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What's New in the Library - November 25, 2025
  • FICTION-BK
  • A court of mist and fury
  • JNEW-CHAP
  • Snoring Princess
  • JPICTURE
  • Adventures with Sam & Saint: holiday celibrations
  • LGPRT-NEW
  • Exit strategy : a Reacher novel
  • The Color of Hope
  • The portrait : a novel
  • NEW-BIO
  • 107 days
  • Finding my way : a memoir
  • Softly, as I leave you : life after Elvis
  • NEW-DVD
  • To Have and to Holiday [videorecording]
  • NEW-FIC
  • A ferry merry Christmas : a novel
  • A killer wedding : a novel
  • A merry little lie
  • Amity
  • Boleyn traitor
  • Capture the moment
  • Christmas at the women's hotel : a Biedermeier story
  • Circle of days : a novel
  • Coyote hills : a novel
  • Denied access
  • End game
  • Exit strategy
  • Gone before goodbye
  • Heart the lover : a novel
  • Menu of happiness
  • Merry Christmas, you filthy animal
  • Miss Winter in the Library With a Knife
  • Pitcher perfect : a novel
  • Sharp force
  • The Christmas stranger
  • The Dogs of Venice
  • The Hamptons lawyer
  • The Picasso heist
  • The academy : a novel
  • The enchanted greenhouse
  • The gingerbread bakery
  • The girl from Devil's Lake
  • The guest in Room 120 : a novel
  • The intruder
  • The last death of the year : the new Hercule Poirot mystery
  • The love haters
  • The proving ground
  • The second chance cinema : a novel
  • The secret of secrets : a novel
  • The surrogate mother
  • The tin men : a novel
  • The wayfinder : a novel
  • The widow
  • Tourist season
  • Wild dark shore
  • Wild reverence : a novel
  • NEW-NONFIC
  • Confronting evil : assessing the worst of the worst
  • Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop's Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery
  • Poems & Prayers
  • The all-purpose baker's companion
  • Under siege : my family's fight to save our nation
  • NEW-YA
  • Sisters in the wind
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  • Winter 2025 Newsletter | Dec-Feb
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    Our Winter 2025 Newsletter is finally here! Find all of the info about our upcoming events and programs, and make your plans now!

    2025 Winter Newsletter Link (click here for events for adults, teens, and children!) We have something for everyone-- bookclubs, crafts, storytimes, and much more!

  • Property Manager Position Open UPDATED MONTHLY RATE!
    Property Manager Position

    Please see the job description, Property Manager Job Description, for a summary of duties. PAY RATE: $125 per month (monthly flat rate)

    Please submit a summary of qualifications and/or resume in person at the Carter Memorial Library, 405 E Huron Street, Omro, WI. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. 

    References may be requested upon interview.

    POSTED May 16, 2025; UPDATED August 21, 2025

  • Thursday Crafternoon: DIY Recycled Christmas Bags
    Thursday Crafternoon DIY Recycled Christmas Bags

    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 & THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 | DROP IN 3:00 - 6:00 PM

    Transform food boxes into holiday gift bags - kill two birds with one stone and wrap a present while crafting, and we provide the materials!

    All ages welcome | Beginners welcome

  • Friends of the Library Silent Auction
    Friends of the Omro Public Library Silent Auction Fundraiser

    Monday, November 17 - Saturday, December 6 | during library hours

    Bid on baskets filled with valuables!

    • Retail Merchandise
    • Hand-Crafted Items
    • Gift Certificates/Cards

    All baskets donated by people and businesses who support the Omro Public Library. All proceeds benefit the library.

  • Holiday Checkout Challenge | Dec 1 - Dec 23
    Holiday Checkout Challenge

    DEC 1 - DEC 23 | ALL AGES WELCOME!
    Shop for free at the Omro Library and have a low-spend holiday season! Each time you check out 5 or more items you can enter to win a winter prize!

  • Fall Storytime | Begins September 23
    Fall 2025 Storytime

    TUESDAYS AT 9:30 A.M. | SEPTEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 9 | AGES 3-5
    Join us for our fall storytime series. Storytime will run from September 23-December 9. Storytime is 30 minutes of stories, crafts, songs, and rhymes for your little ones. It's free and open to the public. Storytime is centered around fostering early literacy skills and caretaker-child bonding. No registration required - recommended for ages 3-5.

  • Fall Babytime | Begins September 25
    Fall 2025 Babytime

    Join us for our fall babytime series - Sept. 25, Oct. 9, Oct. 23, Nov. 6, Nov. 20, Dec. 4. All sessions begin at 9:30 am. Babytime is a 30-minute lap time that includes, songs, rhymes, lap bounces and important bonding time with the smallest members of your family! It's free and open to the public. Babytime is centered around fostering pre-literacy skills and caretaker-child bonding.

    No registration required | recommended for ages 0-2

  • NEW Library Experience Passes!
    experience pass list

    Experience passes are a new item available for checkout at the Carter Memorial Library. We have passes that are available for:

    • Bookworm Gardens | family admission, up to two adults and unlimited children under 18 in the immediate household
    • Building For Kids Children’s Museum | family admission, up to two adults and unlimited children under 18 in the immediate household
    • Wisconsin Historical Society Sites | family admission, up to two adults and unlimited children under 18 in the immediate household
    • State Park Day Passes | day pass for admission of one car
    • Oshkosh Public Museum | family admission, up to two adults and unlimited children under 18 in the immediate household
    • NEW Children's Museum of Fond Du Lac | family admission, primary & secondary caregiver, up to 8 household children, and one adult guest accompanying household children
    • NEW Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center | family admission, up to two adults and four children under 18
    • NEW The Paine Art Center & Gardens | family admission, up to two adults and five youth

    The passes (except for State Park Day Passes) check out for 7 days, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Stop by the library to learn more about this exciting new program!

  • Cover to Cover Book Club
    Cover to Cover Book Club

    Cover to cover is a library book club held at the Carter Memorial Library. Cover to Cover reads historical fiction and light literary fiction. They meet the fourth Thursday of every month, except in November and December (third Thursday). Pick up a physical copy at the Omro Public Library. New members are always welcome!

    2025

    • January 23 | The Ride of Her Life (Elizabeth Letts)
    • February 27 | The Rose Code (Kate Quinn)
    • March 27 | Rock Paper Scissors (Alice Feeney)
    • April 24 | The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
    • May 22 | Faithful (Alice Hoffman)
    • June 26 | The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
    • July 24 |  My Two Elaines (Marty Schreiber)
    • August 28 | Her Hidden Genius (Marie Benedict)
    • September 25 | The Huntress (Kate Quinn)
    • October 23 | Loving Frank (Nancy Horan)
    • November 20 | The Gown (Jennifer Robson)
    • December 18 | Christmas Bells (Jennifer Chiaverini)

    2026

    • January 22 | Diamond Eye (Kate Quinn)
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    • Pick up at the beginning of the month.
    • Read your books and discover something new!
    • Return at the end of the month to pick up your next box of goodies!

  • Blooming Bookworms
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    Blooming Bookworms is currently full! We are so lucky to have such wonderful readers! When we have openings in our list this form below will re-open!

    Sign up today! Get a free monthly subscription box with your library card.

    • Pick up at the beginning of the month.
    • Read your books and discover something new!
    • Return at the end of the month to pick up your next box of goodies!

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November 27, 2025 - 9:00am
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November 28, 2025 - 9:00am
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December 02, 2025 - 9:30am
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