Press Releases

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.

Celebrate children’s literature with illustrator Selina Alko at 2021 Books to Treasure

Oct. 20, 2021    Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) treasures books, but treasures children even more. TCCL’s annual Books to Treasure program makes the power of art and literature accessible to children of all ages with a live event highlighting a beloved children’s book creator and a select piece of their work.

Tulsa City-County Library offers young writers the chance to get published through the Spooky Story Contest

Sept. 16, 2021    Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) invites students to connect their love of writing with a passion for scary storytelling in the Spooky Story Contest.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tulsa City-County Library

   Sept. 1, 2021    Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) and the Hispanic Resource Center promotes and celebrates Hispanic culture year-round. During September and October, Hispanic Heritage Month provides additional opportunities for TCCL to share and honor the many colorful traditions of Hispanic heritage.

Chapters fundraiser featuring author Mateo Askaripour to benefit TCCL’s Ruth G. Hardman Adult Literacy Service

  Aug. 9, 2021    With in-person meetings being curtailed during the past year, Jennifer Wells, TCCL’s Ruth G. Hardman Adult Literacy Service coordinator, has worked to ensure adult learners have access to resources for basic and English language instruction.

ONE BOOK, ONE TULSA to explore “Mexican Gothic”

   Aug. 9, 2021

Celebrate Family History Month virtually with the Genealogy Center

July 13, 2021 Discover and share your family’s heritage from the comfort of home with a series of virtual programs from Tulsa City-County Library’s Genealogy Center. During July, Family History Month, use live and prerecorded webinars to examine free tools and resources that can help you explore your ancestry, whether you’re a new or seasoned genealogy researcher.

Tulsa City-County Library to present 19th annual Asian American Festival virtually this June

May 20, 2021

Tulsa Library uses resources to commemorate Tulsa’s 1921 Race Massacre in an educational exhibit

May 4, 2021

African American Heritage Bowl focuses on collective remembering of tragic historic past

Jan. 19, 2021    Commemorate local history and work with peers to win prizes at the Tulsa City-County Library’s 2021 African American Heritage Bowl: 1921 Race Massacre Centennial Edition. TCCL’s African-American Resource Center will host the bowl, which is part of series of events and programs leading up to the centennial of the 1921 Race Massacre in Tulsa in May.