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new info We’re back!

After pausing our print magazine in early 2020, we’re back with a new iteration.

So, what can you expect from us now? A new issue will hit all 19 of our library locations around Oklahoma County each month. Metro Library staff — everyone from the Marketing & Communications team to our librarians and library managers — will contribute stories of interest to our customers along with reviews on books, movies and music.

Longtime Info Mag fans might be happy to hear our Special Collections & Research department will continue to contribute a monthly “Oklahoma Images” story, accompanied by historic photos dug up from the SCR collection.

And lastly, the ever-popular calendar of events is back, residing in the final pages of each issue. Use this calendar to plan activities with your family, find a virtual storytime, attend a virtual event (and, eventually, an in-person event) and identify a book club that can introduce you to new people and books.

Ultimately, Info Magazine aims to honor our community by telling authentic stories and showcasing Metro Library customers and staff. We hope you pick up a new magazine every time you visit a Metro Library location and find something useful inside every time.

Morgan Day Morgan Day Marketing Manager

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MLS Executive Director Larry Nash White, Ph.D., M.S.L.S.

inside info

Publisher Morgan Day

4 Pump up the Volumes

Editors Victoria Stephens Kim Terry

Heads up, art lovers. A new collection of art books at the Downtown Library will introduce you to all things contemporary art.

Designer David Hoffner Contributing Writers Lupita Gonzalez Jennifer England-Burnside Kelley Riha Tess Botkin Sheldon Beach George Lang

7 Hair-Raising History

You didn't think we'd let October pass us by without sharing a chilling tale from Oklahoma County, did you?

Dive into a spooky story about the Skirvin Hotel.

info magazine METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SYSTEM 300 Park Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Editorial: (405) 606-3754 Email: morgan.day@metrolibrary.org MLS Commission Ann Caine, Chair Brian Alford, Vice Chair Dennis Shockley, Disbursing Agent Larry Nash White, Secretary (non-voting) Nancy Anthony Bo Birdsong Jennifer Edmunson Chaya Fletcher Arlita Harris Rachel Johnson Elizabeth Larios Carolyn Leslie Penny McCaleb Tracy McDaniel DJ Morgan

8 In Review

Library staff offer unique takes on their most recent reads. Go on — find your next great read and place a hold using our online catalog.

featured events

Mukesh Patel Kim Patterson Leah Rubio Jay Scambler Jim Shonts Judy Smith Beth Toland Susan Tucker Craig Woodruff Tracey Zeeck

10 Featured Events

Every issue we'll bring you a roundup of programming across the library system. Take your pick from dozens of events to learn something new this month.

18 Bilingual Beats

Armed with a kazoo and ukulele, Latin American family musician Sonia De Los Santos helps us celebrate Hispanic and Latinx Heritages Month.

Ex Officio OKC Mayor David Holt County Commissioner Brian Maughan The official magazine of Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County, Info, is published monthly by MLS Marketing & Communications, 300 Park Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73102.

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New to Downtown Library: The Oklahoma Contemporary Art Reference Library consists of over 400 books of interest to art aficionados as well as novice artists and everyone in between. Cover photo by Brandon Smith.

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ump up the Volumes

By George Lang, Oklahoma Contemporary

Photo by Brandon Smith

Many art reference libraries come with a brutal caveat: The books cannot be checked out. This forces art lovers to soak in as much information as they can at the library, as they can’t enjoy and study the books in the comfort of their own homes, schools or businesses.

For Oklahoma City, that changes now.

Metropolitan Library System and Oklahoma Contemporary open the new Oklahoma Contemporary Art Reference Library, a circulating collection located on the second floor of the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library. Consisting of over 400 books covering the history, importance and key players of contemporary art, the Oklahoma Contemporary Art Reference Library encourages visitors not only to browse and enjoy the new space, but to take books with them.

ArtDesk magazine, Kirkpatrick Foundation and Christian Keesee, Oklahoma Contemporary chairman and founder, worked with the Library and the art center to bring the collection to life. Many of the titles came from Keesee’s private shelves, while others were reviewed by ArtDesk magazine or recommended by the staff at Oklahoma Contemporary.

Jeremiah Matthew Davis, Oklahoma Contemporary artistic director, said the idea for the art reference library came from Keesee, who saw a specific need that was not being met by many similar collections.

“Oklahoma Contemporary encourages artistic expression in all its forms, and that very much includes literature and poetry, the literary arts and writing,” Davis said. “We have a small, non-circulating reading library of art design, architecture, performance and dance books in our Creative Lounge.”

