Dolly Delivers Magic: One Book at a Time
By Zoe Elrod, Internal Communications Coordinator
In Oklahoma County, more than 18,000 children receive free books each month through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library thanks to The Friends of the Library, the Library Endowment Trust, and the support of our community. This beloved program sends high-quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five, helping build early literacy skills, nurture self-esteem and ignite a lifelong love of reading.
Inside the September issue of Info Magazine, you'll find: By Judie Matthews, Special Collections Librarian "Let’s Go Again!" We’ve been called to return to the lights, food, rides, and shows. The Fair feels like a homecoming—a chance for us to celebrate who we are as Oklahomans while the harvest comes in and the days are still long. This sense of nostalgia also touched Oklahomans a century ago. In 1923, the State Fair faced significant challenges during a time of political turmoil. Gov. Jack Walton and the Ku Klux Klan were locked in a power struggle...
Inside the August issue of Info Magazine, you'll find: Inside the special June and July double issue of Info Magazine, you'll find: Inside the May edition of Info Magazine, you'll find: Inside the April edition of Info Magazine, you'll find: Inside the March edition of Info Magazine, you'll find: Inside the February edition of Info Magazine, you'll find: Inside the January edition of Info Magazine, you'll find: Inside the December edition of Info Magazine, you'll find: Inside the November edition of Info Magazine, you'll find: Inside the October edition of Info Magazine, you'll find: Inside the September edition of Info Magazine, you'll find: Inside the August edition of Info Magazine, you'll find:Info Magazine - September 2025
• Wright Library Celebrates a Century of Stories
• Library Card Sign Up Month
• AltFest
• State Fair
• Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month
• Be a Part of History
• Featured Reviews
• September EventsWhat does it mean to GO BACK to the State Fair?
Info Magazine - August 2025
• Back to School Success with the Library
• Dolly Delivers Magic
• The Myriad Convention Center
• Featured Book Reviews
• Tiny Dancers, Art and the State Fair Programs
• LitFest at the Downtown OKC Library
• August EventsInfo Magazine - June and July 2025
• Summer Reading
• Summer Fun at the Library
• Color Our World
• Southern Oaks 50th Anniversary
• The Roots of Real History
• Featured Book Reviews
• June and July EventsInfo Magazine - May 2025
• GeekCon '25: Celebrate All Things Geek
• Oklahoma City Council Garden Clubs
• Featured Book Reviews
• Summer Reading
• Library Resources
• May EventsInfo Magazine - April 2025
• Celebrate National Library with Metro Library
• Featured Book Reviews
• Exploring Holocaust History
• National Poetry Month with Shakespeare, Taylor Swift and the Okie Poet
• April EventsInfo Magazine - March 2025
• An Evening with Jodi Picoult: Literary Voices 2025
• Featured Book Reviews
• STEAM Break
• Oklahoma's First Model Aviation Town
• Women's History Month
• Spring Has Sprung at the Library
• March EventsInfo Magazine - February 2024
• Celebrating Black History Month
• Featured Book Reviews
• Love Your Library
• A Tradition of Treasures
• Winter Reading
• Frozen in Time
• February EventsInfo Magazine - January 2024
• Winter Reading: Hot Reads & Cool Prizes
• New Year's Goals
• Featured Book Reviews
• A Legacy of Learning
• Making a Lasting Impact
• Behind the Stacks
• January EventsInfo Magazine - December 2024
• Family Holiday Reads
• Voices and Votes
• Handmade Holidays
• Featured Book Reviews
• OKC's Dance Legacy: The Nutcracker and Beyond
• The Worst Hard Time Revisited
• Winter Reading Preview
• December EventsInfo Magazine - November 2024
• Voices of Gratitude: Why We Love Our Libraries
• Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
• Ballet at the Library
• Pages to Stages
• Featured Book Reviews
• Unveiling Karen Kerr
• November EventsInfo Magazine - October 2024
• Paranormal Fest 2024 at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library
• Civic Engagement
• Teentober
• Author Russell Cobb and Muscogee Land
• Mini Community Book Sale
• From Punk to Preservation
• October EventsInfo Magazine - September 2024
• 15 Ways to Use Your Library Card, in honor of Library Card Sign Up Month
• Hispanic Heritage Month at the Library
• New Edmond YMCA/Library Complex
• Featured Book Reviews
• Alec Templeton: A Legacy in OKC's Musical Heritage
• Let's Go Back to the State Fair
• September EventsInfo Magazine - August 2024
• Celebrating the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library's 20th Anniversary
• LitFest
• Featured Book Reviews
• The Great Schoolhouse Race
• Back to School
• August Events
