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1 month ago | 
tulsakids.com | Laura Raphael |Tulsa city-county Library
For several years running now, the Tulsa City-County Library year-end circulation statistics show that the MOST popular book title for children is anything in the hilarious, heartfelt “Dog Man” graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey, which was itself a spinoff of his uber-popular (and just as silly-sweet) “Captain Underpants” series.
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2 months ago | 
tulsakids.com | Laura Raphael |Tulsa city-county Library
Back in my weekly storytime days as Youth Librarian, I occasionally struggled to come up with a theme for each session. Sometimes the books I wanted to read easily coalesced around one idea or another (bath time, bears, birthday parties) and, sometimes, my “theme” was just “These are books I’ve discovered recently that I just love, and you might, too!”Here’s my “Books” column equivalent of that non-theme theme.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
tulsakids.com | Laura Raphael |Tulsa city-county Library
The world is a busy and complex place, no matter what age you are. Evolutionary scientists surmise that ancient humans living 10,000 years ago met, at most, 250 different people in their entire lives. Farthest distance they traveled from birth to death? No more than 20 or 25 miles.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
publicradiotulsa.org | Tulsa city-county Library
Nadia Salomon will present and read her new picture book, "A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story," illustrated by London Ladd. The remarkable life of civil rights hero Myrlie Evers-Williams is honored and celebrated in this stunningly illustrated picture book biography. Salomon will read and discuss her new book, answer questions from the audience and sign books. Copies of the book will be available for purchasing, courtesy of Fulton Street Books.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
publicradiotulsa.org | Tulsa city-county Library
Are you a published author or do you aspire to be one? Join us for a morning of sessions covering topics relevant to writers. For adults and teens. We'll begin the day with a series of engaging sessions on topics related to writing and publishing. At noon, we'll conclude the day's activities with coffee and bagels and a Local Author Book Fair in Aaronson Auditorium.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
publicradiotulsa.org | Tulsa city-county Library
Meet H. W. Brands, recipient of the 2024 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award. He will talk about his life and writings, answer questions from the audience and sign books. Supported by the Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Library Trust. Central Library 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM on Thu, 5 Dec 2024 Event Supported By Tulsa City-County Library
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
publicradiotulsa.org | Tulsa city-county Library
Celebrate the joy and beauty of children’s literature with the 2024 Books To Treasure illustrator Sophie Blackall! Blackall has won the prestigious Caldecott Medal for her unique artistic style behind such lauded children's books as Finding Winnie, Hello Lighthouse and If I Was a Horse. During this presentation open to the public, she will discuss her creative process and artistic inspiration, particularly for the 2024 Books To Treasure book If You Come to Earth.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
publicradiotulsa.org | Tulsa city-county Library
Join us in honoring American Book Award-winning novelist and memoirist Reyna Grande with the 2024 Hummingbird Award in Literary Arts. For all ages. Presented by the Hispanic Resource Center and the Tulsa Library Trust, the biennial award honors nationally prominent authors, poets or artists of Latinx descent whose work has significantly elevated and affirmed the voice of the Latinx community. Grande's books will be available for purchasing at the event.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
tulsakids.com | Laura Raphael |Tulsa city-county Library
A picture is worth…Quick, what do you notice about a picture book? Well, obviously…the pictures. For young readers, the artwork in picture books is what captivates them the most – and what can be the biggest encouragement for them to learn how to translate all of the squiggly lines of text into meaning. In other words, to learn how to read. That’s the essence of the Tulsa City-County Library’s popular Books To Treasure program, which has been in existence for 21 years.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
tulsakids.com | Elise Gravel |Laura Raphael |Tulsa city-county Library
The school year is swiftly approaching, but summer isn’t over yet, and nothing makes summer reading better than summer reading with friends! Mo Willems created what is possibly the best pair of friends in a book (well, a long series of books) in Elephant & Piggie, who make taking naps, throwing balls, playing trumpets, having a party and, of course, being in a book so hilarious and heart-warming! If you’re looking to expand your circle of book friends to buddy pairs similar to Elephant &...
