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September in Oklahoma, when the foliage turns spectacular, the football fans settle into a happy rhythm of Saturday college ball and the tractors plow the wheat fields.

We’ve introduced our new online catalog with tons of fancy features. Check it out and see what’s new. We also changed up our event listings to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for.

You can read the story about the history behind the economics of conventions in OKC, and how risqué dancer, “Queenie,” brought a scandalous end to the Panhandle-Southwestern Stockmen’s Association in 1914 in our Oklahoma Images article.

September is Library Card month. Tell someone you know about all the great resources they can use with a library card, and don’t forget get to get one for the kids too! It’s their most important school supply.

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Inside info: MLS Executive Director Donna Morris Publisher Kim Terry

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This Month: Queenie

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Reviews & Recommendations

Editor Jennifer Jones

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Looking for something different to read, watch, or listen to?

Check out the books, DVDs, and CDs that caught our reviewers’ attention this month.

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Contributing Writers Christine Bassett Jennifer Jones Jacson Melvin Kelley Riha Ruby Soutiere Alexis Whitney

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On the Cover Check out the new features for searching our collection and managing your account online. A brand new, easy to use catalog with enhanced features!

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Oklahoma Images

Queenie

by Larry Johnson

In Oklahoma City, where boosterism can sometimes take on an almost religious fervor, attracting major conventions has always been the holy grail. It was that way in the 1890s and it’s still that way today as we saw during the sometimes heated discussions over the $250 million dollar MAPS 3 convention center.

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For booster capitalists of the early 20th century, there was no greater prize than a convention because of the all-boats-rise effect on the local economy stemming from the injection of large amounts of “foreign” dollars and the immeasurable public relations benefit to the city. So, after completion of fast transcontinental railroad networks, travel to conventions became convenient on a national scale.

Thus the cornerstone to Oklahoma City’s convention efforts was the exploitation of the city’s location in the geographic center of the country. However, a central location was not enough because conventioneers generally desired to partake of vice while away from home. And in dry Oklahoma City that kind of fun was outlawed.

One of the first big conventions Oklahoma City attracted took place 100 years ago – the annual convention of the Panhandle-Southwestern Stockmen’s Association in 1914. Special trains brought nearly 5000 attendees from all over the southwest and as far away as Kansas City and Chicago. So many came that the Daily Oklahoman proclaimed, “Southwestern Stockmen Take Possession of City” in one of its headlines. The visitors were welcomed by the host city and hundreds of residents donated the use of their automobiles to provide sightseeing tours of the proud metropolis. Visiting wives were escorted for shopping junkets around town.

Conventioneers attended to the business of the association during the day and at night were entertained by various balls, concerts and other cultured activities sponsored by local women’s clubs. On the

On the ranchers’ last night in town, however, a “smoker” (what we would call a stag party today) was held at the city auditorium and a dancer named “Queenie” was brought in from Chicago. ranchers’ last night in town, however, a “smoker” (what we would call a stag party today) was held at the city auditorium and a dancer named “Queenie” was brought in from Chicago. Queenie performed so well that the men called for several encores and by the end of the evening Queenie left the stage with fewer clothes than when she

began – none in fact. A spy was present that night, though, and the next morning the local women’s clubs were made aware of the event at an ad hoc meeting at the Carnegie Library. They decided to call for a federal investigation into the “gross insult thrust at the womanhood of our city” by “importing a woman for immoral purposes”. Federal authorities determined that Queenie did, in fact, dance “sans veils, sans beads, sans everything,” and charges were brought against the businessmen who organized the event and the auditorium manager but the case was quickly thrown out of court with no punishment meted out. One observer reported that, although no one went to jail, doghouses in the some of the city’s ritziest homes found new tenants.

Meanwhile, major conventions continue to elude the city. The MAPS 3 convention center might be the remedy. And who knows? Maybe it’s more fun in town than in 1914…

Larry “Buddy” Johnson has been with MLS since 1998. Not only a librarian at the Downtown Library, he is the brilliant mind behind the Oklahoma Images database which is a collection of pictures and essays that illustrate the history of central Oklahoma.

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Reviews & Recommendations

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Surviving Henry: Adventures in Loving a Canine Catastrophe

By Erin Taylor Young I’ve known some boneheaded dogs, but this one takes the cake.

Surviving Henry is an entertaining slice of life about hard headed boxer Henry and his tenacious owners.

