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A NEWSLETTER OF
Winter 2019
Tulsa hosts library directors from around the country
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by Sherry Leslie
ulsa opened our Central Library to over 200 library directors from all across the country for three days in early November, and everyone here pitched in to be great hosts, including Friends of the Libraries. Library Journal, a magazine for library profession news, organized the Directors Summit as it does every year, and arranged speakers, vendors, small group discussions, and coordination with our staff, who provided local speakers (Kimberly Johnson, Keith Jemison, Clifton Taulbert, and Mayor G. T. Bynum), meeting rooms, refreshments, resources for hotel rooms, and tours of Tulsa’s local sights and attractions. Members of Friends of the Libraries gave tours of Central Library
Summit attendees braved the rain to take in a bus tour of Tulsa during pre-conference activities, including stops at The Gathering Place and the Greenwood District. each day, pointing out our spaces for every age and interest, and even giving special “back room” peek-ins, which gave the directors views of our workrooms, research areas, and the Customer Care Department. This was just one more perk of volunteering for the Friends—getting to meet librarians from different locations, helping answer their questions, and sharing our spectacular city with them. The directors were from large and small libraries, many of whom realized that no matter their size they faced the same challenges. Several were amazed by the facilities, supplies, and programs we have, with an eye for what they could try in their own library. A visitor from Cary Memorial Library in Lexington, Massachusetts remarked: “Thank you so much for your hospitality. I really appreciate all of the hard work that went into making this event a success. Your staff was gracious and welcoming. By the end I felt like I had joined the TCCL team and was "all in" right along with all of you. Thank you for the fantastic tour, all of the food and, of course, the fabulous content and connections."
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Tulsa Mayor, G. T. Bynum, addresses a packed crowd of library directors at Central Library.
President's Podium: In times of trouble, books can help page 2
Library nurtures writers page 3
Special thanks go out to our own library directors, Mayor Bynum, the tour guides (including some of our Helmerich Friends), and all the staff who were involved in the event. You all helped make the directors feel at home in our wonderful library system!
Beer and books: Books Sanwiched In hosts evening event page 4
Spotlight: Maxwell Park Library page 5
PRESIDENT’S PODIUM In times of trouble, books can help
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have been hit by this fact: Books rescue us in a crisis. All year I was drawn to stories like these:
A newspaper article about books giving those in prison a rest from the chaos, as well as education. Prison book clubs fostered friendships and positive conversation. A radio show about a homeless shelter providing books as companionship to carry wherever a “home” was made. Bus stations, barbershops, schools, healthcare waiting rooms all served patrons— especially children with parents—the comfort of a book to take and own. A book about the refuge words can give. According to The Books That Went to World War II, as our nation geared for conflict, librarians asked people to donate books that were then sent overseas to soldiers on battlefields, on ships, and in
Looking for a book club?
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f you've made a resolution to join a book club in 2020 but aren't sure where to start, come out for the 2nd annual Book Club Party on Monday, Jan. 6 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Hardesty Regional Library Frossard Auditorium. There will be fun "bookish" activities, prizes and refreshments. Hear from the coordinators of each of the library's many book clubs and get information on when and where they meet, the types or genre of books they read, and meet some of the book club members. Cheers, to discovering a new favorite book and sharing your love for reading with others in 2020!
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training bases. The federal government formed a special program to make books small and lightweight (the pocket book, the paperback). As well, they formed a committee to carefully select the best books for morale. In the last years of the war, the committee began printing books teaching how to return to civilian life—finding work, relating to peacetime social events and family relationships. How fascinating. Troops prized their books between battles to help them escape the stress and grief of war. Overcoming loneliness, giving hope for normal life to return, refreshing the brain with happy thoughts, humor, love—all the things we experience when we read too! In 2019, all military bases have libraries and books that travel with troops. Our library is responding to needs of those in shelters and waiting centers, Iron Gate Soup Kitchen, and criminal justice facilities. They are seeking links to further
serve people in crisis, as well as those with special needs or disabilities. It’s a crucial part of the library motto of changing lives. I'll see you at the library.
