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The Ralph Ellison Library at 2000 NE 23rd St is closed for upgrades beginning April 16. We anticipate reopening on May 6.

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Lawyers in the Library

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 9:30am - 1:00pm
Friends Room (Downtown) at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Continuing Education
Age Group:
Adults

Need legal advice?

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Friends Room (Downtown)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Continuing Education
Registration Required
Event Description:

Need legal advice?

Saturday Family Storytime

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room AB (Belle Isle) at Belle Isle Library
Program Type:
Family Programs, Storytimes
Age Group:
Birth-PreK, Kids

Join us for Saturday Family Storytime at the Belle Isle Library! Enjoy a fun-filled morning of books, songs, play, and interactive activities, perfect for the whole family. Activities will vary week to week. 

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Library Branch: Belle Isle Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Belle Isle)
Age Group: Birth-PreK, Kids
Program Type: Family Programs, Storytimes
Event Description:

Join us for Saturday Family Storytime at the Belle Isle Library! Enjoy a fun-filled morning of books, songs, play, and interactive activities, perfect for the whole family. Activities will vary week to week. 

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be in attendance and be engaged with your child for this program. 

Taekwondo for Kids

Taekwondo for Kids

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A (Warr Acres) at Warr Acres Library
Program Type:
Child Development & Parenting, Cultural Experiences, Family Programs, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Kids

Discover the power, focus, and fun of taekwondo at the library!

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Library Branch: Warr Acres Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Warr Acres)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Child Development & Parenting, Cultural Experiences, Family Programs, Health & Wellness
Event Description:

Discover the power, focus, and fun of taekwondo at the library!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be in attendance and be engaged with your child for this program. 

Merlin's Tour of the Universe book cover; black cover with spiral title text.

The Shelf Watch Book Club

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Study Room 2 (Del City) at Del City Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults

Discover the most anticipated and buzzy books on the shelf with your fellow shelf watchers! 

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Del City Library
Room: Study Room 2 (Del City)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Description:

Discover the most anticipated and buzzy books on the shelf with your fellow shelf watchers! 

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. Accordingly, the Library will not be liable for such harm to any individual resulting from such allergens.

Knitty Committee

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A (Village) at The Village Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Age Group:
All Ages

Interested in knitting or learning how to knit?

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Library Branch: The Village Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Village)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Event Description:

Interested in knitting or learning how to knit?

Tree-t Yourself! Tree Identification for Adults

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room AB (Edmond) at Edmond Library
Program Type:
Outdoor Program, Science & STEAM
Age Group:
Adults

Do you dabble in botany but want to branch out? Learn how to identify your local trees with the City of Edmond's Urban Forester and ISA Certified arborist Leigh Martin.

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Edmond Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Edmond)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outdoor Program, Science & STEAM
Registration Required
Event Description:

Do you dabble in botany but want to branch out? Learn how to identify your local trees with the City of Edmond's Urban Forester and ISA Certified arborist Leigh Martin.

All Ages Storytime with ASL Interpretation

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:45am
Meeting Room B (Northwest) at Northwest Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Birth-PreK, Kids

Join us for a Storytime geared toward those who are deaf, hard of hearing, or coda.  This event is intended for families and all members are welcome to attend.  Skilled librarians will introduce little ones to the library and show parent

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Library Branch: Northwest Library
Room: Meeting Room B (Northwest)
Age Group: Birth-PreK, Kids
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Description:

Join us for a Storytime geared toward those who are deaf, hard of hearing, or coda.  This event is intended for families and all members are welcome to attend.  Skilled librarians will introduce little ones to the library and show parent

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be in attendance and be engaged with your child for this program. 

Join us for the Preschool Paint & Sip program at 11:00 am at the Downtown Library, where young artists will enjoy painting, drawing, and creating. For more information, please visit metrolibrary.org/events or call us at 405-231-8650.

Preschool Paint & Play

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Program Room (Downtown) at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies, Science & STEAM
Age Group:
Birth-PreK

Join us for Preschool Paint & Play, a program where preschoolers can unleash their imagination! In each program we will explore a different art medium, allowing children to explore their creativity while getting a little messy.

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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Children's Program Room (Downtown)
Age Group: Birth-PreK
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies, Science & STEAM
Event Description:

Join us for Preschool Paint & Play, a program where preschoolers can unleash their imagination! In each program we will explore a different art medium, allowing children to explore their creativity while getting a little messy.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be in attendance and be engaged with your child for this program. 

Book Bunch Book Club

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room D (Edmond) at Edmond Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Book Clubs:

Calling all readers! Looking to build community and challenge yourself to discover new, exciting tales? If so, then look no further! Come meet new friends, read new books, and enjo...

This month's book club meeting we're discussing: "Table for Two" by Amor Towles.  Visit the library or call us to reserve previous book club titles today!

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Edmond Library
Room: Meeting Room D (Edmond)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Description:

Calling all readers! Looking to build community and challenge yourself to discover new, exciting tales? If so, then look no further! Come meet new friends, read new books, and enjoy lively conversation at your neighborhood library.

