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Summer Reading Program                                   Activity Guide 2021

                     June 1-July 31
FOR ALL AGES! ADULTS | TEENS & TWEENS | LITTLES & CHILDREN

                                              10, 2021
                               SEP 30 - OCT
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ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM                                                                      PROGRAMA DE VERANO DE LECTURA PARA ADULTOS
          Register for the program between June 1 and July 31.                                              Inscríbase para el programa que dura del 1 de junio al 31 de julio.

                       Online:                                                                                ¡Inscríbase!   Online:
      Register!        https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org                                                                    https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org
                       In Person:                                                                                            En Persona:
                       Fill out the registration form and drop it off                                                        Llene el formulario de inscripción y entréguelo en cualquier
                       at any Tulsa City-County Library location.                                                            sucursal de la Biblioteca del Condado y la Ciudad de Tulsa.

        Read!          Read or listen to 4 books by July 31 to complete the program.                            ¡Lea!        Lea o escuche 4 libros hasta el 31 de julio para completar el programa.

       Prizes!        •Register for the program by July 3          Read or listen to 4 books by               ¡Premios!      •Inscríbase para el programa hasta el       Lea o escuche 4 libros hasta el 31
                       and be entered into a drawing to            July 31 and earn coupons for                              3 de julio y será incluido en un sorteo     de julio y obtendrá cupones para
                      win one of 15 $50 Amazon gift cards,         free entertainment and food:                               para ganar una de 15 tarjetas de           entretenimientos y comida gratis:
                       courtesy of the Tulsa Library Trust.                                                                   regalo de Amazon de $50, obsequio
                                                                   • Admission to the Tulsa State Fair                                                                  • Admisión al Tulsa State Fair
                                                                                                                              del Fondo para la Biblioteca de Tulsa.
                                                                   • Breakfast roll from Merritt’s Bakery                                                               • Pan de desayuno de Merritt’s Bakery
                      • Read or listen to 4 books by July 31 and                                                                                                        • Mini pizzas (cheese dippers) de
                                                                   • Cheese dippers from                                     • Lea o escuche 4 libros hasta el 31
                       be entered into a drawing to win one                                                                                                               Mazzio’s Italian Eatery
                                                                     Mazzio’s Italian Eatery                                  de julio y será incluido en un sorteo
                       of three Amazon Kindle Fire devices,                                                                                                             • Una libra de carne de cerdo
                                                                   • One pound of pulled pork and                             para ganar uno de tres dispositivos        desmenuzada y salsa barbacoa
                       courtesy of the Tulsa Library Trust.          BBQ sauce from NSP Proteins                                                                         de NSP Proteins
                                                                                                                              Amazon Kindle Fire, obsequio del
                                                                   • Honey butter chicken biscuit                                                                       • Galleta con pollo y miel (honey butter
                                                                                                                              Fondo para la Biblioteca de Tulsa.
                                                                     from Whataburger                                                                                    chicken biscuit) de Whataburger

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REGISTRATION FORM                                                                                        FORMULARIO DE INSCRIPCIÓN
ADULT Summer Reading Program                                                                             Programa de lectura de verano para adultos

For ages 16 and older                                                                                    Para mayores de 16 años

Register online at https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org. Register for the program by July 3                Regístrese para participar en un sorteo para ganar una de las 15 tarjetas de regalo
and be entered into a drawing to win one of 15 $50 Amazon gift cards. Take this completed
                                                                                                         de Amazon de $50.
form to any TCCL location.
                                                                                                         Regístrese en línea en https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org o lleve este formulario
                                                                                                         completo a cualquier ubicación de TCCL.

Name                                                                                                     Nombre

Home Library                                                Phone                                        Biblioteca                                                         Teléfono

Email                                                    Age (check one)    [ ] 16    [ ] 17   [ ] 18+   Correo electrónico

                                                                                                         Edad (marque uno)        [ ] 16   [ ] 17   [ ] 18+

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READING LOG                                                                                              REGISTRO DE LECTURA
                                                                                                         Programa de lectura de verano para adultos
 ADULT Summer Reading Program
                                                                                                         Complete su registro de lectura en línea en https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org o presente este registro
Complete your reading log online at https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org or present                        de lectura completado en cualquier ubicación de TCCL antes del 31 de julio para recibir cupones de
this completed reading log at any TCCL location by July 31 to receive coupons for free                   entretenimiento y comida gratis y participa en un sorteo para ganar uno de los tres dispositivos de
entertainment and food, and to be entered into a drawing to win one of three Amazon                      Amazon Kindle Fire.
Kindle Fire devices.
                                                                                                         Nombre

Name                                                                                                     Biblioteca                                                         Teléfono

Home Library                                                Phone                                        Correo electrónico

Email                                                    Age (check one)     [ ] 16   [ ] 17   [ ] 18+   Edad (marque uno)        [ ] 16   [ ] 17   [ ] 18+

I read the following books this summer:                                                                  Leí los siguientes libros este verano:
1.                                                                                                       1.
2.                                                                                                       2.
3.                                                                                                       3.
4.                                                                                                       4.

Yes, audiobooks, e-books and graphic novels count!                                                       ¡Sí, los audiolibros, libros electrónicos y las novelas gráficas cuentan!
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TULSA CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY’S 2021 SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR ADULTS • JUNE 1 - JULY 31

   LIBRARY BINGO!
       Email a photo of your completed bingo sheet to cas@tulsalibrary.org by July 31 to be entered
                                                                                                                              fiction titles for adults
        into a prize drawing for one of three local gift sets. (Or turn in this completed sheet to any                    Search the library’s catalog at www.TulsaLibrary.org to request these titles.
     library.) To complete, cross off five activities in a row either vertically, horizontally or diagonally.

