Week Calendar

Groups of 10 or more please contact the library.

Perpetuate the quilting art form. Join the Soldier Creek Quilting Group with your willingness to learn and share all forms of quilting. No experience is necessary.

This is a recurring event and takes place very Monday.

This introductory class teaches participants ways to improve their overall mind, body and spirit through a series of slow continuous movements.

Babies 0 - 12 Months: Come bend and stretch, bounce and move with your little one while we sing and rhyme together. It's literacy and movement fun for big and little.

Join us for a storytime at your neighborhood library! Skilled librarians will introduce little ones to the library and show parents and caregivers invaluable information on reading readiness and create excitement about reading.

Feeling left behind in the digital age? This is the program for you!

**Groups of 10 or more please contact the library.
This is a recurring event that occurs every Wednesday. Similar events occur at multiple libraries.

Toddler 12 - 24 Months: Come bend and stretch, bounce and move while we sing and rhyme together. It's literacy and movement fun for big and little.

Come join us on a journey of playful learning - a special weekly get together created just for little ones and their caregivers. Activities will include music, movement, stories, and playtime adventures for children under 5.

Visit us for a little caffeine and conversation! At this come-and-go event you can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with friends, and we'll be there to answer questions about library services and events.

The Total Wellness program provides FREE interactive weight loss classes for Oklahoma County residents to help prevent diabetes and heart disease. Classes meet one hour every week for eight weeks.

This introductory class teaches participants ways to improve their overall mind, body and spirit through a series of slow continuous movements.

This program is perfect for young children. We will share short books together and sing songs and do motions with parents help. Suggested ages 0-3.

Warm up with a cup of Joe and relax with fun adult coloring sheets at Metropolitan's most historic library.

Play & Story Time! Sharing in playtimes is an excellent way to help children build social skills, promote learning and discover that the library is a destination for fun!

Groups of 10 or more please contact the library. This is a recurring event and takes place the every other Monday and the third Saturday of each month. This event is held at multiple libraries.

Join us for a storytime at your neighborhood library! Skilled librarians will introduce little ones to the library and show parents and caregivers invaluable information on reading readiness and create excitement about reading.

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 and create crafts suitable for the season. All materials are provided.This is a recurring event that takes place on the third Tuesday of the month.

Toddler 12 - 24 Months: Come bend and stretch, bounce and move while we sing and rhyme together. It's literacy and movement fun for big and little.

This Intermediate class teaches participants ways to improve their overall mind, body and spirit through a series of slow continuous movements.

Join us for a storytime at your neighborhood library! Skilled librarians will introduce little ones to the library and show parents and caregivers invaluable information on reading readiness and create excitement about reading.

Do you like to move it, move it? Bring your dancing shoes, wear your dancing clothes, and come shake it all about to some favorite tunes!
For ages 1-5

This is a recurring event that occurs every Wednesday. Similar events occur at multiple libraries.

Join us for conversation and some friendly rounds of dominoes. Don't know how to play? We'll teach you! Just stop by and join in the fun. This is a recurring club event and takes place every Wednesday.

Toddler 24 - 36 Months: Come bend and stretch, bounce and move while we sing and rhyme together. It's literacy and movement fun for big and little.

Let your imagination soar at our Toddler craft time! We will use an assortment of odds and ends to create our very own pieces of art. Librarians will be on hand to help provide you with all the resources you need to spread your artistic wings!

This Intermediate class teaches participants ways to improve their overall mind, body and spirit through a series of slow continuous movements.

Enjoy knitting, crocheting, needlework, or working with fabric? Bring your project and meet other members of your community who enjoy working with fibers of all types!

Sharing in playtimes is an excellent way to help children build social skills, promote learning and discover that the library is a destination for fun! Parachute games will help children learn to cooperate and follow directions.

Join us for coffee and conversation. Meet some of your neighbors and community members while connecting through conversation, creativity, and sharing. Enjoy books, board games, puzzles, dominoes, and cards. Looking for your next great read?

Join us for a galloping good storytime all about horses. Our friends from Flames to Hope, Inc. in Noble, OK will be bringing a special guest-- a miniature pony!

