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BookPage September 2019
Reading Lists

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TCCL Staff Picks

Click here to see what staff members from TCCL's Customer Care Department suggest for your reading pleasure this month.

You can see additional lists of staff favorites from previous months here!

LGBT+ Recommendations

Click here to browse a full page of LGBTQIA2S+ book and media recommendations, as well as resources for finding more content.

LGBTQIA2S+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and Two-Spirit. The "+" exists to include additional gender identities and sexual orientation. Learn more about each term HERE. 

Book Clubs

Tulsa Library Book Club Roundup

Looking to join a book club? 

Take a look at this list of library discussion groups and their upcoming selections! Click on the library name for more information about that particular branch.

Please note: TCCL is committed to the safety of our library users, and as such our book clubs are being held virtually in zip codes with high rates of COVID-19 cases. Please contact the book club organizer or library directly to receive updates on whether a book club will be meeting virtually or in-person. 

Adult

Bixby Library - Bixby Book Club meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 2-3p.m. NEXT UP: April 12th - It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler.

Broken Arrow Library - Cover to Cover Adult Book Club meets the 1st Tuesday of each month, 6:30-7:30p.m. Variety of titles and genres. NEXT UP: April 4th - Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin.

Brookside Library - Brookside Book Discussion Group meets the 2nd Monday of each month, 1:30-2:30p.m. Variety of titles and genres. NEXT UP: April 10th - A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham.

Charles Page Library – Page Turners Senior Book Club meets the 4th Wednesday of each month, 12:30-1:30p.m. Variety of titles and genres. NEXT UP: April 26th - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson.

Collinsville Library - Collinsville Book Discussion meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 12:30-1:30p.m. Variety, though mostly mysteries, suspense, and women's fiction. NEXT UP: April 11th.

Hardesty Regional Library - The LitWits meet the 1st Wednesday of each month, 6:30-7:30p.m. For adults, variety of titles and genres. NEXT UP: April 5th - The Season: A Social History of the Debutante by Kristen Richardson.

Hardesty Regional Library - Banned Book Club meets the 2nd Monday of each month, 7-8p.m. Focus on books that have been banned or challenged in schools and libraries. NEXT UP: April 10th - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Herman and Kate Kaiser Library - Creative Truths: A History Book Discussion meets one Saturday a month, 9-10a.m. Focus is on history. Email hk@tulsalibrary.org for more information. NEXT UP: April 15th – The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya.

Jenks Library - Jenks Book Club meets the 3rd Thursday of each month, 6-7p.m. Variety of titles and genres. NEXT UP: April 20th - The Diviners by Libba Bray.

Literacy Department - Literacy Book Club meets virtually on the last Monday of each month (except May and December), 6:30-7:30p.m. Variety of titles and genres, mostly fiction; usually about 200 pages. Literacy Book Club is for tutor volunteers, Adult Basic Learners and English Language Learners. Contact Literacy to visit this unique book club as a guest or to become part of the program.

Martin Regional Library - Down the Rabbit Hole: Weird Fiction Book Club meets virtually once a month, 7-8p.m. Focus on Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, and other weird fiction. For adults. Email Ben.Willcox@tulsalibrary.org for Zoom link. NEXT UP: April 18th - Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R.F. Kuang.

Martin Regional Library - Cafecito, Libros y Chisme: Latina-Focused Book Club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every other month, 6-7p.m. For ages 16 and up. NEXT UP: April 12th - Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. 

Martin Regional Library - Full Cup Book Club meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month,10-11a.m. Variety of titles and genres. NEXT UP: April 12th - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

Nathan Hale Library - Nathan Hale Readers Book Club meets the 1st Tuesday of each month, 3-4p.m. Variety of titles and genres. Contact NA@tulsalibrary.org for meeting information.

Owasso Library - Fiction Addiction Book Club meets the 4th Tuesday of each month (except December), 6-7p.m. Focus on fiction for adults. NEXT UP: March 28th - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan.

Schusterman-Benson Library - The Banned Books Club meets at the Schusterman-Benson Library. Focus on books that have been banned or challenged in schools and libraries. NEXT UP: April 20th, 2 p.m. - Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck..

South Broken Arrow Library - Beyond the Book meets the 3rd Thursday of each month,10:30-11:30a.m. Focus is on historical fiction, with some variation. NEXT UP: April 27th - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

Teen

Bixby Library - Bixby Anime and Manga club meets two Tuesdays per month, 6-7p.m. to talk about manga and watch anime. For middle and high schoolers. NEXT UP: March 28th.  

Broken Arrow Library - Read or Die: Anime Club meets the 3rd Saturday of each month, 12-1p.m. to discuss, watch, and increase our overall knowledge of anime and manga. For ages 12 and up. NEXT UP: April 15th. 

Hardesty Regional Library - Craft Happens: A Teen Book Club meets every other month at Hardesty Regional Library. For teens. NEXT UP: April 6th, 6-7p.m. - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo.

Nathan Hale Library - Graphic Novel and Manga Club at Nathan Hale meets the 2nd Saturday of each month, 3:45-4:45p.m. For ages 10-17. NEXT UP: April 8th - Salt Magic by Hope Larson.

Pratt Library - Pratt Anime and Manga Club meets once a month, 4:30-5:30p.m. to talk about anime, manga, and cosplay, play games, make crafts, and more. For middle and high schoolers. NEXT UP: April 13th. 

Middle Grade

Hardesty Regional Library - Middle Grade Book Club with Mr. Paul meets the second and fourth Monday of each month, 5-6p.m. For ages 9-12. NEXT UP: March 27th - Second half of Holes by Louis Sachar.

South Broken Arrow Library - In the Middle meets on the second Thursday of every month, 4:30-5:30p.m. Focus on middle grade fiction. For ages 9-14. NEXT UP: April 13th.

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