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BookPage September 2019
Reading Lists

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TCCL Staff Picks

Click here to see what staff members from the TCCL Hispanic Affinity Group, Unidos 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: October 11th - Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout.

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: October 3rd - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.

Central Library - Books Sandwiched In meets on Mondays to dive deeper into a latest bestseller. NEXT UP: Special location, Heirloom Rustic Ales. October 16th at 6:00 p.m. - Muppets in Moscow by Natasha Lance Rogoff. 

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: September 27th.

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: October 10th - Hang the Moon by Jeanette Walls.

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: October 4th - The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson.

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: October 9th - Beloved by Toni Morrison.

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: October 21st – The Revolutionary Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff.

Jenks Library - Jenks Book Club meets the 3rd Thursday of each month, 6-7p.m. Variety of titles and genres. NEXT UP: October 19th - Reprieve by James Han Mattson.

Literacy Department - Literacy Book Club meets at the Literacy office on the last Monday of each month (except December), 6:30-8p.m. Variety of titles and genres, mostly fiction; usually about 200 pages. Literacy Book Club is for volunteer tutors, Adult Basic Learners, and English Language Learners. Registration required for anyone not currently in the Literacy program- contact Literacy at 918-549-7400 to visit this unique book club as a guest or to find out more about 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: October 17th - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant.

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: October 11th - Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir by Erika L. Sánchez.

Martin Regional Library - Full Cup Book Club meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month,10-11a.m. Variety of titles and genres. NEXT UP: October 11th - The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes.

Nathan Hale Library  - Around the World in 80 Books meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 3-4p.m. Focus on international titles. NEXT UP: October 11th - Scattered All Over the Earth by Japanese author Yoko Tawada. 

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: September 26th - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane.

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: October 26th, 3 p.m. - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

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: October 19th - Kind of Kin by Rilla Askew. 

Teen/Tween

Hardesty Regional Library - The Hardesty Irregulars - A Comic Book Club meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 4-5 p.m. For kids and tweens. NEXT UP: October 10th - Miles Morales: Stranger Tides by Justin A. Reynolds. 

Hardesty Regional Library - Craft Happens: A Teen Book Club meets every other month, 6-7p.m., at Hardesty Regional Library. For teens. NEXT UP: October 5th - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas.

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: October 10th and 24th. 

Martin Regional Library - Hobby Club: Tween Graphic Novel Discussion meets once per month, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Check out this month's graphic novel at the children's desk and get ready to talk about all things graphic novels! For ages 9-12. NEXT UP: October 3rd - Frizzy by Claribel Ortega. 

Nathan Hale Library- Graphic Novel Club at Nathan Hale meets the 2nd Saturday of each month, 3:45-4:45p.m. For ages 10-17. NEXT UP: October 14th - The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon K. Garrity.

Pratt Library - Books and Baking: Third-Fifth Grade Kids Book Club meets the second Wednesday of the month, 3:15-4:30p.m. This is a club for book and snack lovers! NEXT UP: October 11th - Jada Jones Sleepover Scientist by Kelly Starling Lyons.

South Broken Arrow Library - In the Middle: Tween Book Club meets one Thursday per month, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Focus on middle grade fiction. For ages 9-14. NEXT UP: October 5th - Ham Helsing. 1, Vampire Hunter by Rich Moyer.

 

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