TCCL Blog

TCCL Celebrates: Black History Month

Black History Month is an annual opportunity to focus collectively on African American history, culture and contributions, but Black individuals and communities should be recognized and celebrated daily.

Resource Spotlight: Winter Seeds

Live greener more easily with these resources such as seed and book recommendations, magazine articles and more. Seeds and Helpful Books The Seed Library offers a handful of plants that can be sown in the winter.

2022 Young People's Creative Writing Contest

Our annual Young People’s Creative Writing Contest gives the young writers of Tulsa County the opportunity to share their stories. From Feb. 1-28, students ages 10-18 can participate in the contest by submitting writing online, by mail or to any TCCL branch.

TCCL Celebrates: Chinese New Year

Explore free, virtual resources to help you learn or teach others about the annual Chinese New Year holiday, celebrated this year on Feb. 1. Read on to learn more! While Feb.

TCCL Celebrates: Martin Luther King Jr.

How much do you know about Martin Luther King Jr. and the holiday we celebrate in his honor? Learn more about Dr. King in these resources and books! All you need is a TCCL card. Don't have a TCCL card? Apply online and get instant access to our digital resources, including databases and ebooks.

TCCL Celebrates: February Authors

Each month, we highlight birthdays of authors for you to discover through print and digital items as well as online biographies. In the post below, click on the author’s name to find titles by them in our catalog. Read a bit about each author below and find their full biography in the database listed. Need a TCCL card?

TCCL Celebrates: 30 Minute Learning Challenge

Set new learning goals this year and achieve them by accepting the "30 Minutes of Learning Challenge." Download the 30 Minutes of Learning Challenge PDF at the bottom of this blog post and use it to help you plan your learning goals and keep track of your progress along the way. LinkedIn Learning offers thousands of online courses to help you learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts where you want, when you want. Courses cover business, creative and technological subjects.

Resource Spotlight: Writing Help!

Your TCCL card gives you access to dozens of books, online classes and additional resources that can help you become a writer or improve your writing.

TCCL Top 10: Most Checked Out Books, Movies and Music of 2021

We are looking back on 2021 with the top 10 most checked out books, music CDs and movies of the year! Find all the items listed below on these lists broken up by age group: adult (includes music, fiction and nonfiction books, graphic novels, and fiction and nonfiction DVDs),

TCCL Celebrates: January Authors

Each month, we highlight birthdays of authors for you to discover through print and digital items as well as online biographies. In the post below, click on the author’s name to find titles by them in our catalog. Read a bit about each author below and find their full biography in the database listed. Need a TCCL card?