Teen Bakery: Tasty Baked Goods (Interactive)

For teens (12+) currently in Grade 7-12 + 2024 high school graduates.

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This month’s art prompt: Cinnamon rolls, cookies, cakes… draw your favorite baked treat and share it on the teen wall!

Challenge: Be A Reading Machine For all ages. ------- Ready, set, read! Become a reading machine this winter and log your minutes to earn limited-edition badges all month long. Get started HERE. 

Teen Virtual Trivia: Music Round Round Is Live: January 13-26 For teens (12+) currently in Grade 7-12 + 2024 high school graduates. ------- Fire up your mind! Sign up to participate and receive a Kahoot access code. You can do the trivia any time when it's live (see below). Win the round, win a prize! (Prize details will be sent out with the access code.)

• Round Theme: Music

• Live: January 13-26

• Sign up for the access code HERE. 

Note: Since the answer is revealed after each question, only the results of your first attempt will count. Please do not share the answers with other trivia participants. The winner must be present during the library visit to claim their prize.

• Participants must be teens in Grade 7-12. Teen 2024 high school graduates are also eligible. View/download the full January teen calendar HERE.

• Unless noted otherwise, all library activities and programs are free.

Mark your calendars and join us at the library for an exciting seed swap event! This gathering is perfect gardeners, green thumbs, and seed enthusiasts looking to connect with like-minded individuals in the community. Bring your locally saved seeds, surplus purchased seeds, or even rare finds, and browse the diverse selection displayed on our tables to find the perfect additions for your garden. Whether your're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this event is a fantastic opportunity to share, discover, and grow. This event is provided in collaboration with Friends of the Bellevue Public Library, The Bellevue Native Plant Society, Milkweed Matters, and the Nebraska Extension.

Create your own colorful masterpiece with this 3D Hot Air Balloon Painting Take-Home Kit! The kit includes instructions to inspire your creativity

 Registration is required & opens on January 26.  Pickup will be available beginning January 31 - February 14.  Kits not picked up by February 14 will be given to people on the waitlist.

• Please note registration is limited to one kit per person.

• Participants must be 18+. These kits are for participants who are 18 years of age or older.

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Register HERE.

Questions? Please contact us at refrequest@bellevue.net or (402) 293-3157.

Note: please provide a personal email address, and not one within an intranet server (e.g. a student email address, like "@bpsne.net").

Pop-Up: Stressbuster Crunchy Ball Sunday, January 26 • 2:30-4:00 PM For teens (12+) currently in Grade 7-12 + 2024 high school graduates. ------- Make colorful, crunchy (anti-)stress balls during this pop-up in the teen space on Sunday, January 26—drop by anytime between 2:30-4:00 PM!

• No registration required; supplies limited.

• Participants must be teens in Grade 7-12. Teen 2024 high school graduates are also eligible. View/download the full January teen calendar HERE. 

• Unless noted otherwise, all library activities and programs are free.

Preschool Storytime

Ages 3-5 years

Mondays, 10-11 am (except 1/13 & 1/20)

Join Brandi for stories, songs, rhymes, games, and age related activities!

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Ages 0-2 years

Tuesdays, 10-11 am

Join Brandi for stories, songs, rhymes, dancing, and age related activities!

Music & Movement with Sing Omaha

Ages 0-5 years

Wednesdays, 9:30-10:00; repeated 10:15-10:45 am

Join Heidi Bush from Sing Omaha for singing and dancing to new music!

Coloring with First Responders

Families with children through grade 6

Wednesday, Jan 29, 4-5 pm

Color, color, color with our local Bellevue First Responders! This January, we'll be joined by folks from the Bellevue Police Department! Maybe Pawficer Mo and Officer Meyers will come by!