Day Calendar

Eeek! Things are getting spooky fun around here.

Bethany Library is hosting Eek!tober. Join us all month for seasonal events for various ages. Please follow any link for more info.

Programs include:

Join us for a Spooky fun scavenger hunt!

Come check out our display and choose a spooky book to read from a basic description! We will have choices in all levels of spooky, from funny monster-themed to horror! Which one interests you?

After you pick a spooky surprise book from our haunted house display, grab a take-home building kit to create your own ghostly character or creepy house. Read a mystery, build a mystery!

Drop by the library during Banned Books Week and take part in our Banned Books Scavenger Hunt!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a festive Papel Picado Garland take-home kit for kids! Create your own colorful paper banner, inspired by the traditional Mexican folk art used to decorate for special occasions. All supplies are included.

Visit the library to complete a scavenger hunt exploring the Hispanic heritage of Oklahoma. Stop by the second-floor reference desk to pick up your scavenger hunt sheet. The sheet contains questions about the Hispanic heritage of Oklahoma.

Come be a part of our annual PUMPKIN DECORATING contest! You'll have two weeks to turn your pumpkin into an amazing work of art or humor based on your favorite literary characters, books or stories.

Have a spooky good time at the library by searching for literature's most notorious villains. Each week will feature five villains hidden amongst the shelves. Once you locate all five, come to the adult reference desk for a prize. 

Create a buzzingly beeutiful bracelet! Make your own bee bracelet with this take home kit full of bee themed goodies.

It's Hispanic Heritage Month, so create a collage with flags from different countries.

Calling all teens or adults who love reading teen books! Bookish is available for adults to check out too!

The college application process can be difficult to navigate, but we offer the resources you need to make your collegiate dream a reality. Once you have filled out one application, the others won't be as hard.

Come grab a Spooky Yarn Tassel Take-Home Kit from Ralph Ellison Library! 

Have you ever wanted to know what happens when a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to see it? Step into the Ralph Ellison Library and watch a log as it slowly decomposes and is returned to the soil.

What do birds say on Halloween? 

Answer: Trick or tweet

CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH! From September 15 to October 15 we recognize the culture, history, and achievements of Hispanic and Latino people.

The fourth week of TeenTober focuses on art! If you are between the ages of 12-18 and want to share your art with your community, the Southern Oaks Library has the opportunity for you!

Have you always wanted to explore creative writing but never had the chance? Pick up one of our creative writing chapbooks filled with creative writing exercises meant to strengthen your creative muscles!

It can be difficult to take a moment to stop, slow down, and focus on something that’s good for our well-being. Pick up one of our monthly mindfulness journals filled with prompts to help you focus on your mental health! 

Pages & Prose Parcel is a four-month library book box subscription service geared toward children ages 8 – 14. Children up to age 18 may sign up, but the highest reading level of books selected will be Junior Nonfiction or Junior Fiction.