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Louder Than a Bomb - Tulsa, Featured at Central Library

Submitted by John on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 9:52am

   Robbie Q. Telfer, author of “Spiking the Sucker Punch,” will open a portal to a world of wonder, whimsy and poetry as he hosts the prequel to the third season of the teen poetry festival Louder Than a Bomb – Tulsa, with a focus on humor in writing and performing.

   Teens, ages 14-18, are invited to learn about poetry and more from Telfer, Sept. 13, 6-8:30 p.m. in Central Library’s Aaronson Auditorium, Fourth Street and Denver Avenue.  The event is free and open to the public.

Broadway Tunes Come to Central Library

Submitted by John on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 10:46am

   Tulsa City-County Library’s fall Music Sandwiched In series dovetails with the welcoming autumn breeze as local musicians share their versions of the theme, “Regards to Broadway.” 

Tulsa Library Trust Receives $2,000 Literacy Grant From Target

Submitted by Jackie on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 2:23pm

   The Tulsa Library Trust recently received a $2,000 grant from Target continuing its support of the family literacy project “Every Child Ready to Read,” formerly known as “Read to Me, I’ll Read to You,” offered by Tulsa City-County Library’s Ruth G. Hardman Adult Literacy Service.

Farmer and Writer Wendell Berry to Receive 2012 Distinguished Author Award

Submitted by Jackie on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 1:10pm

   Wendell Berry has spent the past 20 years working the land settled by his forebears and the past 50 years writing great works of fiction, poetry and essays extolling the virtues of farming, community, rural life and traditional values.

Nearly 50 Tulsa-area Adults on Waiting List for Literacy Tutors

Submitted by Jackie on Wed, 08/22/2012 - 2:03pm

   Imagine life without reading. What if you could not fill out a job application, read the notes from your child’s teacher or understand the instructions on a prescription medicine label? One out of six adults in Tulsa County cannot read well enough to do these tasks.

   September is Literacy Awareness Month. You can help Tulsa City-County Library’s Ruth G. Hardman Adult Literacy Service promote literacy in our community by:

·         Tutoring an adult literacy student or English as a second language (ESL) student.

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