All libraries will close at 6pm on Wednesday 11/27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen Saturday, 11/30.

Wiggly Wednesdays

9:00am - 10:00am
Birth-PreK
Midwest City Library
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Library Branch: Midwest City Library
Room: Family Place (Midwest City)
Age Group: Birth-PreK
Program Type: Family Programs, Health & Wellness, Storytimes
Event Description:

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play, and move and groove. Littles will naturally gain pre literacy skills as they have fun. Caretakers will have the opportunity to connect with other adults. And magical experiences will be had by all.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be in attendance and be engaged with your child for this program. 

Jones Book Club

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Jones Library
Required
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Library Branch: Jones Library
Room: Meeting Room (Jones)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Books & Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Description:

Calling all readers! Looking to build community and challenge yourself to discover new, exciting tales? If so, then look no further! Come meet new friends, read new books, and enjoy lively conversation at your neighborhood library.

Neighborhood Arts: Alegria Real

10:00am - 11:00am
All Ages
Bethany Library
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Library Branch: Bethany Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Bethany)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Cultural Experiences, Family Programs
Event Description:

Music is inside of me, music is inside of you - music is what sets us free, and music lets us be you and me!

Neighborhood Arts: RACE Dance Collective

10:00am - 11:00am
All Ages, Kids
Del City Library
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Library Branch: Del City Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Del City)
Age Group: All Ages, Kids
Program Type: Cultural Experiences, Family Programs
Event Description:

Put on your dancing shoes and move to the groove with RACE Dance Collective.

Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL)

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Library Online
Required
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Library Branch: Library Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 479
Event Description:

Seniors stay active and independent! SAIL is designed to increase muscle strength, range of movement and improve activities for daily living.

Disclaimer(s)

This event is an online event offered through video and web conferencing software.  If you register for this program, you will be emailed the link to connect digitally.   Please note, you may need to install an app or computer application to attend this program.  If you have any issues connecting, please reach out to askalibrarian@metrolibrary.org.

Wiggly Wednesdays

10:00am - 11:00am
Birth-PreK
Midwest City Library
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Library Branch: Midwest City Library
Room: Family Place (Midwest City)
Age Group: Birth-PreK
Program Type: Family Programs, Health & Wellness, Storytimes
Event Description:

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play, and move and groove. Littles will naturally gain pre literacy skills as they have fun. Caretakers will have the opportunity to connect with other adults. And magical experiences will be had by all.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be in attendance and be engaged with your child for this program. 

Zoom: Mother Goose on the Loose

10:00am - 11:00am
Birth-PreK
Almonte Library
Required
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Library Branch: Almonte Library
Room: Zoom (Almonte)
Age Group: Birth-PreK
Program Type: Child Development & Parenting, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Description:

Hey, Diddle Diddle-- Kids and families will love Mother Goose on the Loose ®! Mother Goose on the Loose ® is a play-based early literacy program that uses books, puppets, flannel pieces, music, and movement to bring language and literacy to life! Join us for this exciting, innovative program for young children.

This event will be provided via zoom every other Wednesday through August 3, 2022.

Disclaimer(s)

This event is an online event offered through video and web conferencing software.  If you register for this program, you will be emailed the link to connect digitally.   Please note, you may need to install an app or computer application to attend this program.  If you have any issues connecting, please reach out to askalibrarian@metrolibrary.org.

Be Advised:  This program may be photographed and/or videotaped for publicity purposes.

By Attending, you consent:  To the use of your voice and likeness in future publicity uses that contain content from this event. If you do not wish to be on camera, please let us know.

For more information visit our Photography & Video Disclaimer

Itty Bitty Dance Party

10:30am - 11:15am
Birth-PreK
Northwest Library
Required
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Library Branch: Northwest Library
Room: Meeting Room B (Northwest)
Age Group: Birth-PreK
Program Type: Cultural Experiences
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Description:

Join us for an Itty Bitty Dance Party! Feel free to get moving with your little ones to a child friendly play list featuring some of our favorite songs.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be in attendance and be engaged with your child for this program. 

Online Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:15am
Birth-PreK
Southern Oaks Library
Required
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Library Branch: Southern Oaks Library
Room: Zoom (Southern Oaks)
Age Group: Birth-PreK
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Reading, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Description:

Join us online through Zoom for stories, rhymes, a craft, and early literacy activity. Come by the library before the program to pick up a kit of materials you will need during the program.

Disclaimer(s)

We can only guarantee one kit per registration.  Please register individually to ensure that kits are appropriately distributed.  Special notes should not be used for additional registrations.

Thank you for your help!

Summer Meal - Snack Time

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Birth-PreK, Kids, Teens
Ralph Ellison Library
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Library Branch: Ralph Ellison Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Ralph Ellison)
Age Group: Birth-PreK, Kids, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Description:

Children ages 1-18 are invited to enjoy a mid-day snack and dinner at Ralph Ellison Library Monday - Friday at 12:00PM and 5:00PM.  

