Tulsa Book Review March 2014

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The Sisters Weiss The dangers of leaving home Page 5

Nick and Tesla’s Robot Army Rampage

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The brother and sister of invention Page 7

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The Runaway Hug Sweet as pie Page 8

Woody Crumbo

By Robert Perry, Ruthe Blalock Jones, Kimberly Roblin, Carole Klein, Minisa Crumbo Halsey Gilcrease Museum, $24.95, 147 pages

Ruthe Blalock Jones will be inducted into the Circle of Honor on March 1. See Page 16 for details.

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Living in this part of the country, we often take for granted the quantity and quality of Native American art that surrounds us. It not only abounds in our internationally renowned museums, but also graces our municipal buildings, parks and other public spaces. Reading about the life and contributions of Woody Crumbo, one realizes the wealth of stories, cultures, traditions and artistic expressions that originate right here in Oklahoma. Crumbo’s art reflects this chorus of influences,

resulting in work that is alive with energy, rhythm and reverence. Released 100 years after his birth, this collection of essays covers Crumbo’s early life, education, career and legacy. Authors include Carol Klein and Kimberly Roblin, Gilcrease Museum of Art associate curators; Minisa Crumbo Halsey, Crumbo’s daughter, educator and artist; Robert Perry, vice chairman, Chickasaw Council of Elders; and Ruthe Blalock Jones, See Crumbo, cont’d on page 7

Dance of the Reptiles

Journalism and humor at its sharpest Page 13

The Edible Garden A joyful approach to gardening Page 14

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The Blood Promise By Mark Pryor Seventh Street Books, $15.95, 280 pages Check this out! After the poor second book, The Crypt Thief, we’re back on to the straight and narrow with a new mystery and thriller featuring Hugo Marston. As before, The Blood Promise by Mark Pryor has us lurking in the US Embassy in Paris waiting for the trigger to set us off on another adventure. This time, our head of security is sent out to babysit a visiting politician. As something of an isolationist, he’s a slightly odd choice to represent US interests in negotiations with the French. But it’s not our hero’s job to second guess the way Washington works. Unfortunately, after the first night at a French chateau, our visiting senator reports someone came into his room. When fingerprints are taken, they match those taken from the scene of a recent robbery/murder which occurred at another old mansion. The senator recoils to Paris and then disappears for a short period of time. With the French police now engaged to pursue this lead to a murder, politics rears its head. There were leading politicians from both sides of the Atlantic at the chateau. There will be no investigation of anyone at the chateau. The result is hugely enjoyable! Reviewed by David Marshall Aunty Lee’s Delights: A Singaporean Mystery By Ovidia Yu William Morrow, $14.99, 288 pages Check this out! Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu is the first book published in America by a wellestablished author and playwright based in Singapore. This is what we may comfortably describe as a cozy mystery set in the somewhat exotic surroundings of the Garden City. Our amateur sleuth, Aunty Lee, runs a restaurant specializing in Peranakan food.

Indeed, to add interest, there are insights into how to cook some of the dishes with a recipe at the end. The book follows in the Golden Age tradition of an older woman who’s tuned into the local gossip and can ease her way into the different social situations, often turning up armed with food. This access to all the witnesses and suspects gives her an unparalleled opportunity to unravel the puzzle. Obviously, the primary concern is who killed the two women and why. But there’s also a chance to explore something of the Singaporean culture, and to understand the motives of many of the people our “detective” meets. It’s all neatly tied up at the end with a traditional exchange of view between Aunty Lee and the killer. The police are naturally allowed to claim all the credit and justice is done. It’s great fun! Reviewed by David Marshall A Colourful Death: A Cornish Mystery By Carola Dunn Minotaur Books, $14.99, 352 pages Check this out! Carola Dunn is a relatively prolific writer of historical mysteries. A Colourful Death is one of the Cornish mysteries featuring Eleanor Trewynn as the village sleuth. She has a niece in the local police force which gives her a slight inside track when it comes to passing on her hints and suggestions as to who might have dunnit.

Set in the 1960’s, this series gives us a chance to reflect on life in a relatively sleepy part of England. Of course there have to be serious crimes for our heroine to investigate, but she does her work by talking with people and understanding what makes them tick. This time around, a friend and neighbor gets into a situation where an unthinking police officer might think him guilty of murder. That this is patently absurd is obvious once more experienced heads are brought to bear. Nevertheless, while her friend is under arrest, our sleuth is quickly off the mark to talk with a group of artists who rent rooms at a nearby farm. This is a Golden Age format in fairly cozy mystery style with a limited set of suspects and a reasonably engaging cast of supporting characters. It’s quite good of its type. Reviewed by David Marshall The Last Death of Jack Harbin: A Samuel Craddock Mystery By Terry Shames Seventh Street Books, $15.95, 250 pages Check this out! The Last Death of Jack Harbin by Terry Shames is the second book to feature a small Texas town and its retired Chief of Police, Samuel Craddock. The first book was a highly auspicious debut. This comes as a challenge, particularly because, this time around, our hero can’t simply access the scene of crime and all the documentary evidence. He has to be invited to investigate. Fortunately, the town has been blessed with a new Chief who’s a chronic alcoholic and next-to-useless. This enables the “powers that be” to appoint our retiree as a “special consultant”. It’s not restoration of his powers as a law enforcement officer, but it does give him enough of an edge to insert himself into the heart of the puzzle. As with A Killing at Cotton Hill, the town itself is a character and the solution to the problem depends on understanding the importance of the relationships between all the people who live there. What makes this particularly pleasing is that, as a police officer, he saw many things over the year. Now all he has to do is decide which are significant and whether he properly understood what he saw. This is a triumph! Reviewed by David Marshall A Nasty Piece of Work By Robert Littell Thomas Dunne Books, $24.99, 272 pages Check this out! A Nasty Piece of Work is a very pleasing PI novel in which our ex-cop and sometime CIA operative, now living in a trailer in New

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Mexico, is approached by a client who’s helping her uncle run a bail-bond business. One of their customers has skipped town. What makes this disappearance unusual is that all the photographs of this man, including the mugshots taken by the police, have disappeared. To compound the mystery, it seems this is a man who needed a very good reason to disappear and staged his own arrest so he could go on the run. The resulting chase is great fun as our hero and the attractive young lady find themselves in the middle of a major feud with serious risk to life and limb on all sides. Although it adopts the tried and trusted pulp tropes of tough PI, attractive dame as the client, and dangerous heavies lurking in the shadows, this has a modern sensibility about it and contrives to keep the plot turning over with plenty of excitement and one or two unexpected developments to keep our hero working hard until the last page. Reviewed by David Marshall Clouds of Witness: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery By Dorothy L. Sayers Bourbon Street Books, $14.99, 301 pages Check this out! This is the second Dorothy L. Sayers detective story, which was originally published in 1927. Sayers is a master creator of this genre. Her hero is Lord Peter Wimsey; a cross between Fred Astaire and Bertie Wooster. He is aided in his sleuthing by Detective Parker who is featured in many of the Wimsey stories. Sayers’ stories are very light reading and totally charming. They are not so much whodunits but rather delightful unravelings. In this volume, Wimsey’s own brother, the Duke of Denver, is the accused. Rather than aid Wimsey’s search for the true murderer, the Duke sticks to his unlikely story in the dense manner of a peer of the realm. Wimsey’s sister is also implicated by her likewise inconsistent and unbelievable story. Mary Wimsey’s finance, Denis Cathcart, is the corpse in this case, found in the conservatory, shot to death. He had arSee Clouds, cont’d on page 10

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FROM THE PUBLISHER One of Tulsa City-County Library’s five strategic goals is to be a center for community, reading, lifelong learning and access to information for all. This month’s issue of the Tulsa Book Review touches on all of these points. The month of March marks our American Indian Resource Center’s Festival of Words. To kick off the celebration, the library will induct Native American artist Ruthe Blalock Jones into the Circle of Honor on March 1 at Hardesty Regional Library. Additional American Indian Festival of Words events are detailed on the back cover of this publication. Connecting you with your next great read is another strong suit of the library. The Tulsa Book Review is not the only way to find your next great read. Check out the Explore tab at the top of the library’s website at TulsaLibrary.org and get connected to many reading resources. Click the Your Next Great Read button under Reader Tools, take the survey and a librarian will assemble a handpicked reading list just for you. Speaking of book recommendations, our country’s most famous librarian – Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust and other guides to great reads – got her start right here at the Tulsa City-County Library. Now you can hear her regularly on NPR’s Morning Edition. Rumor has it Nancy will be appearing in Tulsa soon. We will keep you posted. Finally, the library not only has a book on every subject; we also have many online learning tools for people of all ages, from our free online Homework Help Now tutoring service to our online classes. The best part of all is that it is all freely accessible with a library card, and the price of a library card has not changed in over 50 years – it is still free and available to everyone who lives, works or goes to school in Tulsa County. And taken altogether, this is how libraries change lives! Warmest regards,

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The Friends of the Helmerich Library will hold its 2014 Annual Book Sale on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Helmerich Library, 5131 E. 91st St. A special preview night for Friends members only will be held on Thursday, April 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. You can purchase a Friends membership for $5 for individual or $10 for family at the door.

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Carthage By Joyce Carol Oates Ecco, $26.99, 482 pages Check this out! Why do I continue to resist reading Joyce Carol Oates when she is such a great writer? True, her themes are gothic and grotesque, but her power of writing transcends such genre typecasting. Carthage is one of her finest – if not the finest – of her many (forty) novels. It is a powerful anti-war, antimedia and anti-love story. It is finely woven and unexpected; the suspense she weaves throughout the story is palpable. The reader will also care about all the characters; even her anti-hero is redeemed. The story echoes the book Lovely Bones; a young girl is missing. A wounded war veteran was last seen in her company and the plot does thicken. Juliet Mayfield is engaged to the hometown hero. He is such a hero that he volunteers for the army and descends into the pit of hell. He returns much changed and maimed, but Juliet’s love does not falter. When her sister, Cressida disappears, Juliet and her family fear the worst. Even more horrible, Cressida was last seen with Juliet’s war damaged fiancée. This is an amazing book by a great writing talent. Like Stephen King and great novelists, there seems to be a million stories contained in the mind of Joyce Carol Oates. We are lucky enough to be the recipient of her printed prose. Oates seems to breathe stories into such substance that the reader enters her dreamlike universe and refuses to part with it until page 482. A great gift for any literature lover. Reviewed by Julia McMichael The Girl With a Clock for a Heart By Peter Swanson William Morrow, $25.99, 304 pages Check this out! George Foss is stunned to spot her in his local tavern: his first love, the girl who fascinated him, the girl who never left his thoughts for long... the girl who quite pos-

