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new info As the end of the school year approaches, your library is here to offer enriching and entertaining experiences to keep learning happening outside the classroom. At Metro Library, we are gearing up for Summer Reading and want to remind people of all ages how much fun it is to read. We encourage you to “Get Caught Reading” this month. If you have a favorite way of reading or catch someone else reading, tag us on social media @ metrolibraryok and use the hashtag: #IReadBecause We are happy to announce our libraries are now providing notary services to our guests. Your local library may provide information and answer questions about this new offering, including hours and availability.

Spring is a perfect time to explore new books and old favorites and put them all to use. Home repairs and remodeling? From electrical wiring to deck building, we have hundreds of books to meet your needs.

Starting a vegetable garden, re-working a flower bed, or exploring indoor plants? From the Farmer’s Almanac predictions to Hilton Carter’s interiors to instructional programming, our materials offer advice and encouragement. Our libraries are the best place to find people and resources for both the ordinary and the extraordinary. We are happy to welcome you every day.

Larry Nash White

Larry Nash White, Ph.D., M.S.L.S Executive Director of the Metropolitan Library System

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

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Editors Kellie Delaney Paula Joseph-Johnson

4 The Midas Man

Learn about businessman, innovator, and Oklahoman Sylvan “Syl” Goldman. Most wellknown as the inventor of the shopping cart, there is more to Syl than his golden touch.

Designer David Hoffner Contributing Writers Sheldon Beach Tess Botkin Katherine Hickey Buddy Johnson Ann Meeks Kelley Riha

6 In Review

Need a good book to read this month? Check out our reviews for something for all ages.

info magazine METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SYSTEM 300 Park Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Editorial: (405) 231-8650 Email: askalibrarian@metrolibrary.org

8 Get Caught Reading Month

MLS Commission Brian Alford, Chair Cynthia Friedemann, Vice Chair Craig Woodruff, Disbursing Agent Larry Nash White, Secretary (non-voting) Nancy Anthony Bo Birdsong Ann Caine Jennifer Edmunson Arlita Harris Shamia Jackson Rachel Johnson Elizabeth Larios Penny McCaleb Tracy McDaniel Richard McQuillar

D.J. Morgan Mukesh Patel Kim Patterson Chaya Pennington Leah Rubio Jay Scambler Judy Smith Beth Toland Susan Tucker Tracey Zeeck

We’re celebrating Get Caught Reading Month with some fun and interesting ways to get caught reading.

10 Featured Events

featured events

With many libraries now hosting in-person programs, head to our calendar of events and find some great events to attend.

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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The Midas Man

We often take for granted the everyday things we use to accomplish mundane tasks like buying groceries. Have you ever been in the grocery store, pushing a cart like you’ve probably done a thousand times, and wondered who came up with the idea to design the shopping cart? It might surprise you to learn the shopping cart was first created here in Oklahoma.

Born in Ardmore, Sylvan “Syl” Goldman (1898-1984) was the son

by Sheldon Beach, Special Collections and Research

of immigrants. His father, Michael, came to the US from Latvia in 1880 and made the land run in 1889. His mother, Hortense, came to the US later from Alsace-Lorraine, then a part of the German Empire. The two married in 1894 and had two sons, one of whom was Sylvan Goldman.

One of only a handful of Jewish children in the city of Ardmore, young Syl went to Ardmore public schools for eight years. The Goldman family moved to Tulsa in 1913, where Syl began working in the family grocery business. In 1917, with war raging in Europe, Syl Goldman lied about his age and enlisted to serve in WWI. Due to his experience in the grocery business, he served as a mess sergeant during the war. Upon his return from the war, he formed a partnership with brother Alfred in the wholesale produce business in Texas. They later worked in California to learn more about the grocery business and eventually returned to Tulsa where they opened Sun Grocery.

The stores were a success, and a buyer came calling after the Goldman brothers in the late 1920s. Shortly after selling Sun Grocery to Safeway, Syl lost most of his fortune in the stock market crash of 1929. It was then that he and Alfred decided to open a new grocery chain. Since a clause in their contract with Safeway prevented them from competing in Tulsa, the brothers decided to set up shop in Oklahoma City, where they would go on to run many successful grocery operations.