                            Read a book
                                                  Download              Read an                Read a
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                                                an e-book or            uplifting            fantasy or
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                                                e-audiobook.             book.              sci-fi novel.
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                                                                                            Attend one
                                                    Read a                                                           The Elephant            The Love Story of            Sharks in the                   Brood                     Devoted
             Read a         Read a book                                  Read a                of the                  of Belfast             Missy Carmichael           Time of Saviors                                       By Dean Koontz
                                                  book with                                                                                                                                          By Jackie Polzin
         graphic novel       that’s also                               memoir or             library’s             By S. Kirk Walsh           By Beth Morrey            By Kawai Strong          Our nameless narrator         Woody Bookman
                                                  an animal
         or web comic.        a movie.                                 biography.             virtual            Chronicles a seven-            The world has               Washburn                stubbornly tries to         hasn’t spoken a
                                                 protagonist.
                                                                                            book clubs.         month period of time          changed around           A groundbreaking         keep her small brood of      word in his 11 years
                                                                                                                 when the Germans           79-year-old librarian       debut novel that         chickens alive over the     of life. Not when his
                                                                                                                     unexpectedly           Millicent Carmichael,       folds the legends         course of one savage      father died in a freak
                                                                                                                   bombed Belfast,           aka Missy. The last        of Hawaiian gods           winter in Minnesota.      accident. Not when
          Read a book       Attend our                                 Read a book                                Northern Ireland.        thing Missy expects is      into an engrossing         Woefully unprepared        his mother, Megan,
                                                     FREE                                  Read a book            Through the lens         two perfect strangers      family saga; a story                                    tells him she loves
         published the      virtual yoga                                translated                                                                                                              for the task, she battles
                                                     SPACE                                recommended               of the Bellevue           and one spirited           of exile and the         relentless predators,        him. For Megan,
            year you          class on                                from another
                                                                                          by a librarian.         Zoo and one of its          dog named Bob           pursuit of salvation.        severe weather and       keeping her boy safe
           were born.        Facebook.                                  language.
                                                                                                                zookeepers, 20-year-          to break through                                    unforeseen bad luck         and happy is what
                                                                                                                 old Hettie Quin, the        her prickly exterior                                 – all while grieving a    matters. But Woody
                                                                                                                 novel animates how         and show Missy just                                    recent miscarriage,      believes a monstrous
                                                                                                                 the war irrevocably         how much love she                                    and coming to terms        evil was behind his
                            Register for          Check out
                                                                                               Read a              impacted – and              still has to give.                                with her infertility and     father’s death and
            Read a           the Adult             seeds to              Listen
                                                                                               young             shaped the lives of                                                               the accompanying          now threatens him
          book set in         Summer              plant from              to an                                   Belfast’s citizens.                                                                   uncertainty.            and his mother.
                                                                                                adult
          Oklahoma.           Reading              our Seed            audiobook.
                                                                                               book.
                             Program.               Library.
                                                                                                                Stories and Songs From                      Native Culture Arts:                        Learn the History of
                                                                                                                the American Indian Flute                   Plains-Style Moccasins                      the Cheyenne Indians
                                                                      Read a book                               Tuesday, June 1 • 9-9:30 a.m.               Tuesday, June 1 • 9:30-10 a.m.              Tuesday, June 1 • 10-10:30 a.m.
                            Read a book                                                      Read an            Join Choogie Kingfisher, 2019 Cherokee      Join Jr. Pratt and learn how to make an     Join Dr. Henrietta Mann for an
            Follow                                 Follow             by an author
                               with a                                                       anthology           National Treasure recipient, as he shares   authentic Plains-style pair of moccasins.   enlightening overview of traditional
             us on                                  us on               who has
                              LGBTQ+                                                        edited by a         stories and tells about the history         Participants will learn how to properly     and modern Cheyenne culture. Join us
          Instagram.                              Facebook.            spoken at
                            protagonist.                                                      BIPOC.            of the American Indian flute. Join us       measure, cut out and sew moccasins with     here: www.youtube.com/TulsaLibrary.
                                                                         TCCL.                                  here: www.youtube.com/TulsaLibrary.         a hard sole. Join us here: www.youtube.     The presentation will be available on
                                                                                                                The video will be available on TCCL’s       com/TulsaLibrary. The presentation will     TCCL’s YouTube channel through June
                                                                                                                YouTube channel through June 30.            be available on TCCL’s YouTube channel      30. Presented by the American Indian
                                                                                                                Presented by the American Indian            through June 30. Presented by the           Resource Center. For ages 10 to adult.
                                                                                                                Resource Center. For ages 10 to adult.      American Indian Resource Center.
 NAME:                                     HOME LIBRARY:                                                                                                    For ages 10 to adult.

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Read popular                                                             Indians once used to communicate            Yuchi Language Class                          a 10-year-old Gerald Durrell pursued his
                                                                                                                                        and tell stories. Watch on TCCL’s           Mondays, June 7, 14, 21, 28                   interest in natural history and explored
                                                                                                                                        YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/           6:30-7:30 p.m.                                the island’s fauna. Uproarious tales of

                                                               magazines
                                                                                                                                        TulsaLibrary, through June 20.              Learn the beautiful language of the           the island’s animals and Durrell’s fond
                                                                                                                                        Presented by the American Indian            Yuchi people via Zoom. Register online        reflections on his family bring this
                                                                                                                                        Resource Center. For all ages.              at www.tulsalibrary.org/events to receive     delightful memoir to life. Email br@

                                                               with Libby app
                                                                                                                                                                                    Zoom link. Registration closes 24 hours       tulsalibrary.org for details to join the
                                                                                                                                        American Indian Dances                      ahead of class. For all ages.                 meeting. For adults.
                                                                                                                                        and Storytelling
                                                                                                                                                                                    Full Cup Book Club                            Take-and-Make Kit: Felt Pet Craft