There are many laugh-out-loud moments, like when hydrophobic Henry launches himself off a dock- not once-not twice-but multiple times, spurring an adventure in canine life jackets, or when Henry develops the “bark, bark, butt nip” routine, his unique way of insisting on playtime, and Erin’s inventive methods of getting Henry exercised. Also woven into the humorous situations are some not-so- funny accidents. (Erin needs a helmet and pads!)

Injuries aside, the thing that struck me the most about this book was not the comedic situations but the enduring tenderness that Erin has for Henry and

reviewed by Jennifer Jones her absolute resolve for turning him into a well trained pet. She endures hours of obedience classes, countless moments of humiliation (Henry always greets the dog trainer by piddling on him—always) and risks her personal safety to give Henry a shot at being the best dog he can be. Surviving Henry is an apt title for title for this book. The word survival indicates some sort of triumph, and even if Henry never becomes the Lassie among boxers, the Youngs still come out on top for their refusal to give up on the commitment they made when they became pet owners. Surviving Henry is now available to check out!

Jennifer is the Marketing Coordinator for the Metropolitan Library System. She loves reading, road trips, cooking, live music, and doing fun, spontaneous things with her kids.

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The Railway Man

By Eric Lomax I’ll admit that this is one of those books that I would never have come across if it weren’t for the publicity from the film adaptation and the prospect of Colin Firth in the lead role! The title also appealed to me. I have always loved anything to do with trains and train journeys so when I saw a copy of The Railway Man in the bookstore when on vacation I bought a copy.

Eric Lomax grew up in Scotland during the height of the steam train era in the 1920s. As a young boy he became an enthusiastic train spotter just outside Edinburgh. As a British Signals Officer he was sent East during the Second World War and, ironically for a train

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reviewed by Christine Bassett enthusiast, finds himself involved in the building of the Burma-Siam railway. Lomax becomes a prisoner of war and develops a deep hatred for his torturers, and for one man in particular, for over 50 years. In The Railway Man Lomax tells his life story and how he is able to have peace in his life again even in his final years. This is well worth reading, even for those who usually don’t stray into the nonfiction section in the library.

Christine Bassett has worked for MLS for over 10 years. She currently works as a reference librarian at Bethany Library and is a volunteer community literacy tutor in her spare time.

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Out of the Easy

by Ruta Sepetys

reviewed by Kelley Riha

I was a scrappy girl from the Quarter, trying to make good. No matter how I parted my hair, I couldn’t part from the crack I had crawled out of.” --- Josie Moraine, Out of the Easy.

Josie Moraine lives life day to day. Early mornings she cleans the brothel for Madam Willie Woodley. Following that, Josie can be found working at the bookstore on Dauphine Street in New Orleans, also know as the Big Easy. At closing time, she climbs the back stairs to the little apartment she calls home. While it may not sound like much of a life to some, it’s all she’s got and it’s a whole lot better than her mother could provide.

Josie is hard working, making the best of things but dreams haunt her for something better. One day a

handsome well-dressed stranger comes into the bookstore and Josie admires his casual manner even though he is obviously well-to-do. Upon leaving the store, he wishes her luck at college and firmly plants the seed in Josie’s mind that she is indeed college material.

Readers will be swept into this fast-moving story that’s part mystery, part coming-of-age story set in the historic French Quarter where the air hangs thick with secrets old and new.

Kelley Riha is Community Information Coordinator in the MLS Outreach Dept. She is a long-time performer for children and reviews books written for the youngest readers.

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Suspicion

by Joseph Finder

reviewed by Ruby Soutiere

Author and single father Danny Goodman is unable to pay his daughter Abby’s tuition to Lyman Academy. Not only can he not pay the tuition for the semester he cannot fund her school-sanctioned $5000 trip of a lifetime to Italy. The advance on his last book is gone, and since the death of his ex-wife from cancer, he hasn’t written a word.

Oddly enough, Thomas Galvin the father of Abby’s new best friend, Jenna, insists on lending Danny $50,000.

Thomas says it’s for his daughter’s happiness. This is Jenna’s fourth school in three years. For Abby’s sake, Danny accepts the money.

The next day things get worse for Danny. Drug Enforcement Administration agents Slocum and Yeager want to know why Thomas Galvin paid him $50,000.