“After a visit to the Downtown Library location, Mr. Keesee pitched an idea for a collaboration with the Metropolitan Library System. We started conversations with the library, which has been a partner of ours for many years. We began a dialogue about how we could collaborate to form a collection that would circulate.”

Louisa McCune, Kirkpatrick Foundation executive director, said today’s artists frame issues, improve communities and affect change. Their spotlight in Metro Library’s art reference library makes this a one-of-akind resource for the residents of Oklahoma County. cont.Ù

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“Not only does this library make picture perfect the process of private and public collaboration, but it re-enforces the reality that artists are cultivated in the widespread reaches of every city, town and village,” McCune said. “Art democratizes, and so does this library collection.”

The art reference library features benches reminiscent of an art museum and, of course, the wildly vibrant books, which cover a broad array of topics, including Native

American artists and women in art. It also includes some topics that greatly expand the understanding of what contemporary art encompasses, like street art, graffiti, Polaroid photography and even children’s pop-up books. The collection includes volumes on Keith Haring, Takashi Murakami, Banksy and Roy Lichtenstein as well as books on Ed Ruscha, Ai Weiwei and David Hockney.

For Judie Matthews, special collections librarian for Metropolitan Library System, the

creation of the Oklahoma Contemporary Art Reference Library helps extend the mission of both Oklahoma Contemporary and the Downtown Library.

“The public library should be a responsive and innovative space,” Matthews said. “We want customers to discover new and exciting things that answer questions and engage their minds every time they walk through our doors or go to our website.”

Keesee said that, more than anything else, his hope for the Oklahoma Contemporary Art Reference Library is that it be used frequently and enthusiastically.

“I hope that people will be able to use the library to further their curiosity about contemporary art in general, but more specifically about the artists we are exhibiting at Oklahoma Contemporary,” he said. “What would really be great would be if many of the books got worn out and needed to be replaced.” u Photos by Brandon Smith

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Hair-Raising History

By Metro Library’s Special Collections & Research Department

Scan for link to info One of the great remnants of on the Ghost Tour old Oklahoma City, the Skirvin Hotel, is the oldest hotel in the state of Oklahoma. It sits on the corner of Robinson and Park avenues downtown, where it's seen guests come and go since 1911. Over the years the hotel has played host to dignitaries, movie stars and U.S. presidents.

After closing in 1988, the hotel was renovated and reopened for business in 2007, and now often serves as a temporary home to visiting NBA teams when they Scan for link to info on the Cemetery Tour come to town to play against the Thunder. It was a few years ago that one of those teams brought to light an interesting story that many locals already knew about the Skirvin.

As the story goes, one night the New York Knicks were in town. For some strange reason, most of the team couldn’t get to sleep. Of course, the next day the still sleepy athletes played poorly, and the Thunder came out victorious. Some of the team blamed their poor play on say hello to Effie, Perle or Mr. the Skirvin, more specifically Skirvin himself. on its famous ghost, Effie.

While the Skirvin might be According to legend, Effie the most well-known haunted was the mistress of Bill Skirvin, place in Oklahoma City, it’s owner of the hotel. When certainly not the only home to she became pregnant, Mr. have supernatural activity in Skirvin quietly kept her on the town. If you’d like to explore 10th floor. Distraught, Effie a few creepy places in OKC, eventually jumped to her death. check out our tour of historical Now the ghost, who is said to haunted sites of the city. frequently pay amorous visits Postcard circa 1960 | Courtesy of Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County Use the camera app in your to guests, haunts the 10th floor, smartphone to scan these QR often showing herself to gentlemen staying Perle Mesta, and even Mr. Skirvin. There codes. The first takes you to a Google Map there. She’s been known to linger over the have been stories told of ghosts getting on showcasing hair-raising spots on an OKC beds of unexpecting visitors, sit on the bed the elevator, lights staying on after they’ve ghost tour, and the second sends you to a beside them, stroke their hair and even jump been disconnected, phantom carts rolling Google Map displaying the City Founders in the shower with guests of the Skirvin. themselves down the hallway and strange Walking Tour of Fairlawn Cemetery. The While Effie is the most well-known of noises coming from empty rooms. And cemetery tour introduces you to some of the ghosts haunting the famous hotel, other who knows, maybe if you ever find yourself our earliest settlers who influenced the ghosts said to haunt the building include staying at the Skirvin, you’ll get the chance to development of Oklahoma City. u