Come enjoy uninterrupted play with your child. Playtimes are an excellent way to help children build social skills, promote learning, and discover that the library is a destination for fun!

Bring your team spirit. Each team receives a supply of LEGOs and play money to buy or trade at the "Block Store". Join other kids to engineer some fun.

Do you enjoy quilting? Would you like to connect with other area quilters? The Ralph Ellison Library’s quilting club meets Mondays and Fridays from 11AM to 3PM. All levels welcome.

Toddler 24 - 36 Months: Come bend and stretch, bounce and move while we sing and rhyme together. It's literacy and movement fun for big and little.

This book club was created with homeschooled teens in mind, but all teens are invited!

This is a recurring event and takes place every other Wednesday. A similar club exists at multiple libraries.

Preschoolers 3.5 - 5 Years: Come bend and stretch, bounce and move while we sing and read together. It's literacy and movement fun for big and little.

This program is best suited for students who can follow basic song movements and listen to slightly longer stories. Suggested ages 3-6.

Do you enjoy quilting? Would you like to connect with other area quilters? The Ralph Ellison Library’s quilting club meets Mondays and Fridays from 11AM to 3PM. All levels welcome.

Zumba is a fun way to get your recommended dose of daily exercise and IT'S FREE! This high-energy class is set to upbeat music and features choreographed dance numbers by an instructor. You don’t need to be a great dancer to feel welcome.

Do you like meeting new people, trying new book suggestions, or just reading and sharing ideas? If so, bring your lunch and join us to discuss this month's book club selection.

This is an intermediate class. Participants must have already taken Beginning Tai Chi. Registration required.

Love documentaries? Curious about history, science, and the arts? Join us monthly to view and discuss a topical documentary at the library.

Title for August: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Do It All in the Fall! Get tips and tricks from master gardener Cindy Schaefer as you prepare your garden and yard for fall. Learn how you can extend your veggie growing season by selecting the varieties that work best in Oklahoma.

A special StoryArt Storytime for the entire family at the Downtown Library! Join us as we read a story and make art inspired by an illustrator! We will share a book, sing songs, and take home a souvenir of our time together.

Confused about computers or the internet? Struggling with a job application or resume? Can't figure out how to download apps or books to your mobile device? We can help!

Crazy 8s is an exciting, fun-filled recreational math club for children, grades kindergarten through two, of ALL ability levels.

Crazy 8s is an exciting, fun-filled recreational math club for children, grades three through five, of ALL ability levels.

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.

Join us after school for something fun to do and hands-on projects! Connect with others while learning about tech, art, reading, your community, life-skills, and more.

This is a recurring event and takes place on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. This event is held at multiple libraries.

This is program open to teens twelve and up and adults who love YA fiction. Each month we select hot new reads and members' choice reads to critique and discuss together.

Come by Capitol Hill after school if you're looking for something fun to do.  We will have different activities and crafts available to create at your own pace and enjoy with friends. Similar programs exist at multiple libraries.

Chess Club for Kids - It's your move! Want to increase your memory and concentration or practice logical thinking skills? Instruction is offered the first half hour for beginners followed by an hour of play for kids of all levels.

Come by Capitol Hill after school if you're looking for something fun to do.  We will have different activities and crafts available to create at your own pace and enjoy with friends. Similar programs exist at multiple libraries.

Crazy 8s is an exciting, fun-filled recreational math club for children, grades kindergarten through two, of ALL ability levels.

Crazy 8s is an exciting, fun-filled recreational math club for children, grades three through five, of ALL ability levels.

Back to school challenge: roll the die to determine how many legos you build with. This is a recurring event that takes place on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Similar events take place at other locations.

Free, in-person math, science and language arts enrichment and assistance is available for students of all ages. This service is available Tuesdays and Thursdays year round.

The Total Wellness program provides FREE interactive weight loss classes for Oklahoma County residents to help prevent diabetes and heart disease. Classes meet one hour every week for eight weeks.

Join other LEGO fans to engineer some fun! Imagine, create, play, and learn as we build with LEGOs.