They tell Danny that without signed loan papers he is a

co-conspirator in the international narcotics trade.

The book is aptly named for there is plenty of suspicion to go around. Can Danny really stay out of prison by informing on Thomas Galvin’s activities to the DEA? Is Thomas really working for one of Mexico’s largest drug cartels?

Joseph Finder is one of my favorite thriller writers, and this book doesn’t disappoint as it twists and turns to its resolution.

Ruby Soutiere has the best job ever, selecting the adult fiction for the Metropolitan Library System. If you are quick, you might see her, in her free time, zipping around the city in a white roadster, red curls flying.

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Reviews & Recommendations SCIENCE FICTION/

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Blood Song: a Raven’s Shadow Novel

By Anthony Ryan This story is about a boy that grows up in a monastic order whose purpose is to defend his home with the sword. His trials are harsh and as he comes into his own, he is drawn into a struggle against a dark power that threatens to topple not only the order, but the kingdom it serves.

He learns very quickly that he is different and not everything within the order is as it seems.

At 582 pages, this book seems like a daunting endeavor but when you reach the end, you’ll be shocked and dismayed that there are no more pages left to turn; no more words to paint this wonderful story. But fear not, the saga continues in Tower Lord, book 2 in the series.

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reviewed by Jacson Melvin Ryan has a mesmerizing way of writing that gives life to his characters and just enough detail to jump start your imagination. His characters have a personality and depth that you simply do not find in most books. You’ll find yourself hating a few of the characters, even as you realize their necessity and you’ll love a few of them, even though they don’t deserve it.

Jacson Melvin is a computer tech at the Downtown library. When not helping with computers, you can find him meandering around downtown with his nose stuck in book. He’s become fairly adept at walking and reading and only very rarely finds himself walking into signs, light posts, or the occasional flight of stairs.

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Love Life

by Rob Lowe Having read Rob Lowe’s first book, I was keen to read Love Life. Lowe discusses parenting, acting, and cultivating an attitude of gratefulness in this entertaining follow-up memoir.

Even celebrities have humbling moments as parents.

Two the book’s more amusing parenting anecdotes are about overbearing little league moms and dads, and uncomfortably getting recognized on a school field trip to Sea World. On a more serious note, his bittersweet feelings about his son going away to college are quite moving. In these moments, he’s just a normal dad with an unusual job.

To keep his work challenging and to avoid getting typecast as the handsome leading man, he chooses roles that are a stretch. He won a Golden Globe for one such role as Liberace’s doctor in Behind the Candelabra.

For this character he had his face pulled back tightly

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reviewed by Alexis Whitney to resemble someone with excessive plastic surgery, making him almost unrecognizable. The book offers an interesting view of the behind the scenes efforts that go into such transformative roles.

Along with family and work, Lowe presents the commonsense idea that life is what you make of it, and you should learn to love it, because it’s the only one you will get. There is one sentiment I have to disagree with: “Has there ever been a more horrific barrier to reading than the Dewey Decimal System? No wonder libraries are becoming irrelevant.” Tsk. Tsk. Apart from that zinger, Love Life is a light and enjoyable summer read that humanizes a well known public figure.

Alexis Whitney is the Adult Services librarian at the fabulous Almonte Library. She is usually reading three or four books concurrently, which makes her stay up way too late at night.

Keep Current with Your Library Card!

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month.

Last year the Metropolitan Library System issued over 45,000 new library cards, but that is only 55% of the Oklahoma County population!

Innovative technology and welcoming space for the youngest readers.

A library card is your child’s most valuable school supply. Did you know that library cards are available for all ages? Add the milestone of getting their first library card to your child’s memories.

The library offers services tailored for children, to foster a love of learning and their need for independence. Our new catalog features a children’s specific catalog, with clickable icons and book cover pictures, friendly for pre-readers.

It also features a Kid’s Reading Room,

where young bookworms can find audio and eBooks for children. Library visits can include storytimes, music times, playtimes and more. Children’s computers at each library location offer safe, educational games that are easy-touse for young computer learners.

Beyond Bestsellers-a link to the world for everyone.

Libraries offer more than just books for teens and adults too. Cardholders have easy access to public computers, Wi-Fi, eBooks, newspapers, magazines, online databases, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks.

A library card provides quick and helpful assistance from professional reference librarians, and is a free pass to events and activities for children, teens, adults and seniors. In the age of information overload and life at breakneck speed, a library card helps you keep current.