Sherry Leslie 2019-2020 President, Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries
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n October 14 TCCL staff took part in Staff Development Day, an annual day of continuing education. Friends once again hosted breakfast for the staff, and assisted with food setup and service for nearly 400 people throughout the day. We also participated in the Craft Fair hosted by the library's Staff Association, raising $217, a portion of which benefits the Association to provide support to library personnel. Our thanks to board member Karla Tomsen, whose popular handmade earrings, charms and keyrings allowed us to raise those Staff check out the Friends' table at the much needed funds! Staff Association Craft Fair. Staff are also recognized and rewarded for their work at the once-a-year event. Congratulations go out to the following award winners: Rave Reviews ($500 and a day off work)—Ron Addington, Lenny Baez, Barbie Benson, Rebecca Harrison, Carissa Kellerby, Kat LeFevre, and Teresa Runnels. Standing Ovations ($100 and a day off work)—Jennifer Aguirre, Melissa Grubb, Kathy Harger, Wyvonne Harris, Cher Lyons, Janet Martin, Melodie Pennington, and our own staff assistant, Tara Farrar. Team Awards went to the 2019 Asian American Festival Expansion Team, Central Adult Services Customer Service Assistants, Human Resources Department, Judy Z. Kishner Library Summer Reading "Mission Control", Outreach Services, and the Seed Library Team. The recipient of the Nita Mitchell Outstanding Service Award was Alisa Brooks.
NOTEWORTHY NEWS Library nurtures writers
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by Sherry Leslie
n November, Central Library hosted a Local Author MiniConference, sponsored by Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries. It was a fantastic event for writers, whether they plan to enter writing contests, or get published on their own or through a publishing company. It was a full Saturday of speakers and collaborative discussions, with a planned space for several local authors to display their books. Everyone enjoyed meeting each other at the wellattended event, having headshots taken for book jackets and publicity materials, and getting lots of questions answered. Speaking were local authors Traci Sorell, who writes about Native American life for children, and Melanie Gillman, a graphic novelist and cartoonist. Katlin Seagraves, Digital Literacy Lab Associate, gave a talk on the writing software, Wattpad. In the afternoon, Nimrod Editors Cassidy McCants and Ellis O’Neal shared an hour-long Q & A on editing and publishing. Nimrod is a poetry and fiction journal published by the University of Tulsa since 1956. Also in November, Rudisill Regional Library presented Tulsa Artist Fellow Juliana Goodman, who taught basic components of writing to a group of teenagers.
Local authors, Glory Harris and Karen E. Iverson, converse with attendees at the library's first Local Author Mini-Conference. As we move into 2020, TCCL is preparing for annual writing contests: the Young People’s Creative Writing Contest and the Adult Creative Writing Contest. Those looking to hone their craft can find the Nevermore Edits group at Hardesty Regional Library on Wednesday evenings, and for ages 10–18, the creative writing help session at the Central Library’s Intergalactic Spaceport meets on some Saturday afternoons each month. On December 21 the library will host Pen to Paper: Creative Writing Workshop with Josh Wann at Central Library. Register at tulsalibrary.org.
Save the Date: Sankofa Freedom Award and Adult Creative Writing Contest LIBRARY ANNOUNCES 2020 SANKOFA FREEDOM AWARD HONOREE
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Anita F. Hill
ative Oklahoman, Anita F. Hill, has been announced as the 2020 Sankofa Freedom Award honoree. The biennial award recognizes a prominent author whose life's work positively addresses the range and complexity of cultural, economic and political issues affecting the greater AfricanAmerican community. Hill, Professor of Social Policy, Law and Women's Studies at Brandeis University, will be honored at a free public presentation on Saturday, February 15 at Rudisill Regional Library.
ADULT CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST OPENS FEB. 1
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he 43rd annual Adult Creative Writing Contest sponsored by Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries kicks off February 1 and ends March 31. Writers of poetry, short stories, essays, and children’s fiction are invited to submit their original manuscripts. The contest is open to any person over the age of 18 who resides, works, or attends school in Tulsa County, or has a nonresident Tulsa City-County Library card. First place winners in each category will receive a cash prize of $125; second place winners will receive a cash prize of $75; honorable mention winners will receive a $10 gift card and certificate. Comprehensive rules and entry forms will be available at all Tulsa City-County libraries and at tulsalibrary.org beginning late January.
