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Library storytimes in Omaha, by day and branch.

We read the event calendar of Omaha Public Library and found 24 storytimes that repeat every week at 11 branches: 13 baby and 11 family or mixed-age. Four are on the weekend. Each one links to its event page on the library’s calendar.

The quick answersChecked
Baby storytime?Baby Storytime at Willa Cather Branch, Mondays at 9:15 a.m. Plus 12 more.13 a week

Last checked · 24 weekly storytimes · Every listing links to its official page. How we choose

Every week

Storytimes in Omaha, by day

Weekly storytimes from Omaha Public Library, earliest first. Holiday weeks can change the schedule, so tap through to the event page before you go.

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Near you

Storytimes by branch

Every branch with a weekly storytime, so you can find the one closest to home.

BranchStorytimesWhenLink
Willa Cather Branch2 a weekMon 9:15 a.m. Baby Storytime · Thu 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Central Library3 a weekMon 9:30 a.m. Baby Storytime · Fri 10:30 a.m. Storytime · Sat 10:30 a.m. Baby StorytimeEvent page ↗
Millard Branch5 a weekMon 9:30 a.m. Storytime · Wed 9:30 a.m. Baby Storytime · Wed 10:30 a.m. Storytime · Thu 9:30 a.m. Storytime · Fri 9:30 a.m. Baby StorytimeEvent page ↗
Charles B. Washington Branch1 a weekMon 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
W. Clarke Swanson Branch3 a weekMon 6 p.m. Storytime · Thu 9:30 a.m. Baby Storytime · Sat 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
A.V. Sorensen Branch1 a weekTue 9:15 a.m. Baby StorytimeEvent page ↗
Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch2 a weekTue 9:30 a.m. Baby Storytime · Tue 10:30 a.m. Baby StorytimeEvent page ↗
Saddlebrook Branch4 a weekTue 10:30 a.m. Storytime · Thu 9:30 a.m. Baby Storytime · Thu 10:30 a.m. Baby Storytime · Sat 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Milton R. Abrahams Branch1 a weekFri 9:30 a.m. Baby StorytimeEvent page ↗
South Omaha Library1 a weekFri 10:30 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
Benson Branch1 a weekSat 9:30 a.m. Baby StorytimeEvent page ↗

Library calendars: Omaha Public Library ↗

Before you go

Three things that make storytime easier

AgesPick the right ageBaby storytimes are slower, with songs and lap rhymes. Toddler and preschool times add movement and longer books.
TimingArrive ten minutes earlyRooms can fill on busy mornings, and a few minutes to settle in helps little ones join in.
Sign upLook for “Sign up”A few storytimes ask you to register on the library calendar. Those are marked on this page.

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Good questions

Storytime in Omaha: the FAQ

Baby Storytime (Willa Cather Branch, Mondays at 9:15 a.m.); Baby Storytime (Central Library, Mondays at 9:30 a.m.); Baby Storytime (A.V. Sorensen Branch, Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m.); Baby Storytime (Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch, Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.); Baby Storytime (Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.), and 8 more below.

Yes: Baby Storytime (Benson Branch, Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.); Baby Storytime (Central Library, Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.); Storytime (Saddlebrook Branch, Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.); Storytime (W. Clarke Swanson Branch, Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.).

None of these list registration on the library calendar. Check the event page before you go, since popular times can fill a room.

Each storytime comes from the library system’s own event calendar: the same storytime at the same branch, weekday and time on at least three dates in four weeks. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 20, 2026, and we recheck them every month, and the weekly list every Thursday. How we choose and check.

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