Saturday, May 31 | 10:00-11:00 am

Start the summer season with the library! J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue is coming back to visit us with their wonderful aquatic animals! They will use the Summer Reading Program theme, Color Our World, to explore how animals use color in nature from camouflage to warning signals. You won’t want to miss out!

Check out information about our 2025 Summer Reading Program here! Find all of the info about our upcoming events and programs.

2025 Summer Newsletter (library updates and events for children, teens, and adults)

2025 Kids Calendar (calendar format, just children's events)

Get ready to Color Our World at this year's Summer Reading Program! The program kicks off on June 9th. Click here for our Summer Newsletter/full calendar of events. To see just our children's Summer events calendar, click here. Stay tuned to our website and Facebook & Instagram (@omrolibrary) for more details!

Join us for Storytime starting Tuesday, April 1!

Storytime is 30 minutes of stories, crafts, songs, and rhymes for your little ones. It's free and open to the public. No registration required | recommended for ages 3-5.

Join us for babytime starting Thursday, April 3! Sessions are: April 3, April 17, May 1, May 15. All sessions begin at 10:00 am

Babytime is a 30-minute lap time that includes, songs, rhymes, fingerplay and important bonding time with the smallest members of your family! It's free and open to the public.

No registration required. Recommended for ages 0-2.

The Friends of the Omro Library are looking for your input! Please help them in this process as they grow and develop new ideas for fundraising! If you're looking to volunteer or get involved please visit: https://omrolibrary.org/Friends. The friends next meeting will be held: Monday, March 3 at 5:15 pm!

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

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!

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!

• April 17 @ 5:30 pm | Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
• May 15 @ 5:30 pm | Honor by Thrity Umrigar
• June 19 @ 5:30 pm | Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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!

• 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
• October 23
• November 20
• December 18

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!

Sign up today! Get a free monthly subscription box with your library card for ages 15 and up!

• 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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With Wisconsin's Digital Library, the library is always open!  Your Omro Library card gives you free access to ebooks, audiobooks, and streaming videos, 24/7.  Check it out at https://wplc.overdrive.com/.