July 10, 2024 The annual Jeanne B. Goodwin Storytelling Festival celebrates the rich tradition of sharing wisdom through words and activities. All ages can enjoy storytelling, crafts and games at the celebration on July 12, 10:30 a.m.-noon, at Rudisill Regional Library, 1520 N. Hartford.
Rudisill Regional Library children’s librarian Rita Fofah has planned a celebration full of adventure, games and laughter. Fofah’s imaginative stories feature empathy, communication skills and vocabulary building.
The annual festival is a tribute to the late Jeanne B. Goodwin, a lifelong Oklahoma educator and literacy champion, who understood how storytelling and the visual experience work to build a vivid imagination.
Celebrating Jeanne B. Goodwin’s 100th birthday in 2003, Rudisill Regional Library’s storytime room was dedicated in her honor. Multicolored fish, shaped with individual pieces of tile, greet children entering the ocean-themed storytime room. Each wall of the room features colorfully painted starfish, clown fish, sharks, lobsters, turtles and other wonders of the underwater world. Children often create their own stories using the sea creatures painted on the storytime walls.
While at the library, families are encouraged to sign up or complete the 2024 summer reading program “Adventure Begins at Your Library.” The free annual program, ongoing through July 31, is filled with more performances and chances to earn great prizes. All four age groups - littles, children, teens/tweens and adults - can earn prizes and coupons for free food and entertainment around Tulsa County. Register online at www.TulsaLibrary.org/summer, or visit any Tulsa City-County Library location to sign up.
For more information, call the AskUs Hotline, 918-549-7323, or visit the library’s website, www.tulsalibrary.org.
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