Upcoming Events

Get ready to raid the pumpkin patch and decorate a no-carve pumpkin with paint, glitter, feathers, pipe cleaners, and more! The Choctaw Public Library is hosting our second annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest.

Let's go on an animal adventure! Each month, we'll learn about a different animal, read a related story, and work on an animal craft or activity together. 

3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:30PM.

Join us at the Downtown Library for our newest after-school program, Backyard Buddies!! Come learn about cool rocks, cool bugs, cool bugs you find under cool rocks, and more!!

Do you want to be one of the best Pokémon trainers? Come meet other fans and bring your Pokémon cards to partake in some old school card trading and battling among other Pokémon-related activities.

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.

Teens & Tweens! Thursdays are YOUR day in the library. Watch our online calendar for game nights, art classes, activities and all kinds of fun just for you. Registration is required.

Come join us as we turn simple-looking paper strips into beautiful art by paper quilling. Paper quilling involves rolling, looping, curling and shaping paper strips and then combining them to create designs.

Every Tuesday we will have a different Maker activity in the library! Stop by to see what we're doing.

Do you like sharing recipes, stories, books, craft ideas, watching little known movies and discussing all kinds of cultures- including diversity and pop culture?  Yes?!

Love anime, manga, K-pop, or K-dramas? Learning an Asian language? Want to visit an Asian country? Come hang out in the Anime Club and make new friends and learn new things! Plus, take home cool stuff like Asian snacks and crafts!

You’re never too young or too old to make art! Join us the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month for open-ended creation inspired by different artists and techniques. Children age six and younger should be accompanied by an adult.

Ready to expand your crafting repartoire? Join us for a workshop on the basics of the art of cross stitch.

Join us for our meetup this month where we will be making our own jack o'Lanterns based on the in-game versions! We will also play in survival mode at night to fend off monsters. 

Join us for an afternoon of crafts for grown ups! Supplies and space are limited, and this program is first come, first served. Bring your maker mindset and prepare to be inspired!

Get your Potion bottles! Get your Potion Bottles! Join us on October 26th starting at 2pm for a Potion Bottle DIY class. We will use plastic bottles to paint and decorate in time for Halloween. Register now. Limited Supplies.

Join us for an hour of painting and mocktails! We'll be guided through a video tutorial step-by-step by an artist to paint a masterpiece while we relax, chat, and enjoy some light refreshments. 

Join us each month as we read and explore the Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions series by Mary Pope Osborne.

Every Tuesday we will have a different Maker activity in the library! Stop by to see what we're doing.

Explore the spookier side of science, art, and more through a ghoulishly good lineup of hands-on activities. Young mad scientists can conduct eerie experiments and other activities that are sure to excite and thrill.

Come along with us as we explore the legends and lore behind the world's fantastical creatures through arts and crafts!

This month, we're encountering vampires!