Week Calendar

Have you been seeing those subscription boxes pop up everywhere? Well, good news for teens. Get a teen-centered book box at the library! Included in the boxes will be a book, a treat and something special! You get to keep everything in the box!

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

Let your imagination soar at this special arts and crafts program made for little hands! professional librarians will provide you with all the resources you need to take home to spread your artistic wings.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED - Please register each child ages Birth-PreK individually

Toddler Storytime is aimed at ages 0-3. Join us for a slightly shorter version of Storytime with shorter books, more songs, and more wiggles!

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play, and move and groove. Littles will naturally gain pre literacy skills as they have fun. Caretakers will have the opportunity to connect with other adults. And magical experiences will be had by all.

Tech help offered to the senior citizen members of the Pete White Health and Wellness Center.

Music is inside of me, music is inside of you -- music is what sets us free, and music lets us be you and me!

This is a come and go program with no registration required.

This session is specifically for babies ages 8 weeks - 24 months

Please note: It is too hot for this to be outdoors, so we are planning on moving it inside.

Join us to learn about the library while enjoying coffee, tea, and other refreshments. There will be crafts, puzzles, and music!

A Matter of Balance can reduce the fear of falling and increase the activity levels of adults who have concerns about falling.

Join us for Yoga in the Park in the gazebo at the Cecil Mendenhall Library Park next to the Bethany Library.  Yoga is a practice of mind and body exercises which emphasizes flexibility, muscular strength, endurance, breathi

Get to know the Metropolitan Library System's most historic library all over again. Join us for a little "caffeination" and conversation at the new and improved Wright Library!

Join us for storytime at the Del City 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.

Let the rhythm of Latin American music move you with cumbia and salsa dancing. Enjoy the performance while hearing about the history of the music, dance, and costumes. You may even learn a few steps so you can get up and dance too. 

Join us on Tuesdays at 10 am during June and July for some fun family activities! Each week we will have a different activity geared to children birth to 5 years old and their caretakers.

Do you need food, formula, or diapers?  The Infant Crisis Services' BabyMobile will be in the library parking lot 10am-2pm.  Stop by and receive a week's worth of diapers, and formula or food while supplies last.  Eligible a

The Intermediate Tai Chi class teaches participants ways to improve their overall mind, body and spirit through a series of slow continuous movements. Participants of the class must complete Beginners' Tai Chi instruction.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED - Please register each child ages Birth-PreK individually

Toddler Storytime is aimed at ages 0-3. Join us for a slightly shorter version of Storytime with shorter books, more songs, and more wiggles!

Music is inside of me, music is inside of you - music is what sets us free, and music lets us be you and me!

Music is inside of me, music is inside of you - music is what sets us free, and music lets us be you and me!

Let the rhythm of Latin American music move you with cumbia and salsa dancing. Enjoy the performance while hearing about the history of the music, dance, and costumes. You may even learn a few steps so you can get up and dance too. 

Seniors stay active and independent! SAIL is designed to increase muscle strength, range of movement and improve activities for daily living.

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play, and move and groove. Littles will naturally gain pre literacy skills as they have fun. Caretakers will have the opportunity to connect with other adults. And magical experiences will be had by all.

This event will be provided via zoom every other Wednesday through August 3, 2022.

Due to the growing number of participants, you MUST register for the program. Thank you!

This workshop is filled with fun, low to no tech games from the Cokesbury Game Book. Learn games that children and families played before video games!

The Intermediate Tai Chi class teaches participants ways to improve their overall mind, body and spirit through a series of slow continuous movements. Participants of the class must complete Beginners' Tai Chi instruction.

Music is inside of me, music is inside of you -- music is what sets us free, and music lets us be you and me!

Let the rhythm of Latin American music move you with cumbia and salsa dancing. Enjoy the performance while hearing about the history of the music, dance, and costumes. You may even learn a few steps so you can get up and dance too. 

Looking to reduce stress and improve your overall health in the new year? If so, please join us each Friday morning for this 30 minute advanced Tai Chi course.

Discover the power of music at the library! Research shows that early integration of music into a child’s daily routine improves their ability to think, create, and express. Come with your child to sing, move, and create beautiful music.

This session is specifically for children ages 2-5 years old.

Learn to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia, and identify strategies to help you connect and communicate at each stage of the disease.

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!

Music is inside of me, music is inside of you - music is what sets us free, and music lets us be you and me!

Let the rhythm of Latin American music move you with cumbia and salsa dancing. Enjoy the performance while hearing about the history of the music, dance, and costumes. You may even learn a few steps so you can get up and dance too.

Want to see what's new at the library? Come to First Look Storytime to check out the library's newest picture books!

Join us at the Scissortail Park Farmers Market this summer for live performances by some of your favorite local entertainers.

June 11

10am - Lucas Ross

June 18

Whether you're a soap lover or a shark lover this DIY program will be the one for you. Don't worry. We also have some mermaids swimming around waiting to be made into soap too.

Interested in knitting or learning how to knit?

Join us online for Storytime with the Downtown Library! Our theme is: Art! We will be reading books and singing songs about art, creativity, and more.

