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Quilling Class

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A (Warr Acres) at Warr Acres Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural Experiences, DIY & Hobbies, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

For those who have never quilled or for those who are experienced, come enjoy making a quilling project or bring one of you own to work on!

Plus: Share ideas and projects you have done.

 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Warr Acres Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Warr Acres)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural Experiences, DIY & Hobbies, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Description:

For those who have never quilled or for those who are experienced, come enjoy making a quilling project or bring one of you own to work on!

Plus: Share ideas and projects you have done.

 

Knitty Committee

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B (Village) at The Village Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Age Group:
All Ages

Interested in knitting or learning how to knit?

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

Interested in knitting or learning how to knit?

AltFest

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:00am - 4:00pm
Entire 4th Floor at Down town Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community & Civics, Cultural Experiences, DIY & Hobbies, Live Performances & Entertainment
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Interested in the niche, alternative, underground, or atypical? Welcome to the event just right for you!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Down town Library
Room: Entire 4th Floor
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community & Civics, Cultural Experiences, DIY & Hobbies, Live Performances & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Description:

Interested in the niche, alternative, underground, or atypical? Welcome to the event just right for you!

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.

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

Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by painting sugar skull planters on October 11 at 1:00PM at the Downtown Library. This program is for teens and adults. Registration is required.

Sugar Skull Planters for Hispanic Heritage Month

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Classroom AB (Downtown) at Down town Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural Experiences, DIY & Hobbies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in this creative workshop! Teens and adults are invited to decorate sugar skull (calaveras de azúcar) inspired flower pots, honoring a vibrant tradition from Mexican culture.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Down town Library
Room: Classroom AB (Downtown)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural Experiences, DIY & Hobbies
Registration Required
Event Description:

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in this creative workshop! Teens and adults are invited to decorate sugar skull (calaveras de azúcar) inspired flower pots, honoring a vibrant tradition from Mexican culture.

Disclaimer(s)

We can only guarantee one kit per registration.  Please register individually to ensure that kits are appropriately distributed.  Special notes should not be used for additional registrations.

Thank you for your help!

DIY Spooky Barbies

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB (Bethany) at Bethany Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults

Create your own Spooky Barbie! Experience the strangely satisfying pastime of turning these dolls into creepy, undead monsters, vampires, or skeletons. Bring an old Barbie if you have one, or use one of ours. Wear clothes you can get messy in!

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

Create your own Spooky Barbie! Experience the strangely satisfying pastime of turning these dolls into creepy, undead monsters, vampires, or skeletons. Bring an old Barbie if you have one, or use one of ours. Wear clothes you can get messy in!

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. 

It is encouraged that an adult supervise children while using this Metropolitan Library System Take & Make Kit.

Witch's Broom Earrings

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room (Choctaw) at Choctaw Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults

Double, double toil and trouble! Come to the Choctaw Library and make some witch's broom earrings out of wire. Wear them with your costume on Halloween or any time of the year to bring out your inner goth. 

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

Double, double toil and trouble! Come to the Choctaw Library and make some witch's broom earrings out of wire. Wear them with your costume on Halloween or any time of the year to bring out your inner goth. 

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, October 11, 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. 

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. 

Button-Making Party

Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A (Ralph Ellison) at Ralph Ellison Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Age Group:
All Ages

Join us at the Ralph Ellison Library for a fun Button-Making Party on October 12th!

Get creative and design your own themed buttons! Drop by to make a few fun and festive buttons to take home or share.

Themes include:

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

Join us at the Ralph Ellison Library for a fun Button-Making Party on October 12th!

Get creative and design your own themed buttons! Drop by to make a few fun and festive buttons to take home or share.

Themes include:

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. 

Graphic showing calculator, computer screen, gear, paintbrush and palette, beaker with liquid in it

October STEAM-tastic Surprise Take Home Kit

All Day 10/14 - 10/18
Online + Curbside (Wright) at Wright Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies, Family Programs, Science & STEAM, Take-Home Kit
Age Group:
Kids, Teens

The STEAMtastic Surprise is a hands-on, educational kit designed to spark curiosity and foster a love for science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM).

Registration Required
Library Branch: Wright Library
Room: Online + Curbside (Wright)
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies, Family Programs, Science & STEAM, Take-Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Description:

The STEAMtastic Surprise is a hands-on, educational kit designed to spark curiosity and foster a love for science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM).

Disclaimer(s)

Warning: Kit contains small parts that could represent a choking hazard. It is not intended for children under 3. It is encouraged that an adult supervise children while using this Metropolitan Library System Take & Make Bag.

