Contact:
Manager/Coordinator:
David Nofire
Phone: 918-549-7323
Services:
WiFi
Wireless printing
Public access computers
Checkout laptops for in-library use
Large community meeting room
Adaptable activity room
Collaboration spaces
Drive-up service window
Children's patio
Adult patio
Book club
Bike locks
Public fax, scan & copy
Business Center
After-School Homework Club
Events
Contact:
Manager/Coordinator:
David Nofire
Phone: 918-549-7323
Services:
WiFi
Wireless printing
Public access computers
Checkout laptops for in-library use
Large community meeting room
Adaptable activity room
Collaboration spaces
Drive-up service window
Children's patio
Adult patio
Book club
Bike locks
Public fax, scan & copy
Business Center
After-School Homework Club
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Join us for the Bronson Brookside Library Grand Opening on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 11 a.m.!
More details here!
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Brookside Library at 1207 E. 45th Place is CLOSED to prepare for the new Bronson Brookside Library at 4607 S. Madison Place opening Thursday, Oct. 23. All holds that were set to be picked up at Brookside Library can be picked up at Schusterman-Benson Library. Items that are not already on the hold shelf or in transit can be scheduled for pick up at any other Tulsa City-County Library location by logging into your account, selecting your hold item and updating the location for pick up. Contact AskUs for questions or help. The book return at Brookside Library is also closed. Books returned to Brookside Library will not be checked in. Please return items to any other Tulsa City-County Library location.
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Bronson Brookside Library serves a vibrant community in Tulsa's popular Brookside district, known for shops, restaurants, entertainment and family recreation at River Parks and the Gathering Place near the Arkansas River. Located on Madison Place, Bronson Brookside features a variety of programs for all ages and is the first of four MY Library, OUR Future library locations to be completed.
Brookside Library History
“Something new is coming to Tulsa—a lively library” announced the Tulsa Sunday World when the Brookside Library opened on January 19, 1951 in a rented storefront facility at 3516 S. Peoria Ave. It was Tulsa’s first branch library to be in the heart of a shopping center and “a colorful place designed to get the gloom out of library surroundings."
Due to strong neighborhood involvement in the Brookside area, many gifts were made to the new branch. The Garden Club Council requested space for a desk and telephone, as well as a gardening reference book area. This was the precursor for the Garden Center, which would later become a Tulsa landmark in its own facility further north on Peoria.
In 1962, Brookside Library moved into larger leased quarters at 1311 E. 35th St., just off Peoria. The new location added 700 square feet of space and provided more room for study space and group activities.
In May 1967, Brookside Library moved into its current location at 1207 E. 45th Pl. The 3200 square foot brick and glass building was built specifically for the library at a cost of $60,000 and leased from George Abdo. It was later purchased by Bill Ramsey. The building was almost three times larger than the previous location, but was soon one of the busiest branches in the system.
In 1998 Mr. Ramsey gave the Brookside Library building and surrounding land to the library system, and loaned $400,000 to enlarge the facility, more than doubling its size. The 7200 square foot facility opened in February 1999 with shelving for a collection of 32,000. Designed by Page-Zebrowski, it featured vibrant colors, a decorative canopy and clever metal cut-outs by Lisa Regan. It was embraced by the community immediately, and continues to be a lively library.
Brookside Library Managers
Helen Norvell 1951-1962
Lucile Wallace 1962-1967
Karen-Dale Tschudy 1968-1970
Dessie Buckner 1970-1990
Margaret Zapatos 1990-1991
Kathy Doss 1991-2013
Ellen Cummings 2013-2017
Kelly Bayles 2017-2021
David Nofire 2021-present