Press Releases

Celebrate Kwanzaa Program Featured at Rudisill Regional Library

December 2015

Tulsa City-County Library inducts News On 6 into Library Hall of Fame

   December 2015

Military historian Rick Atkinson to receive 2015 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award on Dec. 5

November 2015

Active and Retired Military Fines Forgiveness Month

November 2015

Tulsa City-County Library Announces Return to Previous Paper-Based Summer Reading Program

November 2015Despite reduced participation, post-event survey indicates strong appreciation for the program and customers’ desire to continue using library servicesOfficials with the Tulsa City-County Library intend to restore participation in the Summer Reading Program back to the vibrant numbers for which the program is known.The 2015 program had 16,013 participants, a 52.7% decline from 33,857 participants in 2014.

Kristallnacht Commemoration to address "Propaganda and Persecution" on Nov. 8 at Jewish Federation of Tulsa

   October 2015

Library Presents Discussion Series on End-of-Life Issues

OCtober 2015   Tulsa City-County Library and Clarehouse, a nonprofit community for the dying, are partnering to offer a series of free public programs to discuss end-of-life issues.    “Dying: Can We Talk?” is three interactive programs addressing the widespread need for education in goals-of-care planning and navigating the health-care system.  Library materials on the subject will be displayed for library customers to check-out.

Tulsa City-County Library Celebrates Teen Read Month

September 2015   Teen Read Month is a national celebration for teens to read for the fun of it.  A chance to break away from the textbooks and enjoy programs designed for them.   The 2015 theme is “Get Away @ Your Library.”  Free events and author visits are planned throughout Tulsa City-County libraries to showcase library resources for young adults.  Programs are designed to offer entertainment as well as a dose of education.

Tulsa Library Trust to Present 2016 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature to Gordon Korman

September 2015   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.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tulsa City-County Library

September 2015   Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tulsa City-County Library during a series of free family events honoring the colorful traditions of the Hispanic culture.