sibly committed murder and then vanished. When Liana Decter walks back into George’s life, asking for his help to get her out of some hot water, George knows he’ll say yes, no matter how complicated things get. And the complications are lurking just around the corner... The Girl with a Clock for a Heart is a razor-sharp thriller, one that plunges us into a rich, tangled mystery and an equally rich, tangled story of affection, lust, and manipulation. Although I found the backstory of George and Liana’s relationship more engaging than the contemporary mystery and action, both are well-paced, populated with dark, damaged, interesting characters. George, despite his flaws, is a great protagonist, constantly one step behind everyone else, but a terrific character for the reader to inhabit as he tries to navigate the chaos Liana brings into his life. No matter what you end up thinking of George, Liana, and the others caught up in their wake, you’ll enjoy the outlandish, labyrinthine ride. Reviewed by Glenn Dallas

different interpretation of Christian values to an unsuspecting world. Then we have Ed, a highly experienced hostage negotiator who lost his sight during his second negotiation. Thirteen years later, he finds himself trying to establish a line of communication with a religious zealot. Caught in the middle is the driver of the train. George has his work cut out to avoid summary execution by this soldier — his wife and children are being held by the terrorists. This book takes a well-established idea — think The Taking of Pelham 123 — and adds some highly original twists. Although the ultimate mechanism for resolving the crisis is not the most credible possibility, it’s nevertheless all part of the fun in this fast-paced and exciting thriller. In a way, the slight loss of plausibility doesn’t matter. The author triumphantly carries all before him. He’s now looking for funding to shoot a movie version of the book. Reviewed by David Marshall Urban Renewal: A Cross Novel By Andrew Vachss Vintage Books, $14.95, 240 pages Check this out! Urban Renewal by Andrew Vachss is the second novel to feature Cross although there are a number of short stories which have been developing the backstory of the man and his crew of criminal mercenaries for hire. This is a fascinating book for two rea-

sons. In some ways it reads like one of the old fix-up novels. In the good old days of publishing when there was a booming market for short stories, authors would churn out elements of a plot in short form and then bolt them together to make a novel. Although this is entirely coherent, it’s episodic and has a tendency to disappear into the past to deliver explanatory backstory. The second point of interest is watching an author advance an almost completely amoral protagonist as hero. The majority of authors give this person redeeming features, usually allowing “him” the role of a vigilante. Society therefore gets the benefit of the criminal behavior. Accepting the criminal as hero is therefore easier. Andrew Vachss makes few concessions in this direction. Cross may be unfailingly loyal to his friends and their families, but he’s completely ruthless when it comes to disposing of problems. If you don’t mind a high body count, this is entertaining. Reviewed by David Marshall

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Laughing Through the Tears: Humor & Heartbreak in Literature

Baptism By Max Kinnings Quercus, $24.95, 448 pages Check this out!

Baptism by Max Kinnings is a top class thriller detailing an attack by some homegrown terrorists on the London Underg round. At the center of the book, we find three very different characters. Leading the attack, there’s Tommy, a young ex-soldier who’s found Jesus and decides to bring a Tulsa Book Review • March 2014 • 4

Wednesday, March 12 • 7 p.m.

Hardesty Regional Library, Frossard Auditiorium 8316 E. 93rd St. • 918.549.7323 Tragedies that evoke laughter have long been the mainstay of great literature – Shakespeare, anyone? Join this distinguished panel of experts as we explore how the contemporary classic “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett manages to combine humor and heartbreak in thematically illuminating ways.

SPEAKERS: Alicia Latimer, Coordinator,

African-American Resource Center, Tulsa City-County Library

Teresa Miller, Executive Director, The Oklahoma Center for Poets & Writers, OSU-Tulsa Dr. Jocelyn Payne, Executive Director, John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Center Co-sponsored by The Oklahoma Center for Poets & Writers at OSU-Tulsa, Tulsa Town Hall and Tulsa World, with additional support provided by The Mary K. Chapman Foundation and George Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Fingal O’Reilly, Irish Doctor: An Irish Country Novel By Patrick Taylor Forge Books, $24.99, 432 pages Check this out! Finga l O’Reilly is the e s t a bl i s he d doctor in Ball y buc k leb o, Ireland. He is home from his honeymoon, enjoying his new life with old flame, Kitty. While young Barry decides whether to specialize or return to join Dr. O’Reilly’s general practice, another new doctor, Jenny Bradley, is working to help the townsfolk accept a female doctor. Everything going on makes Fingal remember his own days as a new doctor in Dublin, and chapters alternate between his past (1936) and present (1965). I’ve seen the Irish Country series before, but this is the first one I’ve read. Though it’s the eighth book in the set, it was relatively simple to slip into the world and learn the characters that more devoted fans already

know. Definitely character-driven, this is a book to read for the atmosphere. Taylor uses dialect, but records it clearly, and if it’s too difficult, backmatter includes an extensive glossary and even a handful of Kinky Kincaid’s recipes. While I don’t normally enjoy being “taught” in my fiction, explanations of medical history, politics, literature, and more add depth to an already fascinating read. It’s like listening to Grandma’s stories, but on a larger scale, with an Irish twist. Reviewed by Randy-Lynne Wach Simple Perfection: A Novel By Abbi Glines Atria Books, $15.00, 272 pages Check this out!

Simple Per fection is the fifth book in The Rosemary Beach series. In this installment, we delve deeper into the lives of Della and Woods and learn how their pasts may keep

them from finding the happily ever after they are longing for. Once again Ms. Glines has given us a well written, fast, emotional read. Simple Perfection should not be read as a standalone as there is a tremendous amount of history between these two characters that not only affects their own relationship, but that of their circle of close knit friends and family. It is vital to understand their connection in order to really get an idea of how deep the true love story between Della and Woods runs. The characters are well developed and the interwoven stories of the characters are expertly crafted. Ms. Glines definitely threw us for a loop in a very dramatic plot twist that not all readers will appreciate, but this development sets us up for the next book, Take A Chance, which is set for a February release. Simple Perfection is a solid four-star read. My only complaint is how dependent on it is on the reader having read the first book. Reviewed by Christina Mock The Sisters Weiss: A Novel By Naomi Ragen St Martin’s Press, $24.99, 336 pages Check this out! Rose and Pearl Weiss, treasured sisters in an ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn family, grow up in the 1950s with strict rules and high expectations: behave piously, obey their

parents and teachers, and prepare themselves for marriage to a prestigious Torah scholar. Rose, however, treads in dangerous waters when she begins quest ion i ng the strictures that make up her life – and pursues her love of photography. Her friendship with a French immigrant leads to a disastrous confrontation with her family, and Rose – trapped in a spiral of regret and anger, certainty and doubt – ultimately is cast from her home and cut off from all she knows. Decades later, Rose – now a world-famous photographer – is unexpectedly drawn back into the ultra-Orthodox community she left behind when her niece, Rivka, flees her own strict family and seeks out her adventurous aunt. Whereas Rose was once brave and confident, Rivka is reckless and naïve, and her choices set Rose as well as long-estranged Pearl onto a path neither of them ever exSee Sisters, cont’d on page 8

An Evening With

Kathryn Stockett Author of “The Help”

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Thursday, March 27 • 7 p.m.

Tulsa Performing Arts Center • Chapman Music Hall • 110 E. Second St. Ticket Cost • $10 Adult, $5 Student/Teacher Kathryn Stockett will tell her own story, answer questions and sign books. To purchase tickets, visit http://myticketofﬁce.com or call 918-596-7111. For more information or additional Tulsa Reads events, visit http://poetsandwriters.okstate.edu/TulsaReads.

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Walking With Dinosaurs, The 3D Movie: The Winter Ground (I Can Read Book 2) By Cathy Hapka HarperCollins, $16.99, 32 pages Check this out! Patchi and Juniper are a pair of very young Pachyrhinosauri. They b e c ome separated from their herd while the herd is moving to their winter ground. Juniper has injured her leg and they are moving very slowly. They find their way to a long beach where the tide is coming in rapidly. Juniper is having trouble moving. A red crab comes toward them and snaps his pincers. The young dinosaurs have never seen such creatures and are curious. Patchi sniffs at the crab and the crab latches onto Patchi’s nose. Patchi yelps and shakes the crab off. More crabs surround Patchi and start a strange dance. A giant pterosaur lands and eats all the crabs. Patchi and Juniper ran into the

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trees to hide. Night falls and they are surrounded by scary sounds and shadows. They find a sleeping Gorgosaurus and sneak away. Some Chirostenotes appear and start herding the young Pachyrhinosauri, but the Gorgosaurus awakens and attacks the Chriostenotes. Patchi and Juniper run for their lives. Early readers will find this adventure story exciting. The vocabulary is appropriately challenging for this group and the story is pretty good, although the main characters get lucky rather than actively solving their problem. Reviewed by Rosi Hollinbeck

Sisters, cont’d from page 5 pected. Written with compassion and a detailed insider’s view of the ultra-Orthodox world, The Sisters Weiss suggests that leaving home forever – even for the best of reasons – is, in the end, both impossible and undesirable. Reviewed by Margo Orlando Littell

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Hardesty Regional Library American Indian Circle of Honor Award Honoring Ruthe Blalock Jones Saturday, March 1 • 10:30-11:30 a.m. Location: Connor's Cove Tulsa City-County Library will induct artist Ruthe Blalock Jones into the Circle of Honor. The ceremony recognizes an American Indian for his/her achievements and contributions that have enriched others' lives. Jones, of Shawnee-Delaware-Peoria descent, is director emeritus and associate professor of art at Bacone College in Muskogee, Okla. Her works focus on the traditional American Indian ceremonial and social events. Sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust, American Indian Resource Center, the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation, Cherokee Builders Inc., Dr. Frank and Mary Shaw, and the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries, with additional support provided by The Mary K. Chapman Foundation and George Kaiser Family Foundation. Visiting Genealogy Databases: American Ancestors Tuesday, March 4 • 6:30-7:30 p.m. Location: Maple Room American Ancestors (formerly New England Ancestors) is a genealogy subscription database available for free at the Hardesty Regional Library. Join Liz Walker of the Genealogy Center and learn what resources are available on the database for finding information about your New England and colonial ancestors. For adults. Making Sense of Your Dollars and Cents: Nonprofit Finance for Nonaccountants Wednesday, March 5 • 9:30-11:30 a.m. Location: Frossard Auditorium Learn about the basic types of financial accounts, common accounting terminology, the difference between debits and credits, P&L, balance sheets and simple tools to analyze your nonprofit's financial health. For adults. Registration is required. Visit http://svy.mk/1kERkf to register. Sponsored by the Nonprofit Resource Center and Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Tulsa.

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Roots of Your Family Legends," "Online Resources for Colonial America" and "Treasures in the Archives: Using Archive Grid." Taylor is the lead genealogist for findmypast.com, president of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, and former director of education and programs at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. For adults. Sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust.

available, but bringing your own T-shirt is encouraged. For ages 11-18. Seating is limited.

