Press Releases

Ten ways TCCL can help with New Year’s resolutions

     January 2018   Whether it’s making time to read more, volunteering or learning a new language, Tulsa City-County Library has the resources to help you realize your resolutions.    Here are 10 ways TCCL can help you keep your 2018 resolutions:

Check this out at Tulsa City-County Library: Free digital downloads for eBooks, movies and music

  January 2018   eReaders, tablets and iPads, oh my! If you’ve been on the nice list this year and end up with a new tech device, let the Tulsa City-County Library help you get started!

Harry Potter mania continues with New Year’s bash

   December 2017   In the 20 years since J.K. Rowling first published “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” millions of readers have embraced the magical world of muggles, wizards and quidditch.

Acclaimed author, actress and producer to receive Sankofa Freedom Award

December 2017Iyanla Vanzant, New York Times best-selling author, television and stage performer, and executive producer of the award-winning breakout reality series, Iyanla: Fix My Life on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, will receive the 2018 Sankofa Freedom Award, presented by Tulsa City-County Library’s African-American Resource Center.

Celebrate Kwanzaa at Rudisill Regional Library

   December 2017   Since the creation of Kwanzaa in the 1960s, the weeklong event has established itself as an annual celebration of community enrichment.   Families are invited to “A Kwanzaa Community-Wide Celebration” Dec. 26, 6 p.m. at Rudisill Regional Library, 1520 N. Hartford.  Youth ages 18 and younger will receive a free book at the program as an important reminder of the value of the written word.

Author Richard Ford coming to Tulsa to receive 2017 Helmerich award

November 2017

Tulsa City-County Library and OU Physicians-Tulsa continue Tulsa Health Literacy Project

   November 2017   Tulsa City-County Library and OU Physicians-Tulsa continue their partnership to raise awareness about important health topics through a speaker’s series called the Tulsa Health Literacy Project.    The next free program is “Palliative Care and Hospice: An Overview for the Health-Care Consumer,” Nov. 16, 6-7:30 p.m. in Central Library’s Aaronson Auditorium, Fifth Street and Denver Avenue.

Improved Skiatook Library to reopen Nov. 16

November 2017You are invited to find your new favorite reading nook as Skiatook Library, 316 E. Rogers, reopens Nov. 16 with a new look and greater access to informational and educational resources.The Skiatook Library is improving to meet the needs of modern library customers. The circulation desk was removed to make room for additional self-check machines. Customers can check in or out materials, pay fines, view account information, renew items and get receipts for any of these services. This allows library staff more time to help customers find information they need.

Rudisill Regional Library presents holiday bazaar and open house

   October 2017   Begin your holiday season with the first ever “Open House & Taste of North Tulsa Holiday and Resource Bazaar” at Rudisill Regional Library, 1520 N. Hartford, Nov. 5, 1-4 p.m.   Do your holiday shopping from a large group of local vendors featuring handmade and one-of-a-kind items. For a small fee, you can taste holiday recipes prepared by North Tulsa caterers. There will also be resource tables with information about free services from community organizations.

Dr. Henrietta Mann to be inducted in Circle of Honor during ceremony at Zarrow Regional Library

   October 2017   Tulsa City-County Library’s American Indian Resource Center will induct Dr. Henrietta Mann into the Circle of Honor during a special presentation March 3, 2018, 10:30 a.m. at Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st St.   The Circle of Honor award presentation begins a monthlong celebration honoring the achievements and accomplishments of Native Americans. Programs will be held throughout TCCL locations during March.  All library events are free and open to the public.