Make your child’s first library card a celebration. Take a picture of the first books they check out, make it exciting for your child and help them learn that the library is a special place.

Now, if you’re like me, you have The Library Card Song from Arthur stuck in your head. But, the words rings true.

“Having fun isn’t hard, When you’ve got a library card.”

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Welcome to Your N

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New Library Catalog ou’ve requested new features for searching our collection and managing your account online, and starting September 2 it’s here--a brand new, easy to use catalog with enhanced features!

What’s different?

See what’s new! The home page features a carousel of new titles with options to browse select topics. This makes is easy for you to find the latest titles from your favorite authors, or discover a new interest.

Eye-catching visuals! Our catalog has a new look featuring

eye-appealing book covers and easy to recognize icons for other types of materials in the search results.

New search options! See what’s on the shelf at one

location, or search a few or even all libraries. You can also search for all material types or narrow your search by format.

You can still search by subject, series, collection, genre or publication year.

Digital Downloads! Downloadable eBooks and audiobooks

are integrated into the new catalog, so now when you search for a book, the titles will be included in your results where you can automatically borrow them directly from the search results screen. You can also suspend your digital holds while on vacation, automatically checkout your hold when it’s ready, hide children’s titles from the adult collection and more.

New online account management options! Log in

to view your account summary including your loans, contact information and issues that need your attention. You can update your contact information and create or change an EZ login and password.

As before, you can view your library loans, renew one or more of your loans with one click and pay fines online.

Never miss your holds! Managing reserves, now know as

holds, has just gotten easier. Ever missed an anticipated title because you were out of town or on vacation? Now you can suspend your holds while away and remain in the queue instead of losing your place.

Save your lists and searches! Create your own reading list by saving titles that interest you. The list can be shared, printed and even made into a bibliography. You can save and share your search results and create customized lists too.

Integrated services! Search results include magazine,

newspaper articles, upcoming library programs and library press releases that relate to your search criteria. The event listings link to the library event calendar where you can plan to attend by registering online or setting a reminder for that event.

Reader’s Advisory! Novelist is an integrated feature, making it possible to read reviews or write your own, rate titles and search for author, title or series read alikes.

A new Kids’ Catalog! A separate catalog for children

features large photos and icons to click. It’s simple to use for beginning and pre-readers. Children who are familiar with tablets will be comfortable with the book carousel layout, similar to the Kindle Fire.

¡Bienvenidos! The new catalog and online account management is available in Spanish.

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Lego Club All Ages Choctaw Library

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To see the latest information about library programs and events, please click on Calendar of Events on the MLS website: www.metrolibrary.org

Our libraries will be closed Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1 to update our computer system with some incredible new changes and features (as well as closed for Labor Day)! = Registration is required for this event. Register through our online calendar - www.metrolibrary.org Commission Meeting Del City Library Thu | Sep 18 3:30p Metropolitan Library Commission of Oklahoma County Monthly Meeting

Game OnGame @ the On Library @ the Library Anime Club Teen, 12-18 Belle Isle Library Choctaw Library Ralph Ellison Library

Create Tue | Sep 2 @ the Library 4p Sat | Sep 27 Tue | Sep 23

Board Games All ages Del City Library Children, 12 & under Downtown Library

Book it @ the Library Fri | Sep 19

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Wed | Sep 10

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Concerts @ the Library

Chess Club All ages Del City Library Northwest Library The Village Library

Fri | Sep 5 4p Thu | Sep 11,25 5:30p FriLearn | Sep 5,12,19,26 4p @ the Library

Juggling Club Teen, 12-18 Belle Isle Library Gaming Club Belle Isle Library Choctaw Library

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Tue | Sep 16

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Be Well @ the Library Tue | Sep 9, 30 Tue | Sep 23

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Gaming (Minecraft) Choctaw Library Tue Events | Sep 9 @ the Library 3p Highlighted Game Night Warr Acres Library

Thu | Sep 11

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Gradeschoolers, 5-12 Capitol Hill Library Downtown Library Midwest City Library The Village Library Warr Acres Library

Tue | Sep 23 Wed | Sep 17 Mon | Sep 15 Sat | Sep 27 Sat | Sep 20

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Children, 12 & under Del City Library