Despite his success in the grocery business, Syl Goldman is primarily known for one thing: inventing the shopping cart. Inspired by folding chairs in 1936 Goldman, along with maintenance man and carpenter Fred Young, designed the first shopping cart. In June 1937 he began advertising the invention, marketing to shoppers weary of carrying baskets. The new invention was initially met with reluctance by shoppers, however. People believed they were perfectly capable of carrying around their own baskets, so why would they need the help of a basket on wheels? Always the imaginative innovator, Goldman hired actors to push the carts around in his stores, demonstrating to other customers their convenience and ease. The trend caught on and the cart revolutionized self-service shopping around the world. The shopping cart was Goldman’s most famous invention, but not his only one. Other Goldman grocery-related inventions included the grocery sacker and milk bottle racks. Baggage carts were one of his non-grocery inventions.

Sylvan Goldman was also known for his philanthropic work. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1971. He died on November 25, 1984, at the age of 86, and is buried at Fairlawn Cemetery.

Syl Goldman Park at 5353 South Independence Avenue in southwest Oklahoma City was named for him. u Images courtesy of the Oklahoma Historical Society.

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in review

Arsenic and Adobo

by Mia P. Manansala

MYSTERY MAN

Caul Baby

by Morgan Jerkins

FICTION JER

Available formats: Book, eBook, eAudiobook

Available formats: Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print

This cozy mystery manages to make readers feel hungry, shocked, and comforted at the same time. Part of a new era of cozy mysteries increasing diversity in the genre, Arsenic and Adobo is a promising start to this series. Lila has moved back to her hometown after leaving her cheating ex. Working at her family’s Filipino restaurant, she runs into her high school sweetheart. She soon finds out he has changed, and not only is he attacking her family’s restaurant with scathing reviews but doing the same to every local restaurant in town. Before Lila can figure out why, he dies while eating lunch at her family restaurant and she is the primary suspect. To clear her name, she will have to confront memories she would rather leave behind and finds unlikely friends in the process. All the characters in this book are interesting and interconnected in the way only small towns can be.

This is a good pick for traditional cozy mystery readers, but also those who have never tried the genre and want a quick read.

After several consecutive miscarriages, Laila seeks help from the most powerful family in Harlem – the Melancons. The Melancon women are born with a special skin tissue called a caul that, when imparted to another, heals them of their physical and emotional woes.

The tissue is costly and sold exclusively to affluent White families, a practice that divides and frustrates the residents of their predominantly Black neighborhood. As a Black woman, Laila is unable to purchase a caul and never recovers from the experience. Unbeknownst to her, her niece, Amara, experiences a surprise pregnancy with a "caul baby," or caulbearer. Amara hands her child to the Melancons who begin to sell her caul for profit. Now a grown woman and successful district attorney, Amara is set on ending the practice of selling cauls and taking down the family who has caused turmoil in her community for decades. "Caul Baby" is a memorable read and spans multiple genres: magical realism, family drama, and contemporary fiction. Morgan Jerkins brings the characters to life by exploring their connection to race, socioeconomic status, gender, and political footing. While diving into the complex themes of bodily autonomy and gentrification, this book is a quick read sure to stay with you long after you read the last page.

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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reviewed by: Katherine Hickey is a librarian at Belle Isle Library. She enjoys French culture, spending time outside, and testing new recipes she sees on the “The Great British Bake Off.”

Dark Shadows and Beyond: the Jonathan Frid Story

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Available formats: DVD Jonathan Frid rose to fame playing Barnabas Collins in the famed and unique gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, which aired on TV from 1966 to 1971, spawned two movies, and aired in syndication until 1990. There have been newer versions, but none as popular as the original. Although a familiar trope today, Barnabas was one of the first romantic and tortured vampires.

While his popular character led the way in making Dark Shadows a cult classic, the Canadian born actor was also a classically trained theater actor who appeared on Broadway. In addition to stories by family, friends, and fellow actors, including Marian Ross, who toured with him in Arsenic and Old Lace, David Selby, and Anthony Zerbe, there are interviews with and performances of the talented actor. One particularly enjoyable section features Frid reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which he did in his one-man shows. Throughout the DVD, Jonathan Frid comes across as not only talented, but as an interesting and nice person. reviewed by: Ann Meeks is a librarian at Ralph Ellison Library and has been with Metro Library for over 20 years. She's a third-generation librarian, as her grandmother and father were librarians. Her other grandmother and mother were both English teachers.

