May 23, 2023 - Join five local readers from diverse backgrounds as they each share five books they love during “Take 5: All Together Now” June 1, 7-8 p.m. at Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st St. The evening also includes book trivia and door prizes.

   Each presenter will have five minutes to tell you why you should read the five books they've chosen. All books center on TCCL’s 2023 Summer Reading Program theme, "All Together Now: Kindness/Friendship/Unity."

   Ellen Cummings, TCCL’s director of customer experience, will emcee the evening.

Presenters include:

  • Shadia Dahlal – actor, dancer, director, writer
  • Oly Mistry, software engineer
  • Leah Weyand, TCCL youth fiction selector
  • Rebecca Harrison, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library community engagement manager
  • Krystal Lyons, TCCL customer care specialist

   The purpose of the Take 5 program is to introduce the community to a wide variety of books that may spark a new interest. Books will include everything from the popular to the offbeat and scholarly, including both fiction and nonfiction.

   Take 5 is part of TCCL’s Summer Reading Program for all ages. The annual program is free and for all ages. Discover how you can read your way to rewards by signing up, https://www.tulsalibrary.org/summer

   For more information on Take 5 or other library programs, call the AskUs Hotline, 918-549-7323 or visit www.tulsalibrary.org.

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