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Chinese Brush Painting

Learn ancient techniques for making traditional paintings from Asia. Use ink and brushes to express yourself and create your own artwork to bring home! Supplies provided.

  6/8 11am Southern Oaks
  6/11 6:30pm Warr Acres
  6/16 2pm Belle Isle
  6/23 1pm Village
  7/5 2pm Downtown
  7/14 7pm Edmond
  7/23 6pm Choctaw
  7/30 2pm Bethany
       

GameFest

Game on! Bring your friends and come play Wii, PS2, and Nintendo Gamecube videogames like Guitar Hero, Super Smash Brothers, DDR, and more. Games are rated E, E10+, and T.

  6/11 2-4pm Bethany
  6/18 6-7:30pm Choctaw
  6/23  1-4pm Belle Isle
  6/24 1-3pm Village
  6/25 6-7:30pm Choctaw
  6/28 2-4pm Southern Oaks
  6/30 6-8pm Del City
  7/6 3-5pm  Midwest City
  7/7 1-3pm Edmond
  7/8 2-4pm Capitol Hill
  7/16 6:30-8pm Warr Acres
  7/26 2-4pm Southern Oaks
       

Face Painting

Teens! Drop in with your friends and get your face painted. Watch and learn as a local artist shows you how it’s done, from butterflies and glitter to scars and monsters.

  6/7 2-3pm Downtown
  6/10 3-4pm Ralph Ellison
  6/25 2-3pm Bethany
  7/16 6-7pm Choctaw

Graffiti

GraffitiA local artist will teach the basics of graffiti as an art form and show step-by-step how to make a street art-style masterpiece. Graffiti is an art form that can be practiced without breaking the law, like on canvas or in designated areas. Express yourself!

  6/9 5pm Edmond
  6/10 2pm Capitol Hill
  6/15 6pm Del City
  6/17 11am Southern Oaks
  7/8 4pm Midwest City
  7/9 6pm Choctaw
  7/14 4pm Village
  7/19 2pm Downtown
  7/22 4pm Ralph Ellison

Henna

For over 5,000 years, henna has been used in India, Africa, and the Middle East to create elaborate body art. Learn about this ancient art of decorating the hands and feet and try it on yourself. Henna tattoos stain the outer layers of skin and are non-permanent, but can last 1-2 weeks.

  6/2 1-2pm Village
  6/11 6-7pm Choctaw
  6/16 3-4pm Edmond
  6/24 3-4pm Ralph Ellison
  6/25 6-7pm Downtown
  7/6 11am Southern Oaks
  7/15 2-3pm Capitol Hill
  7/23 3-4pm Del City
  7/24 2-3pm Midwest City

ChalkSidewalk Chalk

Join us for a session of guerilla chalking and help the YA librarian decorate the library entranceway and sidewalk to promote Summer @ the Library.

  6/2 3-4pm Edmond
  6/4 10:30 am Southern Oaks
 

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6-7pm Choctaw
  7/8 3-4pm Ralph Ellison
  7/17 2-3pm Midwest City
       

Book CartTrick My Book Truck!

Customize and trick out a library book cart and enter to win a prize for your library! Bring some bling or use whatever the librarian can dig up for a sick ride. This statewide teen contest is sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.

  6/25 6:30-8 Warr Acres
  7/27 2-4pm Midwest City
 

7/29

3-5pm Ralph Ellison
 

Hip-Hop

So you think you can dance? Or do you need to learn the basics of how to break, pop, and lock? Attack the floor and pick up a few moves from a dance instructor at our hip-hop dance class.

7/10 2-3pm Belle Isle
7/11 5:30pm Ralph Ellison
7/13 6-7pm Del City
7/15 6:30pm Midwest City
7/16 2-3pm Bethany
7/21 7-8pm Edmond
7/22 2-3pm Capitol Hill
7/23 6:30-8 Warr Acres
7/24 11am Southern Oaks
7/25 3-4pm Village Library
7/30 6-7pm Choctaw

Wizzard Rock Concert

  6/9 6-9 pm Midwest City