April 14, 2026
The Tulsa City-County Library announced today that The William K. Warren Foundation has gifted land in South Broken Arrow that will be the home of a new library branch. The current South Broken Arrow Library will close after the new William K. and Natalie O. Warren Library is completed, which is expected to be in 2028.
The replacement of the South Broken Arrow Library will be the fourth project of four branches rebuilt in the “MY Library, OUR Future” campaign. The new branch will be located just across the street from the current location at 3600 S. Chestnut Ave. The current library will remain open throughout construction.
The new William K. and Natalie O. Warren Library, designed by Ethos Architects, will be 20,000 square feet, more than triple the size of the existing 6,000-square-foot branch. The branch will include a drive-up service window, an adult patio and a maker space. There will also be an outdoor children’s amphitheater. The new location will include collaboration spaces, flexible classroom spaces, and a dedicated storytime room. Additionally, the collection size will increase by 40%, a significant boost for one of TCCL’s busiest branches.
As South Broken Arrow continues to rapidly expand, the new William K. and Natalie O. Warren Library will better serve this community that already utilizes the current branch at some of the highest rates in TCCL’s system of 24 public branches.
Additional donors to the William K. and Natalie O. Warren Library include McElroy Manufacturing, Helmerich & Payne, Jim Norton, Terry D. Cupp, Broken Arrow Community Foundation, the Judy Gayle Waters Trust, Hannah and Joe Robson, Tim and Carol Lyons, First National Bank of Broken Arrow, Arvest Bank, Security Bank and TTCU Cares Foundation, among many others. The project also received $4 million from the recently passed BA GO Bond, passed by voters with 69% support.
“We are deeply thankful to Broken Arrow city leaders for their partnership and the citizens of Broken Arrow for passing the recent bond vote,” said TCCL CEO Kimberly Johnson. “This project highlights the collaboration between private donors and the public in a way that every resident of Broken Arrow can be proud.”
The Tulsa City-County Library began the “MY Library, OUR Future” private fundraising effort to replace four libraries throughout Tulsa County. Led by Campaign Cabinet Chair Tim Lyons, the campaign’s total goal for all four locations is $56 million. Naming opportunities are still available at Rudisill Regional, Eddy Gibbs, and the William K. and Natalie O. Warren libraries
“Seeing supporters from around our region come together to support this campaign has been inspiring,” said Campaign Chair Tim Lyons. “The William K. and Natalie O. Warren Library in South Broken Arrow will be a spectacular culmination of this effort and one that the Broken Arrow community will surely love for decades.”
Those interested in supporting the project can learn more and make donations at mylibraryourfuture.org.
About the Tulsa City-County Library
The Tulsa City-County Library operates a network of 24 public branches, two non-public branches and a traveling bookmobile. With more than 5,100 daily visitors and nearly 7 million items circulated each year, TCCL has been designated with the prestigious five-star rating by the Library Journal, putting TCCL in the top five library systems in the United States. The mission of the Tulsa City-County Library is to inspire, promote learning and create connections that strengthen our communities.
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