The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig

FICTION HAI

Available formats: Book, Book on CD, eBook, eAudiobook, Large Print Nora Seed has had enough of living.

Every disappointment pushes her closer to the edge and so, she ends it all. But, to her surprise, it is not the end.”

Nora wakes in The Midnight Library. She is guided by her kindly former school librarian, Mrs. Elm, who explains that book in the library holds Nora’s alternative lives – the lives Nora might have led had she made different life choices along the way. Sorting regrets from dreams, Nora strives to find an authentic life before her time runs out. Will she settle on being an heiress or addict, a parent or rock star?

Haig’s narrator reassures readers: “We only need to be one person. We only need to feel one existence. We don’t have to do everything in order to be everything because we are already infinite. While we are alive, we always contain a future of multifarious possibility.” 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).

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12 Ways to Get Caught Reading

by Buddy Johnson It is Get Caught Reading Month - promoting the fun of reading for readers of all ages. We compiled our top 12 ways to get caught reading.

We hope that this May you get caught too.

#1

Reading while exercising is a no-brainer! Health professionals recommend at least 30 minutes of exercise a day so you're killing two birds with one stone (or choose your own less-violent proverb).

Mind and body. Perfect harmony. It's simple with downloadables from your library -- just trade out the gym TVs for a Hoopla magazine, or switch from music to a Libby eAudiobook while jogging.

#2

Undoubtedly the most rewarding way to get caught reading is to read to children. Reading stories opens new worlds of imagination for youngsters and improves their academic success, strengthens their attention span, and aids in language and speech development. It makes you feel pretty good about yourself, too. Even cavemen knew this, and they didn't have books.

#3

No children? It's perfectly fine to get caught reading to your pets. Sure, some of the academic benefits are lost on them, but you still receive the benefits of reading, and you may strengthen the bond you have with your pets. On the other hand, they might look at you like you're a stupid human.

#4

How about reading while watching a movie? Yes, you can!

Watching a foreign movie on DVD from the library is a multilayered activity - you are essentially reading for a couple of hours but you're also enjoying the movie and broadening your cultural horizons!

#7

Put away your phone or computer and keep a book at your bedside. Read a bit before shoving off to the Land of Nod. Reading print books is a stress-reducer and affects your brain in ways that improve the quality of your sleep and, according to sleep scientists, can lead to some fantastic dreams.

#8

There's always the classic - reading in the bathtub. Both reading and bathing reduce stress so why not go for the double whammy or the full monty? Both old-school print books and new-fangled eBooks will work. But be careful - water damage knows no favorites!

#9

Sporting events are great places to get caught reading. Baseball games from Little League all the way up to Dodger Stadium can provide the perfect pace. If you just read between innings, you'll bag 34 minutes - throw in a rain delay and you can get in that new novel you've been putting off.

#10

Most of us hate sitting in waiting rooms. Even though waiting rooms are full of reading material, why risk a handsanitizer moment when it is so easy to stash a book in your bag for your reading pleasure? And, of course, the library's digital downloads make it easy to grab a magazine or mystery novel on your eReader or mobile device - you may find yourself looking forward to getting caught reading at your next dental appointment.

#11

Read a book at the bar and improve the intellectual quality of your next date. A paperback from the library's classics collection works every time!

Reading can be a wonderful way to explore Oklahoma City.

Grab some reading material from the library and try different venues for reading. Get caught reading in one of Oklahoma City’s 170 public parks like Top O' Town, the Myriad Gardens, or at the Boathouse District. How about one of the benches on Skydance Bridge suspended over I-40? You'll be surprised how different it is to experience these places while reading.

#6

#12

#5

People have been reading on the move since the Egyptians read papyruses in their chariots. Today's planes, trains, and automobiles are optimal reading venues. An engaging story is a sure cure for most forms of transport-related boredom, and with so many options available from your library, getting there is a snap … as long as you're a passenger. We don't advocate reading and piloting vehicles at the same time.

Read in the same environment or setting as the story. Get caught reading reading Stephen King in a graveyard. It makes it all the more scary. Transport yourself back to the world of Oklahoma City’s favorite son Ralph Ellison by reading Invisible Man in Deep Deuce. Or make the clock stop by reading Walden at Martin Nature Park.

#13 Bonus

Whatever way you want to get caught reading!

