Press Releases

Take to the friendly skies during library program to learn about flight

   You have been cleared for takeoff and can soar into adventure during “Mad Science Guys: Fantasy of Flight” on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Hardesty Regional Library’s Connor’s Cove, 8316 E. 93rd St.    Discover what it takes to fly with the Mad Science Guys and meet a real-life pilot and namesake for Connor’s Cove, Connor Clardy.

TCCL presents Local Author Mini-Con

   Calling all aspiring and published authors. TCCL invites you to learn proven ways to hone your wordsmith skills and achieve your dream of becoming an award-winning author.

Library Advocates to Protect eBook Access for All

Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) has teamed up with the American Library Association (ALA), national libraries around the country and our neighboring state libraries, Pioneer Library system and Metropolitan Library System, in an effort to prevent newly proposed publisher restrictions on eBook purchasing.

Best-selling author Ingrid Rojas Contreras to visit library in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month

   Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a special conversation and book signing with best-selling author Ingrid Rojas Contreras on Oct. 19, 2-4 p.m. at Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Road.

Walter Echo-Hawk to be inducted in Circle of Honor during ceremony at Zarrow Regional Library

Tulsa City-County Library’s American Indian Resource Center will induct Walter Echo-Hawk into the Circle of Honor during a special presentation March 7, 2020, 10:30 a.m. at Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st St.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tulsa City-County Library

   Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with TCCL during a month-long series honoring the colorful traditions of Hispanic culture. Fiestas, crafts, storytimes and book discussions, as well as a visit from a best-selling author, are planned for readers.

TCCL welcomes new Hispanic Resource Center coordinator

As a child, Amairani Perez would visit Martin Regional Library every Saturday with her family to explore the library’s world of resources.    She remembers her father reading his favorite magazines in the Hispanic Resource Center as she was “diving into the expansive worlds that could be afforded to readers through literature.”

TCCL presents community conversation on trauma and resiliency

Using Gail Honeyman’s best-selling novel “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” as a launching point, join readers for the program “Building Hope: A Community Conversation About Trauma and Resiliency” on Sept. 19 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Road.    Community Conversations is a reading and discussion program designed to give participants an opportunity for authentic and transformative dialogue about challenging issues.

TCCL celebrates the generational link to literacy

   To celebrate the joy of reading and the generational bond books bring, TCCL presents a series of programs to highlight “Grandparents Day” at the library.

One Book, One Tulsa to explore “All You Can Ever Know”

   What does it mean to lose your roots – within your culture, within your family – and what happens when you find them?