Press Releases

Tulsa City-County Library’s community-wide reading initiative features author Marjan Kamali

May 7, 2026   TULSA, Okla. --- Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) invites Tulsa County residents to join the conversation and participate in One Book, One Tulsa, a community-wide reading initiative focusing on Marjan Kamali’s novel “The Lion Women of Tehran” and culminating with a free presentation by the author on Friday, July 31 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Central Library, Fifth Street and Denver Avenue. Books will be available for purchasing at the event, courtesy of Magic City Books.

Tulsa City-County Library’s 2026 Summer Reading Program features prizes and activities for all ages

May 5, 2026

Tulsa City-County Library announces naming of the new William K. and Natalie O. Warren Library in South Broken Arrow

April 14, 2026The Tulsa City-County Library announced today that The William K. Warren Foundation has gifted land in South Broken Arrow that will be the home of a new library branch. The current South Broken Arrow Library will close after the new William K. and Natalie O. Warren Library is completed, which is expected to be in 2028.

Celebrate childhood literacy with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

April 14, 2026   TULSA, Okla. --- Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Tulsa City-County Library is celebrating graduates of the program with a party on Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Connor’s Cove at Hardesty Regional Library, 8316 E. 93rd St. This free celebration will feature a bilingual storytime, crafts, a photo booth and more. 

Celebrate Asian culture at Tulsa City-County Library's monthlong Asian American Festival

April 7, 2026   TULSA, Okla. --- Join Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) for a month of entertaining and educational events celebrating Asian American cultures and customs during the 24th annual Asian American Festival in May. Taking place at TCCL branches across Tulsa County, the festival programs are free and open to the public.

Find new-to-you books at annual Friends of the Helmerich Library book sale in April

March 24, 2026   TULSA, Okla. --- The annual Friends of the Helmerich Library (FOHL) book sale offers five days to shop gently used books and media for a great cause. The book sale kicks off with a FOHL members-only preview day on Thursday, April 16, noon-8 p.m. at Helmerich Library, 5131 E. 91st St., where FOHL members get access to the sale a day early. The sale will be open to the public from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on April 17, 18, 24 and 25, and FOHL membership can be obtained at any event, including the preview day.

Aspiring and established writers can make their voices heard in library’s annual writing contests

Jan. 20, 2026 TULSA, Okla. --- Now is the time to be your own author, and two annual writing contests from Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) give current and aspiring writers the opportunity to share their stories.

Celebrate Black History Month with free events from Tulsa City-County Library

Jan. 14, 2026

Travel the world on your lunch break with the weekly Travels With Tulsans series

Jan. 8, 2026TULSA, Okla. --- Travel far and wide without leaving Tulsa! Join the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries for Travels With Tulsans, a lunchtime travelogue series presented by notable community members. This series is held each Wednesday from Jan. 14 through March 4 from 12:10-12:50 p.m. at Rudisill Regional Library, 1520 N. Hartford. Attendees may bring their lunch.Events in this series include:

Ruta Sepetys to receive the 2026 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers’ Literature

Jan. 6, 2026