals: 402.444.4100 or omahalibrary.org
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Veterans Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 11 Thanksgiving . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 25 & 26 Christmas Eve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 24 Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 25 New Year’s Eve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 31
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Clifford visits storytimes February 12-20.*
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Read a talking book online! Books have pictures, music, sounds and more.
Explore!
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Access TumbleBookLibrary online anytime from home and at the library.
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Read on Libby.
Brought to you by our library and built with by OverDrive.
omahalibrary.org
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Sign up at omahalibrary.org
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Curious George visits storytimes July 9-17.*
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Repetition is important! Repeating words, concepts, and skills helps your child grow their understanding and attempt to imitate them.
Dads are very important reading role models. Fathers who often read and talk about books with their child help build their child’s reading comprehension skills, and model that reading is for everyone.
Research has shown that children who have been exposed to books for just 20 minutes a day are stronger readers.
Read together to develop a love of reading! Children who enj enjoy being read to are more likely to want to learn to read themselves.
Involve your child in the reading process by letting them choose the book, turn the pages, and talk about the pictures.
Children learn about language by listening to caregivers talk and joining in the conversation.
Children learn language through playing, as the activities help them put thoughts into words.
Summer Reading Program is for all ages. Register at your local library and read to or with your children every day. OPL hosts programs all summer long. Register online or at your favorite OPL branch.
Children who have opportunities to choose their own books are developing skills for their future. They are more likely to want to read a book they have chosen rather than one chosen by a teacher or parent.
A fun new way to enj enjoy a book is to take a picture walk – go through each page and have your child tell you a story just using the pictures and not the words. This helps your child use their imagination and express ideas. Reading and writing go together, and even if your child is too young to write letters, drawing helps build the fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination needed for writing.
Children are full of questions about what goes on around them. Use that curiosity to introduce new concepts and discover answers together.
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