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may featured events

Pre-K Storytime Online* Birth-PreK

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Online Adults May 4 at 6:00pm Writing Short-Story Memoirs* Adults

To see the latest information about library programs and events, click on the Attend menu on the MLS website: metrolibrary.org. We have events in person, online, and through take-home kits.

May 1 - 28

Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL)* Adults May 2 and 4 at 10:00am Choctaw Library Teen Book Hotline on Instagram Teens Downtown Library

May 6 at 12:00pm

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Book Take-Home Kit Kids May 9 - 14 Northwest Library Drawing Basics: Hinduism Symbolisms, In-person & Online* All Ages May 11 at 6:30pm Almonte Library Author Visit Dr. Thanh Van Anderson* Adults Bethany Library

May 16 at 7:00pm

Author Hour Online: Women's Fiction with Trish Doller, Kristin Harmel & Shauna Robinson Teens, Adults May 21 at 2:00pm

Almonte Library Create Your Own Children's Book Kit Kids, Teens

May 2 - 8

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Online Adults May 2 at 6:00pm Traditional Indigenous Medicine* All Ages, Adults Teen Anime Club Online* Teens

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May 6 at 10:30am

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Online Adults May 9 at 6:00pm Craftivity Night - Garden Themed Crafts* Kids Teen Anime Club Online* Teens

Featured Events GeekCon Programs and Take-Home Kits All Ages Downtown Library

May 4 at 10:00am

Mother Goose on the Loose Online* Birth-PreK Medicare 101* Adults

May 9 at 6:00pm May 10 at 6:00pm May 11 at 10:00am May 11 at 5:30pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Online Adults May 11 at 6:00pm Drawing Basics: Hinduism Symbolisms, In-person & Online* All Ages May 11 at 6:30pm Bicycle Wheel Wreath* Adults

May 12 at 7:00pm

Brit Lit Book Club Online* Adults

May 15 at 4:00pm

Teen Anime Club Online* Teens

May 17 at 6:00pm

Pre-K Storytime Online* Birth-PreK

May 18 at 10:00am

Lotus Lanterns* Adults

May 18 at 6:30pm

Writing Short-Story Memoirs* Adults

May 20 at 10:30am

Medicare 101* Adults

May 21 at 11:00am

Memorial Day Poppy Wreath Kit All Ages

May 23 - 28

Craftivity Night - Bookmarks!* Kids

May 23 at 6:00pm

Teen Anime Club Online* Teens

May 24 at 6:00pm

Mother Goose on the Loose Online* Birth-PreK

May 25 at 10:00am

M E T R O P O L I T A N

L I B R A R Y

S Y S T E M

We’re Back!

And We’ve Missed You!

We are now back to full-service status, and we want to see you at our programs for ages five and up and events in our libraries (indoor programs limit the number of participants). Need a meeting room? They are ready and waiting for you, too. Our computers are available for normal usage and the children’s toys and interactives are out and ready for some play. You may have noticed we are back to our regular hours, but our curbside options are here to stay.

Visit metrolibrary.org for more updates.

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Computer Coach Adults

Belle Isle Library

May 11 at 10:00am

Early Childhood Take-Home Kit : Plant a Rainbow Garden Birth-PreK May 2 - 8

Stories & Fun* Kids

May 15 at 2:00pm

Adult Take and Make Kit: Quilling Adults

Rocket Readers Kids

May 16 at 4:30pm

Virtual Rocket Readers* Kids

May 16 at 6:30pm

Author Visit Dr. Thanh Van Anderson* Adults

May 16 at 7:00pm

Kids Learning Club: Build Your Own Mars Helicopter* Kids May 2 at 4:15pm

Computer Coach Adults

May 19 at 5:00pm

Take-Home Kit: Preparing for Your First Period Teens, Adults

Rocket Readers Kids

May 23 at 4:30pm

May 9 at 4:15pm

Virtual Rocket Readers* Kids

May 23 at 6:30pm

May 11 at 11:00am

Personal Finance Coach Teens, Adults

May 24 at 5:00pm May 25 at 2:00pm

May 2 - 6

Teen Take-Home Kit : T-shirt Tote Bags Teens

May 2 - 16

Elementary Take-Home Kit: Papel Picado Kids

Kids Learning Club: LEGOnomics* Kids Belle Isle Book Group Adults

May 2 - 8

May 9 - 15

Confetti Wall Art Teens

May 17 at 6:00pm

Computer Coach Adults

Genealogy 101 Adults

May 19 at 6:30pm

Bethany Book Club* Adults

Kids Learning Club: Tiger Jung's World Class Tae Kwon Do* Kids May 23 at 1:00pm

Capitol Hill Library Tech Help* Adults

Bethany Library Bethany StoryWalk® All Ages

May 1 - 29

May 31 at 11:00am

May 3 at 1:00pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Online Adults May 3 at 6:00pm

