Kids Blog

Memorial Day: A Look Into History

Memorial Day: A Look Into HistoryHello, readers! Memorial Day is coming up, and I wanted to share a little bit about the history of the holiday and a few book recommendations.Memorial Day is a federal holiday to honor and mourn the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. This holiday began all the way back during the Civil War era, and the first Memorial Day commemoration was on May 30, 1868. To learn more about Memorial Day history, you can search the call number 394.2 in the juvenile nonfiction section of your library.

Play For Your Child...and For YOU!

Let’s Play Pretend!Have you heard of the British game show Taskmaster? Five comedians are given strange, silly tasks to complete for points from the Taskmaster. This show isn’t about being the best at the tasks, but about having fun, being silly, and laughing.

Dragons, Dragons, and More Dragons! (Kids Read Gives You Dragons!)

Dragons, Dragons, and More Dragons!Does your child love reading about dragons and magic but wants to go on more than one adventure with the same character? Look no further than the How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell! Hey, isn’t that a movie series? Yes!

ArtistWorks & Your Family!

ArtistWorks Is a Library Perk!Have you ever wanted to learn how to play an instrument? Maybe you want to learn how to play one with your child? The library can help you out! There is a database called ArtistWorks that provides access to instructions for learning music through self-paced video lessons taught by highly accomplished and Grammy Award-winning professionals. You can access this database through the Libby app from our digital collection.

Follow the Squiggly, Zigzag-y Road! Writing to Build Readers

Follow the Squiggly, Zigzag-y Road! Writing To Build Readers“Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play!” These are the five activities that help build reading skills every day that you hear about in the Tulsa City-County Library’s Build A Reader  storytimes. I am going to briefly expand on the importance of writing. 

Frozen Penguins: A Storytime Sensation

Frozen Penguins: A Storytime SensationNot all kids' songs are created equal; however, they are all equally embedded into the minds of parents and caregivers of the children who attend Build A Reader storytime at the Tulsa City County Library. 

Happy Birthday, Dolly Parton! (Thank You for the Books!)

Happy Birthday, Dolly Parton!Did you know that it’s been just over one year since Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library launched in Tulsa County? We’ve enrolled nearly 20,000 children in this life-changing program and mailed more than 115,000 books to families living in Tulsa County!

Busy Days, Bustling Minds: How to Incorporate Reading into Your Family's Routine

Busy Days, Bustling Minds:  How to Incorporate Reading into Your Family's RoutineDeveloping young readers requires daily reading, but establishing a family routine can feel overwhelming. With so many demands on time, adding daily reading may seem like another chore; however, there are ways to make it a fun and essential part of your week.

Building Readers from the Brain Out

Building Readers From the Brain OutThe Tulsa City-County Library is dedicated to supporting the 5 activities that early literacy researchers and advocates say help babies and young children grow into successful readers and students. Every storytime at the library focuses on at least one of the following "Build A Reader" activities:

Make Your Child a Millionaire...In Words

Make Your Child a Millionaire…In WordsOne misconception that many new parents have is that they shouldn't be concerned about talking with their babies and young children until they start talking back. While this seems intuitive, brain and reading research emphatically recommends a far more active approach to talking.Talking to babies and young children as much as you possibly can will not only enrich your bond with them, but it will also build their brains into elite language-learning machines.