                                                               from OverDrive
                                                                                                                                        Monday, June 7 • 10-10:30 a.m.
                                                                                                                                        The Dancing Eagles, Mike and Heaven         Wednesday, June 9 • 10-11 a.m.                Tuesday, June 15
                                                                                                                                        Pahsetopah, will perform spectacular        Read Emily St. John Mandel’s                  Make your own tiny felt pet with our
                                                                                                                                        Native American dances and traditional      “Station Eleven” and join us for a            easy-to-follow instructions! We provide
                                                                                                                                        storytelling. This entertaining,            lively discussion. Copies of the book         precut felt pieces and cotton stuffing.
                                                                                                                                        educational performance will include        are available for checkout at Martin          All you need is some string and a
                                                               With the Libby app from OverDrive and your library card,                                                             Regional Library or to download at            sewing needle. Pick up your kit at the
                                                                                                                                        specialty, traditional and social dances.
                                                               you can browse, borrow and enjoy favorite magazines                      Watch on TCCL’s YouTube channel,            www.tulsalibrary.org. Register online at      Jenks Library while supplies last. For
                                                               like Us Weekly, The New Yorker, HGTV Magazine, Cook’s                    www.youtube.com/TulsaLibrary,               www.tulsalibrary.org/events to receive        adults.
                                                               Illustrated, Vogue, ELLE, Condé Nast Traveler and many more!             through June 20. Presented by the           Zoom invite. For adults.
                                                               Audiobooks, e-books, as well as children’s and young adult               American Indian Resource Center. For                                                      Beyond the Book
                                                               titles, are available to borrow as well.                                 all ages.                                   Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club                    Thursday, June 17 •10:30-11:30 a.m.
                                                                                                                                                                                    Wednesday, June 9 • 6-7 p.m.                  Join us for a lively Zoom discussion
www.tulsalibrary.org/emagazines                                                                                                         Music Sandwiched In:                        Join fellow sci-fi and fantasy enthusiasts    about “American Duchess” by Karen
                                                                                                                                        Pianist Don Ryan                            on Zoom to discuss “War Girls” by Tochi       Harper. Reserved copies are available
                                                                                                                                        Monday, June 7 • noon-12:50 p.m.            Onyebuchi. The year is 2172. Climate          by request at the South Broken
                                                                                                                                        Join us via Zoom as we welcome Don          change and nuclear disasters have             Arrow Library. Email kelli.mcdowell@
                                                                                                                                        Ryan, one of Tulsa’s most popular           rendered much of earth unlivable. Only        tulsalibrary.org for details to join the
Native Culture Arts: Native Patchwork        Join us here: www.facebook.com/               you may enjoy. Email Becky.Leedy@                                                                                                      event. For adults.
                                                                                                                                        musicians. Best known as a jazz pianist,    the lucky ones have escaped to space
Tuesday, June 1 • 10:30-11 a.m.              tulsalibrary. For all ages.                   tulsalibrary.org for Zoom link to join the
                                                                                                                                        Ryan actually started out in classical      colonies in the sky. Contact rebecca.
Learn the basics for sewing Native                                                         discussion. For adults.                                                                                                                Between the Covers
                                                                                                                                        music and was an award winner in            mcwilliams@tulsalibrary.org for the
stickball patchwork design with Mike         Cover to Cover Book Club                                                                                                                                                             Thursday, June 17 • 6-7 p.m.
                                                                                                                                        The Chopin Competition in Poland.           Zoom link. For ages 16 and up.
Deo. Join us here: www.youtube.com/          Presented by Broken Arrow Library             Book Talk Thursday                                                                                                                     Calling all romance lovers! Join us as
TulsaLibrary. This presentation will be      Tuesday, June 1 • 6:30-7:15 p.m.              Thursdays, June 3, 17 • noon-12:15 p.m.      For several years he was the pianist
                                                                                                                                        with the Tulsa Philharmonic. He also        Take 5: Tails and Tales                       we discuss a delightful romance novel.
available on TCCL’s YouTube channel          Read “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel and          Tune in to Tulsa City-County Library’s                                                                                                 Register online at www.tulsalibrary.
                                                                                                                                        performed at the Oklahoma Music Hall        Thursday, June 10 • 7-8 p.m.
through June 30. Presented by the            then join us for a lively discussion. Email   Facebook page to hear about five or                                                                                                    org/events with your email address for
                                                                                                                                        of Fame, The Performing Arts Center,        Expand your reading horizons! Join five
American Indian Resource Center. For         marie.welden@tulsalibrary.org for a           more themed books to add to your TBR                                                                                                   an invite to the Zoom meeting. Email
                                                                                                                                        the Jazz Hall and on just about every       local readers from diverse backgrounds
ages 10 to adult.                            Zoom invite. For adults.                      list! Join us here: www.facebook.com/                                                                                                  ellen.nole@tulsalibrary.org for more
                                                                                                                                        performing arts series in the area.         on Zoom as they each share five books
                                                                                           tulsalibrary. For adults.                                                                                                              information and this month’s book
                                                                                                                                        Register online at www.tulsalibrary.org/    they love. Register online at www.
Pawnee Culture Comes Alive!                  What to Read Next                                                                                                                                                                    selection. For adults.
                                                                                                                                        events to receive a link to attend the      tulsalibrary.org/events to receive a
Tuesday, June 1 • 11-11:30 a.m.              Wednesdays, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30             Fostering Cats and Kittens
                                                                                                                                        virtual performance. For adults.            Zoom invite. Each presenter will have
Experience the culture of the Pawnee         2-3 p.m.                                      With Nikki Martinez                                                                                                                    Jenks Library Book Club
                                                                                                                                                                                    five minutes to tell you why you should
Indians through stories, songs and           Join us for our What to Read Next Hour        Saturday, June 5 • 2-3 p.m.                                                                                                            Thursday, June 17 • 6-7 p.m.
                                                                                                                                        Craft Club: DIY Pet Toys                    read the five books they’ve selected.
dance. Come and catch a glimpse of           here: www.facebook.com/tulsalibrary.          Have you ever considered fostering cats                                                                                                Join us for discussions of great books.
                                                                                                                                        Monday, June 7 • 6:30-7:30 p.m.             This is the perfect opportunity to add to
the people known as the Chatik si            Write a comment telling us what you           and kittens, but weren’t sure where to                                                                                                 This month we’ll discuss “American
                                                                                                                                        Come by Central Library to pick up a        your TBR shelf! For adults.
Chatik, the Men of Men. Join us here:        last read and liked, a favorite author        start? Nikki Martinez (@myfosterkittens                                                                                                War” by Omar El Akkad. Email jenks.
www.youtube.com/TulsaLibrary. The            or three words describing what you’d          on Instagram) is here to help! This          free DIY pet toy kit (one per household)
                                                                                                                                        while supplies last. Then join us on        Brookside Book Discussion                     library@tulsalibrary.org for Zoom link.
presentation will be available on TCCL’s     like to read, and then let us know            online workshop will provide practical                                                                                                 For adults.
                                                                                                                                        Zoom for a night of chatting and            Monday, June 14 • 1:30-2:30 p.m.
YouTube channel through June 30.             if you prefer an e-book or e-audio.           tips for getting started with fostering
                                                                                                                                        crafting! Learn how to upcycle old          Read “My Family and Other Animals”
Presented by the American Indian             We’ll respond with two personalized           right here in Tulsa. Register online at                                                                                                Fandom Friday Trivia: Dinos
                                                                                                                                        clothes and other household items into      by Gerald Durrell and then join us for
Resource Center. For all ages.               suggestions! For all ages.                    www.tulsalibrary.org/events to receive a                                                                                               Friday, June 18 • 6:30-8 p.m.
                                                                                                                                        exciting new toys for your cat or dog.      a lively discussion on Zoom! When the
                                                                                           Zoom invite. For adults.                                                                                                               Life, uh, finds a way. Bring your tree
                                                                                                                                        Register online at www.tulsalibrary.org/    Durrells could no longer endure the
Yoga for Every Body                          LitWits’ Book Club                                                                                                                                                                   star to this (pre)historic trivia event
                                                                                                                                        events or email cas@tulsalibrary.org to     gray English climate, they did what any
Tuesdays, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 • 6-7 p.m.   Wednesday, June 2 • 6:30-7:30 p.m.            Stories and Plains Indian Sign                                                                                                         as we test your knowledge of dinosaurs
                                                                                                                                        sign up for the Zoom crafting hangout.      sensible family would do: sold their
Join us via Facebook Live for a free         Join fellow book enthusiasts to discuss       Language With Mike Pahsetopah                                                                                                          in pop culture. Register online at
                                                                                                                                        For adults and teens.                       house and relocated to the sun-soaked
beginner-friendly yoga class taught by       “Nothing to See Here” by Kevin Wilson         Monday, June 7 • 9-9:30 a.m.                                                                                                           www.tulsalibrary.org/events to receive
                                                                                                                                                                                    island of Corfu. As they settled into their
certified yoga instructor Beth Richmond.     and discover similar authors and titles       Learn the sign language Plains                                                                                                         a Zoom meeting invite. For adults.
                                                                                                                                                                                    new home, hilarious mishaps ensued as

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   Sunday Morning         camps, remarkable          the most frequently          including herself, are                                 Friday, June 25 • noon-1 p.m.               Higginbotham. Email HK@tulsalibrary.      stages, from playing a scene-stealing
News correspondent        terrains and animal          asked questions           obsessed with horses.                                   Join us for this Zoom webinar and           org for the Zoom link. For adults.        chorine in Tulsa Project Theatre’s “La
 and Emmy Award-         shelters of the world.       about the birds we                                                                 discover and learn about library                                                      Cage aux Folles” to taking on the role
   winning Martha                                       see most often.                                                                  databases and services to help you          Book Talk Thursday                        of Curly in Theatre Tulsa’s “Oklahoma!”
       Teichner.                                                                                                                         in your search for a new job. From          Thursdays, July 1, 15 • noon-12:15 p.m.   Briggs is also part of Tulsa Opera’s
                                                                                                                                         interview coaching and resume help          Tune in to Tulsa City-County Library’s    Filstrup Young Artists, appearing in the
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                                                                                                                                         anyone who is looking for a new job or      more themed books to add to your TBR      of Seville” and “Don Giovanni,” as well
Music Sandwiched In:                       Academy. In addition to his artistic           and then join us for a lively conversation     to get back on the job hunt. This talk      list! Join us here: www.facebook.com/     as presenting educational outreach
Clarinetist Erik Franklin                  output, Franklin is a passionate and           on Zoom. Email crystal.brownstone@             will be of interest to you whether you      tulsalibrary. For adults.                 performances throughout the state. He’s
Monday, June 21 • noon-12:50 p.m.          experienced pedagogue. He holds                tulsalibrary.org to receive a Zoom link to     are a technology expert or enthusiast,                                                also one of the finalists for the second
Join us via Zoom as we welcome             the position of instructor of clarinet at      join the discussion. For adults.               or just want to learn more about how        Fantasy Craft Time: DIY Fantasy Egg       annual “Tulsa Sings!” competition,
award-winning clarinetist Erik Franklin,   Towson University and the Peabody                                                             technology works. Register online at        Friday, July 2                            presented by the Signature Symphony
a consummate performer, whose lyrical,     Preparatory. Register online at                Summer Movie Club:                             www.tulsalibrary.org/events for Zoom        Join us on Pratt Library’s Facebook       at Tulsa Community College. Register
expressive playing has garnered acclaim    www.tulsalibrary.org/events to                 “Jurassic Park” (Rated PG-13)                  login info. Registrants will need to        page as we create fantasy-inspired        online at www.tulsalibrary.org/events to
and earned him a coveted position in       receive a Zoom link to attend the              Thursday, June 24 • 6-7 p.m.                   provide an email address. The Zoom          dragon, phoenix and Occamy eggs           receive a Zoom link to attend the virtual
the U.S. Army Field Band of Washington,    virtual performance. For adults.               Join us for a discussion of the classic        login information will be emailed out an    inspired by the fantastic beasts of the   performance. For adults.
D.C. Recent projects include an art song                                                  movie “Jurassic Park.” Watch the film          hour prior to the program. A recording      wizarding world. Pick up a take-home
cycle entitled “Verses for Children”       Another Chapter                                before the meeting and then join us            of the talk will be uploaded to YouTube.    kit at the Pratt Library. Join us here:
(second-place winner, 2021 NATS            Thursday, June 24 • 2-3 p.m.                   on Zoom to share your thoughts and             For adults.                                 www.facebook.com/tcclprattlibrary.
Composition Competition) and a             Read or listen to “Sharks in the Time                                                                                                     For all ages.
chamber work for the Interlochen Arts      of Saviors” by Kawai Strong Washburn