This month's book club meeting we're discussing: "Table for Two" by Amor Towles.  Visit the library or call us to reserve previous book club titles today!

Vase of flowers made out of buttons.

Button Flower Art (Ages 7 & Older)

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B (Northwest) at Northwest Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults

Using buttons and salt shakers as vases, we'll be making beautiful button flower bouquets. Any leftover buttons will be used to make button mosaics. 

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Library Branch: Northwest Library
Room: Meeting Room B (Northwest)
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Registration Required
Event Description:

Using buttons and salt shakers as vases, we'll be making beautiful button flower bouquets. Any leftover buttons will be used to make button mosaics. 

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to be in attendance and be engaged with your child for this program. 

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STEM Club - Science Fun!

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A (Warr Acres) at Warr Acres Library
Program Type:
Science & STEAM
Age Group:
Kids

Understanding Lactose Intolerance

Did you know that many people cannot eat dairy products such as cheese, milk, and ice cream because they contain a sugar called lactose? Many people can’t digest this sugar.

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Library Branch: Warr Acres Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Warr Acres)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Science & STEAM
Registration Required
Event Description:

Understanding Lactose Intolerance

Did you know that many people cannot eat dairy products such as cheese, milk, and ice cream because they contain a sugar called lactose? Many people can’t digest this sugar.

Disclaimer(s)

The library is not liable for injuries to people, damage to their property or loss of property belonging to individuals or groups, using the meeting rooms.

Be Advised:  This program may be photographed and/or videotaped for publicity purposes.

By Attending, you consent:  To the use of your voice and likeness in future publicity uses that contain content from this event. If you do not wish to be on camera, please let us know.

For more information visit our Photography & Video Disclaimer

Let's Get Crafty

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room (Choctaw) at Choctaw Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults

Do you crotchet, knit, paint, draw, or sew

Need a place to get to work on your latest project or want to meet up with other crafty people?

Come join us at Let's Get Crafty! 

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Library Branch: Choctaw Library
Room: Meeting Room (Choctaw)
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Event Description:

Do you crotchet, knit, paint, draw, or sew

Need a place to get to work on your latest project or want to meet up with other crafty people?

Come join us at Let's Get Crafty! 

The Writers Room

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room AB (Del City) at Del City Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Writing
Age Group:
Adults

Connect with other writers for open writing time! Bring your computer or paper and pen for dedicated time to focus on your writing, discuss your writing projects, and network with like-minded creatives.

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Del City Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Del City)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Writing
Registration Required
Event Description:

Connect with other writers for open writing time! Bring your computer or paper and pen for dedicated time to focus on your writing, discuss your writing projects, and network with like-minded creatives.

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. Accordingly, the Library will not be liable for such harm to any individual resulting from such allergens.

CANCELLED: STEAM Saturday: Kids Crafternoon

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A (Ralph Ellison) at Ralph Ellison Library
Program Type:
Science & STEAM
Age Group:
Kids

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month to explore and learn more about science, technology, engineering, art, and math via an engaging activity or craft. Supplies will be provided. Recommended for ages 5 - 12.

Cancelled
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Library Branch: Ralph Ellison Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Ralph Ellison)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Science & STEAM
Event Description:

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month to explore and learn more about science, technology, engineering, art, and math via an engaging activity or craft. Supplies will be provided. Recommended for ages 5 - 12.

Two sets of multicolored hands reach from the top and bottom of the poster toward each other. At the top in purple is ACG, Adult Coloring Group. Below that it says "We are better together." At the bottom are the address of the Village Library and the Metro Library logo.

Adult Coloring Group

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room AB (Village) at The Village Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults

Are you an adult who enjoys coloring? Have a nice social visit with other adults and bring your coloring supplies! We will also have some coloring sheets and art supplies available. 

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Library Branch: The Village Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Village)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Event Description:

Are you an adult who enjoys coloring? Have a nice social visit with other adults and bring your coloring supplies! We will also have some coloring sheets and art supplies available. 

Origami Cranes Creation

All Day
Open Study Area (Ralph Ellison) at Ralph Ellison Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Displays & Exhibits, Family Programs
Age Group:
All Ages, Kids, Teens

Come to the library this May for a fun and relaxing activity where you can make colorful origami paper cranes! We’ll have all the supplies ready for you, including lots of pretty papers and simple instructions to help you out.

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Library Branch: Ralph Ellison Library
Room: Open Study Area (Ralph Ellison)
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Displays & Exhibits, Family Programs
Event Description:

Come to the library this May for a fun and relaxing activity where you can make colorful origami paper cranes! We’ll have all the supplies ready for you, including lots of pretty papers and simple instructions to help you out.

Memorial Day Missing Man Table

All Day 5/11 - 5/24
Onsite (Edmond) at Edmond Library
Program Type:
Community & Civics, Displays & Exhibits
Age Group:
All Ages

Join us as the Edmond Library commemorates Memorial Day.  The library will honor and remember American servicemember Prisoners of War (POW) and those Missing in Action (MIA) with a Missing Man Table – a table where no one will ever sit.  

