Day Calendar

Calling all pre-readers! Lowercase letters are here! Come by Almonte to pick up your sensory-based letter exploration kit. Each week, we will build on your kit and provide new activities! Kits are first come, first serve.

Celebrate Hispanic/Latinx Heritages Month! Teens ages 10-18 will explore the country of Cuba and learn interesting facts about their history and culture! Fill up your passport and discover all the world has to offer.

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and Sout

This program is designed for children ages 6-12. Explore Mars through these fun activities. While supplies last.

This program is designed for parents and children ages 2-5 to do together. Use various bright shapes to make a vibrant collage on black paper.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by learning about Aztec codices (documents used to keep track of important cultural events and rituals), and making your own! This project is best suited for children 6 and up.

TeenTober is a nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens! To celebrate our awesome teens, we are putting together pre-made Teentober book bags.

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at Bethany and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.

This is a take home kit for Teens and Adults. ( Kit contains the supplies to learn finger knitting).

No registration necessary. Kits available starting Monday until kits are gone! Limit 2 per family.

Practice mindfulness with a Guatemalan worry doll/ muñecas quitapena. Legend has it that if you whisper your worries to these tiny dolls before bed your worries will be gone when you wake up.

Join us for a StoryWalk® around Bethany Library. Enjoy nature and Bethany's walking trails as you read a story. The story changes every month so drop by to catch a different story.

Are you stupefied by the supernatural? Well, we can't help with that, but we can help you find ways to learn more about vocabulary!

Exercise your creativity by joining the 2021 Kids Create Art Contest! We're now accepting submissions from artists ages 5-12 in the following categories:

What are you doing right now to prepare for your financial future? Your teenage years are the perfect time to start learning about personal finance, student loans, building credit and more.

Lotería is a traditional Mexican game of chance, similar to bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of numbered ping pong balls.

It's Black Cat Awareness Month!

Celebrate by picking up a kit with the supplies to make your own black cat decoration for your home.

Kits are first come, first served, while supplies last.

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at the Downtown Library and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.

Everyone loves movies! Our Movie Night Bundle will provide two hand-picked DVDs from the genre of your choice from our movie collection, plus two suggestions you might like from our Kanopy and Hoopla streaming services.

Here at the Downtown Library, we’re always looking for fun ways to connect readers with our collection of books.

Interested in astrology? Want to know your horoscope? Tell us your birthday and stop by the Downtown Library to pick up an astrology bracelet take home kit. Instructions and supplies included.

Practice mindfulness with a Guatemalan worry doll/ muñecas quitapena. Legend has it that if you whisper your worries to these tiny dolls before bed your worries will be gone when you wake up.

Register for your own Paranormal Salt Dough Ornament! Kit will include ornament, paint and paintbrush for decorating your ornament.

Interested in the paranormal? Do you like to create stories? Please participate in the Downtown Library's Paranormal Writing Contest!

Sign up for your own personalized book box, filled with some great new YA reads selected just for YOU. You'll receive 2 new YA books (published in the last 1 to 1.5 years) checked out to your library card along with some fabulous fun treats.

Learn more about Jen Stark and her psychedelic art style. Then make a collage inspired by some of her work. Then create a piece and bring it back to the library to be part of a larger collaborative art project!

See how strong you can build a table made out of paper!

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at Ralph Ellison Library and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.

Practice mindfulness with a Guatemalan worry doll/ muñecas quitapena. Legend has it that if you whisper your worries to these tiny dolls before bed your worries will be gone when you wake up.

Born of a desire to show the similarities and differences among Oklahoma City residents, the Shared Language Poetry Project invites people of all ages to create poetry that is unified by shared words.

Every October on Twitter and other Social Media platforms, creators give out a daily art prompt. This year, Ralph Ellison, will hold it's own draw-lloween.

Have you ever watched the show Nailed It? Well, this is your time to shine. Throughout the month of October teens have the chance to nail it or fail it!

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at Southern Oaks and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.

Fall is here! Using spices from your own kitchen, create a candle that smells like cinnamon and pumpkin pie! The spice selection is all of your own choosing. When making the candles, be cautious of hot wax and protect yourself!

Create your own metallic slime and learn about polymers! Each kit will include directions and everything you need to make the slime.

Practice mindfulness with a Guatemalan worry doll/ muñecas quitapena. Legend has it that if you whisper your worries to these tiny dolls before bed your worries will be gone when you wake up.

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at the Village Library and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.

Practice mindfulness with a Guatemalan worry doll/ muñecas quitapena. Legend has it that if you whisper your worries to these tiny dolls before bed your worries will be gone when you wake up.

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at Warr Acres and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.

Practice mindfulness with a Guatemalan worry doll/ muñecas quitapena. Legend has it that if you whisper your worries to these tiny dolls before bed your worries will be gone when you wake up.

Calling all teens! We need your help designing our teen volunteer t-shirts for Summer Reading 2022. The theme of next summer's program is Oceans of Possibility. The chosen artwork will appear on all teen volunteer t-shirts for next summer.