Mon | Sep 15

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Teen, 12-18 Bethany Library

Sat | Sep 13

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Pre-teen, 9-12 Edmond Library

Game On @ the Library Sat | Sep 13

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Create @ the Library

Create @ the Library

Art Time Babies, 0-12 months Downtown Library

Thu | Sep it 11 @ the Library 10a Book

Children, 12 & under Downtown Library

Wed | Sep 3

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Gradeschoolers, 5-12 Capitol Hill Library Concerts Sat | Sep 13 @ the Library 2p Art Class Gradeschoolers, 5-12 Choctaw Library

Fri | Sep 5,12,19,26

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Crafts All ages Midwest City Library

Sat | Sep 13, 27

3p

Crochet Club Adults Del City Library

Learn @ the Library

Be Well @ the Library Wed | Sep 3, 10, 17, 24

6p

Journal Junkies Teen, 12-18 Highlighted Events @ the Library Northwest Library Thu | Sep 18 5:30p Young Adult, 18-21 Del City Library

Tue | Sep 16

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Almonte Library Choctaw Library Southern Oaks Library The Village Library

Thu | Sep 4 Sat | Sep 6, 27 Mon | Sep 8 Sat | Sep 13

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Ongoing & Recurring Knitting Club Events @ the Library Adults

Game On @ the Library Quilting Club Adults Midwest City Library

Mon | Sep 8, 15, 22, 29

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Tinkering Tuesdays All ages Midwest City Library

Tue | Sep 2, 16

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Teen Crafts Teen, 12-18 Belle Isle Library Choctaw Library

Tue | Sep 23 Thu | Sep 11

4p 6p

Teen Crafts Teen, 12-18 Belle Isle Library Choctaw Library

Game On @ the Library Tue | Sep 23 Thu | Sep 11

V-SIFT Teen, 12-18 The Village Library

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Create @ the Library

Thu | Sep 11

4p

Book it @ the Library

Book it @ the Library

Book Clubs Adult MLS Online Virtual Book Club –Goodreads.com join the Concerts @ theand Library “MLS Virtual Book Club” Belle Isle Library Forever Young Adult

Sun | Sep 2

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Del City Library

Learn Thu | Sep 25 @ the Library 1p

Downtown Library Read the Movie

Edmond Library Cozy Mystery

Be Well @ the Library

Edmond Library Reader’s Choice

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2p

Tue | Sep 2

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Sat | Sep 13

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Edmond Library MonEvents | Sep 22 @ the Library 6:30p Highlighted History Midwest City Library Non-fiction

Thu | Sep 4

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Ongoing & Recurring Thu | Sep 18 10a Events @ the Library

Midwest City Library Northwest Library

Fri | Sep 12

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Southern Oaks Library

Tue | Sep 9

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The Village Library Warr Acres Library

Mon | Sep 15 Mon | Sep 8

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Senior, 55+ Edmond Library

Sat | Sep 13

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Teen, 12-18 Del City Library Midwest City Library

Tue | Sep 9 Wed | Sep 24

The Village Library

Tue | Sep 30

Preteen, 9-12 Edmond Library Northwest Library

Create @ the Library Sat | Sep 27 Mon | Sep 8

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Gradescoolers, 5-12 Choctaw Library Wed | Sepit10,@ 17,the 24 Library 10a Book On8 @ the Library Midwest City Library Game Mon | Sep 4:30p Southern Oaks Library Tue | Sep 9 6:30p

Concerts @ the Library

Concerts @ the the Library Library Create @

Heartland Voices All Ages Choctaw Library

Tue | Sep 9 @ the Library 6p Learn Book it @ the Library

Noon Tunes All Ages Downtown Library

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Be Well @ @ the Library Concerts the Library

Piano Concert All Ages Warr Acres Library

Sat | Sep 27

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Learn @ the Library Highlighted Events @ the Library Learn @ the Library

Adult Education and Literacy Class Adults Ongoing & Recurring Southern Oaks Library Be Wed | Sep@ 3, 10, 17, 24 6p-8p Well the Library Events @22, the

Mon | Sep 8, 15, 29 Library 6p-8p eMedia Adults Edmond Library

Sat | Sep 20

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GED Prep Adults Southern Oaks Library

Wed | Sep 3, 10, 17, 24

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Homework Help Gradeschoolers, 5-12 Southern Oaks Library Bethany Library Capitol Hill Library