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Beer and books: Books Sandwiched In hosts evening event and more by Sherry Leslie
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ooks Sandwiched In launched its 52nd season (can you believe it!) in October with two unique events aimed at attracting both new and existing members.
On October 14 we hosted our first evening Books Sandwiched In event at Marshall Brewing Company Taproom. The committee looked to draw an after-work crowd for an event that typically takes place in the afternoon. Committee member Cecilia Whitehurst made arrangements with the brewery and secured RUB food truck for guests (to keep our "sandwich" theme going.) Stacey Brandhorst, a startup investment advisor for i2E, discussed best-seller, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, about Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scandal. Everyone on the Board helped with advertising of the event, making sure we were there to mingle, educate newcomers about library programs and resources, encourage attendees to join the Friends, and have fun together. We're thankful to Marshall Brewing Company for also committing ten percent of the proceeds from the evening to Friends. The following week, in conjunction with National Friends of Libraries Week, we invited CEO Kim Johnson to our regular
Travel program starts Jan. 29
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oin us on Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m. at Central Library Aaronson Auditorium for Travels With Tulsans beginning January 29.
CEO Kim Johnson discusses Susan Orlean's The Library Book at Books Sandwiched In during National Friends of Libraries Week. afternoon Books Sandwiched In to talk about Susan Orlean's The Library Book, which chronicles the 1986 fire in the Los Angeles Public Library. She also shared tidbits on how she spends her workday hours, staffing at the libraries, future plans for building needs and more, along with fielding questions from the crowd of attendees. The festivities were ramped up with balloons, dessert and coffee. Board members mingled with new people, answered questions and signed up new and renewing members for the chance to win door prizes, including a copy of The Library Book and $50 to Magic City Books. The Board president and treasurer spoke about the financial support that all members provide to help the library in various ways. We presented the library a $3,000 check to fund the Local Author Mini-Conference and Take Your Child to the Library Day. Approximately 60 people attended each event, and we recruited a handful of new Friends members, receiving positive feedback about both book talks. In our mission to serve and advocate for the library, (not just toot our own horn,) we continue to look for new and appealing ways to accomplish our mission while celebrating the value of Friends groups. Expect additional special programs during our upcoming spring series. ď ź
JAN. 29 | TECH FOR TRAVELERS Presented by Katlin Seagraves
FEB. 5 | BICYCLING THROUGH CHINA Presented by Marlin Lavanhar
FEB. 12 | SURPRISING PAKISTAN Presented by Rodger Randle
FEB. 19 | IRELAND: A CHILD OF DARGLE RIVER RETURNS Presented by Kevin Byrne
FEB. 26 | ANTARCTICA BY WAY OF ARGENTINA Presented by George Moudry
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A nice crowd turned out at Marshall Brewing Company Taproom to hear Stacey Brandhorst discuss best-selling book Bad Blood.
Great Decisions kicks off Jan. 19 by Mack Vanderlip
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o you like to take a deep dive into important foreign policy decisions? Do you like to hear what other people think? Want to learn how experts explain the events affecting our lives? Great Decisions 2020 might be for you! As critical world affairs unfold, it's more important than ever to understand the complex events and policies of today and their implications. One of America's largest discussion programs on world affairs since 1954, Great Decisions groups in Tulsa meet in several libraries, churches, and homes throughout the city from January through June to discuss and debate the most critical global issues facing America today. The eight topics featured this year are: • •
Climate Change and the Global Order India and Pakistan
Spotlight: Maxwell Park Library
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by Sherry Leslie
ear the major streets of Yale Avenue and Pine Street, at 1313 North Canton Avenue, is a branch serving its neighborhood in special ways. The library is located within Maxwell Park, which has a splash pad, a disc golf course, basketball courts and great parking. The community park is maintained and overseen by the City of Tulsa. The northside area has had libraries since the ‘50s, but this one has moved to four different buildings, finally settling in 1986 at Maxwell Park, when the city leased the land to the library system. Librarian Pat Nelson gave out library cards and books, and conducted the Summer Reading Program from the bookmobile in the east parking lot during construction of the new building. The park department staff was helpful too. In 2001 Maxwell Park Library got a $76,000 renovation: larger glass windows overlooking the park; new shelving; all new furnishings; larger lounge and study areas and bright, bold colors.