"Divergent" Movie Party Wednesday, March 19 • 2-4 p.m. Location: Frossard Auditorium Attention, initiates! It's time to choose your factions! Join us for games, crafts and trivia to celebrate the release of the "Divergent" film. Find out which faction you belong to and determine whether or not you can survive initiation. For ages 12-18.

Learn to Knit @ the Library Monday, March 10 • 4-5 p.m. Learn basic stitches and complete a simple project. Yarn and needles are provided, but you may bring your own. For ages 11-18. Seating is limited.

Hardesty Teen Time Monday, March 24 • 6-7:30 p.m. Play games or create crafts while enjoying snacks. For ages 12-18.

Helmerich Library DIY Ductivities Tuesday, March 11 • 4:30-6 p.m. Make your own creation with duct tape. Books People Are Talking About Wednesday, March 19 12:15-1:15 p.m. • We will discuss the works of mystery novelists Louise Penny, Deborah Crombie and Julia Spencer-Fleming. For adults. Refreshments will be served. Dancing Eagles Thursday, March 20 • 1-2 p.m. Location: University Village Retirement Community, Stovall Theater, 8555 S. Lewis • Mike and Lisa Pahsetopah will perform spectacular Native American dances and traditional storytelling. This entertaining and educational performance will include specialty, traditional and social dances. Audience participation is encouraged. For all ages. Sponsored by the American Indian Resource Center, Tulsa Library Trust and Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries.

Herman and Kate Kaiser Library DIY T-Shirt Totes Monday, March 3 • 4-5 p.m. Turn your favorite old T-shirt into a fashionable, reusable tote bag. Supplies will be

Upcycled Comic-Book Crafts Thursday, March 6 • 4-5 p.m. Make fun, personalized jewelry and other crafts using comic books. For ages 11-18. Seating is limited.

Shrinky Dink Workshop Thursday, March 13 • 4-5 p.m. Create wearable art with Shrinky Dinks. Materials are provided. For ages 11-18. Seating is limited. DIY Phone Cases Monday, March 24 • 4-5 p.m. Jazz up your phone! Some cases will be provided, but to ensure proper fit please bring your own. For ages 11-18. Seating is limited. Duct-Tape Crafts Thursday, March 27 • 4-5 p.m. Create wallets, tote bags or other items with duct tape. Materials are provided. For ages 11-18. Seating is limited.

Jenks Library QR Code Scavenger Hunt March 1-31 • Use your smartphone to find all the clues and complete the hunt for a prize. For ages 10-18. Jenks Teen Advisory Group Tuesday, March 4 • 4-5 p.m. Join JTAG and help us plan library services for teens and check out the library's blog and social-media accounts. For ages 12-18. Wii Games! Monday, March 17 • 3-4:30 p.m. For ages 10-18. Registration is required. Call 918-549-7570 to register. Jenks Library Book Discussion Group Thursday, March 20 • 1:30-2:30 p.m. Contact the library for book title.

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Judy z. kishner Library Sperry Robotics Team Thursday, March 13 • 3:30-4:30 p.m. Join us for a presentation by the Sperry High School Robotics Team. Wowza! For ages 10-18.

Librarium Afternoons and Coffee Spoons Book Group Wednesday, March 26 • 2-3 p.m. Read Neil Gaiman's "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" and then join us for this lively discussion. For adults.

Martin Regional Library DIY Craft Time Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 26 • 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 19 • 3-4 p.m. Play Wii and board games, make crafts, plus enjoy snacks. For ages 10-18. Native Comic-Book Workshop Saturday, March 8 • 12:30-3:30 p.m. Join the members of the Indigenous Narratives Collective as they discuss ways in which comics and sequential art are redefining American Indian stories for the next generation. Plus, learn about the joys and pitfalls of creating successful comicbook projects either online or in print. You may bring your own comic-book portfolios for review. Featured artists are Roy Boney, Lee Francis IV, Michael Sheyahshe and Arigon Starr. For all ages. Sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust and American Indian Resource Center. Latino Americans Helping Shape North America: A History Thursday, March 13 • 6-7 p.m. Part 1 • "Strangers in Their Own Land" Thursday, March 20 • 6-7 p.m. Part 2 • "The Empire of Dreams" Thursday, March 27 • 6-7 p.m. Part 3 • "War and Peace" Join the Hispanic Resource Center to watch three episodes of the first major documentary series highlighting the rich, varied history and experiences of Latinos. Produced with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the "Latino Americans" PBS series features interviews with nearly 100 Latinos documenting more than 500 years of history. For ages 16 and older. The films are presented in Spanish with English subtitles.

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Minecraft Night Thursday, March 13 • 6-8 p.m. Put your imagination to the test building your own world in the popular computer game Minecraft. Class size is limited. For ages 10-18. Manga Ai! Saturday, March 15 • 2-3 p.m. Munch on Pocky and meet up with other manga fans to discuss your favorite books and movies, characters and plot twists. For grades 6 and up. Teen Advisory Board Saturday, March 15 • 3:15-4:15 p.m. Discuss programming and provide a teen perspective on the services and materials that the library offers. We will provide the snacks! For ages 12-18. Thursday Afternoon Book Club Thursday, March 20 • 1:30-3 p.m. For adults. Contact the library for book title.

nathan hale LIBRARY DIY: Shrinky Dinks! Monday, March 3 • 3:30-5 p.m. Enjoy some low-tech retro fun making Shrinky Dinks. For ages 12-18. Get Your Game on @ the Library Monday, March 10 3:30-5:30 p.m. • Join us for Wii games. For ages 10-18. Zentangles Workshop Monday, March 17 • 3:30-5 p.m. Find your inner moment of Zen and express yourself artistically. For ages 12-18.

Owasso Library "Star Wars" DIY Thursday, March 6 • 4-5 p.m. Build your own "Star Wars" project. For ages 12-16.

pratt library DIY Stylus Tuesday, March 11 • 5:30-6:30 p.m. Use recycled materials to make a stylus to use with your electronic device. Materials are provided. For ages 1218. Class size is limited.

Rudisill Regional Library Brown Bag Book Discussion Tuesday, March 4 • 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Join the Friends of the Rudisill Regional

LITERACY TUTORS NEEDED! Teach an adult how to read. Visit TulsaLibrary.org/literacy or call 918-549-7400 to sign up.

Library for a lively discussion about "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. Beverages and snacks are provided or you may bring your lunch. For adults. Participants should read the book prior to the program. Woman Up: HIV/Aids Workshop Thursday, March 13 • 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Aimed at HIV/AIDS and pregnancy prevention for girls ages 11-17 and adult women, this workshop features videos, presentations and interactive activities that promote risk reduction, goal setting and abstinence, plus information on human trafficking. Free HIV/AIDS testing will be available. Parental permission is required. Registration is required. Call 918-5497645 to register. Sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust, African-American Resource Center, Williams Companies and Soaring Eagles.

SCHUSTERMAN-BENSON Library Books Sandwiched In Mondays • 12:10-12:50 p.m. Location: Oklahoma Methodist Manor, Fleming Center, 4134 E. 31st St. For adults. Sponsored by the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries. March 3 • “Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World” by Matthew Goodman, reviewed by Connie Cronley March 10 • “Eisenhower: The White House Years” by Jim Newton, reviewed by Eldon Eisenach March 17 • “The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs” by Nick Trout, reviewed by Wayne Hardy March 24 • “The Supremes at Earl’s AllYou-Can-Eat” by Edward Kelsey Moore, reviewed by Laura Raphael March 31 • “The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII” by Denise Kiernan, reviewed by Rebecca Howard

Mystery Readers Roundtable Thursday, March 6 • 2-3 p.m. Come and share what you've been reading. We'll have snacks. For adults. Soap Making 101 Thursday, March 13 • 6-7:30 p.m. Learn the basics of how to make lye soap, plus the history and chemistry of soap making, as well as how it relates to our modern society, from health and beauty perspective to environmental perspectives. Also, watch a demonstration and leave with supplies and instruction on how to make soap at home. For ages 12 and older. Home Brewing 101 Wednesday, March 26 • 6-7:30 p.m. Learn the basics of brewing your own beer. The staff from High Gravity will lead a demonstration and answer questions about this fun new hobby. We'll also have a selection of related books available for checkout. For ages 21 and older. Class size is limited.

Suburban Acres Library Guess the Number Contest March 1-31 • Guess the correct number of items in the jar to win the top prize! Each participant will receive a prize when making a guess at the number. The final winner will be selected on March 31. For ages 10-18. Cat vs. Dog: Which One Are You? Saturday, March 8 • 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. It's funny how often people resemble cats or dogs, sometimes in appearance and sometimes in their ways of thinking. This workshop is designed to help you begin a diary to determine which animal best describes you. For adults. Class size is limited.

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Awards Ceremony: 2014 Black History Month Essay Contest Saturday, March 15 • noon-2 p.m. Contest winners will receive awards and may read their entries. Refreshments will be served. For all ages. Seating is limited. Sista' Chat Book Club Saturday, March 22 • noon-2 p.m. Celebrate Women's History Month by reading "Third Girl From the Left" by Martha Southgate and then joining us for this lively discussion. For adults.

Zarrow Regional Library Beginning Osage Language Class Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 26 • 6-7 p.m. This class is presented by the Osage Nation Language Program. For all ages. Sponsored by the American Indian Resource Center. Become a Comic-Book Creator @ Your Library Thursday, March 6 • 6-7:30 p.m. Learn the basics of creating a comic book, plus take home a copy of your very own mini comic book. For ages 10-18. Sponsored by the American Indian Resource Center and Tulsa Library Trust. Minecraft Night Tuesday, March 18 • 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27 • 6-8 p.m. Put your imagination to the test building your own world in the popular computer game Minecraft.

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For adults. Registration is required. Call 918-549-7528 to register. Really Basic Computer Class Monday, March 10 • 10 a.m.-noon This class is designed for new computer users who have little or no previous experience using computers, Windows, a mouse or the Internet, and little or no knowledge of basic computer terms.

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CLASSES ARE limited to 18 on a first-come, first-served basis. Buying and Selling on Craigslist Saturday, March 1 • 9:30-11:30 a.m. This class explains what Craigslist is, how to search for items, how to post items to sell, how to purchase items and how to communicate with sellers. MS Word 1 Tuesday, March 4 • 6-8 p.m. This class shows how to use toolbars and menus, set margins, apply spell check, and preview, save and print documents. Computers for Seniors Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27 9:30-11:30 a.m. • This series of classes is designed especially for older folks who need a slower-paced, encouraging atmosphere in which to learn new skills. Classes are: March 6, "Hardware Boot Camp"; March 13, "Beginning Internet"; March 20, "Fun With Files"; and March 27, "Email 101." For ages 55+. Registration for the entire series is required. Call 918-5497552 to register. MS Word 2 Tuesday, March 11 • 6-8 p.m. This class shows how to create and format tables, use bulleted and numbered lists, and apply and format columns in a document. You should take MS Word 1 prior to attending. MS Word 3 Tuesday, March 18 • 6-8 p.m. This class shows how to create and use borders and shading, headers and footers, page numbering and drawing tools. You should take MS Word 2 prior to taking this class. MS Word 4 Tuesday, March 25 • 6-8 p.m. Explore mail merge, use tables to perform calculations and create onscreen forms. You should take MS Word 3 prior to taking this class.