Thu | Sep 4, 11, 25 Mon | Sep 15, 22, 29 Wed | Sep 3, 10, 17, 24 Mon | Sep 8, 15, 22, 29

4p-6p 5p-7p 4p-6p 1p-4p

Highlighted Events @ the Library

Ongoing & Recurring Events @ the Library

Intermediate Spanish Adults Capitol Hill Library Mon | Sep 8, 15, 22, 29 5:30p-7p

Mon | Sep 8, 15, 22, 29 4p-6p Reading Help Gradeschoolers, 5-12 Bethany Library Mon | Sep 15 5p

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Play @ the Library Play @ the Library

Storytime @ the Library Storytime @ the Library

1,2,3 Play with Me! Toddlers, 1-3 years Belle Isle Library Tue | Sep 2, 9, 16, 23 10:30a Bethany Library Thu | Sep 11, 18, 25 9:30a & 10:30a Capitol Hill Library Wed | Sep 3, 10, 17, 24 11a Del City Library Tue | Sep 30 10a Northwest Library Tue | Sep 2 1:45p

Mother Goose on the Loose Toddlers, 1-3 years Downtown Library Thu | Sep 4 Southern Oaks Library Wed | Sep 17 The Village Library Tue | Sep 16 Warr Acres Library Tue | Sep 9, 23 Warr Acres Library Sat | Sep 20 Warr Acres Library Thu | Sep 25

10a 10:30a 10a 9:30a 9:30a 6p

Parachute Play Preschoolers, 3-5 years Edmond Library

Babytime Babies, 0-12 months Northwest Library Northwest Library

Tue | Sep 9, 11 Tue | Sep 9

10:45a 1:45p

Toddlertime Toddlers, 1-3 years Belle Isle Library Choctaw Library Edmond Library Edmond Library Edmond Library Midwest City Library Midwest City Library

Wed | Sep 3, 10, 17, 24 Tue | Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Tue | Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Tue | Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Tue | Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Mon | Sep 8, 22, 29 Sat | Sep 13

10a 9:30a 9a 10:10a 11:15a 10a 2p

Storytime Preschoolers, 3-5 years Northwest Library Northwest Library Northwest Library Almonte Library Belle Isle Library Bethany Library Bethany Library Capitol Hill Library Choctaw Library Edmond Library Southern Oaks Library The Village Library Warr Acres Library Warr Acres Library

Wed | Sep 3 Tue | Sep 9 Thu | Sep 11 Tue | Sep 16, 30 Mon | Sep 8 Thu | Sep 4 Tue | Sep 9 Tue | Sep 2, 9, 16, 23 Tue | Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Mon | Sep 8, 15, 22, 29 Mon | Sep 8, 15, 22 Tue | Sep 9 Tue | Sep 9, 23 Thu | Sep 25

10a 10a & 1p 10a 10:30a 6:30p 10a 6:30p 10:30a 10:30a 10a & 11a 10:30a 10a 10:30a 7p

Thu | Sep 4

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Playtime Babies 0-12 months Belle Isle Library Downtown Library Northwest Library Northwest Library

Thu | Sep 4, 11, 18 Thu | Sep 18 Tue | Sep 2, 16 Thu | Sep 4, 18

10a 10a 10:45a 10:45a

Toddlers, 1-3 years Almonte Library

Tue | Sep 9

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Toddlerobics Choctaw Library Sat | Sep 13 10a Midwest City Library Mon | Sep 15 10a The Village Library Tue | Sep 23 10a Warr Acres Library Wed | Sep 10, 17, 24 9:15a & 10:30a PreSchoolers, 3-5 years Choctaw Library Almonte Library Northwest Library Northwest Library Northwest Library Southern Oaks Library

Thu | Sep 4 Tue | Sep 23 Tue | Sep 2, 16 Tue | Sep 2, 16 Thu | Sep 4, 18 Mon | Sep 29

10:30a 10:30a 10a 1p 10a 10:30a

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Family Storytime Toddlers, 1-3 years Edmond Library

Thu | Sep 18, 25

6:30p

Musictime Babies, 0-12 months Edmond Library Fri | Sep 19 9a Belle Isle Library Thu | Sep 25 10a Northwest Library Tue | Sep 23 10:45a & 1:45pm Northwest Library Thu | Sep 25 10:45a Preschoolers, 3-5 years Downtown Library Thu | Sep 25 10a Edmond Library Fri | Sep 19 10:15a & 11:15a Northwest Library Tue | Sep 23 10a & 1p Northwest Library Thu | Sep 25 10a The Village Library Thu | Sep 4 10a