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Red Sea Security Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking U.S. Relations with the Northern Triangle China's Road into Latin America The Philippines and the U.S. Artificial Intelligence and Data
Dr. Mike Troilo, Associate Professor of International Business and Finance at The University of Tulsa, will be the speaker for our Kickoff event to the 2020 session of Great Decisions. Dr. Troilo's talk, It Takes Two To Tango? The Future of Sino-US. Relations in a Multi-Polar World will be a high-level look at the ongoing relationship between China and the U.S. Join us January 19 at 2:30 p.m. in Aaronson Auditorium at the Central Library to hear Dr. Troilo speak on this important topic.
In the recent past, a Demographic Full Data Report by the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce showed 11.3% of the population within a mile of the Maxwell Park Library was American Indian. Since then, grants have provided the community with cultural programs including exhibits on Comanche Codetalker Charles Chibitty and native plants, as well as storytellers, artists, and adult art classes. Offering standard library services, the Maxwell Park Maxwell Park Library, located at 1313 N. Canton Ave. branch has 10 public PCs and 3 laptops for in-library use. There postcards. A colorful display of postcards is a public meeting room that can seat 50 received so far surround a world map in people and a business center. Maxwell the large area near the young adult and Park Library is an After-School Homework children collections. Club location while also offering BuildA-Reader Storytimes on Tuesdays and The Maxwell Library manager is Marilyn Thursday, plus “upon request” storytime, Tullis, and Sarah Thrower is the youth PAWS reading events, a monthly family associate. Katy Roubidoux and Rachel movie, and a video game session once a Armstrong are customer service month for teens and tweens. One special assistants, with shelver Ana Ledesma offering is a postcard program, wherein rounding out the work force. They young participants can collect and send postcards all over the world. Children ages welcome any and all library users to drop in and enjoy this delightful branch. 5–18 receive a free kit with postcards, stamps, and instructions about world
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SERVICE SPOTLIGHT Do you know how that book gets from point A to B? by Debbie Cogan
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hen I first set out to write this article, my goal was to show the path a book takes from the time a patron requests it online to the time they pick it up at their branch library. While researching this I stumbled upon a whole new world at the Support Services Center for the Tulsa CityCounty Library. After talking by phone with Sarah Peterson, System-Wide Products Director, I was invited to visit their facility to get a behind the scenes look. The facility was bright and full of books, my kind of place exactly. I learned that there are Selectors who choose the materials that the library will order. Selections are made based on the review of databases and data analysis to see which books and media are coming out and the potential audience to which they might appeal. Suggestions can also be made by library patrons. If a new item listed in the library newsletter receives a lot of hold requests, then additional copies are purchased in an effort to meet the customer’s needs. Then the folks in Acquisitions buy and receive new materials and carefully look through all new books for potential flaws. Once they receive the stamp of approval, materials are off to the Catalogers who enter everything in the library catalog providing descriptions and assigning call numbers. After that the Processors put the labels on for shelving. Boy do these folks have a lot of labels! They also put plastic book jackets on some books for protection and repackage all music CD’s in sturdier cases. I was astounded to hear they process between 11,000 and 13,000 items per month! Once the materials are prepared and cataloged it is time for them to go out to the branches. Great care is taken to spread them around so that all branches get new materials. The Central and Hardesty branches get almost everything new that comes in but sometimes branches are targeted for popular subjects that get a lot of interest. For example, the Zarrow branch might get books on raising chickens or the Hardesty branch might get the latest in business books. An elaborate grid system tracks which branches get materials to make sure everyone has a chance to keep their collections fresh. I have always loved the fact that if I wanted to check out an item, I could make the request online and it would magically appear at the branch nearest to me. In talking with Sarah, I learned that if I could not find an item through the Tulsa City-County Library system, I could also order outside the state of Oklahoma through MOBIUS or Prospector. That certainly increases my options! So how does that magic work? You place your request through your library account and choose the branch where you want to pick it up. When your item is available, it will be pulled from the branch where it resides and sent to the branch of your choice where