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Library Branch: Edmond Library
Room: Onsite (Edmond)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community & Civics, Displays & Exhibits
Event Description:

Join us as the Edmond Library commemorates Memorial Day.  The library will honor and remember American servicemember Prisoners of War (POW) and those Missing in Action (MIA) with a Missing Man Table – a table where no one will ever sit.  

Disclaimer(s)

The library is not liable for injuries to people, damage to their property or loss of property belonging to individuals or groups, using the meeting rooms.

Build It!

Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Storytime Room (Almonte) at Almonte Library
Program Type:
Child Development & Parenting, Family Programs
Age Group:
Birth-PreK, Kids

Does your kid: Love building with blocks, both tall and small? Have a ball with the duplo blocks? Harbor dreams of creating and tending to their own flower beds?

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Almonte Library
Room: Storytime Room (Almonte)
Age Group: Birth-PreK, Kids
Program Type: Child Development & Parenting, Family Programs
Registration Required
Event Description:

Does your kid: Love building with blocks, both tall and small? Have a ball with the duplo blocks? Harbor dreams of creating and tending to their own flower beds?

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Kids Build: LEGO and Beyond

Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children's Program Room (Downtown) at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Family Programs, Science & STEAM
Age Group:
Kids

***REGISTRATION IS NOT ACTUALLY REQUIRED. IT IS ENCOURAGED SO WE CAN GET AN IDEA OF NUMBERS, BUT FEEL FREE TO SHOW UP WITHOUT REGISTERING.***

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Children's Program Room (Downtown)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Family Programs, Science & STEAM
Registration Required
Event Description:

***REGISTRATION IS NOT ACTUALLY REQUIRED. IT IS ENCOURAGED SO WE CAN GET AN IDEA OF NUMBERS, BUT FEEL FREE TO SHOW UP WITHOUT REGISTERING.***

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Moana Shiny Shell Craft

Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A (Southern Oaks) at Southern Oaks Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural Experiences
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults

I don’t know about you, but we can’t get enough of the Disney Moana around here! Join us for a Shiny Sea Shell Craft to celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander Month. 

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Southern Oaks Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Southern Oaks)
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural Experiences
Registration Required
Event Description:

I don’t know about you, but we can’t get enough of the Disney Moana around here! Join us for a Shiny Sea Shell Craft to celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander Month. 

Creative Writing Sunday

Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A (Warr Acres) at Warr Acres Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Adults

Have you always wanted to explore creative writing but never had the chance? Are you looking for a supportive community of writers with whom you can share your work?

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Warr Acres Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Warr Acres)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Writing
Registration Required
Event Description:

Have you always wanted to explore creative writing but never had the chance? Are you looking for a supportive community of writers with whom you can share your work?

Origami Cranes Creation

All Day
Open Study Area (Ralph Ellison) at Ralph Ellison Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Displays & Exhibits, Family Programs
Age Group:
All Ages, Kids, Teens

Come to the library this May for a fun and relaxing activity where you can make colorful origami paper cranes! We’ll have all the supplies ready for you, including lots of pretty papers and simple instructions to help you out.

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Library Branch: Ralph Ellison Library
Room: Open Study Area (Ralph Ellison)
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Displays & Exhibits, Family Programs
Event Description:

Come to the library this May for a fun and relaxing activity where you can make colorful origami paper cranes! We’ll have all the supplies ready for you, including lots of pretty papers and simple instructions to help you out.

Memorial Day Paper Stained Glass Ornament - Take Home Kit

All Day 5/12 - 5/18
Online+ Curbside (Warr Acres) at Warr Acres Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Take-Home Kit
Age Group:
All Ages

Create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind Memorial Day keepsake with this easy-to-use kit.

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Library Branch: Warr Acres Library
Room: Online+ Curbside (Warr Acres)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Take-Home Kit
Event Description:

Create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind Memorial Day keepsake with this easy-to-use kit.

Disclaimer(s)

We can only guarantee one kit per household and per registration (if required).

Get your summer bucket list at the front desk!

Summer Bucket List Take Home Kit

All Day 5/12 - 5/18
Online + Curbside (Midwest City) at Midwest City Library
Program Type:
Cultural Experiences, Health & Wellness, Take-Home Kit
Age Group:
Kids

Is it just me, or does it sometimes feel like summer takes forever to get here, and then the next thing you know it’s passed in the blink of an eye? And you are left wondering…what did I do? Did I make the most of the summer months?

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Library Branch: Midwest City Library
Room: Online + Curbside (Midwest City)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Cultural Experiences, Health & Wellness, Take-Home Kit
Event Description:

Is it just me, or does it sometimes feel like summer takes forever to get here, and then the next thing you know it’s passed in the blink of an eye? And you are left wondering…what did I do? Did I make the most of the summer months?