Morton-James Public Library

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Morton-James Public Library Public Library established in 1896 | Located in historic Nebraska City, NE.

We have two Story Time sessions this week! Stop by on Wednesday morning or Thursday afternoon for bat-themed stories, c...
10/05/2026

We have two Story Time sessions this week! Stop by on Wednesday morning or Thursday afternoon for bat-themed stories, crafts, and sign language. Free!

Story Times are geared toward children ages 2-6 and their families.

No carving required for this pumpkin masterpiece! 🎃🎨Join us THIS SUNDAY, September 27, from 12–4 PM at the Kimmel Orchar...
10/05/2026

No carving required for this pumpkin masterpiece! 🎃🎨

Join us THIS SUNDAY, September 27, from 12–4 PM at the Kimmel Orchard Pavilion for our FREE No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Workshop in collaboration with Morton-James Public Library!

Materials will be provided during the workshop, so all you need to bring is your creativity! Want to make yours extra special? Feel free to bring additional decorating supplies, too!

🏆 Contest Categories:
🎃 Best Floral/Autumn-Themed Pumpkin
🐾 Best Animal-Themed Pumpkin

One Adult AND one Youth prize will be awarded in each category!

Register for the contest here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQsY8tcCyKYsGFr-IsKd9pKC8JOtLLT2Mp6V9R6d73B0jYFQ/viewform

September was National Library Card Month. 13 people in the community opened a library account with us for the first ti...
10/01/2026

September was National Library Card Month. 13 people in the community opened a library account with us for the first time, and tons of people came in to renew their existing cards! 😁

Since September is also National Honey Month, we decided to combine the two celebrations. Everyone who opened a new account received a honey stick, and we had an extremely popular bee scavenger hunt that ran all month long. Visitors who could find five bees hidden around the main floor of the Library got to enter into a honey-themed raffle. The prizes are pictured here, and the two winners will be contacted by October 3rd. There were 169 entries!

Thank you to Gress Produce for donating the local honey for our prize baskets! 🐝

(And thank you to everyone who stopped by in September!) ❤

Check out our October newsletter! This month is packed with fun events for all ages! https://mjpl.org/wp-content/upload...
09/30/2026

Check out our October newsletter! This month is packed with fun events for all ages!https://mjpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/October-Newsletter-2026-4.pdf

This Thursday - Learn about blues history, the different types of blues songs, and more at this musical presentation wit...
09/29/2026

This Thursday - Learn about blues history, the different types of blues songs, and more at this musical presentation with C.A. Waller!

Humanities Nebraska

This Wednesday, come to the Library's first Smithsonian Salon event! You can bring an apple recipe to share, learn abou...
09/28/2026

This Wednesday, come to the Library's first Smithsonian Salon event! You can bring an apple recipe to share, learn about hundreds of apple varieties, and do a taste test of heirloom apples all for free!

October 25th at 2:00PM - Amanda VanderBroek will share photography, history, and poetry inspired by the cemeteries of th...
09/25/2026

October 25th at 2:00PM - Amanda VanderBroek will share photography, history, and poetry inspired by the cemeteries of the great plains. This is a free program with no library card or registration required!

Since Halloween is on a Saturday this year, we'll be having a Halloween Party during the day for youth and their familie...
09/24/2026

Since Halloween is on a Saturday this year, we'll be having a Halloween Party during the day for youth and their families! Come between 10AM and noon for crafts, coloring pages, and a trick or treating trail!

How many of you remember a time when pet rocks, cheese puffs, twinkies, and lava lamps were all the rage? We're invitin...
09/23/2026

How many of you remember a time when pet rocks, cheese puffs, twinkies, and lava lamps were all the rage? We're inviting youth ages 10-14 to experience the magic of the 70s with a fun craft night. Sign them up now to secure a spot! Since this event is close to Halloween, costumes are encouraged!

Free - No library card required

We talked about lots of different jobs and did some fun coloring pages at our story time with ! If you missed it today,...
09/02/2026

We talked about lots of different jobs and did some fun coloring pages at our story time with ! If you missed it today, you can join us Thursday (Sept 3) at 4pm!

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Nebraska City, NE

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

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+14028735609

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