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CLASSES ARE LIMITED TO 12 ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. Facebook I Thursday, March 6 • 6-7 p.m. Learn how to open an account, find friends and relatives, monitor your profile and place privacy settings. Participants must have a valid email address prior to attending class.

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MS Excel 1 Saturday, March 8 • 10 a.m.-noon Learn how to create formulas, use automatic fill and change basic formatting. You should take MS Word 2 prior to taking this class. Introduction to Bibliocommons Thursday, March 13 • 1:30-2:30 p.m. Learn how to use our interactive catalog and checkout system, which features intuitive searching, community input and eBook integration. MS Excel 2 Saturday, March 15 • 10 a.m.-noon This class shows how to create and edit formulas, and apply functions and advanced formatting to your spreadsheets and workbooks. You should take MS Excel 1 prior to taking this class. Facebook II Thursday, March 20 • 6-7 p.m. Learn about apps, games and much more! Participants previously must have attended Facebook I. MS Excel 3 Saturday, March 22 • 10 a.m.-noon This class shows how to create charts, apply conditional formatting and control the appearance of printed spreadsheets. You should take MS Excel 2 prior to taking this class. eBooks for Kindle Thursday, March 27 • 1:30-2:30 p.m. Learn how to check out and check in eBooks on your Kindle using the Overdrive application. Participants must bring a Kindle or Kindle Fire. Introduction to MS PowerPoint Saturday, March 29 • 10 a.m.-noon This class shows how to create group presentations and slide shows. You should take MS Word 2 prior to taking this class.

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presentations and slide shows. You should take MS Word 2 prior to taking this class. eBook and Audiobook Clinic Friday, March 21 • 9:30-11 a.m. Bring your e-reader, tablet or smartphone, and get assistance checking out and downloading eBooks and audiobooks from the library's collection. If you don't have one of these devices yet but are curious about the process, we will have several kinds on hand for you to try. Email 101 Friday, March 28 • 9:30-11 a.m. Learn how to set up a free account and how to use it to send and receive email.

children’s events Bixby Library My First Storytime Mondays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 10:30-10:45 a.m. • For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers. Preschool Storytime Mondays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 11-11:30 a.m. • For ages 2-5.

Broken Arrow Library Seuss-Alike Creatures: Celebrate Read Across America March 3-8 • Stop by the library to create a unique Seuss-like creature from our craft supplies. For ages 5-12. My First Storytime Mondays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27 10:30 a.m. • For newborns to 2-yearolds and their caregivers. Celebrate Read Across America at the storytimes on March 3 and 6. Preschool Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10:30-11 a.m. • For ages 3-5. Celebrate Read Across America at the storytimes on March 4 and 5. Stay and Play Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 11-11:30 a.m. • After our regularly scheduled storytime, join us for games, toys and activities that foster critical early literacy skills. For ages 3-5.

c h i l d r e n ' s Wii Hang Out Tuesday, March 11 • 6:30-7:30 p.m. Youth who may struggle with skills such as taking turns and interacting with peers are invited to enjoy games in a relaxed environment. Teen buddies are provided for each participant. Registration is encouraged. To register, call 918-549-7500 or email kmcdowe@ tulsalibrary.org. For ages 8-18. PAWS for Reading Wednesday, March 12 • 4-5 p.m. Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids ages 5-12 are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Tulsa Library Trust. Registration starts at 3:45 p.m. on the day of the event. Sensory Storytime Friday, March 14 • 11-11:30 a.m. Does your child have difficulty sitting through storytime? If so, this inclusive, interactive program of stories, songs and activities may be just what you are looking for! Sensory Storytime focuses on learning with all five senses and is especially designed for children with a variety of learning styles or sensory integration challenges. Registration is required. Register online at http://kids.tulsalibrary.org/ sensorystorytime or by calling 918-5497500. For ages 1-7 and their caregivers. Extreme Science: Catapult Into Engineering Saturday, March 29 • 2-3 p.m. Construct catapults and test them for accuracy and distance. We'll honor our accomplishments with a celebratory ping-pong battle. Registration is required. Call 918-5497500 or email ba@tulsalibrary.org to register. For ages 9-15. Sponsored by the Friends of the Helmerich Library.

Broken Arrow Library/South Family Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 10:30-10:50 a.m. • Enjoy stories, action rhymes, fun flannels, music and bubbles. For ages 3-5 years and their caregivers. Celebrate Read Across America with Dr. Seuss stories at the storytime on March 4. Stay and Play Tuesday, March 4 Wednesday, March 19 11-11:30 a.m. • After our regularly scheduled storytime, join us for games, toys and activities that foster critical early literacy skills. For ages 5 and younger with their caregivers.

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My First Storytime Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10-10:20 a.m. • For newborns to 18-month-olds and their caregivers. Celebrate Read Across America with Dr. Seuss stories at the storytime on March 5. Toddler Storytime Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10:30-10:50 a.m. • Enjoy stories, songs and fun! For ages 2-3 and their caregivers. Celebrate Read Across America with Dr. Seuss stories at the storytime on March 5. Music and Movement Seuss-tacular! Thursday, March 6 • 10:30-10:50 a.m. Oobleck, sneetches, skritzs and zillows! Don't be a Grinch; you won't need your pillows. Join us for storytime where we'll sing and dance. We'll jump and stretch and we might even prance! With rhyming and rhythm and Dr. Seuss galore, we'll celebrate Read Across America. There's lots of fun in store. For ages 5 and younger. Music and Movement Storytime Thursdays, March 13, 20, 27 10:30-10:50 a.m. • Stretch! Jump! Sing! Read! We will enjoy great books while we get out all our wiggles with fun group activities. For ages 5 and younger. PAWS for Reading Thursday, March 13 • 6:30-7:30 p.m. Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids ages 7-12 are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Tulsa Library Trust. Registration is required. Call 918-549-7662 to register. Webheads: Coding for Kids Tuesday, March 18 • 2:30-3:30 p.m. Want to be <b>bold</b>? Learn how bloggers and Web designers make a page of basic, unextraordinary text turn into a more eye-catching experience. Experiment with the basics of HTML, the computer language that makes your typed words more than just basic. Best of all, enjoy a night of family fun in a setting that will feel more like game night than learning. For all ages. Registration is required. Call 918-5497662 to register. Design and Build a Spacecraft Wednesday, March 19 • 4-6 p.m. Have fun designing your own spacecraft with members of the AmeriCorps. For ages 8-15. Registration is required. Call 918-5497667 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Helmerich Library and Tulsa Library Trust.

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The Broken Arrow Extreme Science Series: Artbots Thursday, March 20 • 6:30-7:30 p.m. Create minirobots that can move and draw. All materials are provided, and participants will take their creations home. For ages 9-15. Registration is required. Class size is limited. Call 918549-7662 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Helmerich Library. Cherokee Pottery Saturday, March 29 10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. • For grades 1-4 2-3:30 p.m. • For grades 5-7 Join Cherokee potter Crystal Hanna as she shares native stories and leads a handson pottery workshop. Materials are provided. Registration is required. Call 918-549-7662 to register. Sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust and American Indian Resource Center.

Brookside Library Preschool Storytime Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10:15-10:45 a.m. • For ages 2-5. An adult must accompany 2-year-olds. My First Storytime Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 11-11:20 a.m. • For newborns to 24-month-olds and their caregivers.

charles pages Library PAWS for Reading Monday, March 3 • 6:30-7:30 p.m. Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids ages 6-12 are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Tulsa Library Trust. Class size is limited.

Gaming Fun for Kids Tuesday, March 18 • 4-5 p.m. Play old-fashioned board games, go on an adventure with Mario using our Wii, plus build with our LEGOs. We'll provide popcorn and sodas. For ages 8-12 and their families.

Hardesty Regional Library Toddler Time With Ms. Josie Mondays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 10-10:20 a.m. Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 11-11:20 a.m. Enjoy stories, songs and finger plays. For ages 2-3 and their caregivers. Mr. Paul's Preschool Storytime Mondays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 11-11:30 a.m. • For ages 3-5. Ms. Karen's Marvelous Monday Stories Mondays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 6:30-7 p.m. • Join Ms. Karen for stories and other fun activities. For all ages. My First Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10-10:20 a.m. • For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers. Preschool Storytime With Ms. Kristie Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 11-11:30 a.m. • Join us for stories, music and activities. For ages 3-5. Airplanes, Rockets and Outer Space Tuesday, March 18 • 2-3 p.m. Location: Connor's Cove • Join John Lowerison from the Tulsa Air and Space Museum for a fascinating look at air travel and outer space. For ages 5-12.

Preschool Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 10:30-11:15 a.m. • For ages 5 and younger with their caregivers.

Planes Thursday, March 20 • 2-3:30 p.m. Location: Connor's Cove • Soar into Connor's Cove to watch the Disney movie "Planes." Rated PG. For all ages.

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Stories From the Rocking Chair Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 10:30-11 a.m. • Enjoy stories, songs, crafts and more. For newborns to 4-year-olds and their caregivers.

Preschool Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 10:30-10:55 a.m. • Join us for books, music and more! For all ages.

glenpool Library Ms. Tatiana's Family Storytime Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10:30-10:55 a.m. • Join us for books, rhymes and songs, and stay after for toys and activities that foster early literacy skills. For ages 5 and younger.

Storytelling With MAHENWAHDOSE Tuesday, March 18 • 2:30-3:30 p.m. Enjoy the Native American oral tradition of storytelling with Will Hill of the internationally known performance team MAHENWAHDOSE. For all ages. Sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust and American Indian Resource Center.

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butterflies Are coming! Thursday, March 20 • 2:30-3:15 p.m. We'll make nature crafts to celebrate the first day of spring. For ages 7-10. Child-care groups, please call before attending. Seating is limited so we may refer you to another library.