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Yuchi Language Class                                                                                                                br@tulsalibrary.org for details to join    by Lisa Wingate. Reserved copies             Foundation International Competition
                                                                                                                                                                               are available by request. Email kelli.       for Excellence in the Performance of

                                                  Start the conversation
Mondays, July 5, 12, 19, 26                                                                                                         the meeting. For adults.
6:30-7:30 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                 mcdowell@tulsalibrary.org for details to     American Music, has written for The
Learn the beautiful language of the                                                                                                 Craft Club: Paper Quilling Animals         join the event. For adults.                  Piano Quarterly and Piano & Keyboard,

                                                  with Mango Languages
Yuchi people via Zoom. Register online                                                                                              Monday, July 12 • 6:30-7:30 p.m.                                                        and made a number of recordings for
at www.tulsalibrary.org/events to                                                                                                   Come by Central Library to pick up         Between the Covers                           The Piano Quarterly. Register online at
receive Zoom link. Registration closes 24                                                                                           a free paper quilling kit (one per         Thursday, July 15 • 6-7 p.m.                 www.tulsalibrary.org/events to receive
hours ahead of class. Presented by the                                                                                              household) while supplies last and         Calling all romance lovers! Join us as       a link to attend the virtual performance.
American Indian Resource Center. For                                                                                                then join us on Zoom for a night of        we discuss a delightful romance novel.       For adults.
all ages.                                                                              Take your career to the next                 fun crafting. Register online at           Register online at www.tulsalibrary.
                                                                                                                                    www.tulsalibrary.org/events or email       org/events with your email address for       Creative Truths:
                                                                                       level, plan the trip of your                                                            an invite to the Zoom meeting. Email         A History Book Discussion
Yoga for Every Body                                                                                                                 cas@tulsalibrary.org to sign up for the
Tuesdays, July 6, 13, 20, 27 • 6-7 p.m.                                                dreams or get in touch with your             Zoom crafting hangout. For adults          ellen.nole@tulsalibrary.org for more         Saturday, July 24 • 9-10 a.m.
Join us via Facebook Live for a free                                                                                                and teens.                                 information and this month’s book            Join librarians Mark and Sarah on
                                                                                       heritage. Learn a new language.
beginner-friendly yoga class taught by                                                                                                                                         selection. For adults.                       Zoom to discuss “The Eagles of Heart
certified yoga instructor Beth Richmond.                                               Choose from more than 70,                    Collinsville Book Discussion                                                            Mountain” by Bradford Pearson. Email
Join us here: www.facebook.com/                                                        including Japanese, Cherokee,                Tuesday, July 13 • 12:30-1:30 p.m.         Jenks Library Book Club                      HK@tulsalibrary.org for the Zoom link.
tulsalibrary. For all ages.                                                                                                         Read “The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant       Thursday, July 15 • 6-7 p.m.                 For adults.
                                                                                       German, Russian, Slovak, Irish               and then join us on Zoom for a lively      Join us on Zoom as we discuss “The
Cover to Cover Book Club                                                               and French.                                  discussion. In this modern classic         Friend” by Sigrid Nunez. Email jenks.        Another Chapter
Presented by Broken Arrow Library                                                                                                   interpretation of the Biblical story       library@tulsalibrary.org for Zoom link.      Thursday, July 29 • 2-3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 6 • 6:30-7:15 p.m.                                                                                                    of Dinah, Anita Diamant imagines           For adults.                                  Read or listen to “H is for Hawk” by
Read “How to Be a Good Creature”                                                                                                    the traditions and turmoil of ancient                                                   Helen Macdonald and then join us on
by Sy Montgomery and then join us                                                                                                   womanhood – the world of “The Red          Oshibana Nature Art                          Zoom for a lively conversation. Email
on Zoom for a lively discussion. Email                                                                                              Tent,” a New York Times bestseller and     Friday, July 16                              crystal.brownstone@tulsalibrary.
marie.welden@tulsalibrary.org for a                                                                                                 the basis of the A&E/Lifetime mini-        Join us on Pratt Library’s Facebook          org to receive a Zoom link to join the
Zoom invitation. For adults.                                                                                                        series. Email cv@tulsalibrary.org for a    page, www.facebook.com/                      discussion. For adults.
                                                                                                                                    Zoom invite. For adults.                   tcclprattlibrary, to learn about Oshibani,
What to Read Next                                                                                                                                                              the ancient art of Japanese nature           Summer Movie Club:
                                                                                       www.tulsalibrary.org/mango-languages
Wednesdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28 • 2-3 p.m.                                                                                           Full Cup Book Club                         crafting. We will use pressed flowers        “Cats” (2019, Rated PG)
Join us for the What to Read Next Hour                                                                                              Wednesday, July 14 • 10-11 a.m.            and leaves to make bookmarks and             Thursday, July 29 • 6-7 p.m.
here: www.facebook.com/tulsalibrary.                                                                                                Read “Vesper Flights: New and              suncatchers. Pick up a take-home kit at      Join us for a discussion of the 2019
Write a comment telling us what you                                                                                                 Collected Essays” by Helen Macdonald       the Pratt Library while supplies last. For   movie musical “Cats.” Watch the movie
last read and liked, a favorite author                                                                                              and join us on Zoom for a lively           all ages.                                    before the meeting, then come and
or three words describing what you’d                                                                                                discussion. Copies are available for                                                    share your thoughts. Love it or hate
like to read, and then let us know                                                                                                  checkout at the Martin Regional Library.   Fandom Friday Trivia: Tails and Tales        it, let’s talk about “Cats.” Email jenks.
if you prefer an e-book or e-audio.                                                                                                 Register online at www.tulsalibrary.org/   Friday, July 16 • 6:30-8 p.m.                library@tulsalibrary.org for Zoom link.
We’ll respond with two personalized                                                                                                 events for Zoom link. For adults.          Get ready to test your pop-culture           For adults and teens.
suggestions! For all ages.                                                                                                                                                     animal knowledge. Register online at
                                             Spring” is still felt powerfully today.     Brookside Book Discussion                  Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club                 www.tulsalibrary.org/events to receive       Tech Talk: Library @ Home
                                             Without question, it is one of the          Monday, July 12 • 1:30-2:30 p.m.           Wednesday, July 14 • 6-7 p.m.              a Zoom invite. Questions? Email Ellen.       Friday, July 30 • noon-1 p.m.
LitWits’ Book Club
                                             most impactful science texts ever           Read “142 Ostriches” by April Dávila       Join fellow sci-fi and fantasy             Nole@tulsalibrary.org. For adults.           Join us for this Zoom webinar for an
Wednesday, July 7 • 6:30-7:30 p.m.
                                             written. Famed naturalist Sir David         and then join us for a lively discussion   enthusiasts on Zoom to discuss “Saga:                                                   overview of digital library resources you
Join fellow book enthusiasts to
                                             Attenborough has said the scientific        on Zoom. When Tallulah Jones was           Volume 1” by Brian K. Vaughan. When        Music Sandwiched In:                         can access from home. Explore cooking
discuss “Kindred” by Octavia Butler
                                             impact of it was rivaled by only one        13, her grandmother plucked her from       two soldiers from opposite sides of        Pianists Maribeth and Bradford Gowen         from around the world with AtoZ World
and discover similar authors and titles
                                             other book – Charles Darwin’s “Origin       the dank Oakland apartment she             a never-ending galactic war fall in        Monday, July 19 • noon-12:50 p.m.            Food. Learn how you can research hot
you may enjoy. Email Becky.Leedy@
                                             of Species.” Using Carson’s seminal         shared with her unreliable mom and         love, they risk everything to bring a      Join us via Zoom as we welcome               topics with Issues and Controversies.
tulsalibrary.org for Zoom link to join the
                                             work, three panelists will examine          brought her to the family ostrich ranch    fragile new life into a dangerous old      classical pianists Maribeth and Bradford     We’ll look at databases, digital books,
discussion. For adults.
                                             topics like the current climate crisis,     in the Mojave Desert. After 11 years       universe. Contact rebecca.mcwilliams@      Gowen. Maribeth is faculty at the            online learning options and more!
                                             environmentalism and the future of          caring for the curious, graceful birds,    tulsalibrary.org for the Zoom link. For    Washington Conservatory of Music and         Register online at www.tulsalibrary.org/
Lit Talk:
                                             conservation. Register online at            Tallulah accepts a job in Montana and      ages 16 and up.                            has performed across the world from          event for Zoom login info. Registrants
“Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson
                                             www.tulsalibrary.org/events or email        prepares to leave home. But when                                                      the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to the       will need to provide an email address.
Thursday, July 8 • 7-8 p.m.
                                             cas@tulsalibrary.org for Zoom meeting       Grandma Helen dies under strange           Beyond the Book                            German, Austrian, Australian, French,        The Zoom login information will be
Join us via Zoom as we discuss real-
                                             invite. For adults.                         circumstances, Tallulah inherits           Thursday, July 15 • 10:30-11:30 a.m.       Finnish and Turkish embassies. Bradford      emailed out an hour prior to the
world matters through the lens of
                                                                                         everything – just days before the birds    Join us for a lively Zoom discussion       is faculty at the University of Maryland     program. A recording of the talk will be
literature. The cultural and societal
                                                                                         inexplicably stop laying eggs. Email       about “The Book of Lost Friends”           School of Music. He has won first prize      uploaded to YouTube. For adults.
importance of Rachel Carson’s “Silent
                                                                                                                                                                               in the 1978 Kennedy Center/Rockefeller