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in review

NonFiction/ All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and 363.7 AL416a Solutions for the Climate Crisis edited by Ayanna Elizabeth Johnson and Katherine K. Wilkinson Available formats: book, e-audiobook (Libby) In this beautifully nuanced and intersectional collection of essays, poems and illustrations, a diverse group of women from a plethora of scientific and artistic disciplines share their perspectives on the climate crisis we face today. Drawing from scientific data, Indigenous wisdom and teachings, social justice and activism, and critiques of extractive systems of colonialism and capitalism, these illuminating writings bare the alarming truth, while instilling a profound sense of hope for the future we can build if we are brave enough to act swiftly and boldly. The contributors hail from India, California, Mexico, Chicago and more — their homes experiencing the detrimental effects of climate change and environmental racism that threatens the livelihood of their communities. Their messages, full of grief for what is lost and hope for what can be saved, inspire readers to think beyond climate fatalism and pessimism toward tangible solutions, many of which have been fought for by marginalized and frontline communities for decades. This book is a necessary read for anyone interested in learning how to participate in the climate movement. reviewed by: Lupita Gonzalez is an engagement specialist II at Capitol Hill Library. She enjoys biking and spending time with her two cats, Xolo and Catrina.

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City Spies

by James Ponti

J Fiction/PON

Available formats: book, e-book, e-audiobook (Libby) When you find yourself thinking about a book’s characters six months after you finished it, you know there’s something there.

Twelve-year-old Sara is a New Yorker in her bones and a hacker in her blood — ready to rise above the system that keeps letting her down. She almost gets away with it too but is caught and finds herself at the mercy of a curious Brit who calls himself “Mother.”

What he offers in exchange for her expertise is a chance to escape crooked foster parents and make a new family instead — a family of misfit MI6 operatives, each uniquely remarkable in very specific talents. Working together, they’re like a symphony of crime-fighters — a reading treat! While the plot is a bit formulaic and some characters underdeveloped, it’s an exciting, globe-trotting read, great for kids into mysteries and misfits. Fortunately, the first sequel is out and more are planned! reviewed by: Jennifer England-Burnside is a librarian at the Northwest Library and has also worked at the Downtown Library. She’s worked at Brooklyn Public Library and is a school librarian at a lovely little school in Edmond.

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

by Kim Michelle Richardson

Fiction/RIC

Available formats: book, large print, book on CD, e-book (hoopla), e-audiobook (Libby or hoopla) Have you ever been ignored, left out, shunned? If so, you will relate to “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.”

Born and raised in the Kentucky backwoods, Cussy Mary Carter or Bluett, as she’s nicknamed, is the last of the famed Blue People of Kentucky. Pa works in the coal mine and before Mamma died, he swore he’d see his only child married. He sets out the courting candle but Bluett, at 19, sees no need to marry; she’s earning money on her own as a WPA Pack Horse librarian.

Bluett’s route takes her into hidden coves and dark hollers.

Superstitions run high in them thar hills, and most customers only want the materials without seeing or touching Bluett out of fear.

Fortunately though, some customers become her friends, seeing the kind person beneath the indigo hue. When the town doctor suggests a cure for Bluett, she hopes the treatment will turn her blue skin white and all her troubles will be over.

“The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” is a beautiful heartwrenching story of hope, discrimination and redemption. reviewed by: A born and raised Oklahomie, Kelley Riha is an actor, playwright and improv artist. She treasures her family, Chickasaw heritage and golf (the Zen kind).

Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake

by Alexis Hall

Fiction/HAL

Available formats: book, e-book If you miss the comforting hug that is a new season of “The Great British Baking Show,” then this book is for you. Rosaline’s life was planned out for her before she could even walk, but when having a baby at 19 changes those plans, she finds herself in a deadend job with no foreseeable way out. When she gets a chance to be on Britain’s premier baking show, “Bake Expectations,” she jumps at the opportunity. While she expected the experience of a lifetime, she didn’t expect to find two very different, and attractive, men baking alongside her. Rosaline must make a choice: Does she want to get back on the path that was always meant for her? Or does she choose to find happiness where she already is? This book was a delightful distraction that lifted my spirits. The details and writing style perfectly evoke “The Great British Baking Show,” while giving us a behind-the-scenes look at reality television. Grab a cup of tea and check it out! reviewed by: Tess Botkin is a librarian at Northwest Library. When she isn’t planning a storytime or making a new felt set, you can find her climbing, skating or cycling to her next adventure.

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october featured events To see the latest information about library programs and events, click on the Attend menu on the MLS website: metrolibrary.org. All events are virtual unless otherwise noted.

Metropolitan Library Commission Meeting Downtown Library

Oct. 21 at 3:30pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Adults Oct. 4 at 6pm

Adult Kit: Fall Pumpkin Décor** Adults

Oct. 20 at 9:30am

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Adults Oct. 20 at 6pm TED Talk Discussion: Terrify and Teach* All Ages

Oct. 20 at 7pm

Pre-K Kit: Number Explorers** Birth-PreK

Oct. 25–31

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Adults Oct. 25 at 6pm Bilingual Book Club and Conversation/ Bilingüe Club del Lectura y Conversacion* Adults Oct. 26 at 7pm Family Kit: Haunt the Library** All Ages

Almonte Library Teen Anime Club* Teens

Mother Goose on the Loose at Home!

