Commemorate Juneteenth with the Historic All-Black Town Tour

   May 5, 2022                          
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Add a soundtrack to your lunch hour with the Music Sandwiched In series

April 20, 2022 Enrich your lunch break with the talented stylings of local musicians during Music Sandwiched In, noon-12:50 p.m., in Central Library’s Aaronson Auditorium. Stories come alive through music every other Monday in June and July, starting June 13.
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Tulsa Library’s Build A Reader App can help your child develop early literacy skills anytime, anywhere

   Feb. 16, 2022       For many young children, distance and virtual learning led to a decline in early literacy skills. The Build A Reader app from Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) is a free tool that can help develop early literacy skills in children from birth-preK to grow and sustain a love of reading.
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Learn and work together for the chance to win prizes at the African American Heritage Bowl

Jan. 27, 2022    Learn more about the national African American community and work with peers to win prizes at Tulsa City-County Library’s 2022 African American Heritage Bowl. “Health and Wellness” is this year’s theme.
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Aspiring writers can make their voices heard in the Young People’s Creative Writing Contest

Jan. 13, 2022    The annual Young People’s Creative Writing Contest from Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) gives young writers the opportunity to share their stories. With three age divisions in five different categories, TCCL encourages Tulsa County youths to stretch their imaginations and deepen their relationship with writing by telling their stories in their own words—or illustrations!
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 Nikki Grimes to receive 2022 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers’ Literature

Jan. 6, 2022                        
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2022 Great Decisions series encourages global awareness with foreign-policy discussions

Jan. 4, 2022    TULSA, Okla. --- The Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries invites local thinkers to discuss current events in foreign policy at the Great Decisions series kickoff. Participants can learn more about the Great Decisions program, get connected with other globally concerned citizens and acquire thought-provoking information through a keynote address, group discussions and print materials available for purchase.
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National Book Foundation laureate and prestigious author Walter Mosley to receive 2022 Sankofa Freedom Award

Dec. 14, 2021    TULSA, Okla. --- Established writer and equality advocate Walter Mosley will receive the 2022 Sankofa Freedom Award, presented by Tulsa City-County Library’s African-American Resource Center and the Tulsa Library Trust. Mosley will accept the award and give a virtual presentation at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12.
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Tulsa City-County Library welcomes new coordinators at the African-American and Genealogy Resource centers

Dec. 16, 2021    TULSA, Okla. --- Tulsa City-County Library recently welcomed Larissa McNeil as the coordinator for the African-American Resource Center (AARC) at Rudisill Regional Library and Aaron Pope as the coordinator of the Genealogy Resource Center at Hardesty Regional Library.
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Get to know local writers at Tulsa City-County Library’s second annual local author conference

   Oct. 14, 2021    Join Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) virtually for its second annual Local Author Conference and discover local authors who will have a unique opportunity to promote their work.
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