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TEEN & TWEEN SUMMER READING PROGRAM                                                                                       PROGRAMA DE VERANO DE LECTURA PARA ADOLESCENTES Y PREADOLESCENTES
     You must have completed fifth grade to participate. Register for the program                                            Debes haber finalizado el quinto grado para participar. Inscríbete para el programa que dura del 1
     between June 1 and July 31 and enroll in the teen & tween reading challenge.                                             de junio al 31 de julio y participa en el desafío de lectura para adolescentes y preadolescentes.

                      Online:                                                                                                   ¡Inscríbete!           Online:
      Register!       https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org                                                                                               https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org
                      In Person:                                                                                                                       En Persona:
                      Fill out the registration form and drop it off                                                                                   Llena el formulario de inscripción y entrégalo en cualquier
                      at any Tulsa City-County Library location.                                                                                       sucursal de la Biblioteca del Condado y la Ciudad de Tulsa.

       Read!          Read or listen to 6 books by July 31 to complete the program.                                                ¡Lee!               Lee o escucha 6 libros hasta el 31 de julio para completar el programa.

       Prizes!        Register by July 3 to be entered into a prize drawing for                                                 ¡Premios!              Inscríbete hasta el 3 de julio para ser incluido en un sorteo para
                      an iPad, courtesy of the Tulsa Library Trust.                                                                                    un iPad, obsequio del Fondo para la Biblioteca de Tulsa.

                      Read or listen to 6 books by July 31 and receive   Read or listen to 6 books by July 31 and enter        Lee o escucha 6 libros hasta el 31 de julio y obtendrás   Lee o escucha 6 libros hasta el 31 de julio y serás incluido en sorteos
                      coupons for free entertainment and food:           a drawing for cool prizes, courtesy of the Tulsa      cupones para entretenimientos y comida gratis:            para premios excelentes, obsequio del Fondo para la Biblioteca de
                                                                         Library Trust, unless otherwise noted:                                                                          Tulsa, a menos que se indique lo contrario:
                      • Admission to the Tulsa State Fair                                                                      • Admisión al Tulsa State Fair
                                                                         • (2) iPad                                                                                                      • (2) iPad
                      • Admission to a Tulsa Drillers Game                                                                     • Admisión a un juego de los Tulsa Drillers
                                                                         • (2) Nintendo Switch console                                                                                   • (2) Consolas Nintendo Switch
                      • Admission to a FC Tulsa game                                                                           • Admisión a un juego de los FC Tulsa
                                                                         • (2) Laptop                                                                                                    • (2) Laptop
                      • 2-hour bus pass on Tulsa Transit                                                                       • Pase de 2 horas de autobús en Tulsa Transit
                                                                         • (2) $100 Target gift card                                                                                     • (2) Tarjetas de regalo de Target de $100
                      • Cinnamon sticks from Mazzio’s Italian Eatery                                                           • Pancitos de canela de Mazzio’s Italian Eatery
                                                                         • (2) $100 Barnes & Noble gift card                                                                             • (2) Tarjetas de regalo de Barnes & Noble de $100
                      • Decorated cookie from Merritt’s Bakery                                                                 • Galleta decorada de Merritt’s Bakery
                                                                         • (2) Beats wireless headphones                                                                                 • (2) Auriculares inalámbricos Beats
                      • Admission to Safari Joe’s H2O                                                                          • Admisión a Safari Joe’s H2O
                                                                         • (3) Gift basket of swag from Whataburger                                                                      • (3) Canastos de regalo con productos de Whataburger
                      • Whataburger Jr. from Whataburger                                                                       • Un Whataburger Jr. de Whataburger
                                                                         ( ) denotes how many will be awarded.                                                                           ( ) indica la cantidad de premios.

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REGISTRATION FORM                                                                           FORMULARIO DE INSCRIPCIÓN
 TEEN & TWEEN Summer Reading Program                                                        Programa de lectura de verano para jóvenes y preadolescentes

                                                                                             Para sexto al doceavo grado
 For sixth to 12th grade
                                                                                             Regístrese antes del 3 de julio para participar en un sorteo para ganar un iPad.
 Register by July 3 to be entered into a prize drawing to win an iPad.
                                                                                             Regístrese en línea en https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org o lleve este formulario completo
 Register online at https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org or take this completed form to any    a cualquier ubicación de TCCL.
 TCCL location.

Name                                           Home Library                                 Nombre                                                  Biblioteca

Grade last completed                Age                  Phone                              Ultimo grado completado                      Edad                 Teléfono

Email                                                                                       Correo electrónico

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READING LOG                                                                                 REGISTRO DE LECTURA
 TEEN & TWEEN Summer Reading Program                                                        Programa de lectura de verano para jóvenes y preadolescentes

Complete your reading log online at https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org or present this      Complete su registro de lectura en línea en https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org o presente este
completed reading log at any TCCL location by July 31 to receive coupons for free           registro de lectura completado en cualquier ubicación de TCCL antes del 31 de julio para recibir
entertainment and food, and to be entered into the grand prize drawing.                     cupones de entretenimiento y comida gratis y para participar en el gran sorteo.
                                                                                            Leí los siguientes libros este verano:
I read the following books this summer:
                                                                                            1.
1.
                                                                                            2.
2.
                                                                                            3.
3.
                                                                                            4.
4.
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5.
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6.
                                                                                            ¡Sí, los audiolibros, libros electrónicos y las novelas gráficas cuentan!
Audiobooks, e-books and comic books count, too!