Tech Help for adults.

Come by Capitol Hill after school if you're looking for something fun to do.  We will have different activities and crafts available to create at your own pace and enjoy with friends. Similar programs exist at multiple libraries.

The Riddler has poisoned Gotham’s water supply! Discover clues, solve his puzzles, and open the lock to get the cure, before it’s too late!

Come by Capitol Hill after school if you're looking for something fun to do.  We will have different activities and crafts available to create at your own pace and enjoy with friends. Similar programs exist at multiple libraries.

Free, in-person math, science and language arts enrichment and assistance is available for students of all ages. This service is available Tuesdays and Thursdays year round.

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. A similar club exists at multiple libraries.

Things will be getting WILD with Storyteller Michael Corley! A high energy magic show with audience participation and illusions. Children will phase through solid objects!

Northwest teens! Have your voice heard! Advise the teen librarian on topics of importance to you, help plan teen programming, participate in service projects, and earn service hours. Volunteer application required to participate.

Crazy 8s is a math club unlike any other! It offers unique, high-energy math activities that appeal to kids of all math abilities. The club is designed for after-school programs, libraries, or anywhere kids come together to learn and have fun.

Do you need a little extra help with your homework? Are you struggling with a specific subject or just want general help? Come by the library once a week on Tuesdays to help get back on track.

Join us for the second meeting of the new Southern Oaks Teen Writing Club! We'll explore our writing prompts and share our ideas with the group. Registration is required. Ages 12-18.

Back to School is stressful for everyone! Come to our DIY Spa Night and make a bath bomb, yummy lipgloss, apple body scrub and more! For tweens/teens ages 12-18. Pre-registration is required.

Want to be a more confident reader? Build "pawsitive" self-esteem and improve your reading skills while reading aloud to certified therapy dogs at the library.

Bored? Hang out with us at the library. Each Monday, we'll have some type of teen activity. It could be robotics and coding, arts and crafts, music, theatre, writing, or something else entirely!  This event is for TEENS ONLY (ages 12-18).

Learn about beginning a successful business in Oklahoma from the professionals of SCORE, America's small business counselors. Score will be presenting three basic business classes August, September and November:

This is a recurring event and takes place the third Tuesday of each month.

Young readers build "pawsitive" self-esteem, self-confidence and improve their reading skills while reading aloud to certified therapy dogs. This is a recurring event and takes place on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

This is a recurring event and takes place on one Tuesday and one Sunday each month. This event is held at multiple libraries.

Skip the gym and dance to get slim! All skill levels are welcome to move to the beat of this dance workout, build a stronger body, and be apart of the Zumba community!

This is a recurring event and takes place each week on Wednesday. This event is held at multiple libraries.

Do you ever wish you had more time to talk with our library staff about a research question, a tech problem, or something else?

Join us every 3rd Monday for The Pageturners Tween Book Club. In addition to the book discussion, there will be an activity related to a theme(s) from the book. Please call for monthly book selections.

Children are able to sign-up for a reading time 10 minutes before program begins.

Feeling left behind in the digital age? This is the program for you! Learn basic computer skills - search for information, create documents, use email, find jobs, keep your personal information safe, and have fun online. Sign-up is required.

Do you enjoy playing board games, card games, and/or video games?  Then come by Almonte Library for game night and test your wits and skills in either cooperative or competitive play with your fellow gamers!  Each month we will feature a different

Children Reading to Dogs Young readers build "pawsitive" self-esteem, self-confidence and improve their reading skills while reading aloud to certified therapy dogs.

Build "pawsitive" self-esteem and improve your reading skills while reading aloud to certified therapy dogs at the library.

Open Mic Poetry Night. Are you an amateur, a seasoned poet, or somewhere in between and looking for someplace to express your talent?

No matter your level of experience there is something to gain from these all level classes. Yoga has numerous benefits, such as increased flexibility, improved muscle strength, increased blood flow, better posture, balance, and more!

No matter your level of experience there is something to gain from these all level classes. Yoga has numerous benefits, such as increased flexibility, improved muscle strength, increased blood flow, better posture, balance, and more!