Supporting the Central Library Renewed Project is as Easy as Swiping Your Debit Card

   It pays to carry the “My Tulsa Library Community Card.”  Show your support for libraries and literacy while benefiting the campaign to renovate the Central Library.    Tulsa City-County Library and Oklahoma Central Credit Union are teaming up to offer “My Tulsa Library Community Card,” featuring an artist rendering of the renewed Central Library.  Each time the card is used for purchases a portion of each swipe will go toward the Central Library Renewed capital campaign.        The Visa Debit Card is available with an Oklahoma Central Credit Union checking account and provides members access to their funds without writing a check.  There are no annual fees and it can be used anywhere Visa is accepted.    Oklahoma Central Credit Union branches are located throughout the metro Tulsa area. Get your “My Tulsa Library Community Card” at one of these convenient locations or visit me.occu.org. Sheridan South, 6728 W. 81st Street South Tulsa Hills, 8075 South Olympia Avenue West Garnett, 11335 E. 41st St. Brookside, 4956 S. Peoria Avenue Centennial Park, 515 S. Peoria Ave. Port of Catoosa, 5220 N. Hwy 167 Broken Arrow, 2211 S. Aspen Ave. LaFortune, 4131 E. 51st St. Downtown, 140 One Williams Center    The public phase of the fundraising campaign is underway with a goal of $1 million.  Families, individuals and organizations are invited to support the project which will make a direct and lasting impact in the lives of our children and our community for generations to come.    You can support the campaign by placing a name on the Donor Wall in Central Library or purchasing an electronic bookplate in the library’s catalog record for you to view and share with friends and loved ones.    Another way to help is to visit http://www.tulsalibrary.org/giftshop/ and browse the colorful and unique “Libraries Change Lives” items.  Shop for selected items from Amazon and Café Press and a portion of the proceeds will go toward the campaign or you can visit any Tulsa City-County Library and purchase a “Libraries Change Lives” gel bracelet for $1.    Once complete, the entirely renovated Central Library will meet the needs of the 21st century customer.  Today’s libraries are places where children first discover the world; where people access technology of all kinds, find resources for work and education, start a business or nonprofit venture, search for health information, gather for meetings, socialize and learn at all stages of life.    Librarium, 11th and Denver, continues to serve library customers during the two-year renovation.  The facility showcases the latest in new library services, technology and equipment, to meet the changing needs of the 21st-century customer.    For more information on how you can support the Tulsa Library Trust’s “Central Library Renewed Capital Campaign,” call Janis Updike Walker, Tulsa Library Trust executive director, 918-398-6644, or email, jwalker@tulsalibrarytrust.org. # # #