Press Releases

Storytime in the Park is Perfect for Families Who Enjoy Books and the Outdoors

   May 2016      You know Tulsa City-County Library’s children’s summer reading program is beginning when families line the river’s edge for stories and songs.   Enjoy “Storytime in the Park,” Thursdays at 10 a.m. on June 2, 9, 16 and 23 at the QuikTrip Plaza at River Parks, 41st and Riverside.   Each program features interactive stories, songs and activities encouraging children to develop a love of reading.  Bring a blanket or chair to enhance the storytime comfort. 

Storytimes Feature Special TV Guests

   May 2016    Reading is a fundamental necessity for children to thrive as successful adults.  The main goal of Tulsa City-County Library children’s summer reading program is to encourage reading on a daily basis.

Summer Reading Program Features "Summer Movies @ Circle Cinema"

   June 2016    Readers and movie lovers are invited to beat the July heat by taking the fun indoors for free “Summer Movies @ Circle Cinema.”

Tulsa City-County Library Presents Marcus R. Tower Service Award and Honors Volunteers

June 2016   You can call Tulsa City-County Library volunteers the binding that holds the library story together.   This dedicated group of nearly 1,000 book lovers was honored at the 42nd annual Hearts and Flowers Volunteer Recognition Awards held at Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Road.  Combined, volunteers donated nearly 40,000 hours in 2015-16.

Summer Reading Program is For All Ages

May 2016   Children, teens and adults are encouraged to keep the pages turning with the 2016 Summer Reading Program.   The free annual program is ongoing May 31-Aug. 6.  To sign up, children and teens, ages newborn to 17, and adults can register at any Tulsa City-County Library or online at www.TulsaLibrary.org/summer – no library card required! 

Two New York Times Best-Selling Authors to Visit Hardesty Regional Library

   May 2016   Meet contemporary romance author Lori Wilde and historical romance author Lorraine Heath as they discuss their award-winning novels, May 15, 2-3 p.m., at Hardesty Regional Library, 8316 E. 93rd St.   Both authors will speak and answer question about their careers.  A book signing will follow the program and their books will be available for purchase from Barnes & Noble.  Refreshments will be served.

Tulsa City-County Library to present 14th annual Asian-American Festival June 4

   April 2016

Share Your Summer Reading Stories

   April2016   The Tulsa City-County Library began offering a Summer Reading Program in 1982 to encourage a love of reading and stop the “summer slide” of reading skills in young learners.  Now, 34 years later, the library would like to hear from those who participated in the program as children.   What medal or prize do you remember earning?  Was there a book you read or program you attended at the library that you especially loved?  What do you remember about your summer library experience with the most fondness?

Meet Best-Selling Author Gordon Korman

   April 2016   New York Times best-selling author Gordon Korman is the winner of the Tulsa Library Trust’s 2016 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers’ Literature.  He will accept the award at a public presentation at Hardesty Regional Library’s Connor’s Cove, 8316 E. 93rd St., Friday, May 6, at 7 p.m.  He also will present awards to winners of the 2016 Young People’s Creative Writing Contest awards at the ceremony.

Preregister for Tulsa City-County Library's Summer Reading Programs

   April 2016   Tulsa City-County Library’s 2016 summer reading programs for children, teens and even adults, encourage readers to keep the pages turning during the summer.    The free annual program is ongoing May 31-Aug. 6.  To sign up, children and teens, ages newborn to 17, and adults can register at any Tulsa City-County Library or online at www.TulsaLibrary.org/summer – no library card required!