Press Releases

Get Your Social Security Questions Answered During a Series of Free Library Events

   February 2017   Gwen Latus from the Social Security Administration will visit five Tulsa City-County Library locations to help you create and explore your MySSA.  This free program is open to teens and adults.   The new and improved service from the Social Security Administration provides detailed information about retirement, disability, Medicare, Supplemental Security Income applications and appeals.  You only can create an account using your own personal information and for your own exclusive use. 

Celebrate African-American History Month With Tulsa City-County Library

   January 2017   In recognition of February as African-American History Month, the Tulsa City-County Library presents free family programs highlighting African-Americans’ achievements and contributions.

Central Library-inspired LEGO Model on Display Throughout February

   January 2017   The newly renovated Central Library, Fifth Street and Denver Avenue, continues to inspire imaginations of all ages with its architectural beauty.   One library customer was so impressed by the building, he created a LEGO model of the renovated library.

Celebrate Our Nation’s First President During An Evening With George Washington

   January 2017   During the first State of the Union address delivered in 1790, President George Washington was optimistic “in the pleasing and arduous task of ensuring to our fellow Citizens the blessings, which they have a right to expect, from a free, efficient and equal Government.”

Adult Creative Writing Contest Now Accepting Entries

   January 2017   One thing is missing from the bookshelves of the world: your perspective.  Write your own story.  Be your own author.     Local wordsmiths are invited to enter the 40th Annual Adult Creative Writing Contest for a chance to win cash.  A new category, Graphic Story, encourages writers with an artistic talent to submit their best original artwork and story.  The annual event is sponsored by The Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries.

Great Decisions Discussion Series Addresses Global Challenges

   January 2017   The annual Great Decisions Discussion series explores how remote global challenges are increasingly impacting our communities.   Russell Hanks will open the series with a keynote address Sunday, Jan. 22, 2:30 p.m., in Central Library’s Aaronson Auditorium, Fifth Street and Denver Avenue.  The program is free and open to the public.

Rudisill Regional Library to Host Film Showing and Panel Discussion on 13th Amendment

   January 2017   In honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Society and Tulsa City-County Library’s African-American Resource Center invite you to a film showing followed by a panel discussion on the 13th Amendment.   The film showing and panel discussion is scheduled for Jan. 12, 6-8:30 p.m. at Rudisill Regional Library, 1520 N. Hartford.  The event is free and open to the public.

Owasso Library Features Teddy Bear Clinic

   January 2017   In an effort to encourage healthy habits and alleviate a child’s fear of doctor visits, the Owasso Library, 103 W. Broadway, presents “Teddy Bear Clinic,” Jan. 27, 10:30-11 a.m.  This free family event is hosted by MedExpress.   Children, ages 3-5, can bring their teddy bear, or other stuffed animal friend, to learn about hand washing, X-rays, splinters and more.

Kindle Ebooks: Resuming Overdrive Service

December 2016

Author and Storyteller Tim Tingle to Receive 2017 Festival of Words Author Award

December 2016Tim Tingle (Choctaw) will receive the Tulsa Library Trust’s “Festival of Words Writers Award” March 4, 10:30 a.m., at Hardesty Regional Library’s Connor’s Cove, 8316 E. 93rd St.  His award presentation will be followed by a book signing and a day of educational American Indian family events from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.