Meals are provided by Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma's Summer Feeding program. 

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. Accordingly, the Library will not be liable for such harm to any individual resulting from such allergens.

Community Room

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Nicoma Park Library
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Library Branch: Nicoma Park Library
Room: Meeting Room (Nicoma Park)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community & Civics
Event Description:

Need a place to play games with friends, work on your computer, or just visit? Join us for Community Room time every Wednesday from 1-3. For adults and teens.

MLC Administrative & Personnel Committee Meeting

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Friends Room (Downtown)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Commission Meetings

Mad Science

1:30pm - 2:30pm
All Ages, Kids
Edmond Library
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Library Branch: Edmond Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Edmond)
Age Group: All Ages, Kids
Program Type: Family Programs, Live Performances & Entertainment, Science & STEAM
Event Description:

Join Mad Science this summer as we dive into the deep and amazing Ocean of Possibilities! Put on your diving gear and swim with us through the layers into the depths of ocean waters.

Bermuda Triangle Escape Room

2:00pm - 3:00pm
All Ages, Teens
Almonte Library
Required
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Library Branch: Almonte Library
Room: Meeting Room (Almonte)
Age Group: All Ages, Teens
Program Type: DIY & Hobbies, Family Programs, Games & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Description:

Welcome travelers, try your luck in our Bermuda Triangle Escape Room! This program can hold 8 people ages 8-100! Sign up with friends, family or other library community members.

Disclaimer(s)

Be Advised:  This program may be photographed and/or videotaped for publicity purposes.

By Attending, you consent:  To the use of your voice and likeness in future publicity uses that contain content from this event. If you do not wish to be on camera, please let us know.

For more information visit our Photography & Video Disclaimer

Keys to Identification with the Museum of Osteology

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens
The Village Library
Required
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Library Branch: The Village Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Village)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Science & STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Description:

Keys to Identification familiarizes students with dichotomous keys. Students will work in teams to locate and measure various skull features. Using dichotomous keys, students will identify various types of animals.

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS: ALEGRIA REAL

2:00pm - 3:00pm
All Ages, Kids
Belle Isle Library
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Library Branch: Belle Isle Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Belle Isle)
Age Group: All Ages, Kids
Program Type: Cultural Experiences, Family Programs
Event Description:

Music is inside of me, music is inside of you - music is what sets us free, and music lets us be you and me!

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS: RACE DANCE COLLECTIVE

2:00pm - 3:00pm
All Ages, Kids
Choctaw Library
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Library Branch: Choctaw Library
Room: Meeting Room (Choctaw)
Age Group: All Ages, Kids
Program Type: Cultural Experiences, Family Programs
Event Description:

Put on your dancing shoes and move to the groove with RACE Dance Collective.

What's NEW in the BIG BLUE? (OKC ZOO)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
All Ages
Northwest Library
Required
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Library Branch: Northwest Library
Room: Meeting Room B (Northwest)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Science & STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Description:

Dive down beneath those BIG BLUE waves as we explore unbelievable discoveries, aquatic adaptations and cutting-edge research "under the sea"!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be in attendance and be engaged with your child for this program. 

This is Going to be EPIC!

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Kids, Teens
Del City Library
Required
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Library Branch: Del City Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Del City)
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Science & STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Description:

Join us as we host a week full of unforgettable science and memorable learning experiences! Registration required.

Computer Coach

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Bethany Library
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Library Branch: Bethany Library
Room: Multipurpose Meeting Space (Bethany)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Event Description:

The Computer Coach works one-on-one with you to learn new skills, provide self-directed resources for further study, and help grow your computer confidence.

Sessions with the Computer Coach are 30 minutes long. First come, first served.

Beach Art

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Teens, Adults
Southern Oaks Library
Required
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Library Branch: Southern Oaks Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Southern Oaks)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Description:

Register today to attend our Beach Art program to create your very own unique Beach theme artwork to brighten any room. We will be working with paint and ocean materials. Ages 13 and up.

Disclaimer(s)

Customers are encouraged to socially distance by maintaining 6 feet apart for the duration of the event.

It is encouraged that an adult supervise children while using this Metropolitan Library System Take & Make Kit.

Bermuda Triangle Escape Room

3:00pm - 4:00pm
All Ages, Teens
Almonte Library
Required
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Library Branch: Almonte Library
Room: Meeting Room (Almonte)
Age Group: All Ages, Teens
Program Type: DIY & Hobbies, Family Programs, Games & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Description:

Welcome travelers, try your luck in our Bermuda Triangle Escape Room! This program can hold 8 people ages 8-100! Sign up with friends, family or other library community members.

Disclaimer(s)

Be Advised:  This program may be photographed and/or videotaped for publicity purposes.

By Attending, you consent:  To the use of your voice and likeness in future publicity uses that contain content from this event. If you do not wish to be on camera, please let us know.

