Press Releases

Celebrate Family History Month virtually with the Genealogy Center

July 13, 2021 Discover and share your family’s heritage from the comfort of home with a series of virtual programs from Tulsa City-County Library’s Genealogy Center. During July, Family History Month, use live and prerecorded webinars to examine free tools and resources that can help you explore your ancestry, whether you’re a new or seasoned genealogy researcher.

Tulsa City-County Library to present 19th annual Asian American Festival virtually this June

May 20, 2021

Tulsa Library uses resources to commemorate Tulsa’s 1921 Race Massacre in an educational exhibit

May 4, 2021

African American Heritage Bowl focuses on collective remembering of tragic historic past

Jan. 19, 2021    Commemorate local history and work with peers to win prizes at the Tulsa City-County Library’s 2021 African American Heritage Bowl: 1921 Race Massacre Centennial Edition. TCCL’s African-American Resource Center will host the bowl, which is part of series of events and programs leading up to the centennial of the 1921 Race Massacre in Tulsa in May.

Tulsa City-County Library to commemorate 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial with specialized events

Jan. 15, 2021

Aspiring writers encouraged to participate in library’s Young People’s Creative Writing Contest

Jan. 13, 2021 Tulsa City-County Library’s annual Young People’s Creative Writing Contest gives young writers the opportunity to make their voices heard. With three age divisions in five different categories, TCCL encourages Tulsa County youths to stretch their imaginations and deepen their relationship with writing by telling their stories in their own words—or illustrations!

Workshop Connects Educators with Classroom Resources and Winner of 2021 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers’ Literature Jason Reynolds

Dec. 10, 2020

Jason Reynolds to receive the 2021 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers’ Literature

   TULSA, Okla. --- New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds is the winner of the Tulsa Library Trust’s 2021 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers’ Literature. He will accept the award at a public presentation on Thursday, May 6 at 7 p.m. He also will present awards to winners of the 2021 Young People’s Creative Writing Contest at the ceremony.

Celebrate children’s literature with illustrator Zachariah OHora at 2020 Books to Treasure

   TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa City-County Library treasures books, but treasures children even more. TCCL’s annual Books to Treasure program makes the power of art and literature accessible to children of all ages with a live event highlighting a beloved children’s book creator and a select piece of their work. Now in its 18th year, the 2020 program will feature author and illustrator Zachariah OHora on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, at 7 p.m.

TCCL to honor award-winning author Tommy Orange with Festival of Words Writers Award

Tommy Orange (Cheyenne/Arapaho) will receive the Tulsa Library Trust’s “Festival of Words Writers Award” March 6, 2021 at 10:30 a.m., during a livestream ceremony on TCCL’s Youtube channel, www.youtube.com/user/TulsaLibrary.