Central Library

Kick off National Novel Writer's Month with our write-in. Drop in and work on a project or chat with others interested in creative writing. We'll provide the snacks and all the coffee needed to keep your creative juices flowing. Registration is encouraged. For adults and teens.

https://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/11857600

In an effort to provide a better experience for our customers, we updated the equipment, payment options and procedures for the Central Library parking garage. Additional payment options now include a walk-up kiosk inside Central Library. Rates are the same with free parking for the first two hours.

Visit www.tulsalibrary.org/central-library-parking for more information.

One week left until submissions close for this year's Spooky Story Contest!

https://www.tulsalibrary.org/spooky-story-contest

Don't forget to join us THURSDAY to discuss "The Most Wonderful Wonder" with the author, Holly Samson Hall, at Gypsy Coffee House and uncover the role Oklahomans played in the sideshows of America's pastimes.

Register for the event here: https://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/11680432"

Don't forget to join us next week for part 2 of our Dungeons & Dragons series, where we'll walk through finding miniatures for your characters and the best techniques for painting them! We will be providing miniatures and paint while supplies last, so this is a great opportunity to try it out.

https://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/11687022

Head over Rudisill Regional Library this Wednesday to learn about publishing and more from a local author!

Music Monday TODAY (Oct. 21) is cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you next week!

FILM OF THE WEEK
In which our resident film buff humbly offers up a suggestion for your viewing pleasure. More often than not, something you hopefully haven’t seen.

WAGES OF FEAR
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot • 1953 • France
A thriller of nerve-wracking intensity, whose dramatic cinematography and heart-pounding score ratchet up the tension, making for a truly exciting story but also one anchored in critiques of corporate exploitation and individual hubris and greed. One of the greatest thrillers ever made.
https://tccl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S63C2325411

Hop, learn, and grow at this after-school learning activity at Central Library! Work together to build a hopscotch obstacle course while building visual literacy skills. We can't wait to see you this Thursday at 4 p.m!
Caregivers, tell us below what your favorite outdoor game was a kid!

Join us tomorrow for the last of our fall lunch & learn series with the Tulsa Master Gardener's! Our topic is Landscaping 101 this week.

https://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/11651526

There's still time left to borrow a copy of "The Most Wonderful Wonder" before the author, Holly Samson Hall, visits with us at Gypsy Coffee House to uncover the role Oklahomans played in the sideshows of America's pastimes. Email [email protected] and she will send a copy to be picked up at the TCCL branch of your choosing.

https://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/11680432

Reyna Grande, acclaimed American Book Award-winning novelist and memoirist, is the recipient of the Hispanic Resource Center's 2024 Hummingbird Award in Literary Arts! Come and meet her at a free public event on Oct. 19 at Martin Regional Library.

Learn more about Grande and the Hummingbird Award at www.tulsalibrary.org/hummingbird-award.

FILM OF THE WEEK
In which our resident film buff humbly offers up a suggestion for your viewing pleasure. More often than not, something you hopefully haven’t seen.

Inquiring Nuns
Directed by Gerald Temaner and Gordon Quinn • 1968 • United States
Delightful and sometimes revelatory, this hour-long documentary is built on a simple premise: two nuns on the streets of Chicago in 1968 asking a variety of people “Are you happy?” The answers touch on love, family, faith, work, war, loneliness, health, meaning, philosophy. A unique and charming hidden gem in the TCCL film collection that you are unlikely to find streaming.
https://tccl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S63C2389472

In an effort to provide a better experience for our customers, we are updating the equipment, payment options and procedures for the Central Library parking garage. Work to change the parking equipment begins Monday, Oct. 14 and should take about 2 weeks.

While work is in progress, the parking garage will remain open, but access will be restricted to one entry and exit location on either Fourth Street or Fifth Street.

Visit www.tulsalibrary.org/locations/central/central-library-parking for updates and more information.

Our annual spooky story contest is back! Learn more about submitting your spooky story at the link below.

https://www.tulsalibrary.org/spooky-story-contest

Join us tomorrow for a movie in the Garden!

AUTHOR VISIT ALERT!

Join us to discuss "The Most Wonderful Wonder" with the author, Holly Samson Hall, at Gypsy Coffee House and uncover the role Oklahomans played in the sideshows of America's pastimes.

Read the book ahead of time! Email [email protected] and she will send a copy to be picked up at the TCCL branch of your choosing.

Register for the event here: https://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/11680432

Need a computer or free wifi? We have both at all branches!

Come see us: https://www.tulsalibrary.org/locations

Are you a well-stocked crafter in need of craft ideas or instruction? Then the Hobbies and Crafts Source is for you!

This free online resource can be accessed anywhere and from any device connected to the internet. Use it to browse hundreds of magazines and articles in almost any creative category you can think of.

Find the Hobbies and Crafts Source at www.tulsalibrary.org/research/databases/h

Let the Halloween spirit flow from your fingertips! Writers ages 8-18 are invited to participate in this year's Spooky Story Contest. Submit your story to any TCCL location or online.

Find details and submit at www.tulsalibrary.org/spooky-story-contest.

This year's featured illustrator for Books To Treasure is Sophie Blackall!

Come and meet her at a free public presentation on Nov. 8 at Hardesty Regional Library.

Learn more about Sophie and Books To Treasure at www.tulsalibrary.org/BooksToTreasure.

Thank you to the Tulsa Library Trust and the Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation for supporting Books To Treasure!

FILM OF THE WEEK

Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)

Directed by Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri • 2020 • Nigeria

A wonderful debut from Nigerian twin brothers Arie and Chuko Esiri. Centered around what the directors have called a “reverse migration story”, Eyimofe drops us directly into the lives of two characters whose stories are connected not only by the bustling city of Lagos, Nigeria but also by their dreams of escape. Bleak in its depiction of a callously transactional world but filled with deep empathy and warmth, Eyimofe mixes gritty social realism with the soulful beauty of its imagery and soundtrack.
https://tccl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S63C5941679