The library is looking for a part-time library assistant due to an upcoming retirement. Will it be you?

Job Summary: The Library Assistant’s primary role is to perform a variety of customer service, circulation, and technical services duties to ensure quality library service and a positive library atmosphere. The Library Assistant will also assist in other library tasks as needed.

• Position: Library Assistant I
• Reports to: Library Director
• Beginning Date: After February 16
• Hours: 8-10 hours per week
• Pay: $14.50/hour

For more information please visit this link: Library Assistant Job Description. 

Please submit a resume and two references to director@omrolibrary.org if interested. Applications will be accepted until 1/23/2026.

POSTED: 1/8/2025

Learn about fingerprinting, hidden messages, and solve a mystery in our 4-part program series in partnership with 4H and UW-Extension! Second Tuesday of the month. Kid detectives must attend all sessions to learn all their sleuthing skills! January 13, February 10, March 10, and April 14! Sign up today by calling us at 920-685-7016 or register below:

• K-2 Grade Session: 4:30-5:00 pm
• 3-5 Grade Session: 5:10-6:00 pm

Saturday, January 10 | 9:00 - 11:30am

Drop in for this free craft! Come make giraffes, beavers, grapes, or even a capybara!

No registration required.

Join Miss Anna for a fun art project creating air dry candle holders using beads and air dry clay! All supplies are provided. Come and relax for a fun afternoon. Call to register (920-685-7016) or register on our website! Space is limited!

Tuesday, January 20 | 4:30-5:15 pm

Bedtime Storytime & Author Visit with Teri Rose

Wisconsin author, Teri Rose will be visiting to read and talk about her book, Adventures with Sam and Saint: Holiday Celebrations! Enjoy a cozy story, a craft, hot cocoa, and relaxation! Celebrations shared include Diwali, Makahiki Festival, Dia De Los Muertos, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Carnaval, Chinese New Year, Ramadan, and Vesak. Best for ages 3-10 years. No registration required!

Thursday, January 29 from 5:00-6:00 pm!

Join us for Babytime starting Thursday, January 15!

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.

Where: Carter Memorial Library

When: Thursdays at 9:30 am

Ages: Recommended for ages 0-2, no registration required!

Tuesdays at 9:30 am

Join us for Storytime starting Tuesday, January 13. Storytime is 30 minutes of stories, crafts, songs, and rhymes for your little ones. Then stick around after to chat and play at the library! It's free and open to the public. January 13-February 24.

No registration required. Recommended for ages 3-5.

Bookmarks meets on the third Thursday of the month at 5:30 pm, except for December (no meeting). Hosted at Dauntless Soul Brew Co. (130 E Main Street, Omro). Pick up a physical copy of the book at the Omro Public Library or find the book on Libby or Hoopla! All are welcome to join!

Winter Titles:

• January 15 | The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
• February 19 | How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
• March 19 | The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

January Special Book Exchange

Past 2025 Titles:

• June 19 @ 5:30 pm | Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
• July 17 @ 5:30 pm | My Two Elaines by Martin Schreiber
• August 21 @ 5:30 pm |  The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
• September 18 @ 5:30 pm | Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
• October 16 @ 5:30 pm | Weyward by Emilia Hart
• November 20 at 5:30 pm | Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

It’s the perfect time for your kids to snuggle in with a book this winter and earn some rewards! Read 5 books and earn a ticket to the Monster Jam Freestyle Mania or Disney on Ice: Frozen & Encanto shows at the Resch Center in Green Bay, WI! Free ticket is available with purchase of an adult ticket. Visit the library to pick up your reading log and learn more about this reading challenge!

• Free kid's ticket available with purchase of an adult ticket!
• Limit 2 free tickets per family
• Visit the library to pick up your reading log and to learn more!
• Read 5 books and earn a ticket to the Monster Jam Freestyle Mania or Disney on Ice: Frozen & Encanto at the Resch Center

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

• *CLOSED FOR THE SEASON* 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 (3-day pass during the month of December)

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 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!

2026

• January 22 | Diamond Eye (Kate Quinn)
• February 26 | We Begin at the End (Chris Whitaker)
• March 26 | The Patron Saint of Second Chances (Christine Simon)

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)