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 COMPLETION FORM                                                                             FORMULARIO DE FINALIZACIÓN
 TEEN & TWEEN Summer Reading Program                                                        Programa de lectura de verano para jóvenes y preadolescentes

Name                                          Home Library                                   Nombre                                                 Biblioteca

Grade last completed                Age                  Phone                               Ultimo grado completado                     Edad                 Teléfono

Email                                                                                        Correo electrónico
Stories and Songs From                      Chatik, the Men of Men. Join us here:           Teens: Virtual Gaming

                                                                                                                                                          fiction/nonfiction
the American Indian Flute                   www.youtube.com/TulsaLibrary. The               Wednesday, June 9 • 3-4 p.m.
Tuesday, June 1 • 9-9:30 a.m.               presentation will be available on TCCL’s        Join us on Zoom as we play party
Join Choogie Kingfisher, 2019 Cherokee      YouTube channel through June 30.                games, trivia and more! Registration
National Treasure recipient, as he shares

                                                                                                                                                     titles for teens & tweens
                                            Presented by the American Indian                is required. Register online at www.
stories and tells about the history         Resource Center. For all ages.                  tulsalibrary.org/events to receive a Zoom
of the American Indian flute. Join us                                                       link to join on the day of the program.
here: www.youtube.com/TulsaLibrary.         Stories and Plains Indian Sign                  For ages 10-18.
The presentation will be available on       Language With Mike Pahsetopah
TCCL’s YouTube channel through June         Monday, June 7 • 9-9:30 a.m.                    Baby Yoda Piñata Kit for Teens                         Search the library’s catalog at www.TulsaLibrary.org to request these titles.
30. Presented by the American Indian        Learn the sign language Plains Indians          Tuesday, June 22 • 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Resource Center. For ages 10 to adult.      once used to communicate and tell               Stop by the Kendall-Whittier Library and
                                            stories. Watch on TCCL’s YouTube                pick up a take-home kit to make your
Native Culture Arts:                        channel, www.youtube.com/TulsaLibrary,          own Baby Yoda piñata, while supplies
Plains-Style Moccasins                      through June 20. Presented by the               last. For ages 10-18.
Tuesday, June 1 • 9:30-10 a.m.              American Indian Resource Center. For
Join Jr. Pratt and learn how to make        all ages.                                       Tiny Fandoms: Polymer Clay
an authentic Plains-style pair of                                                           Wednesday, June 23
moccasins. Participants will learn how      American Indian Dances                          Join artist Sarah Bowen to make tiny
to properly measure, cut out and sew        and Storytelling                                clay creations based on your favorite
moccasins with a hard sole. Join us         Monday, June 7 • 10-10:30 a.m.                  books. We will make a little something
here: www.youtube.com/TulsaLibrary.         The Dancing Eagles, Mike and Heaven             from Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland
The presentation will be available on       Pahsetopah, will perform spectacular            and much more. Join in with polymer or
TCCL’s YouTube channel through June         Native American dances and traditional          air dry clay. Clay can be colored or you           Beyond Words                                         Giraffe Extinction             Sister of the         Outrageous Animal
                                                                                                                                                                          Grace and Glory
30. Presented by the American Indian        storytelling. This entertaining,                can paint it later. Check us out on                By Carl Safina                                      By Tanya Anderson            Bollywood Bride             Adaptations
                                                                                                                                                                           By Jennifer L.
Resource Center. For ages 10 to adult.      educational performance will include            www.youtube.com/Tulsalibrary.                  Follow researcher Carl                                The survival of giraffes      By Nandini Bajpai          By Michael Rosen
                                                                                                                                                                            Armentrout
                                            specialty, traditional and social dances.       For ages 10-18.                                Safina as he treks with       Trinity Marrow has     in the wild is threatened.       Seventeen-year-             A fish that walks
Learn the History of                        Watch on TCCL’s YouTube channel,                                                                  a herd of elephants                               Between 1985 and 2015,           old Mini plans a             on land, a frog
                                                                                                                                                                         lost the battle and
the Cheyenne Indians                        www.youtube.com/TulsaLibrary, through           Summer Movie Club:                                 across the Kenyan                                  the overall population       magnificent Indian             that makes its
                                                                                                                                                                       her beloved Protector.
Tuesday, June 1 • 10-10:30 a.m.             June 20. Presented by the American              “Jurassic Park” (Rated PG-13)                  landscape, then travel                                  of giraffes in the wild    wedding – from their           own sunscreen,
                                                                                                                                                                         Even with demons
Join Dr. Henrietta Mann for an              Indian Resource Center. For all ages.           Thursday, June 24 • 6-7 p.m.                   with him to the Pacific                                  has plummeted by           deceased mother’s            an insect that can
                                                                                                                                                                        and Wardens on her
enlightening overview of traditional                                                        Join us for a discussion of the classic           Northwest to track                                  40 percent. Anderson          jewelry to a white         become invisible…
                                                                                                                                                                       side, Trin may not win
and modern Cheyenne culture. Join us        How Do You Draw a ...?                          movie “Jurassic Park.” Watch the film            and monitor whales                                     shows how climate         wedding horse – for         These are just a few
                                                                                                                                                                        the war against the
here: www.youtube.com/TulsaLibrary.         Mondays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 • 1-2 p.m.          before the meeting and then join us              in their ocean home.                                change, illegal hunting,    her older sister Vinnie,       examples of how
                                                                                                                                                                         Harbinger. Danger,
The presentation will be available on       Join us for our weekly sketchbook prompt        on Zoom to share your thoughts and                Along the way, find                                 wars, habitat loss and     a medical resident, but        Earth’s creatures
                                                                                                                                                                       betrayal and enticing
TCCL’s YouTube channel through June         hosted on Zoom as we learn to draw              memories of seeing the film for the first        out more about the                                   habitat fragmentation       a hurricane threatens            have evolved
                                                                                                                                                                      forbidden love clash in
30. Presented by the American Indian        different types of animals. Submit your         time. Email carissa.kellerby@tulsalibrary.      interior lives of these                                are the main threats           to destroy it all.        some outrageous
                                                                                                                                                                      book three of No. 1 New
Resource Center. For ages 10 to adult.      favorite sketch of the week to be included      org to receive Zoom link. For teens            giants of land and sea                                     to their survival,                                   features and tricks
                                                                                                                                                                       York Times bestselling
                                            in an online art exhibit in July! We will       and adults.                                     – how they play, how           author Jennifer          and suggests ways                                      to ensure survival.
Native Culture Arts: Native Patchwork       draw mammals, amphibians, reptiles and                                                            they fight, and how                                 readers can alert their
                                                                                                                                                                           L. Armentrout’s
Tuesday, June 1 • 10:30-11 a.m.             more in a variety of styles. Join us to learn   Out-Lit: YA Book Club                              they communicate                                      community to the
                                                                                                                                                                          Harbinger trilogy!
Learn the basics for sewing Native          new drawing techniques! Register online         Friday, June 25 • 4:30-5:30 p.m.                    with one another.                                dangers facing Earth’s
stickball patchwork design with Mike        at www.tulsalibrary.org/events to receive       Join us as we do fun activities and chat                                                                  tallest creature.
Deo. Join us here: www.youtube.com/         Zoom link. For ages 10-18.                      about “Catfishing on CatNet” by Naomi
TulsaLibrary. The presentation will be                                                      Kritzer. How much does the internet
available on TCCL’s YouTube channel         Yuchi Language Class                            know about YOU? Because her mom is             discovered by outsiders, it’s up to Steph   Magazine Beads With Artist                     Fantasy Craft Time: DIY Fantasy Egg
through June 30. Presented by the           Mondays, June 7, 14, 21, 28                     always on the move, Steph hasn’t lived         and her friends, both online and IRL, to    Sarah Bowen: Get Creative!                     Friday, July 2
American Indian Resource Center. For        6:30-7:30 p.m.                                  anyplace longer than six months. Her           save her. E-book, e-audio and physical      Wednesday, June 30                             Join us on Pratt Library’s Facebook
ages 10 to adult.                           Learn the beautiful language of the             only constant is an online community           copies are available for request at         Find new uses for old magazines and            page, www.facebook.com/
                                            Yuchi people via Zoom. Register online          called CatNet – a social media site            www.tulsalibrary.org. Register online at    junk mail. For this class with artist Sarah    tcclprattlibrary, as we create fantasy-
Pawnee Culture Comes Alive!                 at www.tulsalibrary.org/events to receive       where users upload cat pictures – a            www.tulsalibrary.org/events to receive      Bowen, you will need magazines, Elmer’s        inspired dragon, phoenix and Occamy
Tuesday, June 1 • 11-11:30 a.m.             Zoom link. Registration closes 24 hours         place she knows she is welcome. What           the Zoom link. For ages 12-18.              glue, scissors and a straw. We will learn      eggs inspired by the fantastic beasts
Experience the culture of the Pawnee        ahead of class. For all ages.                   Steph doesn’t know is that the admin
                                                                                                                                                                                       two different kinds of beads (one very         of the wizarding world. Pick up a
Indians through stories, songs and                                                          of the site, CheshireCat, is a sentient A.I.
                                                                                                                                                                                       easy and one a bit more difficult). Check      take-home kit at the Pratt Library.
dance. Come and catch a glimpse of                                                          When a threat from Steph’s past catches
                                                                                                                                                                                       us out at www.youtube.com/Tulsalibrary.        For all ages.
the people known as the Chatik si                                                           up to her and ChesireCat’s existence is
                                                                                                                                                                                       For ages 10-18.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                       custom reading guide with
                                                                                                                                                                                                       suggested authors and
                                                                                                                                                                                                       titles you might enjoy. This
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     you can borrow, instantly stream                                                                                                                           Let us help!                           County Library cardholders.