Birth-PreK

Oct. 5 at 6pm Oct. 6–10

Pre-K Storytime - Hispanic/Latinx Heritages Month Birth-PreK Oct. 6 at 9:30am English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Adults Oct. 6 at 6pm

Oct. 27–31

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Adults Oct. 27 at 6pm

Belle Isle Library Teentober Book Bags** Teens

Oct. 1–30

Elementary Take Home Kit: Glowing Campfire** Kids

Oct. 4–10

Early Childhood Take Home Kit: Fall Playdough** Birth-PreK

Oct. 4–10

Outdoor Reader’s Theater and STEM Activity: Little Red Riding Hood* Birth-PreK, Kids

Oct. 6 at 4pm

Family Storytime - Hispanic/Latinx Heritages Month* All Ages Oct. 11 at 7pm

Jigsaw Puzzle Swap All Ages

Oct. 9 at 2pm

Teen Anime Club* Teens

Oct. 12 at 6pm

Elementary Take Home Kit: Glowing Campfire Craft** Kids Oct. 12–16

Sketch Savvy: Owls* All Ages

Oct. 13 at 7pm

Adult Kit: Paper Mache Alebrijes** Adults

Pre-K Kit: Number Explorers** Birth-PreK

Oct.11–17

Oct. 18–24

Cuéntame Un Cuento Bilingual Storytime* Birth-PreK Oct. 18 at 10:30am English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Adults Oct. 18 at 6pm Teen Anime Club* Teens

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Oct. 19 at 6pm

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Elementary Take Home Kit: Haunted Hands Salt and Ice Experiments** Kids Oct. 18–30 Early Childhood Take Home Kit : Spider Sensory Play** Birth-PreK Oct. 18–31 Murder at the Zoo: Take Home Murder Mystery Kit** Teens, Adults Oct. 18–31 Halloween Reverse Trick or Treat** Birth-PreK, Kids, Teens

Oct. 30 at 2pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 6) Adults Oct. 7 at 6pm

Bethany Library Friday Night Movies All Ages

Oct. 1

Spoticus Out Of This World** Kids

Oct. 12–16

Guatemalan Worry Dolls/Muñecas Quitapena Take Home Kit** Teens, Adults Oct. 1–15

Horror Special FX Halloween Makeup Tutorial Kit** Adults Oct. 18–22

Bethany StoryWalk® All Ages

Oct. 1–31

Asian Culture Club Teens

Spoticus Out Of This World** Kids

Oct. 4–10

Homework & Reading Help Kids

Paper Pumpkin Take Home Kit** All Ages Virtual Rocket Readers* Kids Friday Night Movies All Ages DIY Secret Mini Library** Teens, Adults Virtual Rocket Readers* Kids Friday Night Movies All Ages Take Home Kit: Milk Carton Haunted House Birth-PreK, Kids** Teen Book Club* Teens Virtual Rocket Readers* Kids

Virtual Rocket Readers* Kids

Oct. 4 at 9am Oct. 4 at 4:30pm Oct. 8 Oct. 11–17 Oct. 11 at 4:30pm Oct. 15 Oct. 15–23 Oct. 16 at 2pm

Oct. 18 at 6pm Oct. 19 at 4:30pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 6) Adults Oct. 19 at 6pm Capitol Hill After School Events Kids, Teens Latin American Film Club* Adults

Oct. 20 at 4:15pm Oct. 20 at 6pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 6) Adults Oct. 21 at 6pm Sugar Skull Craft Kit** Kids, Teens Haunted House All Ages Homework & Reading Help Kids

Oct. 25–29 Oct. 25 at 6pm Oct. 26 at 4:30pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 6) Adults Oct. 26 at 6pm

Oct. 18 at 4:30pm

Capitol Hill After School Events Kids, Teens

Oct. 25 at 4:30pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 6) Adults Oct. 28 at 6pm OKC Mobile Market All Ages

Capitol Hill Library OKC Ballet: From Page to Stage Kids

Oct. 2 at 1pm

Grow Your Own Crystal Teens

Oct. 4 at 6pm

Oct. 30 at 9am

Choctaw Library Teen Led RPG Teens

Capitol Hill After School Events Kids, Teens

Oct. 5 at 4:15pm

Storytime Birth-PreK

Homework & Reading Help Kids

Oct. 5 at 4:30pm

Outdoor LEGO Club Kids

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 6) Adults Oct. 5 at 6pm

Oct. 28 at 4:15pm

Adult Paint By Number Take Home Kit* Adults

Oct. 4 at 1pm Oct. 5 at 10am Oct. 6 at 4pm Oct. 12 at 9am

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Financial Literacy Month: Budget Box Take-Home Kit* Adults Oct. 16 at 9am

Choctaw Library, cont.