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Sensory Storytime Saturday, March 22 • 10:30 a.m.-noon Does your child have difficulty sitting through storytime? If so, this inclusive, interactive program of stories, songs and activities may be just what you are looking for! Sensory Storytime focuses on learning with all five senses and is especially designed for children with a variety of learning styles or sensory integration challenges. Registration is required. Register online at http://kids. tulsalibrary.org/sensorystorytime or by calling 918-549-7542. For ages 1-7 and their caregivers.

tulsa city-county library locations 25 bixby Library 20 E. Breckenridge, 74008 • 918-549-7514 M, 10-8; T-Th, 12-8; Fri., 12-6; Sat., 10-5 19 broken Arrow Library 300 W. Broadway, 74012 • 918-549-7500 M-Th, 10-8; Fri., 10-6; Sat., 10-5 23 broken Arrow Library/South 3600 S. Chestnut, 74011 • 918-549-7662 M-Th, 10-8; Fri.-Sat., 10-5 17 brookside Library 1207 E. 45th Place, 74105 • 918-549-7507 M-Th, 10-8; Fri., 10-6; Sat., 10-5 9 central Library closed for renovation 400 Civic Center, 74103 • 918-549-7323 8 charles Page Library 551 E. Fourth St., Sand Springs, 74063 918-549-7521 • M-Th, 10-8; Fri.-Sat., 10-5 2 collinsville Library 1223 Main, 74021 • 918-549-7528 M-Th, 12-8; Fri., 12-5; Sat., 10-5 24 glenpool Library 730 E. 141st St., 74033 • 918-549-7535 M-Th, 12-8; Fri., 12-5; Sat., 10-5 22 Hardesty regional Library and genealogy center 8316 E. 93rd St., 74133 • 918-549-7550 M-Th, 9-9; Fri., 9-6; Sat., 9-5; Sun., 1-5 21 Helmerich Library 5131 E. 91st St., 74137 • 918-549-7631 M-Th, 10-8; Fri.-Sat., 10-5 18 Herman and Kate Kaiser Library 5202 S. Hudson Ave., Suite B, 74135 918-549-7542 • M-Th, 10-8; Fri., 10-6; Sat., 10-5 20 Jenks Library 523 W. B St., 74037 • 918-549-7570 M-T, 12-8; W-Th, 10-6; Fri., 12-5; Sat., 10-5 3 Judy z. Kishner Library 10150 N. Cincinnati Ave. E., Sperry 74073 • 918-549-7577 M-T, 12-7; W, 10-5; Th, 12-7; Fri., 12-5; Sat., 10-5

11 Kendall-Whittier Library 21 S. Lewis, 74104 • 918-549-7584 M-Th, 10-8; Fri.-Sat., 10-5 10 Librarium 1110 S. Denver Ave., 74119 • 918-549-7349 M-Th, 10-8; Fri., 10-6; Sat., 10-5 15 Martin regional Library and Hispanic resource center 2601 S. Garnett Road, 74129 • 918-549-7590 M-Th, 9-9; Fri., 9-6; Sat., 9-5; Sun., 1-5 7 Maxwell Park Library 1313 N. Canton, 74115 • 918-549-7610 M-F, 10-6; Sat., 10-5 14 nathan Hale Library 6038 E. 23rd St., 74114 • 918-549-7617 M, 10-8; T-Th, 10-6; Fri.-Sat., 10-5 4 owasso Library 103 W. Broadway, 74055 • 918-549-7624 M-Th, 10-8; Fri., 10-6; Sat., 10-5 12 Pratt Library 3219 S. 113th W. Ave., Sand Springs, 74063 • 918-549-7638 M-Th, 10-8; Fri.-Sat., 10-5 6 rudisill regional Library and African-American resource center 1520 N. Hartford, 74106 • 918-549-7645 M-Th, 9-9; Fri.-Sat., 9-5; Sun., 1-5 13 Schusterman-benson Library 3333 E. 32nd Place, 74135 918-549-7670 • M-Th, 10-8; Fri.-Sat., 10-5 1 Skiatook Library 316 E. Rogers, 74070 • 918-549-7676 M, 12-8; T-Th, 10-6; Fri.-Sat., 11-5 5 Suburban Acres Library 4606 N. Garrison, 74126 • 918-549-7655 M-Th, 10-6; Fri.-Sat., 11-5 16 zarrow regional Library and American indian resource center 2224 W. 51st St., 74107 • 918-549-7683 M-Th, 9-9; Fri.-Sat., 9-5; Sun., 1-5

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JenKS LibrAry My First Storytime Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10-10:20 a.m. • For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers. Preschool Storytime Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10:30-11 a.m. • For ages 3-5. PAWS for reading Tuesday, March 18 • 4-5 p.m. Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids ages 5-12 are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Tulsa Library Trust. Registration is required. Call 918-549-7570 to register.

Judy z. kishner Library Shamrocks and Sunshine Tuesday, March 11 • 3-4 p.m. Join us in the wearing of the green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and the coming of spring. For ages 5-10.

kendall-whittier Library Bilingual Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18 10-10:45 a.m. • Enjoy favorite stories in English and Spanish. For ages 3-5. Bilingual Storytime at the Health Department Thursday, March 6 • 9-9:30 a.m. Location: Health Department, 315 S. Utica • Enjoy favorite stories in English and Spanish. For all ages.

Librarium Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Tuesday, March 4 • 11-11:30 a.m. Do you like stories with a rhyme? If you do, then now's the time. Make a craft, jump and play. Let's celebrate Dr. Seuss today! For ages 6 and younger. PAWS for Reading Saturday, March 8 • 1-2 p.m. Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids ages 5-12 are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Tulsa Library Trust.

opportunities in Tulsa and how to write a simple program for a robot. For ages 5-12.

Martin Regional Library Dr. Seuss Live Board Game: Celebrate Read Across America Saturday, March 1 • 1-2 p.m. How well do you know your Dr. Seuss books? Test your skills by playing our live board game. After the game, stay to meet a special guest and make a craft. This come-andgo event is for the whole family. Sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust. Fun Fun Music! Monday, March 3 • 10-11 a.m. Are you ready to sing, hop and jump to songs in Japanese and English? Join the Konnichiwa group for a fun-filled musical program. For ages 5 and younger. Book Buddies Mondays, March 3, 10, 17, 24 4-4:45 p.m. • Take a different themed book adventure with Ms. Michelle every week! Play games, make crafts and read a book. For grades 2-4. Preschool Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 10-10:30 a.m. • For ages 1-5 and their caregivers.

Family Storytime Tuesdays, March 11, 18, 25 11-11:30 a.m. • For ages 5 and younger.

Bilingual Storytime Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 6:30-7 p.m. Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27 10-10:30 a.m. Enjoy stories, songs and activities in English and Spanish. For ages 5 and younger.

Calligraphy Workshop for Beginners Tuesday, March 18 • 1:30-3:30 p.m. Learn the basics of fancy handwriting from members of the Calligraphy Guild of Oklahoma. For ages 9 and older. Registration is required. Class size is limited. Call 918-549-7439 to register.

Stomp Rockets Monday, March 17 • 3-5 p.m. Have fun creating a Stomp Rocket with AmeriCorps members. For ages 8-15. Registration is required. Call 918549-7667 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Helmerich Library and Tulsa Library Trust.

Let's Play Games Wednesday, March 19 • 1:30-3:30 p.m. Dominoes, Tiddley Winks, Jenga, Love Letters ... join the fun! Bring your own game or play one of ours. We'll play a rip-roaring game of spoons at 2:30 p.m. Adults with children are welcome to join in. For ages 5-12.

Origami With Mike Wednesday, March 19 • 1-4 p.m. Origami, the ancient art of paper folding, is an art everyone can do. Turn simple squares of paper into birds, flowers, animals and more. Drop in for half an hour or stay for the afternoon. For ages 7 and older.

Robot Alert! Thursday, March 20 • 2-3 p.m. See robots in action! The Tron Robotics Team, made up of 8- to 12-year-olds, will demonstrate LEGO Mindstorm Robots that do tasks to aid in a time of disaster. Plus, learn about robotics

Happy Pig Day! Friday, March 21 • 1-2:00 p.m. Join Piggie and Gerald as they celebrate Pig Day with snacks, games, dancing and more! For ages 5-10. Sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust.

en español programas para adultos BIBLIOTECA REGIONAL MARTIN Pasión por la palabra escrita club de lectura Jueves, 6, 20 de marzo • 6:30-8 p.m. Los latino-americanos: Extranjeros en su propia tierra Jueves, 13 de marzo • 6-7 p.m. Las personas de descendencia latinoamericana han contribuído a la formación de los Estados Unidos por 500 años. Ésta es la primera serie documental que presenta su historia en televisión. La película se presentará en español con subtítulos en ingle. Los latino-americanos: El imperio de los sueños Jueves, 20 de marzo • 6-7 p.m. Las personas de descendencia latinoamericana han contribuído a la formación de los Estados Unidos por 500 años. Ésta es la primera serie documental que presenta su historia en televisión. La película se presentará en español con subtítulos en ingle. Los latino-americanos: La guerra y la paz Jueves, 27 de marzo • 6-7 p.m. Las personas de descendencia latinoamericana han contribuído a la formación de los Estados Unidos por 500 años. Ésta es la primera serie documental que presenta su historia en televisión. La película se presentará en español con subtítulos en ingle.

clases de informática BIBLIOTECA REGIONAL MARTIN El ratón, el teclado-uso de la Computadora para Principiantes Miércoles, 5 de marzo 6:30-8:30 p.m. • Abrimos el salón de cómputo para los interesados en aprovechar el tiempo para practicar con el teclado, el ratón y para practicar navegar el Internet, llenar formularios o aplicaciones. Para todas las edades. Facebook II Viernes, 7 de marzo 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m. • Esta clase es continuación de la anterior, practicaremos todo lo aprendido. Participantes deben de haber tomado la primera clase para poder asistir a esta. Para todas las edades.

Patrocinado por el Centro Hispano y el Fideicomiso de las Bibliotecas de Tulsa. Informes al 918-549-7597.

TulsaLibrary.org/hrc Aplicaciones y Búsqueda de Trabajo en la Era Digital Miércoles, 12 de marzo 6:30-8:30 p.m. • Utilizaremos las herramientas que tanto el internet como la biblioteca, el programa MS Word, y otros recursos ofrecen para mejorar tu búsqueda de trabajo en la era digital. Para todas las edades. Aula de práctica Viernes, 14 de marzo 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m. • Abrimos el salón de cómputo para los que quieran aprovechar el tiempo para practicar con el teclado y con el ratón o para practicar navegar el Internet, llenar formularios o aplicaciones. La maestra estará presente como personal de apoyo. Para todas las edades. Conoce y Usa el Correo Electrónico: Conéctate con el Mundo Miércoles, 19 de marzo 6:30-8:30 p.m. • Les enseñaremos cómo crear una cuenta de correo electrónico, cómo usarla para enviar y recibir correo. Además conoce cómo usar el internet para aprender y/o mejorar tu inglés. Para todas las edades. Correo Electrónico Viernes, 21 de marzo 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m. • Les enseñaremos cómo crear una cuenta de correo electrónico y como usarla para enviar y recibir correo. Para todas las edades. Facebook, Música, Medios en Línea: Tu Ventana de Comunicación al Mundo Miércoles, 26 de marzo 6:30-8:30 p.m. • En esta clase aprenderás cómo usar tu correo electrónico para subir fotos, videos, registrarte y/o comunicarte a través de Facebook. Participantes deben haber tomado la clase anterior (correo electrónico) para asistir a ésta. Para todas las edades.

programas infantiles BIBLIOTECA REGIONAL MARTIN Cuentitos Bilingües Miércoles, 5, 12, 19, 26 de marzo 6:30-7 p.m. Jueves, 6, 13, 20, 27 de marzo 10-10:30 a.m. Disfruta cuentos, canciones, y actividades en inglés y español. Para niños de 0 a 5 años.

