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Celebrate Kwanzaa With Tulsa City-County Library

   December 2016   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 Celebration” Dec. 27, 6:30 p.m. at Rudisill Regional Library, 1520 N. Hartford.  This event is sponsored by the Tulsa City-County Library’s African-American Resource Center.

Poet Billy Collins to receive 2016 Helmerich award

   November 2016   America’s favorite poet, Billy Collins, is coming to Tulsa Dec. 2 and 3 to receive the Tulsa Library Trust’s 2016 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award.   The former U.S. Poet Laureate is the first poet to receive the prestigious prize; other past Distinguished Author Award winners, such as Wendell Berry and Joyce Carol Oates, have published poetry but are better known for their novels and nonfiction.

Hardesty Regional Library Presents Harry Potter Party

November 2016

Laurie Halse Anderson Selected as Winner of the 2017 Anne V. Zarrow for Young Readers' Literature

   November 2016   New York Times best-selling author Laurie Halse Anderson is the winner of the Tulsa Library Trust’s 2017 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers’ Literature.  She will accept the award at a public presentation at Hardesty Regional Library’s Connor’s Cove, 8316 E. 93rd St., Friday, May 5, at 7 p.m.  She also will present awards to winners of the 2017 Young People’s Creative Writing Contest at the ceremony.

Tulsa City-County Library Waives Overdue Fines During November for All Active and Retired Military

   November 2016

Saint Francis Health System Donates Land to the Tulsa City-County Library

September 2016Saint Francis Health System has agreed to donate a 6.5-acre parcel in South Broken Arrow to the Tulsa City-County Library. The land will be the future site of the William K. and Natalie O. Warren Library. The property is located near the intersection of Aspen Avenue and New Orleans Street (101st and 145th), across Chestnut Street from the current South Broken Arrow Library.

Central Library Set for Grand Opening Celebration

   September 2016   After a three year closure to undergo a $50-million renovation, a spectacular Central Library grand opening is scheduled Oct. 1, 10 a.m. at Fifth Street and Denver Avenue.   Remarks from distinguished guests and Tulsa City-County Library administrators are planned for 10 a.m.  A celebration with a ribbon release, daytime fireworks and confetti will immediately precede the 11 a.m. library opening.

Books Sandwiched In Returns to Central Library

   September 2016   The popular Books Sandwiched In review series returns to the newly renovated and opened Central Library, Fifth Street and Denver Avenue, in Aaronson Auditorium.   Bring your lunch or purchase food at Starbucks then enjoy insightful reviews by Tulsa book aficionados from 12:10-12:50 p.m.Oct. 3, The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker BuckReviewer: Michael Wallis, historian and biographer of the American West

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tulsa City-County Library

September 2016   Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tulsa City-County Library during a series of free family events honoring the colorful traditions of the Hispanic culture.

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