Children Reading to Dogs @ the Library Gradeschoolers, 5-12 Belle Isle Library Mon | Sep 8, 15, 22, 29 Capitol Hill Library Sat | Sep 13 Choctaw Library Sat | Sep 13 Choctaw Library Wed | Sep 17 Downtown Library Wed | Sep 24 Edmond Library Tue | Sep 2, 16 Midwest City Library Tue | Sep 9, 23 Northwest Library Mon | Sep 8, 15, 22, 29 Southern Oaks Library Sat | Sep 6 Southern Oaks Library Tue | Sep 16 The Village Library Wed | Sep 3, 10, 17, 24 The Village Library Thu | Sep 4, 18 Warr Acres Library Thu | Sep 18

6p 1p 3p 4p 4p 6:30p 7p 6p 10a 6:30p 6p 3:30p 6:30p

Science experiments, STEM, science fair projects, research and more!

Everything you need for your junior scientist. Go to www.metrolibrary.org and check out the databases!

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Book it @ the Library

featured events Learn @ the Library Concerts @ the Library

Be Well @ the Library

Be Well @ the Library

Learn @ the Library Tai Chi Senior, 55+ Northwest Library Thu | Sep 4, 11, 18, 25 4p Highlighted Events @ the Library

Mon | Sep 8, 15, 22, 29 4p Be Well @ the Library Yoga Almonte Library Mon | Sep 8, 15, 22, 29 12p Ongoing &| Sep Recurring Choctaw Library

Wed 10, 17, 24 6:15p

Events @ the Library

Highlighted Events@ the Library

Highlighted Events @ the Library

Please check our online calendar for even more events.

Ongoing OKC Woodcarvers Display & Recurring Events @ the Library Midwest City - throughout September Star Trek Display Choctaw Library - throughout September Creative Writing Teen, 12-18 Midwest City Wednesdays 4:30p Lucinda M. Thierry Riles will teach how to captivate readers and take them on a journey into the world of your imagination through creative writing. The class will work together to choose a genre, create a plot, develop characters, and write a short story. With the skills you learn, you could become the next successful teen author! This is a recurring event and takes place every Wednesday in September.

Intro to Email Adult Edmond Library Wed | Sep 3,10,17 1p Keep in touch with friends and family by learning the art of email! An experienced computer instructor will show you how to set up an email account, add contacts and send photos and documents electronically. Participants must attend all 3 sessions.

Net Knowledge Adult Edmond Library Thu | Sep 4,11,18 1p Net Knowledge (3-part class) The Internet is a huge place and this class will help you find your way around to shop safely online. Focusing on computer basics and effective use of the web. Participants must attend all 3 sessions.

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Library Movie All Ages Ralph Ellison Thu | Sep 4 5p Children’s Cinema - Bring your favorite blanket and stuffed animal for an enjoyable evening at the cinema. Experience our library’s new audiovisual system as we screen a family-friendly feature film based on children’s literature. Plus, kids who attend will be able to enter a drawing for a copy of the film and the book it is based on. We’ll even provide the munchies!

Hispanic Heritage All Ages Northwest Library Thu | Sep 4 6p Unique art forms, rich histories, and delicious foods are at the core of Hispanic culture. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, come learn about different cultures in South and Central America. Learning about world cultures is both interesting and enriches our ability to communicate and relate with others.

The library is your passport to the world with a large collection of books and databases to help you learn languages, world history, travel books, cook books, and more! Demonstration of how to make arepas, recipes, and a tasting will be provided for those who register. Children may attend if accompanied by an adult.

Job Searching Adult Midwest City Library Thu | Sep 11 6:30p Cover Letters & Resumes: Are you looking for a job and need some help writing a cover letter and organizing your resume?

In this session particpants will learn about the best practices to follow.

DAR Constitution Week Celebration Adult Choctaw Library Mon | Sep 15 6p A professional librarian and Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution--Ebenezer Chapter will be spearhead this program in celebration of Constitution Week. There will be a mini-session focusing on Genealogy and the DAR. Anime Night!

