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Read Around the World
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and our partners would like to encourage and promote reading in your school and every household. The Read Around the World event strives to motivate families, educators, and students to read about the diversity of life found around the world. To do this, we would like to once again challenge schools to participate in this reading program.
For more information about the Read Around the World program, click here.
To download a copy of the Reader Incentive sign-up sheet, click here.
To download a copy of the Reader Incentive book list, click here.
The Big Read Poetry Contest
This is your opportunity to share your poetry. The Omaha Big Read is launching a state-wide poetry contest. Write a poem and enter it in your local contest. Your local librarians will judge the poetry and select one winner from each library system. Poetry representing each of the six library systems will be chosen to be on display at the Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha Children's Museum, Joslyn Art Museum, and Omaha Public Library during the month of May. Also each winning poet and their families will win a weekend trip to Omaha to visit each of the locations with an overnight stay at the Zoo on the weekend of May 29, 2010.
For more information, click here.
Upcoming Events
Brown Bag Poetry Lunch - Friday, April 23, 2010
Celebrate Poetry Month with Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Zoo Academy students on Friday, April 23, 2010 from 12 - 1 p.m. in Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Pavilion Auditorium at The Big Read Brown Bag Poetry Lunch. Join in the fun and spend the lunch hour together sharing your favorite poetry pieces. For more information, please call (402) 738-2092.
Party for the Planet - Saturday, April 24, 2010
Join Omaha's Zoo as we celebrate Earth Day and discover ways you can help our planet at Party for the Planet on April 24, 2010 from 10 a.m - 4 p.m. There will be family fun activities plus the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and how nature inspired him.
Help Omaha's Zoo and the Orangutan Conservation Program by donating your old
cell phone. 100% of the funds raised will go to save the orangutans and their
habitats. Distribution boxes are located at Guest Services, Mutual of Omaha's
Wild Kingdom Pavilion or the Elevator Building. For more information, please
call 402-738-2092.
Poem In Your Pocket Day - Thursday, April 29, 2010
April is National Poetry Month. Read a poem - any poem - every day. But on this day, choose a poem you love, keep it tucked in your pocket, folded on a piece of paper, or even saved as a message on your cell phone and take it out to share with a friend. Joslyn members who share a poem with Museum Shop staff will receive an additional 10% off their purchase (some exclusions apply).
For more information or for a list of upcoming Big Read 2010 events, please call (402) 738-2092 or click here.