Storytime Birth-PreK

Oct. 12 at 10am

Little Life Skills: Cooking** Birth-PreK

Storytime Birth-PreK

Oct. 19 at 10am

CLC High School Equivalency Classes (HSE 1) Adults

Oct. 19 at 1pm

Teen Virtual Dungeons & Dragons Teens

Oct. 19 at 4pm

Beyond the Book: Ghostly Adventures Kids

Oct. 20 at 4pm

Storytime Birth-PreK Novels at Night* Adults

Oct. 26 at 10am Oct. 28 at 6:30pm

Del City Library

Oct. 18–24

Adult Board Game Night: Zoom Edition!* Adults

Oct. 19 at 6:30pm

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Teens

Oct. 20 at 3:30pm

CLC High School Equivalency Classes (HSE 1) Adults

Oct. 21 at 1pm

The Book Drop - Teen Book Box** Teens

Oct. 1

CLC High School Equivalency Classes (HSE 1) Adults

Oct. 26 at 1pm

The Book Drop Junior - Youth Book Box** Kids

Oct. 1

Teen Virtual Dungeons & Dragons Teens

Oct. 26 at 4pm

DIY Cat Decoration Take-Home Kit All Ages

Oct. 1 at 9am

Paranorman Fest (Zoom): Haunted Oklahoma with Jeff Provine!* Adults Oct. 26 at 7pm

Lotería Take-Home Kit All Ages

Oct. 1 at 9am

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Teens

Little Life Skills: Tidying Up** Birth-PreK

Oct. 4–10

CLC High School Equivalency Classes (HSE 1) Adults Teen Virtual Dungeons & Dragons Teens

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Teens

Oct. 5 at 1pm Oct. 5 at 4pm Oct. 6 at 3:30pm

Oct. 27 at 3:30pm

CLC High School Equivalency Classes (HSE 1) Adults

Oct. 28at 1pm

Harry Potter Trivia Night* Kids, Teens

Oct. 28at 7pm

Downtown Library Take Home Kit: Astrology Bracelet!** Kids, Teens

Oct. 1–9

CLC High School Equivalency Classes (HSE 1) Adults

Oct. 7 at 1pm

Guatemalan Worry Dolls/Muñecas Quitapena** Teens, Adults

Science Shorts* Kids

Oct. 7 at 6pm

Paranormal Ornaments* All Ages

Oct. 1 at 9am

Science Shorts* Kids

Oct. 7 at 6:45pm

Take Home Kit: Fall Garland* Kids, Teens, Adults

Oct. 4 at 9am

Oct. 1–15

Financial Literacy Month: Investing 101 - ZOOM* Adults Oct. 9 at 10am

Music Time* Birth-PreK

Oct. 5 at 11am

Teen Virtual Dungeons & Dragons Teens

Paranormal Story & Song: Monsters!* Birth-PreK, Kids

Oct. 5 at 11am

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Teens 12

Oct. 12 at 4pm Oct. 13 at 3:30pm

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Take Home Kit: Scary Salt Art!** Kids

Oct. 12–19

Top Secret Detectives* Kids Story & Song: Stars & Moon!* Birth-PreK, Kids

College Test Prep Basics* Teens, Adults Take Home Kit: Create a Monster!** Birth-PreK, Kids Story & Song Pumpkins!* Birth-PreK, Kids Take Home Kit: Glitter Cob Web!** All Ages Spooky D&D One Shot* Teens, Adults

Oct. 12 at 9am Oct. 12 at 11am Oct. 14 at 9am

Oct. 12–18

DIY Bookmark - Take-and-Make for ages 6-12* Kids Oct. 12 at 9am

Oct. 23–31

Slimy Spooky Craft Hour - Take-and-Make and Virtual Event for K-5th* Kids Oct. 12 at 4:30pm

Oct. 23 at 1pm

Oct. 29 at 10am

Edmond Library Oct. 4 at 9:30am Oct. 5 at Noon

English as a Second Language Classes - Advanced Beginner (ESL 7) Adults Oct. 5 at 2pm English as a Second Language Classes - Intermediate (ESL 11) Adults Oct. 5 at 5pm Oct. 7 at 9:30am