Mother's Day Felt Flower Pin with the Cricut Maker* Teens, Adults May 1 at 2:00pm

Mother's Day Floral Arrangement* Kids, Teens

May 4 at 4:15pm

Spoticus Out Of This World* Kids

May 2 - 8

Greek and Latin Vocab Roots Teens, Adults

May 4 at 4:30pm

Buddhism & the Holiday of Vesak Take-Home Kit* All Ages

May 2 - 8

Computer Basics Classes* Adults

May 4 at 7:00pm

Rocket Readers Kids

May 2 at 4:30pm

Make Your Own Incense Sticks Take-Home Kit* Adults

Virtual Rocket Readers* Kids

May 2 at 6:30pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Online Adults May 5 at 6:00pm

Rocket Readers Kids

May 9 at 4:30pm

Comic Book Party* All Ages

Virtual Rocket Readers* Kids

May 9 at 6:30pm

International Tea Day Kits* Adults

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May 5 - 16

May 7 at 2:30pm May 9 - 23

Tech Help* Adults

May 10 at 1:00pm

Pour Painting* Adults

May 21 at 2:00pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Online Adults May 10 at 6:00pm

Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL)* Adults May 23 and 25 at 10:00am

Greek and Latin Vocab Roots Teens, Adults

May 11 at 4:30pm

Outdoor Storytime Birth-PreK

Computer Basics Classes* Adults

May 11 at 7:00pm

Novels at Night Online* Adults

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 1) Online Adults May 12 at 6:00pm Spoticus Out Of This World* Kids

May 16 - 22

Outdoor Storytime Birth-PreK

May 24 at 10:00am May 26 at 6:30pm May 31 at 10:00am

Del City Library

Tech Help* Adults

May 17 at 1:00pm

CLC High School Equivalency Classes (HSE 1) Online Adults May 3 at 3:00pm

Computer Basics Classes* Adults

May 18 at 7:00pm

Teen Virtual Dungeons & Dragons Online Teens

May 3 at 4:00pm

Tech Help* Adults

May 24 at 1:00pm

Teen Live Dungeons and Dragons Teens

May 4 at 3:30pm

BIPOC Book Club: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous* Adults May 25 at 5:00pm

CLC High School Equivalency Classes (HSE 1) Online Adults May 5 at 3:00pm

Computer Basics Classes* Adults

May 25 at 7:00pm

The Book Drop - Teen Book Box* Teens

Tech Help* Adults

May 31 at 1:00pm

CLC High School Equivalency Classes (HSE 1) Online Adults May 10 at 3:00pm

Choctaw Library Page Turners* Adults Outdoor Storytime Birth-PreK LEGO Club Kids Outdoor Storytime Birth-PreK 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's* Adults

May 1 at 2:00pm May 3 at 10:00am May 4 at 4:00pm May 10 at 10:00am

May 6 at 12:00am

Teen Virtual Dungeons & Dragons Online Teens

May 10 at 4:00pm

Teen Live Dungeons and Dragons Teens

May 11 at 3:30pm

CLC High School Equivalency Classes (HSE 1) Online Adults May 12 at 3:00pm Family Art Night* All Ages, Kids

May 12 at 6:30pm

Understanding Alzhiemer's and Dementia* Adults May 13 at 10:00am Teen Virtual Dungeons & Dragons Online Teens

May 17 at 4:00pm

No-Stress Readers' Circle!* Adults

May 17 at 6:00pm

Stroke Awareness: How to Recognize a Stroke* Adults May 17 at 6:30pm

Teen Live Dungeons and Dragons Teens

May 18 at 3:30pm

Gamefest Kids, Teens

Family Art Night* All Ages, Kids

May 26 at 6:30pm

Outdoor Storytime Birth-PreK

May 11 at 6:30pm May 17 at 10:00am

May 18 at 4:00pm

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Downtown Library GeekCon 2022: Create Your Own Comic Book* All Ages GeekCon 2022: Fakemon Creations* All Ages

