Target Age: all ages  

The movements of the Chinese martial art Tai Chi can help seniors reduce the risk of falling, increase balance, and increase flexibility.

The Intermediate Tai Chi class teaches participants ways to improve their overall mind, body and spirit through a series of slow continuous movements. Beginners Tai Chi or previous Tai Chi experience is helpful.

Come join us as we watch our way through the ages and enjoy the many different styles of the cinematic arts!

Calling all Preschoolers, ages 3.5-5! What will be going on at the library today? Something exciting just for you! Will it be playtime, storytime, parachute play, or music play? No matter what, it will be fun, so come and see!

Target Age: School-age children 

Let your imagination soar at this special arts and crafts program made for kids! Heartlocke Studio's own Ms. Elizabeth will provide you with all the resources you need to spread your artistic wings.

Target Age: all ages

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.

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Let your artwork journey through the skies by making your own Adventure Kite!

With a little paper, glue and your imagination create a kite by taking inspiration from your favorite adventurous stories.

Target Age: School-age children 

Target Age: school-age children  

Teens & Tweens! Join us the for this summer edition of our Gamers Unplugged group. Try out new board and card games, play your faves from GU before or sign up to bring in a personal favorite for everyone to try.

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Come for the lemonade, stay for the games, crafts, and activities! We'll bring out our Nintendo Switch and compete in Mario Kart tournaments, play Exploding Kittens, do puzzles together, and more! For ages 12-18.

Take a break! Join us to meet new friends or spend time as a family playing together. Playing tabletop games helps to build skills such as: problem solving, teamwork, spatial reasoning, and communication.

On July 18,  we will be discussing "Go as a River" by Shelley Read.

Join us on the third Thursday of June and July for an adventurous movie that can be enjoyed by the whole family! Popcorn will be served.

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Come to the Library for a summer of tabletop adventures! Every week, fate will lead you to roleplay as a different character. Will you wake up as a tiny mouse? An amateur wizard? A hungry bear? A heroic warrior?

Kids ages 5-8, come build your reading skills by reading to one of our summer reading volunteers. Every child will receive a prize and a free book for reading!

Join us around the fake campfire as we tell tall tales, swap ghost stories, and more! Teens will have the opportunity to share stories if they like, or just sit and listen to adult storytellers.

Embark on an adventure beyond your imagination with our library's Minecraft program! Dive into the limitless possibilities of this virtual world as you build, create, and explore alongside fellow gamers.

Participants will learn how to grow all the ingredients to make a tasty salad like lettuce, carrots, radishes and cucumbers. Participants will be able to take home their own salad!

Are you a wizard, fighter, or a rogue looking for a group? Do you have a dungeon or a dragon looking for adventures? Then come to the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons!

If you're looking to learn more about the mysterious art of gardening, you've come to the right place! No green thumb necessary, all experience levels welcome.

Blast off with Oklahoma's Space Pioneers!  Since NASA's creation in July of 1958, did you know that Oklahoma has the distinction of having an Astronaut in every phase of the space program?

Join us at the library for an in-person open game night! We'll have plenty of board games, a Nintendo Switch, and snacks!

Learn the basics of becoming a U.S. Citizen! The Southern Oaks Public Library is partnering with Community Literary Centers to provide free weekly classes that explore the steps of the naturalization process.

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