English as a Second Language Classes - Advanced Beginner (ESL 7) Adults Oct. 7 at 2pm The In-Be-TWEENS: Cartooning Class* Kids, Teens

Silly Pumpkin Faces Take and Make for Ages 2-5* Birth-PreK

Oct. 19 at 11am

Spooktacular Storytime* Birth-PreK, Kids

Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK

Tweens & Teens Take-Home: Mini Pumpkin Decorating Contest** Kids, Teens Oct. 12–18

Baby Bumkins Take and Make Kit for ages 0-12 months** Birth-PreK Oct. 12–18

Oct. 26 at 11am

Cozy Mystery Book Club* Adults

Oct. 11 at 4pm

Oct. 15–23

Paranormal Story & Song: Ghosts!* Birth-PreK, Kids

Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK

The Magic Tree House Book Adventures Club: Vacation Under the Volcano* Kids

Oct. 7 at 4pm

Edmond Writing Group* Adults

Oct. 12 at 7pm

Tales from the Silver SCREAM* Adults

Oct. 13 at 7pm

Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK Heard on Hurd All Ages Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK

Oct. 14 at 9:30am Oct. 16 at 6pm Oct. 18 at 9:30am

English as a Second Language Classes - Advanced Beginner (ESL 7) Adults Oct. 19 at 2pm English as a Second Language Classes - Intermediate (ESL 11) Adults Oct. 19 at 5pm Tales from the Silver SCREAM* Adults Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK

Oct. 20 at 7pm Oct. 21 at 9:30am

English as a Second Language Classes - Advanced Beginner (ESL 7) Adults Oct. 21 at 2pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Intermediate (ESL 11) Adults Oct. 7 at 5pm

The In-Be-TWEENS: Urban Legends Series Presents — Autumn Chills* Kids, Teens Oct. 21 at 4pm

Edmond Vibes All Ages

English as a Second Language Classes - Intermediate (ESL 11) Adults Oct. 21 at 5pm

Book Bunch Book Club* Adults Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK

Oct. 7 at 5pm Oct. 9 at 1:30pm Oct. 11 at 9:30am

The Booknerds: YA Book Boxes* Teens Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK

Oct. 25 at 9am Oct. 25 at 9:30am

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Jones Storytime Birth-PreK

Edmond Library, cont.

The Magic Tree House Book Adventures Club: Vacation Under the Volcano* Kids

Oct. 25 at 4pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Advanced Beginner (ESL 7) Adults Oct. 26 at 2pm English as a Second Language Classes - Intermediate (ESL 11) Adults Oct. 26 at 5pm Edmond Writing Group* Adults

Oct. 26 at 7pm

Tales from the Silver SCREAM* Adults

Oct. 27 at 7pm

Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK

Oct. 28 at 9:30am

English as a Second Language Classes - Advanced Beginner (ESL 7) Adults Oct. 28 at 2pm English as a Second Language Classes - Intermediate (ESL 11) Adults Oct. 28 at 5pm Keep Your Immune in Tune* Adults

Oct. 30 at 2pm

Harrah Library Online D&D Teens

Oct. 7 at 4pm

Online D&D Teens

Oct. 14 at 4pm

Online D&D Teens

Oct. 21 at 4pm

Online D&D Teens

Oct. 28 at 4pm

Jones Library Jones Storytime Birth-PreK

Oct. 7 at 10am

Crafternoon Kids

Oct. 12 at 9am

Jones Storytime Birth-PreK

Oct. 14 at 10am

Jones Storytime Birth-PreK

Oct. 21 at 10am

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Oct. 28 at 10am

Midwest City Library Spooky Scavenger Hunt Kids

Oct. 4 at 9am

Scrabble Anyone!!!* Adults

Oct. 4 at 9am

Make it Together: Marble Maze All Ages

Oct. 4 at 9am

Memory Care & Mental Awareness* Adults

Oct. 4 at 8pm

Rhyme of the Month Club* Birth-PreK

Oct. 5 at 9am

Outdoor LEGO Club All Ages

Oct. 5 at 4:30pm

Storytime in the Park!

Birth-PreK

Oct. 6 at 10am

Nonfiction Book Club* Adults

Oct. 7 at 2pm

Storytime in the Park!

Birth-PreK

Oct. 13 at 10am

Storytime in the Park!

