Are you concerned about some of scams that are going around? Do you want tips to help prevent a scammer from taking advantage of you?

Join us for the 2nd Annual Fraud Prevention Conference!

 Are you concerned about some of scams that are going around? Do you want tips to help prevent a scammer from taking advantage of you?

Are you concerned about some of scams that are going around? Do you want tips to help prevent a scammer from taking advantage of you?

What's afoot at the library? The animals have come out to play! What mischief will they get into when the lights go out at the end of the day?

Adventure begins at the Downtown Library! Join us once a week between June 18th to July 13th. We have transformed our Children's Programming room into "Camp Downtown". Each week we will feature a new camp craft.

Learn how to turn everyday trash into nature's treasure! Kids will learn about the many ways we can use our waste to work for us and not against us. You will walk away with your very own vermicomposting bin as well! 

OKCMOA will develop art making activities around the special exhibition on view at the Museum that summer.

Come play at the Warr Acres Library!

Explore with all five of your senses in this fully hands-on program where you will navigate through different stations to complete the sensory scavenger hunt and be named Adventurer of the Summer! 

Ages: 1-5

Target Age: Preschool and school-age children 

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

Join us for some outdoor play! Our friends from Legacy Bank will be bringing their ice cream truck to enjoy free treats. We'll have chalk, bubbles, and fun! We'll be set up in the front walkway - park and play!

The Pet Food Pantry of Oklahoma, Central Oklahoma's Food Bank for Pets, will bring their mobile food pantry to the Ralph Ellison parking lot to give away food for your dog or cat. Food available while supplies last.

Children ages 1-18 are invited to enjoy a meal from 12-2 p.m. at Ralph Ellison Library.

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

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

Explore the world of Greek Mythology through an interactive and challenging escape room. Only by working together to solve puzzles and complete challenges will you be able to escape the Labyrinth!

Join us every Friday for bingo! This family friendly event will feature trivia, jokes, and facts on the theme of the week!

What's inside a geode? How do they form? Join us for an adventure of cracking the mystery of Geode Rocks! Every family will get their very own geode, split it open, and learn more about these beautiful rocks. Register now you family.

Target Age: Preschool and school-age children 

The Bartered Banana 

Age range: Prek to 2^nd/ Emerging reader

The greatest adventures can be found in your favorite stories, and this program is full of STEAM activities inspired by them. Hands-on and creative challenges will abound in this STEM and literature!

Age Range: 6-12 (approximate)

Target Age: Preschool and school-age children 

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

Chess sets may also be checked out for in-library use at any time by visiting the information desk. This is a recurring event and takes place every Friday.