The movements of Tai Chi help older adults reduce their risk of falling, while also increasing balance and flexibility. Participants learn ways to improve their overall mind, body and spirit through a series of slow, continuous movements.

The movements of Tai Chi help older adults reduce their risk of falling, while also increasing balance and flexibility. Participants learn ways to improve their overall mind, body and spirit through a series of slow, continuous movements.

This session is specifically for children ages 2-5 years old.

Join us for a weekly family storytime on Fridays at the Downtown Library at 11:00am! Connect with other families in the community while engaging in stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

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 mid-day snack and dinner at Ralph Ellison Library Monday - Friday at 12:00PM and 5:00PM.  

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

Children ages 1-18 are invited to enjoy a mid-day snack and dinner at Ralph Ellison Library Monday - Friday at 12:00PM and 5:00PM.  

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

Children ages 1-18 are invited to enjoy a mid-day snack and dinner at Ralph Ellison Library Monday - Friday at 12:00PM and 5:00PM.  

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

The ReadOKC On the Go bus is coming to Capitol Hill Library with special guest author, Rebecca Balcárcel!

The bus will be open for children of all ages to visit and pick out a book to take home between 12-2 pm. 

Grab your bow, ready your dancing lights, and prepare for battle! This Dungeons & Dragons group is predominantly for inexperienced players but all skill levels are welcome.

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

Surf on a wave of discovery as we explore unbelievable under water discoveries, aquatic adaptations and cutting edge research happening just below the surface!

Space is limited. First come, first served.

Essential oils are enjoyable, versatile, and natural products with a multitude of uses beyond their scents alone. Discover the basics of how essential oils support health and learn how to build your own essential oil kit.

Whether you're a soap lover or a shark lover this DIY program will be the one for you. Don't worry. We also have some mermaids swimming around waiting to be made into soap too.

This month's Zoom book club meeting we're discussing "Resistance Women" by Jennifer Chiaverini. Visit the library or call us to reserve previous book club titles today!

Ages 5-14

Do you love to read and discuss books, but prefer to choose your own titles to read? If so, our genre book club is for you!

Forensic Pathology: Human Skulls is a lab-based program focusing on the deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function to reveal an abnormality, illness, or malformation of the human skull.

Let the rhythm of Latin American music move you with cumbia and salsa dancing. Enjoy the performance while hearing about the history of the music, dance, and costumes. You may even learn a few steps so you can get up and dance too. 

Explore painting on plexiglass in the style of artist Dale Chihuly. Join an OKCMOA teaching artist to learn about the summer exhibition Chihuly Then and Now: The Collection at Twenty, and create your own work of art to take home.

Music is inside of me, music is inside of you -- music is what sets us free, and music lets us be you and me!

Let the rhythm of Latin American music move you with cumbia and salsa dancing. Enjoy the performance while hearing about the history of the music, dance, and costumes. You may even learn a few steps so you can get up and dance too.

Did you know that turtles were around when dinosaurs roamed the earth? At 120 million years old, they’re one of the oldest creatures on the planet. This week’s program celebrates our ancient aquatic friends.

Come explore an Ocean of Possibilities at the Almonte Library! We'll be learning about the causes and effects of tsunamis, and then we'll build our own buildings to see if they can withstand the might of the ocean. Ages 8-12

Teens and Tweens: Come experience the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic like you never have before! Hop into your submersible to explore a fully rendered 3D simulation of the wreck as it lies deep at the bottom of the ocean.

Join us every Thursday for bingo live! Come by the Almonte library to pick up a bingo card anytime before 2pm on Thursdays to participate via Zoom if you're unable to join in person.

Music is inside of me, music is inside of you - music is what sets us free, and music lets us be you and me!

Let the rhythm of Latin American music move you with cumbia and salsa dancing. Enjoy the performance while hearing about the history of the music, dance, and costumes. You may even learn a few steps so you can get up and dance too. 

Teens and Tweens: Come experience the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic like you never have before! Hop into your submersible to explore a fully rendered 3D simulation of the wreck as it lies deep at the bottom of the ocean.

Crystals, gems and jewels, what do we have? Now that our rocks have tumbled; come see our polished stones and make some beautiful jewelry! We will also be starting the process again to see what other rocks will turn into!

Want to make your reading soar? Simply read! Reading for just 20 minutes a day is guaranteed to improve your reading skills. Children will have the opportunity to read one-on-one with our teen volunteers and get excited about reading.

Try your hand at sculpting and make a model magic Chihuly-style boat! Join an OKCMOA teaching artist to learn about the summer exhibition Chihuly Then and Now: The Collection at Twenty. Then, create your own sculpture to take home.

In person porgamming for little ones is back! Gather around the parachute with your little one as we use musical instruments, scarves, and our bodies to explore the world of music and movement.

Painted Sky Opera presents “The Enchanted Forest.” In this special, choose-your-own-adventure production, kids get to take part in writing their own operatic fairytale, right on stage!

Stop by to learn more about proposed changes to the Oklahoma City's Zoning codes and provide feedback for your neighborhood. Representatives from the Oklahoma City Planning Department will be available to answer questions.

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! Our trainers can answer your questions about basic technology issues.