Birth-PreK

Oct. 20 at 10am

Northwest Library Fall Gardening & Outdoor Decorating Tips* Adults

Oct. 4 at 6:30pm

Storytime* Birth-PreK

Oct. 5 at 9:30am

Powerful Tools for Caregivers Workshop* Adults

Oct. 5 at 6:30pm

NW Kids CRAFT! Chihuly “Macchia” Art* Kids

Oct. 6 at 9am

Recycled Art Challenge* Adults

Oct. 6 at 9pm

NW Kids CODE! Algorithm Adventure* Kids

Oct. 9 at 2pm

NW Kids CODE! Algorithm Adventure* Kids

Oct. 12 at 4:30pm

Powerful Tools for Caregivers Workshop* Adults

Oct. 12 at 6:30pm

No-Tech Coding for Teens* Teens

Oct. 13 at 9am

TeenTober: College Prep Resource Kit* Teens

Make Your Own Alphabet Book Kit* Birth-PreK

Oct. 13 at 9am

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 1) Adults

Oct. 19 at 9:30am

Shelf Indulgence: YA Book Club* Teens, Adults

Oct. 14 at 6pm

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 1) Adults

Oct. 21 at 9:30am

Oct. 18 at 9am

Family Book Club* Kids

Oct. 18 at 6:30pm

Spooky Slime Take Home Kit Kids

Oct. 25–31

Storytime* Birth-PreK

Oct. 19 at 9:30am

TeenTober: Bargello Bracelet* Teens

Oct. 25 at 9am

The Urban Poets* Teens, Adults

Oct. 25 at 7pm

NW Kids CREATE! Zip away from Zombies!* Kids Family Storytime* Birth-PreK

Oct. 20 at 9am Oct. 25 at 6:30pm

Northwest Kids QUESTION! Sherlock Bones and the Mysterious Missing Mouse Kids Oct. 26 at 4:30pm Festive Fall Family Fun Kit* Birth-PreK, Kids

Oct. 27 at 9am

Book Boxes for Teens* Teens

Oct. 27 at 9am

Northwest Kids QUESTION! Sherlock Bones and the Mysterious Missing Mouse Kids Oct. 28 at 4:30pm

Ralph Ellison Library

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 1) Adults

Oct. 26 at 9:30am

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 1) Adults

Oct. 28 at 9:30am

Southern Oaks Library Guatemalan Worry Dolls/Muñecas Quitapena Teens, Adults

Oct. 1–15

Tweens & Teens Take and Make Kit: Día de los Muertos** Teens Oct. 4–10 CLC U.S. Citizenship Classes (CIT 2)* Adults Online Preschool Activities* Birth-PreK

Oct. 7 at 6:30pm Oct. 11 at 10:30am

TeenTober: Sticky Note Draw-lloween** Teens

Oct. 1–31

Guatemalan Worry Dolls/Muñecas Quitapena Teens, Adults

Movie Club* Teens, Adults

Oct. 1–15

Shared Language Poetry Project Kids, Teens, Adults

Tweens & Teens Take and Make Kit: Paper Chain Wall Hanging** Teens Oct. 18–31

Oct. 1–31

CLC U.S. Citizenship Classes (CIT 2)* Adults

TeenTober- Nailed It or Failed It Challenge* Teens

Oct. 1 at 8am

Financial Planning Month Take Home Kit Teens, Adults

Online Preschool Activities* Birth-PreK

Oct. 4 at 8am

CLC U.S. Citizenship Classes (CIT 2)* Adults

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 1) Adults

Oct. 5 at 9:30am

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 1) Adults

Oct. 7 at 9:30am

Bookish- Teen Subscription Box* Teens

Oct. 18 at 6am

Oct. 13 at 6:15pm

Oct. 21 at 6:30pm Oct. 25 at 10:30am Oct. 28 at 6:30pm

The Village Library Guatemalan Worry Dolls/Muñecas Quitapena Teens, Adults

Oct. 1–15

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The Village Library, cont.

Music with Ginger Online Program* Birth-PreK

Wright Library

Oct. 7 at 10am

Teen Take & Make Lit Kit** Teens

Oct. 12

Early Childhood Take Home Kit* Birth-PreK

Oct. 12 at 9am

Children’s Take Home Kit* Kids

Oct. 12 at 9:15am

Take Home Tuesday: Adults* Adults

Oct. 12 at Noon

Art Around the World: The Philippines - Make Your Own Paper Banig* Kids, Teens, Adults Oct. 5 at 9:30am Take and Make a Mini Ghost Piñata* All Ages

Oct. 19 at 9:30am

System Wide Programs Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL)* Adults Indigenous Storytime Birth-PreK

Oct. 4 at 10am Oct. 5 at 9:30am

Full STEAM Ahead Online + Take Home Kit* Kids

Oct. 14 at 4pm

OKC Ballet: From Page to Stage Kids

Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL)* Adults

Oct. 6 at 10am

Oct. 16 at 1pm

Sonia’s Instruments All Ages

Oct. 6 at 10am

Warr Acres Library Guatemalan Worry Dolls/Muñecas Quitapena Teens, Adults

Children Reading to Dogs* Kids

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 4) Adults Oct. 6 at 2pm Escape Into the Library!* Teens