For more information visit our Photography & Video Disclaimer

Mad Science

3:00pm - 4:00pm
All Ages, Kids
Edmond Library
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Library Branch: Edmond Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Edmond)
Age Group: All Ages, Kids
Program Type: Family Programs, Live Performances & Entertainment, Science & STEAM
Event Description:

Join Mad Science this summer as we dive into the deep and amazing Ocean of Possibilities! Put on your diving gear and swim with us through the layers into the depths of ocean waters.

Midweek Makers: Engineer It!

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids
Downtown Library
Required
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Children's Program Room (Downtown)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Child Development & Parenting, Science & STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Description:

Design. Construct. Create.

Let your imagination soar and come build with us!

Bermuda Triangle Escape Room

4:00pm - 5:00pm
All Ages, Teens
Almonte Library
Required
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Library Branch: Almonte Library
Room: Meeting Room (Almonte)
Age Group: All Ages, Teens
Program Type: DIY & Hobbies, Family Programs, Games & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Description:

Welcome travelers, try your luck in our Bermuda Triangle Escape Room! This program can hold 8 people ages 8-100! Sign up with friends, family or other library community members.

Disclaimer(s)

Be Advised:  This program may be photographed and/or videotaped for publicity purposes.

By Attending, you consent:  To the use of your voice and likeness in future publicity uses that contain content from this event. If you do not wish to be on camera, please let us know.

For more information visit our Photography & Video Disclaimer

Citizenship Classes: Conversational English

4:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults
Edmond Library
Required
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Library Branch: Edmond Library
Room: Meeting Room D (Edmond)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Continuing Education
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Description:

Do you want to learn more about becoming a U.S. Citizen? The Edmond Library hosts free classes to explore the steps of the naturalization process.

Disclaimer(s)

Customers are encouraged to socially distance by maintaining 6 feet apart for the duration of the event.

This event is an online event offered through video and web conferencing software.  If you register for this program, you will be emailed the link to connect digitally.   Please note, you may need to install an app or computer application to attend this program.  If you have any issues connecting, please reach out to askalibrarian@metrolibrary.org.

Summer Meal - Dinner

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Birth-PreK, Kids, Teens
Ralph Ellison Library
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Library Branch: Ralph Ellison Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Ralph Ellison)
Age Group: Birth-PreK, Kids, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Description:

Children ages 1-18 are invited to enjoy lunch and dinner at Ralph Ellison Library Monday - Friday at 12:00PM and 5:00PM.  

Meals are provided by Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma's Summer Feeding program. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. Accordingly, the Library will not be liable for such harm to any individual resulting from such allergens.

Animal CSI with the Museum of Osteology

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Capitol Hill Library
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Library Branch: Capitol Hill Library
Room: Meeting Room 2 (Capitol Hill)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Science & STEAM
Event Description:

Read the bones to discover the story written in them. Students will be introduced to the world of forensic science and learn how to identify pathologies (evidence of trauma and disease) found on a variety of animal bones.

Beach Art

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Southern Oaks Library
Required
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Library Branch: Southern Oaks Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Southern Oaks)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Description:

Register today to attend our Beach Art program to create your very own unique Beach theme artwork to brighten any room. We will be working with paint and ocean materials. Ages 13 and up.

Disclaimer(s)

Customers are encouraged to socially distance by maintaining 6 feet apart for the duration of the event.

It is encouraged that an adult supervise children while using this Metropolitan Library System Take & Make Kit.

Shark Attack with Science Museum Oklahoma

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Choctaw Library
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Library Branch: Choctaw Library
Room: Meeting Room (Choctaw)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Science & STEAM
Event Description:

Wanna face off against a fearsome shark? You’ll have to use your creativity and quick thinking in this fully hands-on program for teens. You only thought it was safe to go back in the water…

Drawing Basics: Ocean Gill-ed Live & Zoom

6:30pm - 7:30pm
All Ages
Almonte Library
Required
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Library Branch: Almonte Library
Room: Meeting Room (Almonte)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Description:

Ocean animals, like land animals, exist in a wide variety of species. Ocean animals can include marine mammals, birds, fish, cephalopods, corals, sharks, and reptiles. What all creatures have in common is that they breathe oxygen.

Disclaimer(s)

This event is an online event offered through video and web conferencing software.  If you register for this program, you will be emailed the link to connect digitally.   Please note, you may need to install an app or computer application to attend this program.  If you have any issues connecting, please reach out to askalibrarian@metrolibrary.org.

Be Advised:  This program may be photographed and/or videotaped for publicity purposes.

By Attending, you consent:  To the use of your voice and likeness in future publicity uses that contain content from this event. If you do not wish to be on camera, please let us know.

For more information visit our Photography & Video Disclaimer

Computer Basics Classes

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Capitol Hill Library
Required
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Library Branch: Capitol Hill Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 (Capitol Hill)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Description:

Learn and practice computer basics in this hands-on class. Using Chromebook laptops, staff will guide adult learners through the fundamentals.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Customers are encouraged to socially distance by maintaining 6 feet apart for the duration of the event.