Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Tulsa City-County Library during September and October with virtual events honoring the colorful traditions of Hispanic culture. This year’s online celebrations include crafts, bilingual storytimes, artistic performances and demonstrations, a podcast series and a panel discussion, plus a live reading and discussion with an award-winning Mexican author.
The annual celebration is coordinated by Tulsa City-County Library’s Hispanic Resource Center, which provides cultural, informational and educational resources, as well as activities and services for both Spanish-and English-speaking families. The center was established to meet the educational and cultural needs of Tulsa County’s growing Hispanic community.
Free virtual events include:
“Bilingual Phone-In Storytimes”Sept. 15-Oct. 15. For Hispanic Heritage Month, all phone-in storytimes for children will be presented in both English and Spanish. Call 918-549-7323 any time and follow the prompts to hear a mini storytime for your little ones!
“Podcast: Stories of the Unknown”Wednesdays, Sept. 16, 23, 30; Oct. 14, 6-7 p.m.Join us each week at www.facebook.com/TCCLhispanicresourcecenter as we share stories of the paranormal, occult or the unknown.
“A Conversation With Valeria Luiselli”Saturday, Sept. 19, 5-6 p.m.Join us at www.facebook.com/tulsalibrary for a livestream reading and discussion with Valeria Luiselli, author of “Lost Children Archive.” Copies of the book are available for purchase at Fulton Street Books and Coffee at https://bookshop.org/books/lost-children-archive/9780525436461.
“Tea Workshop With Edgar Fabián Frías”Saturday, Sept. 26, 6-7 p.m.Join us at www.facebook.com/tulsalibrary for a livestreamed guided meditation and tea workshop with multidisciplinary artist Edgar Fabián Frías.
“Performance With Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán”Saturday, Oct. 3, 4-5 p.m.Join us at www.facebook.com/tulsalibrary for this livestreamed collaborative multimedia performance featuring Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán, Welana Queton, Yvette Wiley and José Emmanuel Vega.
“Latinx Identity Dialogue”Saturday, Oct. 10, 6-7 p.m.Join us at www.facebook.com/TCCLhispanicresourcecenter for a livestreamed panel discussion with diverse leaders from the Latino community where we will ask: "What does it mean to identify as Hispanic, Latino or Latinx?"
“Latinx Craft Series”Oct. 27-29, 6-7 p.m.Join us at www.facebook.com/TCCLhispanicresourcecenter for a livestreamed series of crafts celebrating Latinx cultures. Learn how to create masks, sugar skulls and an altar.
Hispanic Heritage Month programs are sponsored by the Hispanic Resource Center and Tulsa Library Trust.
For more information on TCCL’s Hispanic Heritage Month activities, call the AskUs Hotline, 918-549-7323, or visit the library’s website,www.tulsalibrary.org.