May 1 - 14 May 1 - 7

Story & Song: Shapes Online* Birth-PreK, Kids

May 17 at 11:00am

Lunch Bunch Book Club* Adults

May 17 at 12:00pm

GeekCon 2022: Japanese Stab Binding* Teens, Adults

May 18 - 28

Take-Home Kit: Paper Cranes (AAPI Heritage Month)* Kids, Teens, Adults May 2 - 28

Midweek Makers: Art Outside the Lines!* Kids

May 18 at 3:30pm

Art Around the World: Indonesia - Batik* Kids, Teens, Adults

D&D One-Shot: Crypts of Azarumme* Teens, Adults

May 22 at 1:30pm

May 3 - 7

Story & Song: Kindness Online* Birth-PreK, Kids

May 3 at 11:00am

Rainbow Pinwheels Take-Home Kit* Adults

Computer Literacy Class* Adults

May 4 at 10:00am

Story & Song: Friendship Online* Birth-PreK, Kids

Midweek Makers: Legos!* Kids

May 4 at 3:30pm

Midweek Makers: Engineer It!* Kids

May 23 - 31 May 24 at 11:00am May 25 at 3:30pm

GeekCon 2022 : Superhero Slimes Take-Home Kit* Kids, Teens May 8 - 15

Teen Book Box* Teens

GeekCon 2022: Harry Potter Wands* Teens, Adults

May 8 - 17

Wear Your Pride Take-Home Kit* Adults

May 31 at 9:00am

String Your Own Rosary - Adult Take-Home Kit* Teens, Adults

May 9 - 27

Story & Song: Bumblebees Online* Birth-PreK, Kids

May 31 at 11:00am

String Your Own Rosary - Children's Take-Home Kit* Kids May 9 - 27 Story & Song: Flowers Online* Birth-PreK, Kids Family Game Night* All Ages Computer Literacy Class* Adults

May 10 at 11:00am May 10 at 6:00pm May 11 at 10:00am

May 26 - 31

Edmond Library Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK Tiny Art Gallery* Adults

May 2 at 9:30am May 3 - 9

English as a Second Language Classes Advanced Beginner (ESL 7) Online Adults

May 3 at 2:00pm May 3 at 3:00pm

Midweek Makers: Science Explorers!* Kids

May 11 at 3:30pm

Break a World Record* Kids

Cozy Mystery Book Club* Adults

May 12 at 3:30pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Intermediate (ESL 11) Online Adults May 3 at 5:00pm

Movie Night Bundle* All Ages, Kids, Teens, Adults Art Around the World: DANCE! All Ages

May 14 - 28 May 14 at 10:00am

GeekCon 2022: Superhero Gear Take-Home Kit* Kids

May 15 - 22

GeekCon Take-Home Kit: Candy Sushi* Kids, Teens

May 16 - 22

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Chess Club* Kids

May 4 at 4:30pm

Citizenship Classes Online* Adults

May 4 at 4:30pm

Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK

May 5 at 9:30am

English as a Second Language Classes Advanced Beginner (ESL 7) Online Adults

May 5 at 2:00pm

Citizenship Classes Online* Adults

May 18 at 4:30pm

The In-Be-TWEENS: Cartooning Class - IN PERSON* Kids, Teens May 5 at 4:00pm

The Magic Tree House Book Adventures Club: Dingoes at Dinnertime - Virtual Event* Kids May 23 at 4:00pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Intermediate (ESL 11) Online Adults May 5 at 5:00pm

Zumba for Kids: Come Dance in the Park!* Kids

May 24 at 6:30pm

LEGO Block Party - In person!* Kids

May 7 at 3:00pm

MetroWrites: Edmond (Writing Group)* Adults

May 24 at 7:00pm

Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK

May 9 at 9:30am

The Magic Tree House Book Adventures Club: Dingoes at Dinnertime - Virtual Event* Kids May 9 at 4:00pm May Flowers Take and Make for Ages 2-5* Birth-PreK English as a Second Language Classes Advanced Beginner (ESL 7) Online Adults

May 10 - 16

May 10 at 2:00pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Intermediate (ESL 11) Online Adults May 10 at 5:00pm