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Staff sort books onto the dozens of book carts headed to branches for delivery each day from the library's Support Services Center. you can pick it up. Tulsa City-County Library has three drivers that make a morning and afternoon run every day from Support Services to each of the 24 branches to move the books around and deliver requests. After you finish with your item, it will be returned to its original branch, although some are “floaters” which remain where they land. During my visit I was able to see where the books wait to go out on the trucks and the area where they are loaded and unloaded. Venturing even further I saw a space large enough to house the bookmobile and maintenance equipment including leaf blowers, paint and snow movers. I never thought before that they have the responsibility for maintaining the grounds of all 24 branches. They even have a workshop to build furniture items where an improved system for rolling books on and off of the trucks was created. Taking the tour with Sarah definitely opened my eyes to all the behind the scenes work that goes on before books and other materials reach the branches. Sarah has worked for Tulsa CityCounty Library for over 20 years where she started as a floater and then held or supervised most of the positions in the Support Service Center. It is clear she loves her job directing a multifaceted facility with a critical role in the success of the Tulsa CityCounty Library.
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arch is the library’s month to celebrate American Indian culture and achievements and it will begin with the induction of Walter Echo-Hawk into the Circle of Honor. The presentation, by the library’s American Indian Resource Center, will be held at Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st St., on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. The Circle of Honor recognizes an American Indian for his or her contributions to preserving American Indian culture, advocating for American Indian rights, enriching legacies for future generations, and facing adversity while doing so. 2020’s winner, Echo-Hawk, Pawnee, is an author and legal scholar, as well as a Native American rights attorney since 1973. Until 2009, he was a staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund, and represented numerous tribes on legal issues during the rise of modern Indian nations in the tribal sovereignty movement. He was very active in the passage of laws directly affecting Native American graves and American Indian religious freedom. As an advocate for American Indian rights, EchoHawk has served as a Justice on The Supreme Courts of the Pawnee Nation and Kickapoo Nation; and taught Federal Indian Law at the University of Tulsa, Lewis & Clark and University of Hawaii law schools. He also serves as Chair, Board of Directors, Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums and is on the “Knowledge Givers” advisory board for Oklahoma’s American Indian Cultural Center and Museum. As an author, Echo-Hawk’s books include In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided; In the Light of Justice:
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GREAT DECISIONS KICKOFF Sunday, Jan. 19
The Rise of Human Rights in Native America & the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; and Battlefields and Burial Grounds: The Indian Struggle to Protect Ancestral Graves and Grave Offerings Held by Museum and Historical Societies (with Roger Echo-Hawk). Walter Echo-Hawk His latest book, The Sea of Grass: A Family Tale from the American Heartland, is an historical fiction account of 10 generations of the EchoHawk family. Their story of Pawnee life on the Central Plains is a story of survival and resilience. Teresa Runnels, American Indian Resource Center coordinator, has said, “Walter EchoHawk has devoted his life and expertise to the indigenous cultures locally and throughout the world. It is a great honor to recognize him for his work in preserving tribal and cultural sovereignty, social justice and religious freedom.” Recipients of the Circle of Honor award received a $5,000 cash prize sponsored by the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation, and a medallion emblazoned with the American Indian Resource Center turtle logo. Other library events to celebrate our American Indian culture in March will be announced. Past March activities include a variety of makeand-take American Indian crafts workshops, traditional American Indian dance exhibitions, and forums on various topics. Check the library website or pick up a brochure at your local branch for information on the activities for all ages in March, 2020.
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43RD ANNUAL ADULT CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST Feb. 1-Mar. 31
TRAVELS WITH TULSANS Wednesdays, Jan. 29-Feb. 26
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12:10 p.m. | Central Library
HOLIDAY CLOSURES Dec. 24-25, Jan. 1-2, Jan. 20, Feb. 17.
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