Teen, 12-18 Almonte Library Tue | Sep 16 5:30p Youkoso irasshai mashita! Teen and young adult anime and manga fans are invited to a night full of activities that allow you to geek out to your favorite genre! Activities will include: an anime character drawing tutorial, candy sushi making (and eating), an origami craft, a cosplay demonstration and fashion show, and an anime episode screening! Show up in cosplay to be part of the fashion show!

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featured events Comic Books Teen, 12-18 Midwest City Library Wed | Sep 17 6p Can you draw a stickman? Then you’re ready to join us in this art adventure. We’ll take the classic stickman and use him as a blueprint for all figure drawing creations. Come enjoy drawing with Scott Delsigne in a casual environment packed with essential building blocks for new and old artists alike.

Talk Like a Pirate Day Gradeschoolers, 5-12 Southern Oaks Library Thu | Sep 18 6:30p It’s international talk like a pirate day again!! Come celebrate with a real swashbuckling adventure. We will have a scavenger hunt, piratical costume contest, crafts, games and more. It’s time to party, Matey!!

Watercolor Class PreTeen, 9-12 Edmond Library Sat | Sep 20 10a Parent/Child Watercolor Class - You’re never too young (or old!) to become an artist! Come follow as a popular artist demonstrates how to apply color and compose a picture. Leave with your very own masterpiece ready to frame. Class is limited to 10 pairs: one child and one parent/caregiver per pair.

Fix N’ Freeze Meals Adult Northwest Library Wed | Sep 24 6p Learn about the benefits of making freezer meals from the OSU Extension Office. Find out what kinds of foods you can freeze and learn about safe handling procedures. Whether you cook and then freeze or freeze ready to cook ingredients, making meals ahead of time can help save you time, money, as well as, help you stick to healthier choices. Check out the library’s collection of cookbooks, magazines, and online resources to get more inspiration. A tasting of selected recipes will be provided for those who register.

Sew What?!

Children, 12 & under Ralph Ellison Library Thu | Sep 25 5:30p Sew, are you ready to learn a fun new skill? Find out why sewing is back in fashion. We’ll have everything from lacing cards for the little ones to more sophisticated projects for the older kids.

Sewing promotes creativity and planning while enhancing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, problem-solving, and focus.

Job Seeking Resources & Interviewing Adult Midwest City Library Thu | Sep 25 6:30p In this session, we will examine various resources to help you discover employment opportunities that match your career aspirations and skills set. We will also discuss skills and methods that you can use to promote yourself during an interview.

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Book it @ the Library Toy Workshop Gradeschoolers, 5-12 Bethany Library Sat | Sep 27 @ the Library 2p Concerts Kids, bring your grandpa, uncle, mom, big sister or other adult and make your own toys with materials and tools provided by the library. We’ll take plans we found at the library to make toys from the old days. Real wooden stilts and a button buzz toy!

Learn @ the Library You’ll enjoy making them and can take them home for your very own. Sign up fast! Space is limited.

College Workshop Teen, 12-18 BeTue Well Edmond Library | Sep @ 30 the Library 7p Preparing for College Workshop: Want to get a kick-start on the college application process? Join us for a workshop with the Oklahoma College Assistance Program to learn about selecting and applying to schools. We’ll Events also teach @ youthe aboutLibrary the library Highlighted resources available for exam prep, transitioning to college life, and more.

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See our online event calendar at www.metrolibrary.org for more information and even more events.

Coffee Break Adult Edmond Library Nicoma Park Library

Wednesdays 2nd Tuesdays

9:30a 10a

Exploring the Senses PreSchoolers, 3-5 years Downtown Library

Mon | Sep 29

6:30p

Early Learning Readiness PreSchoolers, 3-5 years Capitol Hill Library Thursdays & Mondays

9:30a

Fandom Friday Teen, 12-18 Choctaw Library

1st Friday/Monthly

3p

Job Search Essentials Adult Downtown Library

2nd Saturday/Monthly

10a

Rock and Read PreSchoolers, 3-5 Capitol Hill Library

2nd Tuesdays

6p

Stamp Club PreTeen, 9-12 Edmond Library

Sat | Sep 6

10a

Teen Service Team Teen, 12-18 Edmond Library

2nd & 4th Wednesdays 4p

Writing Group Adult Midwest City

2nd & 4th Mondays

6p

We are adding new features all the time! Get your card today to access to most innovative resources to keep you linked to the world.

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