Harrah Library Whodunit Mystery Book Club* Adults

May 2 at 1:00pm

Jones Library Crafternoon* Kids Jones Book Club Adults

May 2 - 13 May 19 at 10:00am

Chess Night* Teens, Adults

May 24 at 3:00pm

Zumba for Kids: Come Dance in the Park!* Kids

May 10 at 6:30pm

MetroWrites: Edmond (Writing Group)* Adults

May 10 at 7:00pm

Citizenship Classes Online* Adults

Adult D&D* Teens, Adults

May 3 at 5:00pm

May 11 at 4:30pm

Health 101: Managing Low Back Pain* Adults

Zentangle Teens, Adults

May 9 at 4:00pm

May 11 at 7:00pm

Storytime in the Park* Birth-PreK

May 12 at 9:30am

English as a Second Language Classes Advanced Beginner (ESL 7) Online Adults

May 12 at 2:00pm

Luther Library

Midwest City Library LEGO Club All Ages, Kids

May 3 at 4:30pm

Storytime in the Park!

Birth-PreK

May 4 at 10:00am

English as a Second Language Classes - Intermediate (ESL 11) Online Adults May 12 at 5:00pm

Advanced Tai Chi* Adults

May 6 at 10:00am

Making Sense of Medicare* Adults

May 12 at 6:00pm

Storytime in the Park!

Birth-PreK

May 11 at 10:00am

Book Bunch Book Club Online* Adults

May 14 at 1:30pm

Hypertension and You* Adults

May 12 at 10:00am

Chess Club* Kids

May 18 at 4:30pm

Advanced Tai Chi* Adults

May 13 at 10:00am

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Midwest City Library, cont.

Northwest Kids Ages 5-12 CODE! Drive a DASH Robot (LIVE @ NW!)* Kids

May 10 at 4:15pm

Storytime in the Park!

Birth-PreK

May 18 at 10:00am

Advanced Tai Chi* Adults

DIY Stress Balls* Adults

May 20 at 10:00am

Storytime in the Park!

Birth-PreK

Outdoor Storytime* Birth-PreK

May 11 at 9:30am

May 25 at 10:00am

Advanced Tai Chi* Adults

Outdoor Storytime* Birth-PreK

May 11 at 10:30am

May 27 at 10:00am

Shelf Indulgence: YA Book Club* Teens, Adults

Nicoma Park Library Community Room Teens, Adults

May 4 at 1:00pm

Community Room Teens, Adults

May 11 at 1:00pm

Community Room Teens, Adults

May 18 at 1:00pm

Community Room Teens, Adults

May 25 at 1:00pm

Northwest Library Neurographic Art* Adults Healthy Brain, Healthy Mind* Adults

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May 4 - 7

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May 4 - 7 May 8 at 2:00pm

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Book Take-Home Kit Kids May 9 - 14 Healthy Brain, Healthy Mind* Adults

May 10 at 10:00am

Outdoor Storytime* Birth-PreK

May 10 at 10:30am

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May 11 - 14

May 12 at 6:00pm

Healthy Brain, Healthy Mind* Adults

May 17 at 10:00am

Outdoor Storytime* Birth-PreK

May 17 at 10:30am

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Popcorn Cherry Blossom Tree (Kids Ages 5-12) (Take-Home Kit)* Kids May 18 - 21 Outdoor Storytime* Birth-PreK

May 18 at 9:30am

Outdoor Storytime* Birth-PreK

May 18 at 10:30am

NW Teen Coding Club* Teens

May 19 at 6:00pm

Healthy Brain, Healthy Mind* Adults

May 24 at 10:00am

Outdoor Storytime* Birth-PreK

May 24 at 10:30am

YA Book Subscriptions* Teens

May 25 - 28

Outdoor Storytime* Birth-PreK

May 25 at 9:30am

Outdoor Storytime* Birth-PreK

May 25 at 10:30am

Ralph Ellison Library Adults DIY: Tissue Paper Art Take-Home Kit Adults

May 2 - 8

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 1) Online Adults May 3 at 9:30am CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 1) Online Adults May 5 at 9:30am

Throwback Thursday Game Days Kids, Teens

May 5 at 4:00pm

CLC U.S. Citizenship Classes (CIT 2) Online* Adults May 12 at 6:30pm

May 9 - 15

CLC U.S. Citizenship Classes (CIT 2) Online* Adults May 19 at 6:30pm

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 1) Online Adults May 10 at 9:30am

