Press Releases

Tulsa City-County Library locations are now official Safe Place sites

   Did you know that nearly 2.8 million youth in the Unites States will run away this year? Thanks to Safe Place sites like the Tulsa City-County Library, local youth have a safe place to go in times of crisis.    Operated locally by Youth Services of Tulsa, Safe Place provides runaways and other youth in a crisis a safe place in their own neighborhoods, where they can seek help with issues like abuse, serious family conflicts and other dangers.

Celebrate Cesar Chavez's Birthday with Visit From Author Rilla Askew Followed by a Community Discussion

   Tulsa City-County Library’s Hispanic Resource Center presents “What ‘Kind of Kin’? Honoring César Chávez With Our Stories and Featuring Author Rilla Askew,” March 26, 7-8:30 p.m. at Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Road.

FIRST LADY OF TULSA HELPS LIBRARY AND TULSA TRANSIT

   At Tulsa City-County Library’s new pop-up library in Tulsa Transit’s Denver Avenue Station, families can now see and read “The Wheels on the Bus.”    During a press conference, First Lady of Tulsa Victoria Bartlett, wife of Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett and ambassador for the City of Tulsa; Tulsa City-County Library Commission Chair and former First Lady of Tulsa Judy Randle; Gary Shaffer, Tulsa City-County Library CEO; and Bill Cartwright, Tulsa Transit CEO, unveiled the new pop-up library.

Stellar American history author Jim Murphy to receive 2013 Anne V. Zarrow Award

   Riveting, absorbing, fascinating, mesmerizing, powerful, evocative, engaging, engrossing and superb – these are just some of the superlatives used by critics praising two-time Newbery Honor Book-winning author Jim Murphy’s many works. Murphy masterfully makes history come alive in his more than 30 nonfiction books for children and young adults.

2013 Interfaith Holocaust Commemoration to Address "The Kindertransports"

   From Dec. 1, 1938, to the start of World War II on Sept. 1, 1939, nearly 10,000 Jewish children were sent, without their parents, out of Nazi Germany, Austria, Poland and Czechoslovakia to safety in Great Britain. While more than 1.5 million children perished in the Holocaust, these children were saved by the Kindertransport rescue movement.

LIBRARY PRESENTS ENLIGHTENING NOONTIME SERIES “BOOKS SANDWICHED IN”

   Each Monday through April 15, you can relax in Central Library’s Aaronson Auditorium, Fourth Street and Denver Avenue, from 12:10-12:50 p.m., and hear local book lovers share their views on recently published books.  Coffee and sandwiches are available for purchase or you may bring your lunch.  The series is sponsored by the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries.

See Tommy Terrific as George Washington Carver

Celebrate Black History Month with Tulsa City-County Library and Tommy Terrific.

Library to offer free workshop series focusing on managing chronic health conditions

   Thousands of Oklahomans live with chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, stroke, arthritis and pain. Understanding how to self-manage these conditions can mean the difference between daily struggles and living healthier, more comfortable lives.

Library to Honor Oklahoma Screenwriter and Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo

   Sterlin Harjo, Seminole/Muscogee (Creek), will receive the Tulsa Library Trust’s “Festival of Words Writers Award” March 2, 10:30 a.m. at Central Library, Fourth Street and Denver Avenue.  His award presentation will be followed by a day of educational American Indian family events from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.    Before his award, a free showing of Harjo’s movie “Barking Water” is scheduled for Feb. 28, 7 p.m., University of Tulsa, Lorton Performance Center, Recital Hall, 550 S. Gary Place.  This movie screening is free and open to the public.

Free Music Downloads with Your Tulsa City-County Library Card

   Have you downloaded your three free songs this week from Tulsa City-County Library?