Upcoming Events

We have yarn and needles, and we're ready to knit! We will start with the basics and learn to knit together. Shown to reduce stress and foster a sense of calm, knitting serves as a creative outlet and can aid us in building healthy community.

Exercise while having fun! Let's learn to line dance at the library. Learn basic, and advanced dance steps with dance instruction Gene Fowler. Enjoy a social activity, and get great exercise. No experience necessary.

Come along with us as we explore your favorite genres through crafts and activities!

This month, we're looking at romance!

Blast off with your imagination at the Ralph Ellison library Lego Club. Lego dreamers of all ages and experience levels welcome.​ 

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.

Join us on the fourth Thursday of each month for two hours of Family Gaming Night! Meet other game lovers, and learn how to play new games with them. We'll have a variety of tabletop and video games available and plenty of space to play them.

Bring your sewing machine and projects and quilt with friends! Don't have a machine? We have a few to borrow! Don't know how to quilt? We can get you started, or bring any needlework project to work on and enjoy the company!

Have you been wanting to get into D&D but don't know where to start? Are you an experienced player looking for a new campaign to join?

Come crochet with us! All skill levels welcome. Bring your hat kit from last month or bring your own project! Join us and share in community.

Hat pattern introduces a back loop only stitch, and uses a half-double crochet.

Join us an evening of Vinyl Record Listening & Art!
Bring in your own vinyl records to spin while creating some art!
Art Supplies will be provided but feel free to bring in your own project to work on if desired.

Are you a seasoned chess player looking to get in some more practice or help bring new players into the game, or a new player looking to dip their toes into the world of chess? This all ages, all skill levels program will help you do just that!

Always wanted to learn watercolor painting? Then learn from our local professional artist Jim Pourtorkan! All supplies are provided, sign up with a friend today!

Join local craftspeople as they demonstrate glass cutting, miniature making, and polymer clay building!

Come join us at the OKC Downtown Metropolitan Library this January for the second annual CraftFest! Learn about different hobbies from local arts and crafting guilds!

Join the Knitting Guild, Fiber Artists of America, and Quilting guild as their members demonstrate their crafts. Demonstrations will include Wet Felting, Cross stitch, knitting, and quilting.

Join local craftspeople as they demonstrate paper quilling, a craft that involves wrapping paper into tight coils, and Gelli plating, a type of fabric printing. 

Join local craftspeople as they demonstrate clothing construction and leatherworking

In preparation for the Book Lover's Ball on February 15, we will be planning and creating costumes related to our favorite books!

Bring the whole family to the library for Family Game Day. We will rotate between bingo, trivia, board games, and minute to win it games. If you've got a competitive spirit, this is the program for you.

Join us on National Seed Swap Day to exchange favorite seed varieties for the upcoming gardening season. Meet other gardeners to build community, ask questions, and swap stories and tips.

Gather your team of up to 4 people to compete against other groups in a timed jigsaw puzzle competition. Teams will have 120 minutes to put together their puzzle - each team will be working on a 500 piece puzzle provided by the library.

Power Hack is back!! This Edmond Library favorite returns this spring ready for a brand-new group of coders to join us for this six-week for coding club.