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Summer Reading Program 2025

All Day 5/27 - 8/2
Eastern Oklahoma Library System (All Libraries)
Library Branch: Eastern Oklahoma Library System (All Libraries)
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Reading Challenges, STEM & Makerspace, Storytime, Infant & Toddler Storytime, Preschool Storytime, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lecture, History, & Culture, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Music, Dance, & Film, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

In 2025, we invite you to explore a vibrant journey of art and creativity, celebrating the countless ways it enhances our lives!

Poké Ball

Pokémon Scavenger Hunt-Downtown Stilwell

07/21/2025 @ 9:00am to 07/25/2025 @ 6:00pm
Stilwell Public Library
Library Branch: Stilwell Public Library
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:

Drop by the library beginning July 14 and pick up your sticker collection book and map of the participating local businesses.

PAWS

PAWSitively Wild Animals

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
City Community Center at Eufaula Memorial Library
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: City Community Center
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Event Details:

Join us for a special guest, PAWSitively Wild Animals!

Flyer Text: Knowledge is Power. GRDA. Flyer Image: Photos of Dams and GRDA lecturer.

GRDA Hydro Display

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Kansas Meeting Room at Kansas Public Library
Library Branch: Kansas Public Library
Room: Kansas Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Program Type: STEM & Makerspace, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lecture, History, & Culture, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Join us Wednesday, July 23rd, at 10:30 am for the GRDA Hydro display!

Center text reads 'Origami Sharks' over a blue background. 5 illustrations of various origami sharks are arranged in a semi-circle around the text.

Origami

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dr. Maurice Payne Meeting Room - Entire Room at Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Library Branch: Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Room: Dr. Maurice Payne Meeting Room - Entire Room
Age Group: Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Classes & Workshops
PAWS

PAWSitively Wild Animals

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Community Center at Eufaula Memorial Library
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: City Community Center
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Event Details:

Join us for a special guest, PAWSitively Wild Animals!

Teen Project Runway

Teen Project Runway

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Follansbee Room at Eufaula Memorial Library
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: Follansbee Room
Age Group: Young Adult/ Teens 12-18
Program Type: STEM & Makerspace
Event Details:

Turn trash into Fashion with our Project Runway Workshop! 

For ages 12-18

Adult and Teen watercolor doodle fun

Adult and Teen Watercolor Fun

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Grove Public Library
Library Branch: Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:

Tap into your creative side with this lighthearted watercolor doodle class, perfect for both teens and adults. Each session offers a relaxing blend of simple watercolor techniques with fun and imaginative doodling.

Flyer image of two windchimes. Image Text: DIY Wind Chime Craft.

DIY Wind Chime Craft

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kansas Meeting Room at Kansas Public Library
Library Branch: Kansas Public Library
Room: Kansas Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:

Join Amy in another fun monthly adult craft! This DIY craft will have everything you need to create a lovely wind chime. Call to place a reservation at the Kansas Public Library, 918-221-0410.

 

Colorful Conversations Book Club Image

Colorful Conversations Book Club

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Rawls Room at Tahlequah Public Library
Library Branch: Tahlequah Public Library
Room: Rawls Room
Age Group: Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults
Event Details:

This summer, join us for some Colorful Conversations in this laid-back, book discussion event!

Each month there will be a theme.

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Summer Reading Program 2025

All Day 5/27–8/2
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Eastern Oklahoma Library System (All Libraries)
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Eastern Oklahoma Library System (All Libraries)
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Reading Challenges, STEM & Makerspace, Storytime, Infant & Toddler Storytime, Preschool Storytime, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lecture, History, & Culture, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Music, Dance, & Film, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

In 2025, we invite you to explore a vibrant journey of art and creativity, celebrating the countless ways it enhances our lives!

Pokémon Scavenger Hunt-Downtown Stilwell

07/21/2025 @ 9:00am–07/25/2025 @ 6:00pm
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Stilwell Public Library
Library Branch: Stilwell Public Library
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:

Drop by the library beginning July 14 and pick up your sticker collection book and map of the participating local businesses.

Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Children 0-5, Family
John F. Henderson Public Library
Library Branch: John F. Henderson Public Library
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime makes learning fun! Storytime introduces young children to books, rhymes, music, and other literacy-based activities. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

GRDA Hydro Display

10:30am–11:30am
Children, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Kansas Public Library
Library Branch: Kansas Public Library
Room: Kansas Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Program Type: STEM & Makerspace, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lecture, History, & Culture, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Join us Wednesday, July 23rd, at 10:30 am for the GRDA Hydro display!

Origami

11:00am–12:00pm
Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family
Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Library Branch: Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Room: Dr. Maurice Payne Meeting Room - Entire Room
Age Group: Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Classes & Workshops

Lego Masters

3:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Muskogee Public Library
Library Branch: Muskogee Public Library
Room: Southeast Room
Age Group: Children, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:

Color Your World with extraordinary LEGO creations.  Use your imagination or challenge your friends to create a one-of-a-kind design.  

