Upcoming Events

Have you ever wanted to design a flag? Have you ever wondered what symbols and colors mean on some of your favorite flags? Wave on into Ralph Ellison library and pick up a design your own flag take home kit.

Grab this fun coloring take-home kit and help your child explore different colors to color their world! The kit includes crayons for endless creative fun!

🎉 Stop by Ralph Ellison Library and grab a fun, Pokémon-themed pompom kit! 🧶✨ Each kit comes with everything you need—except scissors! It's first come, first served, so hurry in before they’re gone! 🏃‍♀️💨

Come join Ralph Ellison Library for some summer fun! 🌞🎉
Participate in our Scavenger Hunt all month long in June and earn a fun, themed eraser* as a reward! 🖊️🔍

Step into a living display of transformation! Visit our side-by-side tanks all summer long as we explore the beauty of nature and color in motion. One tank features tiny caterpillars growing and changing into vibrant butterflies.

We're celebrating 2SLGBTQIA+ artists in the month of June! Enjoy our exhibition from local artists and creators on display in Philomathea Hall. 

Submit your art by May 3: tinyurl.com/LGBTQArtShowForm

Come and learn about the origins of Juneteenth, including the spreading of the Emancipation Proclamation and Black culture.

Color Our World when you come to the Northwest Library in June! Stop by the table near the Info, color and decorate one popsicle stick. These will be assembled in a collage to create a piece of Community Art!

It can be difficult to take a moment to stop, slow down, and focus on something that’s good for our well-being. Pick up one of our monthly mindfulness journals filled with prompts to help you focus on your mental health! 

Have you always wanted to explore creative writing but never had the chance? Pick up one of our special Juneteenth creative writing chapbooks filled with creative writing exercises meant to strengthen your creative muscles!

Have you always wanted to explore creative writing but never had the chance? Pick up one of our special PRIDE creative writing chapbooks filled with creative writing exercises meant to strengthen your creative muscles!

Track and reflect on your COLORFUL reading journey this summer with our Summer Reading Journal! We've got pages for you to rate and review your books and track your progress toward your reading goals. Stuck in a reading rut?

Join us for a community art project inspired by the exhibit, Honor Song at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center. 

Pages & Prose Parcel- Summers is a three-month library book box subscription service geared toward children ages 8 – 14.

During June & July, come to the Creation Station to take part in collaborative art projects and other ways to color our world!

Activities will rotate throughout the summer.

This is a take home kit for ages 5 and up. Included is an informational booklet about Oklahoma butterflies, the butterfly life cycle, and how to attract butterflies with flowers, water, and food.

Create a step-by-step family tree! Include whoever you consider your family--friends, found relatives, etc. Feel free to share your creations with family and the library! 

In honor of Juneteenth, stop by the library’s Seed Library to pick up a packet of roselle hibiscus seeds—an easy-to-grow plant with deep cultural roots.

Origami Take Home Kit

Kit includes step-by-step instructions and origami paper. 

Available at the Circulation Desk While Supplies Last. (June 7-June 15)

No Registration Required.

Take home a new kit every week to learn about a new artist and get inspiration for your own creations!

Available while supplies last. First come, first served.

Celebrate Pride Month and express yourself with this Pride Candle kit! You will learn about the different pride flags, what they mean, and how to recreate them as a candle. Kit includes everything needed to make a 6oz candle.

Celebrate Art and America with a Patriotic Flag Centerpiece Kit! This fun and easy-to-assemble take-home kit allows you to create a stunning flag-inspired centerpiece, perfect for Flag Day and the 4th of July.

Come by the Luther Library every week of Summer Reading for a unique arts themed craft! This week's design idea is to create your own headband, turning yourself into a dragon, a unicorn, or something in between!

Swim into Ralph Ellison library and pick up a design your own mason jar aquarium take home kit!