We can only guarantee one kit per registration.  Please register individually to ensure that kits are appropriately distributed.  Special notes should not be used for additional registrations.

Thank you for your help!

It is encouraged that an adult supervise children while using this Metropolitan Library System Take & Make Kit.

Pumpkin Mania - Take Home Kit

All Day 10/14 - 10/19
Online+ Curbside (Warr Acres) at Warr Acres Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Take-Home Kit
Age Group:
All Ages

Get crafty this fall and create a variety of fun and festive pumpkins—perfect for decorating your home, desk, or windowsill.

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

Get crafty this fall and create a variety of fun and festive pumpkins—perfect for decorating your home, desk, or windowsill.

Disclaimer(s)

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

It is encouraged that an adult supervise children while using this Metropolitan Library System Take & Make Kit.

Dia de los Muertos DIY Photo Frame Take-Home Kit

All Day 10/14 - 10/20
Onsite (Capitol Hill) at Capitol Hill Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community & Civics, DIY & Hobbies, Take-Home Kit
Age Group:
All Ages

Our kit includes paint and a photo frame to decorate to use for Dia de los Muertos. Let us know if you need a photo printed and we can help!

Library Branch: Capitol Hill Library
Room: Onsite (Capitol Hill)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community & Civics, DIY & Hobbies, Take-Home Kit
Event Description:

Our kit includes paint and a photo frame to decorate to use for Dia de los Muertos. Let us know if you need a photo printed and we can help!

Disclaimer(s)

It is encouraged that an adult supervise children while using this Metropolitan Library System Take & Make Kit.

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

Eeek!tober at Bethany Library

All Day 10/14 - 10/31
Onsite (Bethany) at Bethany Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural Experiences, DIY & Hobbies, Family Programs, Film & Movies, Games & Gaming, Science & STEAM, Storytimes, Take-Home Kit
Age Group:
All Ages

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:

Library Branch: Bethany Library
Room: Onsite (Bethany)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural Experiences, DIY & Hobbies, Family Programs, Film & Movies, Games & Gaming, Science & STEAM, Storytimes, Take-Home Kit
Event Description:

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:

Register online and pick up a kit between October 14th and 20th

Paranormal Fest Waning Moon: Creative Mending Takehome Kit

10/14/2025 @ 1:00am to 10/20/2025 @ 12:00am
Online + Curbside (Downtown) at Down town Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies, Take-Home Kit
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

This kit will teach you how to embroider your own jean patch for mending or accessorizing so you can have a fun and thrifty Halloween!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Down town Library
Room: Online + Curbside (Downtown)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies, Take-Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Description:

This kit will teach you how to embroider your own jean patch for mending or accessorizing so you can have a fun and thrifty Halloween!

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.

It is encouraged that an adult supervise children while using this Metropolitan Library System Take & Make Kit.

Two green frog puppets on craft sticks and the words Make Puppets Together

Make Puppets Together Take-Home Kit

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Onsite (The Village) at The Village Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Birth-PreK

Would you like to make something with your toddler that you can play with together? This take-home kit includes supplies to create and decorate puppets and some activities to spark creative play for you and your child together! 

Registration Required
Library Branch: The Village Library
Room: Onsite (The Village)
Age Group: Birth-PreK
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Description:

Would you like to make something with your toddler that you can play with together? This take-home kit includes supplies to create and decorate puppets and some activities to spark creative play for you and your child together! 

A large cartoon-style picture of Frida Kahlo, a dark-haired woman with close-set eyebrows, wearing a green shirt and orange shawl, along with orange flowers in her hair. Surrounding the picture are the words "Self Portrait with Frida Kahlo." Below are the words "October 2025 Take-Home Kit (Adults)" and contact information for the Village Library: 10307 N. Penn, phone 405-755-0710, website metrolibrary.org and also the Metro library logo.

Self-Portrait with Frida Kahlo Take-Home Kit

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Onsite (The Village) at The Village Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural Experiences, Take-Home Kit
Age Group:
Adults

Learn more about one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frida Kahlo! Among her accomplishments, she was known for her self-portraits, full of emotion and symbolism. How would you represent yourself in a portrait?

Registration Required
Library Branch: The Village Library
Room: Onsite (The Village)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural Experiences, Take-Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Description:

Learn more about one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frida Kahlo! Among her accomplishments, she was known for her self-portraits, full of emotion and symbolism. How would you represent yourself in a portrait?

