Library calendar: Escape rooms, lucha libre and Canasta
Nine programs for adults, teens and families across nine branches, including two Do Space classes.
OMAHA — These programs are on the Omaha Public Library's calendar, as of 8:46 a.m. CT Nov. 5.
All times Central.
Saturday, Nov. 7
- Percy Jackson Escape Room – Teens, 1 and 2 p.m., W. Clarke Swanson Branch; ages 13–18, free; registration required.
- Winter Wildlife Survival, with Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, 2 p.m., Benson Branch; ages 6–12, free; registration required.
Sunday, Nov. 8
- America 250: We Are the Buffalo and the Buffalo Are Us, with Umoⁿhoⁿ educator Renee Sans Souci, 2–4 p.m., Downtown Branch; all ages, free; registration encouraged.
Tuesday, Nov. 10
- STEAM Teens: Zen Gardens Part 2, Do Space 3D printing, 4–6 p.m., Central Library; teens, free; registration required.
- Haunting Tales and Human Remains, forensic anthropologist Dr. Katie East, 6 p.m., Bess Johnson Elkhorn Branch; adults 19+, free; registration encouraged.
Thursday, Nov. 12
- Pet Plushie Adoption Day, 6 p.m., Millard Branch; ages 3–10, free; registration required.
Saturday, Nov. 14
- Learn to Play: Canasta with Elaine, taught by Elaine Heath, 10 a.m.–noon, Charles B. Washington Branch; ages 8 and up; registration required.
- Lucha Libre with Latin Thunder, 10 a.m., South Omaha Library, and a bilingual session, 2 p.m., Willa Cather Branch; all ages, free; no registration.
- Spark Studio, Do Space, 10:30 a.m., Milton R. Abrahams Branch; ages 7–12, free; registration required.
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Source: Omaha Public Library events calendar; Percy Jackson Escape Room – Teens; Winter Wildlife Survival (Benson); America 250: We Are the Buffalo; STEAM Teens: Zen Gardens Part 2; Haunting Tales and Human Remains; Pet Plushie Adoption Day (Millard); Learn to Play: Canasta with Elaine; Lucha Libre with Latin Thunder (South Omaha); Lucha libre con Latin Thunder (Willa Cather); Spark Studio (Abrahams).
How we checked this: Reported from the Omaha Public Library's public events feed, opened Nov. 5, 2026, at 8:46 a.m. CT, and checked against the record by our copy desk before publishing.
- Omaha Public Library – events calendar (BiblioCommons)
- Omaha Public Library – Percy Jackson Escape Room – Teens
- Omaha Public Library – Winter Wildlife Survival (Benson)
- Omaha Public Library – America 250: We Are the Buffalo
- Omaha Public Library – STEAM Teens: Zen Gardens Part 2
- Omaha Public Library – Haunting Tales and Human Remains
- Omaha Public Library – Pet Plushie Adoption Day (Millard)
- Omaha Public Library – Learn to Play: Canasta with Elaine
- Omaha Public Library – Lucha Libre with Latin Thunder (South Omaha)
- Omaha Public Library – Lucha libre con Latin Thunder (Willa Cather)
- Omaha Public Library – Spark Studio (Abrahams)