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nathan hale Library PAWS for Reading Saturday, March 1 • 2-3 p.m. Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids ages 5-12 are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Tulsa Library Trust. Storytime With Miss Nha Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27 10:30-11 a.m. • Join us for stories, finger plays, Mother Goose rhymes and dancing. For ages 5 and younger. Passport to Mexico Monday, March 17 • 2-3 p.m. Learn about our sister city Saint Luis Potosi and the Mexican culture through crafts, stories and music. For ages 6-11. Sponsored by Tulsa Global Alliance.

Owasso Library Little House at the Library Saturday, March 1 • 2-3:30 p.m. Celebrate the life and works of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Enjoy "Little House" stories, make crafts and learn about pioneer life. Dress in your pioneer best! For ages 5-12. My First Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 9:30-9:45 a.m. • For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers. Preschool Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10-10:30 a.m. • For ages 3-5. Stay and Play Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10:30-11 a.m. • For babies and toddlers, playing is learning! After our regularly scheduled storytime, join us for games, toys and activities that foster critical early literacy skills. For ages 1-5 and their caregivers. Homeschool Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 2-3 p.m. • Join us as we read stories and make a craft. For ages 5-12. Minecraft Building Competition Thursday, March 6 • 4-5 p.m. Compete against other tweens to build the best structure in this build-off competition. For ages 9-12.

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Sensory Storytime Friday, March 7 • 4-5 p.m. Does your child have difficulty sitting through storytime? If so, this inclusive, interactive program of stories, songs and activities may be just what you are looking for! Sensory Storytime focuses on learning with all five senses and is especially designed for children with a variety of learning styles or sensory integration challenges. Registration is required. Register online at http://kids.tulsalibrary.org/ sensorystorytime or by calling 918549-7624. For ages 1-7 and their caregivers. PAWS for Reading Thursday, March 13 • 3:30-4:30 p.m. Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids ages 5-12 are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Tulsa Library Trust. Owasso Mother-Daughter Book Club Thursday, March 27 • 6-7 p.m. Girls ages 9-12 and their mothers are invited to join us to discuss a great read. Copies of the featured book are available at the library. Participants should read the selected book prior to the program. Registration is required. Call 918-5497624 to register.

pratt Library Superhero Saturday Saturday, March 1 • 1-2 p.m. Dress as your favorite superhero and join in the fun playing games, making crafts and eating treats! For ages 6-11. Preschool Storytime Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27 10:30-11:30 a.m. • For ages 5 and younger and their caregivers. Wear green and bring treats to celebrate St. Patrick's Day to the storytime on March 13.

Rudisill Regional Library Preschool Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 25 Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 26 10-10:30 a.m. • For ages 2-5. An adult must accompany 2-year-olds. Make It, Take It Tuesday, March 18 • 3-5 p.m. Make fun crafts with AmeriCorps members. For ages 8-15. Registration is required. Call 918-549-7667 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Helmerich Library and Tulsa Library Trust.

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SchustermanBenson Library Lego Story Adventure Monday, March 3 • 3:30-4:30 p.m. Use Legos and your imagination to recreate the scenes and characters of an adventure story read by Miss Stacy. For ages 5-12. Stay and Play Storytime Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10:30-11:30 a.m. Enjoy storytime and then stay after for games, toys and activities that foster critical early literacy skills. For ages 6 and younger and their caregivers. My First Storytime Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 10-10:20 a.m. • For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers. PAWS for Reading Monday, March 10 • 3:30-4:30 p.m. Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids ages 5-12 are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Tulsa Library Trust.

skiatook Library PAWS for Reading Saturdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 noon-1 p.m. • Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids ages 3-12 are invited to read their favorite books to Fredricka the Corgi. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Tulsa Library Trust. Preschool Storytime Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27 11 a.m.-noon • Join us for stories, rhymes, songs and a craft. For newborns to 6-year-olds and their caregivers. Have You Heard? Thursday, March 13 • 3:30-4:30 p.m. Discover the "mystery" book with activities, snacks and a craft. Get hooked on a great read. For grades K-5.

Fun Game Day! Thursday, March 20 • 2-4 p.m. Improve your math and language skills while having fun playing games with members of the AmeriCorps. For ages 8-15. Registration is required. Call 918-549-7667 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Helmerich Library and Tulsa Library Trust.

Zarrow Regional Library Stay and Play Storytime Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 26 10:30-11:30 a.m. • Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs, and then stay after for games and activities that foster important early literacy skills. For ages 5 and younger. Legos and Minecraft Saturday, March 8 • 2-3 p.m. Have a block-filled blast playing Legos and the popular computer game Minecraft. For ages 5-12. PAWS for Reading Saturday, March 15 • 2-3 p.m. Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids ages 5-12 are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Tulsa Library Trust. Stay and Play Storytime With Joy Harjo Wednesday, March 19 10:30-11:30 a.m. • Come and listen to Native American musician, artist and author Joy Harjo as she shares her book "The Good Luck Cat." For ages 5 and younger. Sponsored by the American Indian Resource Center and Tulsa Library Trust. Family Fun Night Tuesday, March 25 • 6:30-7:30 p.m. Join us for fun stories, songs and crafts. For ages 10 and younger and their families.

suburban acres Library Stories in the Library Mondays, March 3, 10 • 5-5:30 p.m. Join Ms. Beverly around the fireplace for stories and crafts. For ages 6-12. Sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust.

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Would You Kill the Fat Man?: The Trolley Problem and What Your Answer Tells Us About Right and Wrong By David Edmonds Princeton UP, $19.95, 220 pages Check this out! Who, other than philosophy majors knew about trolleyology and its variations including x-phi (experimental philosophy)? This is a fascinating and fun read complete with the ethics questions that endlessly entertain undergraduates. If one will not consider a sacrificial murder under any circumstances, new details are added to test the boundaries of one’s core beliefs. So, if you could save five people by killing one (he is fat in order to effectively stop the train) would you do it? Enhancements can be added – suppose one could act with remote tools instead of a more personal engagement? The author,

David Edmonds, is a senior research associate at the University of Oxford’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, so he is eminently qualified to review the brain teasing and moral quandaries that these types of scenarios evoke. Practical ethics deals in deep thought about the choices we make and the underpinnings of those choices whether it is race, religion, bias, nationalism, etc. People make

choices based on their ethics so it is practical in the sense that society must understand the ramifications of these choices and what may lie beneath them. A very relevant and interesting look at this topic and in spite of the serious subject; it is a light hearted approach. Fun diagrams, good bibliography, notes to chapters and comprehensive index. Reviewed by Julia McMichael The Science of Happily Ever After: What Really Matters in the Quest for Enduring Love By Ty Tashiro Harlequin, $24.95, 304 pages Check this out! What really matters in seeking a romantic partner? This is the question posed by this book, The Science of Happily Ever After: What Really Matters in the Quest for Enduring Love. Ty Tashiro, Ph.D. and relationship expert for the Discovery Network, poses this question and offers the science

behind the answer. He delves into multiple fields, including psychology, demography, and sociology, to offer explanations behind the how and why we choose our mates, and offers better ways to choose our soul mate. This book is fascinating as it delves into the history and nature of love and relationships. Tashiro’s writing style is engaging and humorous, keeping the reader interested in the material. It’s easy to feel his passion for this project. And his conclusions on how to find true love, by finding a partner who wants to share the positive events of the day, who is attentive and empathetic, and who is genuine, make rational as well as emotional sense. This is a very practical approach to love (and this reviewer can add from experience that it works). Reviewed by Axie Barclay Full Fathom Five: Ocean Warming and a Father’s Legacy By Gordon Chaplin Arcade Publishing, $24.95, 272 pages Check this out! Not since Jacques Cousteau has anyone brought to us the sense of the ocean as our home. Welcome Gordon Chaplin to the coral reefs of his youth fifty years later, following his father’s ground breaking research in ichthyology. When Fishes of the Bahamas documented hundreds of species half a century See Full Fathom, cont’d on page 10

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reader in and never lets go. But never mind the story itself; Leckie plays with concepts of identity that the English language can barely contain, crafting a culture that does not, even linguistically, acknowledge differences in gender, where individuals have multiple bodies that are linked into a single identity and awareness while simultaneously maintaining identities and awarenesses of their own. While Breqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tendency to refer to everyone as â&#x20AC;&#x153;sheâ&#x20AC;? and the need to distinguish between different sections of her identity even when referring to herself are disorienting at first, they coalesce into a truly unique narrative viewpoint, which not only tells an excellent story, but also challenges contemporary concepts of identity and the language we use to express it. If you want Sci-Fi that is both thoughtful and exciting, pick this up now. Reviewed by James Rasmussen

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Eating in Color: Delicious, Healthy Recipes for You and Your Family By Frances Largeman-Roth, Quentin Bacon (photographer) Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $27.50, 216 pages Check this out! With five sections divided into the colors of the rainbow and a chapter tempered by black and tan foods, dietician Frances LargemanRoth has assembled a collection of colorful ingredients to use for healthful recipes. Acclaiming the bountiful varieties of antioxidants found in colorful fruits and vegetables, the reader is encouraged to include these foods as part of the daily diet. Each of the foods mentioned is basically described as to appearance, caloric content, how to store and eat, but especially important, are directions on how to use the fruit, vegetable, or grain. The reds include watermelon, beets, goji berries, tomatoes of course and other delights. Travel along to the oranges and make butternut squash soup, or loop into the yellows with the tang of Meyer lemons to star fruit. The greens include recipes with kale, and basil and broccoli….these are just a few, and in the blue-lavender setting find delight with blue potatoes, eggplant, and plums. Not to be omitted are the fibrous grains, seeds, fungi, and beans like barley, chia, black beans and more. Beautiful illustrated with fifty colorful photographs of dishes and ingredients, this attractive book encourages the user to explore and sample the varieties of colorful produce available in our farmers’ markets. This reader would have liked to see more recipes in this collection. Reviewed by Aron Row Cheers to Vegan Sweets! By Kelly Peloza Fair Winds Press, $19.99, 176 pages Check this out! When it comes to sweets, vegans pulled the short straw. It’s difficult to get good sweets as we know them without butter, eggs and dairy products. Kelly Peloza proves it otherwise in her dessert cookbook Cheers to Vegan Sweets. She presents a huge collection of sweets of all sorts, including stan-