October Creative Writing Chapbook

10/14/2025 @ 9:00am to 10/31/2025 @ 6:00pm
Onsite (Warr Acres) at Warr Acres Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Reading, Continuing Education, Cultural Experiences, Take-Home Kit, Writing
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

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!

Library Branch: Warr Acres Library
Room: Onsite (Warr Acres)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Reading, Continuing Education, Cultural Experiences, Take-Home Kit, Writing
Event Description:

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!

Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Meeting Room (Choctaw) at Choctaw Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Reading, Storytimes
Age Group:
Birth-PreK
Toddler Storytime:

Join us for a storytime at your neighborhood library! Skilled librarians will introduce little ones to the library and show parents and caregivers invaluable information on reading...

Library Branch: Choctaw Library
Room: Meeting Room (Choctaw)
Age Group: Birth-PreK
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Reading, Storytimes

Join us for a storytime at your neighborhood library! Skilled librarians will introduce little ones to the library and show parents and caregivers invaluable information on reading readiness and create excitement about reading. Connect with others while enjoying stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and more!

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room (Choctaw) at Choctaw Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Reading, Storytimes
Age Group:
Birth-PreK
Preschool Storytime:

Join us for a storytime at your neighborhood library! Skilled librarians will introduce little ones to the library and show parents and caregivers invaluable information on reading...

Library Branch: Choctaw Library
Room: Meeting Room (Choctaw)
Age Group: Birth-PreK
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Reading, Storytimes

Join us for a storytime at your neighborhood library! Skilled librarians will introduce little ones to the library and show parents and caregivers invaluable information on reading readiness and create excitement about reading. Connect with others while enjoying stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and more!

Pink Pony Club

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A (Midwest City) at Midwest City Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Age Group:
Teens

Gather with other teens in an open and welcoming after-school space where everyone is free to be who they are. We will share experiences and do fun activities including small crafts.

Library Branch: Midwest City Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Midwest City)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Event Description:

Gather with other teens in an open and welcoming after-school space where everyone is free to be who they are. We will share experiences and do fun activities including small crafts.

STEAM Tuesday

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Onsite (Southern Oaks) at Southern Oaks Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Computers & Technology, Cultural Experiences, DIY & Hobbies, Science & STEAM, Writing
Age Group:
All Ages

Join us for a different STEAM activity each Tuesday! All ages welcome!

Library Branch: Southern Oaks Library
Room: Onsite (Southern Oaks)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Computers & Technology, Cultural Experiences, DIY & Hobbies, Science & STEAM, Writing
Event Description:

Join us for a different STEAM activity each Tuesday! All ages welcome!

frida

Frida Kahlo Coloring Station

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Onsite (Southern Oaks) at Southern Oaks Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist who blended classical and folk art to create colorful and powerful works of art exploring Mexican society. Join us at the Southern Oaks Library for a fun Frida Kahlo themed coloring-crafting hour to celebrate

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

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist who blended classical and folk art to create colorful and powerful works of art exploring Mexican society. Join us at the Southern Oaks Library for a fun Frida Kahlo themed coloring-crafting hour to celebrate

Pictured are three white cups decorated to look like sugar skulls with a battery-powered tea light under them to make them glow. The cups have orange fake flowers on top.

Día de los Muertos Story & Craft

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Meeting Room AB (Edmond) at Edmond Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Reading
Age Group:
Kids

Come learn about Día de los Muertos with us and create a glowing decoration inspired by the colorful sugar skull.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Edmond Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (Edmond)
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Description:

Come learn about Día de los Muertos with us and create a glowing decoration inspired by the colorful sugar skull.

Self-Portrait with Frida Kahlo is around a cartoon-style portrait of Frida Kahlo.

Self-Portrait with Frida Kahlo in the Library

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A (Village) at The Village Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Learn more about one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frida Kahlo! Among her accomplishments, she was known for her self-portraits, full of emotion and symbolism. How would you represent yourself in a portrait?

Registration Required
Library Branch: The Village Library
Room: Meeting Room A (Village)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Description:

Learn more about one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frida Kahlo! Among her accomplishments, she was known for her self-portraits, full of emotion and symbolism. How would you represent yourself in a portrait?

Fiber Arts Club

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Onsite (Southern Oaks) at Southern Oaks Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Bring your own project and materials and knit, crochet, or sew your way through the afternoon with members of the community who share your enthusiasm for crafts. All types of fiber arts welcome!

Library Branch: Southern Oaks Library
Room: Onsite (Southern Oaks)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, DIY & Hobbies
Event Description:

Bring your own project and materials and knit, crochet, or sew your way through the afternoon with members of the community who share your enthusiasm for crafts. All types of fiber arts welcome!