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                                                                                       Yuchi Language Class               Simply fill out a survey                               for
                                                                                                 Looking                  to help us understandFor ages 10-18.                                               your  reading  preferences,
                                                                                       Mondays, July     5,
                                                                                                       for  12, 19,  26                                                                      FO R
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Check     us out at www.youtube.com/
                                                                                                                          your reading preferences,                                                          interests  and history,
                                                                                       6:30-7:30 p.m.            FO R
                                                                                                                          interests and history,                                                  Tulsalibrary. For ages 10-18.
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                                                                                       people via Zoom. Register online
                                                                                                                          custom reading guide with
                                                                                                                               at www.            Friday, July 16                                            custom
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Summer Movie Club:  reading  guide  with
                                                                                                                          suggested    authors and
                                                                                                                                                  Join us on Pratt Library’s Facebook                        suggested
                                                                                                                                                                                                  “Cats” (2019, Rated PG) authors and
                                                                                       tulsalibrary.org/events to receive Zoom
                                                                                                                          titles you might  enjoy.  This
                                                                                                                          service is free to Tulsa City-                                                     titles you might enjoy. This
                                                                                       link. Registration
                                                                                               Let us help! closes   24 hours  ahead
                                                                                                                          County   Library        page,
                                                                                                                                           cardholders.  www.facebook.com/                        Thursday, July 29 • 6-7 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             service is free to Tulsa City-
                                                                                       of class. Presented by the American                        tcclprattlibrary, to learn about Oshibani,      Join us for a discussion of the 2019
                                                                                       Indian Resource Center. For all ages.                                            Let usnature
                                                                                                                                                  the ancient art of Japanese    help!                       County Library cardholders.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  movie musical “Cats.” Watch the movie
                                                                                                                                                  crafting. We will use pressed flowers           before the meeting, then come and
                                                                                       De-stress Doodles With                                     and leaves to make bookmarks and                share your thoughts. Love it or hate
                                                                                       Artist Sarah Bowen                                         suncatchers. Pick up a take-home kit at         it, let’s talk about “Cats.” Email jenks.
                                                                                       Wednesday, July 7                                          the Pratt Library while supplies last. For      library@tulsalibrary.org for Zoom link.
                                                                                       Join artist Sarah Bowen for a calming                      all ages.                                       For teens and adults.
                                                                                       guided doodle session. No matter your
                                                                                       level of artistic talent, this class will help             Tiny Terraforming With Artist                   Fantasy Craft Time:
                                                                                       you find creativity and a little calm in                   and Animator Sarah Bowen                        Knights’ Weapons Workshop
                                                                                       your hectic world. You will need paper                     Wednesday, July 21                              Friday, July 30
                                                                                       and a pen or colored pencil. Check us out                  Sarah Bowen will show you how to                Join us on Pratt Library’s Facebook
                                                                                       at www.youtube.com/tulsalibrary. For                       create your own tiny alien world with           page, www.facebook.com/
                                                                                       ages 10-18.                                                only two colors of clay (air dry or             tcclprattlibrary, as we create a coat

     Listen to favorite songs and watch
                                                                                                                                                  polymer) and a small tin box (Altoids           of arms, sword and shield inspired by
                                                                                       Stop Motion 101 With                                       can or similar). Learn how to mix colors,       the Narnia series. Pick up a take-home
                                                                                       Artist Sarah Bowen                                         textures and other worldly terrain with         activity kit at the Pratt Library while

     music videos with Freegal                                                         Wednesday, July 14
                                                                                       Sarah Bowen will show you how to create
                                                                                       your own stop-motion shorts with just
                                                                                                                                                  household items. You can add acrylic
                                                                                                                                                  paints or collage materials for another
                                                                                                                                                  layer of fun creating! Check us out at
                                                                                                                                                                                                  supplies last. For all ages.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Out-Lit: YA Book Club
                                                                                       a camera phone and some everyday                           www.youtube.com/Tulsalibrary.                   Friday, July 30 • 4:30-5:30 p.m.
     Use your library card to download five songs per week to keep or stream           objects. Add in clay for some extra                        For ages 10-18.                                 Join us as we do fun activities and chat
     unlimited selections. Choose from thousands of artists, tens of thousands of      claymation fun! A tripod helps, but is not                                                                 about “The Black Flamingo” by Dean
     albums and millions of songs. Freegal Music has hundreds of genres of music       necessary. Check us out at                                 Polymer Clay Earrings With                      Atta. A boy comes to terms with his
                                                                                       www.youtube.com/Tulsalibrary.                              Artist Sarah Bowen                              identity as a mixed-race gay teen and
     and over 28,000 music labels, including the labels of Sony Music Entertainment.   For ages 10-18.                                            Wednesday, July 28                              then at university he finds his wings
     New selections added daily!                                                                                                                  Learn how to make your own trendy               as a drag artist, The Black Flamingo.
                                                                                       Teens: Virtual Gaming                                      earrings with artist Sarah Bowen. You           E-book, e-audio and physical copies
                                                                                       Wednesday, July 14 • 3-4 p.m.                              will need a few colors of polymer clay,         are available for request at
     www.tulsalibrary.org/freegal                                                      Join us on Zoom as we play party games,                    scissors and something to roll your              www.tulsalibrary.org. Register online at
                                                                                       trivia and more! Register online at www.                   clay (like a marker.) You also will need        www.tulsalibrary.org/events to receive
                                                                                       tulsalibrary.org/events to receive a Zoom                  an oven (even an easy bake!) and                the Zoom link. For ages 12-18.

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    TCCL’S 2021 SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR TEENS/TWEENS • JUNE 1 - JULY 31

   LIBRARY BINGO!
                                                                                                              in the Park
     Email a photo of your completed bingo sheet to teens@tulsalibrary.org by July 31 to be entered
      into a prize drawing for a $50 Barnes & Noble gift card. (Or turn in this completed sheet to any
    library.) To be entered for the prize drawing, complete and cross off five activities in a row either
          vertically, horizontally or diagonally. E-books, audiobooks and comic books count, too!