dard breakfast goodies like waffles, pancakes, French toasts and muffins, all using vegan ingredients. The butter substitute is vegan margar ine, shortening or oil, the eggs are omitted and vegan milk takes the place of dairy milk and cream. The recipes produce very good sweets but not the same as the accustomed non-vegan goodies. All recipes are animal friendly and, fortunately, the recipe layout is cook-friendly: none carries onto overleaf pages. Also it is fortunate that Peloza earned degrees in photography and writing, both of which are excellent in this book. The photo illustrations are full-page professional food photographs showing the final outcome of many recipes. You need a wellstocked bar as most recipes use a variety alcohol. For many Peloza gives a non-alcoholic substitute. Recipe writing is excellent ending with short sidebars for recipe variations and tips. The index is well cross-referenced and very good. Reviewed by George Erdosh Diabetic Living, the Ultimate Diabetes Cookbook: More Than 400 Healthy, Delicious Recipes By Diabetic Living Editors Better Homes & Gardens, $19.99, 480 pages Check this out! Diabetic Living presents a cookbook that is a nutritionally educational, diabeticfriendly, delicious family meal planning sourcebook. Each chapter offers an enjoyable, healthful food plan. Not only are breakfast, lunch, and dinner there, but additionally there are good-foryou snacks, desserts, and meals for two. Make home-baked bre ad s , main-dish salads, sandwiches and wraps, company-special entrees,

grilled favorites, restaurant remakes, and easy slow cooker suppers. The carb count in a circle by each recipe supports the carb count and portion tips, making planning simplified. For example, with only eleven grams of carbs per serving, a wedge of roasted tomato and asparagus crustless quiche for breakfast makes for a great start to the day. How about grilled southwest flank for lunch (three grams of carbs) with a twice-baked potato (twelve grams of carbs) and a peas, carrots, and mushroom side dish (nine grams of carbs)? Don’t forget to get the slow cooker going in the morning with a chicken and shrimp paella (thirty-six grams of carbs) so that your supper is effortless. With over four hundred recipes from which to choose, meal planning and enjoyment for the entire family just made life for a diabetic that much easier. Reviewed by Angie Mangino Gluten-Free on a Shoestring Bakes Bread By Hunn, Nicole Da Capo Lifelong Books, $18.99, 304 pages Nicole Hunn’s Gluten-Free on a Shoestring Bakes Bread is a gloriously comprehensive book on baking gluten-free breads. Hunn has broken the book into nine sections. The first three thoroughly cover the basics—types of flour and flour blends, what to expect, and shaping breads. Hunn pro-

vides several variations of g luten-f ree bread blends, which she then uses throughout as the base for her recipes. Then Hunn really starts cooking or, shall we say, baking. The bread recipes she provides will fulfill any gluten-free fanatics who have felt an emptiness in their day without a bagel, bialys, brioche, sourdough soft pretzel, or monkey bread. Hunn provides clear instructions with her recipes and color photographs accompany some for additional clarification. What makes Hunn’s book unique is that if you’re looking for pizza dough, for example, she gives you a variety of recipes: thickand thin-crust, whole-grain, and deep-dish. She also provides recipes that utilize the dough, such as a cheese calzones that pairs with a homemade tomato sauce and pizza dough. Looking through Hunn’s book is like strolling into a bakery with all your favorites, whether with wild yeast starter, rolls, and flatbreads. And then baking all the breads you’ve been missing. Reviewed by Elizabeth Humphrey

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Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin By Jill Lepore Knopf, $27.95, 464 pages Check this out! Jill Lepore may have traditional history credentials - she is a professor at Harvard University, after all - but she doesn’t write trad itiona l history books. Book of Ages uses the correspondence between Benjamin Franklin and his sister, Jane, to tell not only the story of Jane’s life, but also explore the eighteenth century in the American colonies, particularly for women. Jane’s life was so different from her brother’s; Benjamin Franklin rose from their poor childhood to make his fortune, travel the world, and become one of the best known thinkers and scientists of the eighteenth century, while Jane married young to a man who was unstable and constantly in debt, had 12 children, 11 of which died before she did, and spent her life almost entirely in their home town, caring for a succession of family and friends to make ends meet. Despite her constrained circumstances, Jane was intelligent and interested in the wider world, and this is reflected in the letters Lepore contextualizes ably in Book of Ages. This is a book about book about Jane Franklin, and Ben Franklin, and about history and how we tell the stories of the past, and what those stories might mean. Reviewed by Laura Tarwater Scharp

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Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven By John Eliot Gardiner Knopf, $35.00, 672 pages Check this out! Bach was a masterful composer whose works are tec hn ic a l ly dem a nd i ng and incredibly complex. Conductor John Eliot Gardiner, a master musician himself, has spent a lifetime studying Bach and in this book tries to understand the man behind the music. Bach left few writings, but his music is full of joy; Gardiner contends that the music is the key to the real Johann Sebastian. Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven looks particularly at Bach’s oral compositions; Gardiner theorizes that the texts chosen represent Bach’s own feelings and experiences. For Bach, composing and performing music was a form of worship, and all was done to the glory of God. But he had many textual choices, and a lot of freedom within his employment mandates – so why did he choose certain texts over others? To really understand Bach, Gardiner walks the reader through a history of Bach’s Germany, following the events of Bach’s life within his surrounding culture. He places compositions in their historical context, and then delves into various pieces in detail, explaining the music theory, the text, the performance. This book beautifully interweaves history, biography, and music theory. It is written with love and admiration that the author wishes to share with others. It requires time to savor, ideally with some great recordings of Bach’s music in the background. Reviewed by Gretchen Wagner

Mayhem By Sarah Pinborough Jo Fletcher Books, $24.95, 400 pages Check this out! Mayhem starts as a wonderful Victorian true crime novel, then suddenly takes off into supernatural thriller territory and builds to a great climax when friendship and faith prove more effective than rationality and the scientific mind. At the time Jack the Ripper was terrorizing London, there were a series of other deaths called the Thames Torso Murders. For the first half of this book, we follow the true story of the police in their investigation. They are assisted by a coroner called Thomas Bond who slowly comes to believe there’s more happening than just two killers on the loose. In a city where superstition and rumor run riot, it’s easy for the actions of one monster to cause mayhem as distorted news and speculation fuel fear in the streets. Even when the monster is entirely human, the crimes can enter the mythology of the city. When the monster is an ancient supernatural being, the dark miasma rising from the Thames for all to breathe can produce nightmares and a rising sense of dread. Sarah Pinborough has produced a marvelously crafted novel where the horror of true crime is shown as nothing more than the mayhem caused by a truly evil entity. Reviewed by David Marshall

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Somewhere in France: A Novel of the Great War By Jennifer Robson William Morrow, $14.99, 400 pages Check this out! Elizabeth – “Lillie” to her a r i sto c r at ic family – feels like a hothouse flower, doomed to marry into a stifling life. Her brother Edward’s university friend, Robert, is a Scottish surgeon from a poor background. Seeing their chemistry at a ball, Lillie’s mother sends “Robbie” on his way, suggesting that Lillie is engaged to a son of friends. When war breaks out, Edward and Robbie both sign up. Edward tells Lillie Robbie would probably enjoy her cheery letters in Versailles, where he is working in a hospital. The ensuing correspondence makes Lillie take her own goals seriously. When her secret driving lessons get the chauffeur fired, she leaves home, rooming with her former governess, getting work as a conductress on a motor bus. A brief tea with Robbie, home on leave, inspires Lillie to sign up for driving an ambulance in France. As Robbie and Lillie cross and re-cross paths, eventually working in the same unit, their love blossoms. Both romance and historical novel, the writing nudges this story to the level of literary fiction. Robson doesn’t flinch at showing horrors of war, including the effects on those who witnessed them. And it’s hard to close the book on such memorable characters. Reviewed by Elizabeth Varadan

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Dance of the Reptiles: Selected Columns By Carl Hiaasen, Diane Stevenson (editor) Vintage Books, $15.95, 416 pages Check this out! You probably know Hiaasen’s work from his numerous novels and children’s books, but he’s also a weekly contributor to The Miami Herald, where his columns offer hilarious, passionate, and caustic analysis of political idiocy, environmental abuse, governmental chicanery, and appalling subjects of all sorts. Dance of the Reptiles is the third collection of his columns for the Miami Herald, covering the last twelve years and chronicling dozens of topics, both national and Florida-specific. But as funny as he is - often brutally so, like in his article about BP’s new 10-year-old advisor for the Deepwater Horizon spill or his secret editor’s notes for Sarah Palin’s book Going Rogue - he is even more impressive when outraged. It’s so easy to be worn down by the ridiculousness of modern politics, the excess and abuse of Big Business, or the horrifying sensationalism that accompanies every news story, but that cynicism, that defeatism, that exhausted acceptance of these things hasn’t taken Hiaasen. He still cares about the environment, about the schools, about better governance and a brighter future, and that hope infuses even his most vitriolic columns. Come for the humor, stay for the insight. There’s plenty of each in Dance of the Reptiles. Reviewed by Glenn Dallas The Ukulele Handbook By Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Tom Hodgkinson Bloomsbury USA, $22.00, 144 pages Check this out! The ukulele has had a tumultuous history, ricocheting between cultural icon, social outcast, musical joke, and respected instrument across decades. But there’s plenty

to discover about this smallest of stringed instruments. The Ukulele Handbook is a threefold resource for all things uke. The first section examines the history of the ukulele, from its evolution as an instrument to the three waves of ukulele popularity worldwide, as well as its intricate role in Hawaiian culture. As a history buff, I learned more than a few surprising things. (The idea of the ukulele as a subversive instrument is a particularly fascinating one.) The second offers instructions on how to play - designed as a six-week course - and the third offers numerous famous songs and musical works arranged for the ukulele. The Ukulele Handbook was designed with uke lovers and enthusiasts in mind the inside cover doubles as a fast-and-easy chord finder - and comes off as a thoroughly researched and professional guide to an instrument with lots to offer. Reviewed by Glenn Dallas Making Masterpiece: 25 Years Behind the Scenes at Masterpiece and Mystery! on PBS By Rebecca Eaton Viking Adult, $29.95, 320 pages Check this out! I have a confession. I’m not entirely certain that I’ve ever seen an episode of Masterpiece Theatre. So I approached this book, not as a devoted fan, but as an interested observer. Considering this, I was especially delighted to discover that this is how Rebecca Eaton herself was introduced to Masterpiece – she was aware of it (it would be difficult not to

be), but did not really watch it. This book tells more than the story of Ms. Eaton’s twenty-eight years working on Masterpiece. It tells the entire forty-two year long story of the show from the very beginnings to the relatively recent rebranding in an effort to attract younger viewers (and sponsors), and concludes with the current phenomenon of Downton Abbey. There are a few dry spots, explanations of the financial side of things, but even those were broken up by stories of some game-changing moment. About two dozen other voices (including Kenneth Branagh, Daniel Radcliffe, and Julian Fellowes) help to tell the story, each snippet told in their own words. Sometimes it’s difficult to keep up with the change of narrator, but the stories are all deliciously human – a pattern that follows the show’s long-standing formula for success. Reviewed by Randy-Lynne Wach The Book of Odds: From Lightning Strikes to Love at First Sight, the Odds of Everyday Life By Amram Shapiro, Louise Firth Campbell, Rosalind Wright William Morrow, $26.99, 256 pages Check this out! If you are not familiar with the popular website Book of Odds, you will probably start haunting it after you get this fun book. Arranged in eleven chapters such as Singles and Dating; Love, Marriage, and Di-

vorce; Mind, Psyche, and Addiction; Beliefs and Fears; and Accidents and Death, this book has more statistics than you can imagine. Would you like to know what size breasts (by cup size) men are most attracted to? It’s in here. Thinking about trying to find your perfect partner on line? Maybe you should check out this tome before you do that. You might be surprised to find out, according to one study, only 1 in 7.6 women lied about their age, but 1 in 4.3 men lied. You may find it comforting to know the odds a person will visit an emergency room for a golf-cart involved accident is only 1 in 22,355. Is a man more likely to be dumped for body odor or lying? You might just be surprised, but at least you now know where to find the answer. This book has a lot of very useful information, but it is also full of a lot that is just plain fun. Reviewed by Rosi Hollinbeck