Oct. 9 at 2pm

Animal Engineers - Bees* Kids

Oct. 14 at 4:30pm Oct. 16 at 11am

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 4) Adults Oct. 18 at 2pm English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 4) Adults Oct. 20 at 2pm LEGO Club - Fall Mosaics* Kids

Oct. 23 at 10:30am

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 4) Adults Oct. 25 at 2pm English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 4) Adults Oct. 27 at 2pm

Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL)* Adults Latin American Rhythms All Ages Children Reading to Dogs* Kids Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL)* Adults Get Cooking: Air Fryers* Adults Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL)* Adults Children Reading to Dogs* Kids

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Oct. 27 at 10am

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English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 4) Adults Oct. 4 at 2pm

Book Club:TBA* Adults

Oct. 7 at 6:30pm

Oct. 28 at 6:30pm

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Bilingual Beats

By Metro Library’s Marketing & Communications Department

Sonia De Los Santos will inspire families to clap and sing along to her Spanish-language and English songs.

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If you’re in need of uplifting, we couldn’t think of a better person for the task than Latin American family musician Sonia De Los Santos.

Armed with cheerful instruments like kazoos and ukuleles, the 2019 Latin Grammy nominee will uplift Metro Library customers virtually through three Facebook Live events celebrating Hispanic and Latinx Heritages Month. De Los Santos, a native of Mexico who’s usually bedecked in bold colors with a beaming smile that never seems to fade, might just be the epitome of joy.

In fact, “¡Alegría!,” meaning “joy” in Spanish, is one of her favorite songs to perform, and it happens to be a crowd-pleaser as well.

That song, and her other Spanish-language and bilingual songs, will make an appearance on her set list for Metro Library customers in September and October. “‘¡Alegría!’ is very simple to sing along to, but it also has a very special story attached to it,” she said. “I wrote it because my mom told me I was born with a smile on my face.

I thought, ‘What? I thought all babies were born crying!’ It’s a personal anecdote that puts a smile on my face again and again, every time I think about it.”

During “¡Alegría!,” De Los Santos prompts listeners to think about their favorite memory, person or color that makes them happy and encourages them to hang onto that thought and revisit it on days when things aren’t going their way.

Don’t be surprised if De Los Santos’s music inspires you to get off your feet, clap along with her prompts and even dance a little. And if you don’t speak Spanish, no worries — you’ll have fun following along with the musician’s gestures and prompts and will likely learn something along the way.

“Even if you don’t speak Spanish, you’ll still be able to follow along,” she said. “Even if we’re not in the same space, you can follow hand motions and participate in that way.” u

Sonia De Los Santos Facebook Live Performances: Bilingual Music Performance Wed, Sept. 29, at 10am Latin American Instruments Wed, Oct. 6, at 10am Introduction to Latin American Rhythms Wed, Oct. 13, at 10am These virtual events take place on facebook.com/metrolibrary and are sponsored in part by the Friends of the Metropolitan Library System, with assistance from Oklahoma Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. Learn about other Hispanic/Latinx Heritages Month events at metrolibrary.org/hispanicheritage.

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3 BETHANY 6700 NW 35th, Bethany, 789-8363

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4 CAPITOL HILL 327 SW 27th, OKC, 634-6308

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5 CHOCTAW 2525 Muzzy Street, Choctaw, 390-8418

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6 DEL CITY 4330 SE 15th, Del City, 672-1377

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7 DOWNTOWN 300 Park Ave., OKC, 231-8650

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8 EDMOND 10 S. Boulevard, Edmond, 341-9282

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9 HARRAH 1930 N. Church Avenue, Harrah, 454-2001

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10 JONES 9295 Willa Way, Jones, 399-5471

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11 LUTHER 310 NE 3rd, Luther, 277-9967

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12 MIDWEST CITY 8143 E. Reno, MWC, 732-4828

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13 NICOMA PARK* 2240 Overholser, Nicoma Park, 769-9452

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14 NORTHWEST 5600 NW 122nd, OKC, 606-3580

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15 RALPH ELLISON 2000 NE 23rd, OKC, 424-1437

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16 SOUTHERN OAKS 6900 S. Walker, OKC 631-4468

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17 THE VILLAGE 10307 N. Pennsylvania Ave., The Village, 755-0710

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18 WARR ACRES 5901 NW 63rd, Warr Acres, 721-2616

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19 WRIGHT* 2101 Exchange, OKC, 235-5035

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