                                                                                                                            Thursdays, June 3, 10, 17 • 10-11 a.m.
                          Read a book             Draw a
        Follow us on
                         from the 2022          picture of
                                                                    Watch a               Read a                      RiverParks 41st Street Plaza • 41st and Riverside
         Instagram                                                movie based             book of
                           Sequoyah             a made-up
        @tccl_teens.                                               on a book.             poetry.           Join Tulsa City-County Library’s Imagination Station for stories and songs
                           Masterlists.           animal.
                                                                                                              in the park. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair; cool off in the splash pad.

                          Sign up for the
          Read a
                          Teen & Tween            Read a              Learn a          Read a book
         book with
                             Summer              manga               new card         recommended
         an animal           Reading             volume.              game.           by a librarian.
         character.          Program.

                          Read a book                                Attend a           Read a book
        Check out a
                           published              FREE             virtual event        by a Native
        book from
                          the year you            SPACE              from the            American
        the library.
                           were born.                                 library.            author.
                                                                                                             FEATURED GUEST PERFORMANCES

          Read a                                                                                             June 3 • Bubbles! Presented by Dustin Reudelhuber of Tulsa Balloons
                            Write a
        book with                                Reread              Read a               Read an            It’s the craziest, most creative bubble show around. Mixing comedy, music and
                          poem about
        fewer than                               a book.             memoir.              e-book.
                           an animal.                                                                        interactive bubble magic, Dustin engages and delights audiences of all ages. Come
        200 pages.
                                                                                                             and dance in bubbles and let artists paint your face into magic.

                                                                                                             June 10 • Balloons and Bubbles Dance Party With Dustin Reudelhuber
        Recommend            Make a
                                                                     Review a                                Voted children’s entertainer of the year by TulsaKids magazine, Dustin Reudelhuber
         a book to         playlist of          Read an                                   Read a
                                                                    book on the                              invites you to join him for music, games and an awesome balloons and bubbles dance
          a friend       your favorite         anti-racism                              book set in
                                                                     library’s
         or family          songs of             book.                                  Oklahoma.            party at the splash pad!
                                                                     website.
         member.         Summer 2021.
                                                                                                             June 17 • Hot Toast Music Company Band
                                                                                                             Hot Toast Music Company is the product of dad, educator and musician Symon Hajjar
                                                                                                             who writes irresistible kids music, all with purpose. Come and rock out at the splash pad!
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EMAIL AND/OR PHONE NUMBER:
LITTLES AND CHILDREN’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM                                                                                               PROGRAMA DE VERANO DE LECTURA PARA NIÑOS Y PEQUEÑOS
         Register for the Littles program (birth to pre-K) and Children’s program                                                               Inscríbete para el programa de pequeños (de recién nacidos a pre-jardín)
                  (kindergarten-fifth grade) between June 1 and July 31.                                                                             y niños (jardín a quinto grado) que dura del 1 junio al 31 de julio.

                              Online:                                                                                                         ¡Inscríbete!           Online:
     Register!                https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org                                                                                                     https://tulsalibrary.beanstack.org
                              In Person:                                                                                                                             En Persona:
                              Fill out the registration form and drop it off                                                                                         Llena el formulario de inscripción y entrégalo en cualquier
                              at any Tulsa City-County Library location.                                                                                             sucursal de la Biblioteca del Condado y la Ciudad de Tulsa.

       Read!                  Read 8 books or have 8 books read to you by July 31 to complete                                                   ¡Lee!                Lee o haz que te lean 8 libros hasta el 31 de julio para completar
                              the program. Read 12 more books for special bonus prize drawing.                                                                       el programa. Lee 12 libros más para un sorteo especial con premios.

      Prizes!                 All littles and children who read 8 books or have 8 books read to them                                          ¡Premios!              Todos los pequeños y niños que lean o hagan que les lean 8 libros y
                              and turn in the completion form will get a commemorative medal.                                                                        llenen el formulario de finalización obtendrán una medalla conmemorativa.

                              Littles: Medal winners will be entered into a prize drawing to win one of 10 $50 gift cards                     Pequeños: Los ganadores de medallas serán incluidos en un sorteo para una de 10 tarjetas de regalo de $50
                              to Kiddlestix Toy Store, courtesy of the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries.                            de la tienda de juguetes Kiddlestix, obsequio de los Amigos de las Bibliotecas del Condado y la Ciudad de Tulsa.

                              Children: Medal winners will be entered into a prize drawing to win one                                         Niños: Los ganadores de medallas serán incluidos en un sorteo para una de 20 tarjetas de regalo
                              of 20 $50 gift cards to Target, courtesy of the Tulsa Library Trust.                                            de $50 de la tienda de juguetes Target, obsequio del Fondo para la Biblioteca de Tulsa.

                              Bonus for Littles and Children: Read 12 more books (for a total of 20 books) and be                             Premios adicionales para pequeños y niños: Lee 12 libros más (en total 20 libros) y serás incluido en
                              entered into a drawing for special bonus prizes.                                                                un sorteo para premios especiales adicionales.

      All littles and children who read 8 books or have            All children who complete the program by July 31                           Todos los pequeños y niños que lean o hagan que les      Todos los niños que finalicen el programa a más tardar el 31 de
      8 books read to them by July 31 will receive                 will be entered into a drawing to win exciting prizes:                     lean 8 libros hasta el 31 de julio recibirán cupones     julio serán incluidos en un sorteo para ganar premios excitantes:
      coupons for free entertainment and food:                                                                                                para entretenimientos y comida gratis:
                                                                   • (1) Hornsby Birthday Party Experience, courtesy of the Tulsa Drillers                                                            • (1) Experiencia Hornsby de fiesta de cumpleaños, obsequio
     • Admission to the Tulsa State Fair                           • (1) Sea Turtle Experience for six, courtesy of Oklahoma Aquarium         • Admisión al Tulsa State Fair                            de los Tulsa Drillers
     • Admission to a Tulsa Drillers Game                                                                                                     • Admisión a un juego de los Tulsa Drillers             • (1) Experiencia Sea Turtle para seis personas, obsequio del
                                                                   • (5) Birthday Party package for 12 to the 2022 Season,
     • Admission to a FC Tulsa game                                                                                                           • Admisión a un juego de los FC Tulsa                     Oklahoma Aquarium
                                                                     courtesy of Safari Joe’s H2O
     • Admission to Tulsa Botanic Garden                                                                                                      • Admisión al Jardín Botánico de Tulsa                  • (5) paquetes de fiesta de cumpleaños para 12 personas durante
                                                                   • (25 pairs) Tulsa State Fair one-day ride wristband
     • 2-hour bus pass on Tulsa Transit                                                                                                       • Pase de 2 horas de autobús en Tulsa Transit             la temporada 2022, obsequio de Safari Joe’s H2O
     • Cinnamon sticks from Mazzio’s Italian Eatery                • (2) Family membership to Discovery Lab                                   • Pancitos de canela de Mazzio’s Italian Eatery         • (25 pares) pulseras para juegos durante un día en el Tulsa State Fair
     • Decorated cookie from Merritt’s Bakery                      • (1) Autographed soccer ball, courtesy of FC Tulsa                        • Galleta decorada de Merritt’s Bakery                  • (2) Membresías para familias para el Discovery Lab
     • Admission to Safari Joe’s H2O                               • (12) Large 1-topping pizza, courtesy of Mazzio’s Italian Eatery          • Admisión a Safari Joe’s H2O
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • (1) Pelota de fútbol autografiada, obsequio de FC Tulsa
     • Justaburger Kid’s Meal from Whataburger                                                                                                • Una comida para niños Justaburger de Whataburger
                                                                   ( ) denotes how many will be awarded.                                                                                              • (12) Pizzas grandes con 1 ingrediente, obsequio de
     • Bomb pop or cookie from Smitty’s Garage                                                                                                • Bomb pop o galleta de Smitty’s Garage
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Mazzio’s Italian Eatery
                                                                                                                                                                                                       ( ) indica la cantidad de premios.

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