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Spellbound By Sylvia Day William Morrow, $12.99, 192 pages Check this out! T he re’s nothing new about witches and warlocks having familiars in the form of black cats. Sylvia Day put a new twist on it by making the familiar a shape shifter. Victoria St. John has been on her own for centuries since she lost Darius, her warlock. In her all-consuming grief she has constantly provoked the council that governs the

world of witches, warlocks and familiars. The council has sent countless warlocks to reel her in over the years and all have failed miserably, until Max Westin. Max and Victoria are a dangerous pairing. He is one of the most powerful warlocks and she has powers never before wielded by a familiar. Together they bolster each other’s power making them a formidable foe for those they hunt. Because Victoria has so much power it makes it difficult for her to submit to Max which is the only thing he asked of her when he claimed her for his own. From the author of the best-selling Crossfire series comes yet another fantastic story, romance readers will thoroughly enjoy. A fast plot, sexy characters, and a dash of paranormal makes Spellbound a great read for readers looking for a quick weekend read. Reviewed by Jennifer Moss

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The Edible Garden: How to Have Your Garden and Eat It, Too By Alys Fowler Viva Editions, $18.95, 260 pages Check this out! Author Alys Fowler has an unconventional approach to ga rde n i ng : not only is ever y t h ing organica l ly grown, but in her bounteous, beautiful, abundant garden, plants grow in tumbled and profuse variety, tucked into every inch, both horizontal and vertical, growing in excellent harmony. Her book explains the many benefits of such a technique, including a staggered growing season for just the right amount of harvest every

day. Readers don’t have to have a huge garden plot; any small space can be converted and the author gives suggestions for how to do it. She covers composting, starting seeds and plants, and basic plant care; moves to her principles of design (looking for color, contrast, and garden microclimates), a list of suggestions for plants to grow, and tips for seed saving; then finishes with tips for harvesting, including several delicious recipes. The book was written for readers in the United Kingdom, so many of the plant varieties will be unfamiliar or unavailable to readers elsewhere; also, the author benefits from a cool, mild, year-round climate; the specificity of the book for its place was my only frustration (I wish there was one just like it for my area!). However, it was a delight to read, and the philosophy of loving your place and growing what you love in a sustainable, beautiful way transfers to anyone, anywhere who has the heart of a gardener. Reviewed by Gretchen Wagner

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How Much Is Enough? By Robert Skidelsky Other Press, $14.95, 400 pages Check this out! Father and son team Robert and Edward Skidelsky ask an intriguing question in their new book: How Much is Enough? We all want the “good life,” they write, but what is the right way to define it? There’s no easy answer here. Instead, the Sidelskys explore the ways humanity has tried to answer it in the past and may approach it in the future.

An economic, political, and philosophical history course all on its own, How Much Is Enough? delves into past philosophical musings, environmental debates, and economic theories that have taken on the world’s big questions. As a reader with a liberal arts background, I was familiar with much of the territory the Sidelskys cover, but they make their arguments clear enough through context that you can read this without being an expert on Keynesian economics or utopian societies. This is a book to read slowly, underline, and mark up with your responses to the Skidelsky’s essentially conservative take on the moral obligations of society. Their bias about the “good life” and humanity’s right to it is fairly clear throughout, though strongest in the chapters on climate change. The book’s bibliography provides a terrific reading list for college-level study. Reviewed by Sheila Trask

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The DASH Diet for Beginners: The Guide to Getting Started By Sonoma Press Sonoma Press, $6.99, 350 pages Check this out! T h e DASH Diet was developed some years ago for people suffering from high blood pressure (hypertension), funded by the National Institutes of Health. After the introduction explaining the history of the diet and the basic outlines of it, there are five sections: Understanding

the DASH Diet, DASH Diet Health Plan, Transitioning to the DASH Diet, DASH DIET in Action, 150 DASH Diet Recipes. The DASH Diet in Action section covers cooking methods and a 30-Day meal plan for health and weight loss. The 30-day plan has quite a number of recipes in it and includes a couple of snacks for each day. Well more than half the book is made up of recipes. Besides those in the 30-Day meal plan, there are five chapters of nothing but recipes. These cover breakfasts, lunches, snacks and appetizers, dinners, and desserts. Yes, that’s right – desserts. Quite a number of these are illustrated with beautiful, four-color photographs. For the most part, there is little new in this book. For years, nutritionists and doctors have been recommending the very strategies found in this book. Eat whole grains, vegetables, fruits, less red meat, and watch your sodium intake. Reviewed by Rosi Hollinbeck

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Heirs of the Body by

Carola Dunn When her cousin Edgar asks to interview possible heirs to the viscountcy, Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, with the help of the family lawyer, gathers together four claimants to the title, but when one claimant is murdered, Daisy must uncover a conspiracy before someone else meets the same fate.

Murder and Moonshine by Carol Miller Recently separated from her husband, Daisy, a diner waitress, accidentally uncovers a moonshine operation after one of her customers drops dead, and she finds herself caught between a distiller and an ATF agent.

The Invisible Code by

Christopher Fowler Two of London’s sharpest minds within the Peculiar Crimes Unit are faced with one of the most bizarre cases of their careers as an illtimed death, a powerful curse, a crazy dowager and a dead photographer lead them into a world of madness, codes and the secret of London’s strangest relic.

The Purity of Vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen After new evidence surfaces, Detective Carl Morck and his assistants look into the case of a brothel owner who went missing in the 1980s and discover that numerous other people went missing around the same time, bringing them closer and closer to a charismatic surgeon with a horrifying agenda.

From the Dead by Mark

Billingham Reaching the end of her 10year sentence for conspiracy to murder her much hated husband, Donna Langford, who had paid to have him killed, receives an anonymous letter containing a photo of her husband very much alive.

Hunting Shadows by

Charles Todd When two murders occur at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire during a society wedding, Inspector Ian Rutledge, as the evidence mounts against a clear suspect, begins to question his own judgment as he follows a hunch related to a dark episode he witnessed during the war.

The Ways of Evil Men

by Leighton Gage In the remote Amazon jungle in the Brazilian state of Pará, the Awana tribe has dwindled to only 41 members — and now 39 of them have dropped dead of what looks like poison. The neighboring white townsfolk don’t seem to be mourning the genocide much — in fact, the only person who seems to care at all is Jade Calmon, the official tribal relations agent assigned to the area. She wants justice for the two survivors, a father and his 8-year-old son. But racism is deeply entrenched and no one is going to help her get to the truth. Unfortunately, this is far from the first time the Brazilian federal police have had a tribal genocide to investigate. Chief Inspector Mario Silva and his team are sent in from Brasilia to try to solve the increasingly complex case just as a local white man is discovered murdered. Someone has done their best to frame the surviving Awana man, and the town is about to erupt.

Become a Comic-Book Creator @ Your Library For teens and tweens

Thursday, March 6 • 6-7:30 p.M. Zarrow regional library 2224 W. 51sT sT.

learn the basics of drawing and putting together a comic book, plus take home a copy of your very own mini comic book.

Native Comic-Book Workshop Featuring Roy Boney (Cherokee), Lee Francis IV (Laguna Pueblo), Michael Sheyahshe (Caddo) and Arigon Starr (Kickapoo) saTurday, March 8 • 12:30-3:30 p.M. Martin regional library 2601 s. GarneTT road

Tulsa city-county library’s american Indian resource center presents

Join the members of the indigenous narratives Collective as they discuss ways in which comics and sequential art are redefining american Indian stories for the next generation. plus, learn from their collective experience about the joys and pitfalls of creating successful comic-book projects either online or in print. you may bring your own comic-book portfolios for review.

Storytelling With MAHENWAHDOSE Tuesday, March 18 • 2:30 p.M. helMerIch lIbrary • 5131 e. 91sT sT. enjoy the oral tradition of storytelling with Will hill of MahenWahdose.

Stay and Play Storytime With Joy Harjo

Featuring free entertaining, educational presentations celebrating American Indian heritage, culture, arts and achievements

Circle of Honor Ceremony honoring Ruthe Blalock Jones Saturday, March 1 • 10:30 a.m.

hardesTy reGIonal lIbrary • connor’s cove • 8316 e. 93rd sT.

The Tulsa city-county library will induct ruthe blalock Jones into the circle of honor. The ceremony recognizes an american indian for his/her achievements and contributions that have enriched others’ lives. Jones, of shawnee-delaware-peoria descent, is director emeritus and associate professor of art at bacone College in Muskogee, okla. her works focus on the traditional american Indian ceremonial and social events. They are recorded in paintings, drawings, limited-edition prints in linoleum block, woodcut and serigraphs. select collections of her art are at several museums in oklahoma and the United states, including the Museum of the american indian in new york and the national Museum of natural history in Washington, d.c.

Wednesday, March 19 • 10:30-11:30 a.M. Zarrow regional library 2224 W. 51sT sT. enjoy a morning of fun! Come and listen to Joy harjo read her book “The Good luck cat.”

Dancing Eagles

Thursday, March 20 • 1 p.M. University village retireMent CoMMUnity sTovall TheaTer • 8555 s. leWIs Mike and lisa pahsetopah will perform spectacular native american dances and traditional storytelling. This entertaining and educational performance will include specialty, traditional and social dances. audience participation is encouraged.

Cherokee Pottery

saTurday, March 29 Grades 1-4 • 10:45 a.M.-12:45 p.M. Grades 5-7 • 2-3:30 p.M. soUth broken arrow library 3600 s. chesTnuT

Join Cherokee potter Crystal hanna for native stories and a hands-on pottery workshop.

sponsored by the tulsa library trust, tulsa city-county library’s american Indian resource Center, the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation, cherokee builders Inc., dr. Frank and Mary shaw, and the Friends of the tulsa city-county libraries, with additional support provided by The Mary K. chapman Foundation and George Kaiser Family Foundation.