CLC U.S. Citizenship Classes (CIT 2) Online* Adults May 26 at 6:30pm

Job Hunting Resource Take-Home Kit* Teens, Adults

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 1) Online Adults May 12 at 9:30am Throwback Thursday Game Days Kids, Teens Pet Food Pantry All Ages

May 12 at 4:00pm May 13 at 11:00am

The Village Library Tai Chi* Adults

May 2 at 10:00am

Outdoor Storytime* Birth-PreK

May 3 at 10:00am

Throwback Thursday Game Days Kids, Teens

May 19 at 4:00pm

Non-Toxic Body Care and Essential Oils with Natural Grocers* Adults May 3 at 6:00pm

Throwback Thursday Game Days Kids, Teens

May 26 at 4:00pm

Tai Chi* Adults

May 4 at 10:00am

Music with Ginger Outdoors!* Birth-PreK

May 5 at 10:00am

Southern Oaks Library Legal and Financial Planning* Adults

May 2 at 1:00pm

Chess Club All Ages

May 6 at 4:00pm

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 3) Online Adults May 2 at 6:00pm

Plant Propagation Swap!

Teens, Adults

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 3) Online Adults May 4 at 6:00pm

All-Levels Yoga* Adults

CLC U.S. Citizenship Classes (CIT 2) Online* Adults May 5 at 6:30pm

Tai Chi* Adults

Free Comic Book Day All Ages

Teen Take & Make Lit Kit* Teens

May 7 at 9:00am

May 7 at 10:00am May 7 at 4:00pm May 9 at 10:00am May 10 at 12:00am

Galaxy Painting* Kids, Teens, Adults

May 7 at 10:00am

Early Childhood Take-Home Kit* Birth-PreK

May 10 at 9:00am

Galaxy Painting* Kids, Teens, Adults

May 7 at 11:00am

Children's Take-Home Kit* Kids

May 10 at 9:15am

Super Hero Snow Globe All Ages

Outdoor Storytime* Birth-PreK

May 10 at 10:00am

Take Home Tuesday: Adults* Adults

May 10 at 12:00pm

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 3) Online Adults May 9 at 6:00pm

Tai Chi* Adults

May 11 at 10:00am

Southern Oaks Book Club* Adults

Chess Club All Ages

Online Preschool Activities* Birth-PreK

May 7 at 1:00pm May 9 at 10:30am

May 10 at 11:30am

CLC Adult Basic Education Classes (ABE 3) Online Adults May 11 at 6:00pm

May 13 at 4:00pm

Knitting Club All Ages

May 14 at 10:00am

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Crafternoon: Mini Pinatas Kids, Teens, Adults

May 7 at 2:00pm

Kintsugi Broken Pottery* Teens, Adults

May 8 at 3:00pm

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 4) Online Adults May 9 at 1:00pm Making Sense of Medicare* Adults

May 10 at 10:00am

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 4) Online Adults May 11 at 1:00pm K-Pop Dance Class* Teens, Adults

May 14 at 12:00pm

I Survived Challenge - Can You Survive a Night in Wilderness* Kids May 14 at 3:00pm

Warr Acres Library S.A.L.T. Council (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) Adults May 2 at 10:00am

"Nightshift" Book Discussion with author Kiare Ladner* Teens, Adults May 21 at 11:00am

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 4) Online Adults May 2 at 1:00pm

"Nightshift" Book Discussion with author Kiare Ladner Online* Teens, Adults May 21 at 11:00am

English as a Second Language Classes - Beginner (ESL 4) Online Adults May 4 at 1:00pm

Let's Build a LEGO Summer All Ages

Take & Make: Ephemeral Collage!

Birth-PreK, Kids Knit and Stitch Adults

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4 CAPITOL HILL 327 SW 27th, OKC, (405) 634-6308

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6 DEL CITY 4330 SE 15th, Del City, (405) 672-1377

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16 SOUTHERN OAKS 6900 S. Walker, OKC (405) 631-4468

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17 THE VILLAGE 10307 N. Penn. Ave., The Village, (405) 755-0710

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ALMONTE 2914 SW 59, OKC, (405) 606-3575

13 NICOMA PARK 2240 Overholser, Nicoma Park, (405) 769-9452

19 WRIGHT* 2101 Exchange, OKC, (405) 235-5035

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