Everyone Summer Reading Program - Friday Fun Day

9:00am–6:00pm
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Tahlequah Public Library
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tahlequah Public Library
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a fun day filled with popcorn and crafts!

Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Children 0-5, Family
Kansas Public Library
Library Branch: Kansas Public Library
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime makes learning fun! Storytime introduces young children to books, rhymes, music, and other literacy-based activities. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Read with Elliot, The Service Dog

10:30am–12:00pm
Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Muskogee Public Library
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Library Branch: Muskogee Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Event Details:

Pick out your favorite library book or bring your favorite from home and practice reading to Elliot, who is the Youth Volunteer Corps service dog. Elliot is a fantastic listener and loves to listen to readers of all ages!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Come & Go Activity All Day: Masks

9:00am–6:00pm
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Stilwell Public Library
Library Branch: Stilwell Public Library
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: STEM & Makerspace, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Music, Dance, & Film
Event Details:

Stop by any time during open hours and complete the activity of the day.

Glow Painting

2:00pm–3:30pm
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
John F. Henderson Public Library
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: John F. Henderson Public Library
Room: Bost Room
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have the time of your life while painting in the dark with glow paint! Everything will be supplied by the library, but please wear clothes that can get dirty. You might get paint on them! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Beguiling Beaver Magic Show!

2:30pm–3:30pm
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Library Branch: Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Room: Dr. Maurice Payne Meeting Room - Entire Room
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Reading Challenges, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Music, Dance, & Film, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Come see The Amazing, The Beguiling, The Magnificent Luke Beaver magic show! We are thrilled to have local magician Luke Beaver back this year for another breathtaking show. Come out and support a young artist honing his craft.

Mixed-Up Family Art Night

6:30pm–7:30pm
Children, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Muskogee Public Library
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Muskogee Public Library
Room: Southeast Room
Age Group: Children, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a fun family night out?  For this event families will work together on a team to create an art creation out of a random assortment of materials.  WAIT!  Here comes the mixed-up part.

Summer Movie: (9:30, 12:30, 3:30): Pinnochio

9:30am–5:30pm
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Stilwell Public Library
Library Branch: Stilwell Public Library
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Music, Dance, & Film
Event Details:

Beat the heat with an indoor movie start times are 9:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 3:30 pm. Popcorn provided.

Kids Storytime

1:00pm–1:30pm
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Library Branch: Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Room: Dr. Maurice Payne Meeting Room - Entire Room
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime makes learning fun! Storytime introduces young children to books, rhymes, music, and other literacy-based activities. 

Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Children 0-5, Family
John F. Henderson Public Library
Library Branch: John F. Henderson Public Library
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime makes learning fun! Storytime introduces young children to books, rhymes, music, and other literacy-based activities. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Prize Day

3:00pm–4:30pm
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Library Branch: Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Room: Dr. Maurice Payne Meeting Room - Entire Room
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Lecture, History, & Culture, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming

Friendly Farms Mobile Petting Zoo

11:00am–12:00pm
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Q.B. Boydstun Library
Library Branch: Q.B. Boydstun Library
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Event Details:

End of Summer Reading finale with Friendly Farms Mobile Petting Zoo! All ages welcome.

This program is brought to you by the Town of Fort Gibson.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

OKC Improv

11:00am–12:00pm
Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Stilwell Public Library
Library Branch: Stilwell Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family
Program Type: Music, Dance, & Film, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

A fun and unique way to boost their creativity, confidence, adaptability, quick-thinking, teamwork, and more

Lego Party!

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family, Everyone
Kansas Public Library
Library Branch: Kansas Public Library
Room: Kansas Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Family, Everyone
Program Type: STEM & Makerspace, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:

It's a Lego party! Join us for an hour of free build time, Lego themed challenges and activities, and snacks!

Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Children 0-5, Family
Kansas Public Library
Library Branch: Kansas Public Library
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime makes learning fun! Storytime introduces young children to books, rhymes, music, and other literacy-based activities. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Teen/YA D&D

4:30pm–6:00pm
Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family
Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Library Branch: Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Room: Dr. Maurice Payne Meeting Room - A
Age Group: Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:

Adventuring through table top role playing games! Learn teamwork, strategy, and leadership while weaving an intricate and engaging story.

Toddler Time

11:30am–12:00pm
Children, Children 0-5, Family
Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Library Branch: Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Room: Dr. Maurice Payne Meeting Room - Entire Room
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Family
Program Type: Storytime, Infant & Toddler Storytime, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming

Introduce your child to the joys and culture of reading in a fun and positive environment, including books, songs, and activities that are sure to inspire a love of reading. Ages 0-2.

Kids Storytime

1:00pm–1:30pm
Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Library Branch: Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Room: Dr. Maurice Payne Meeting Room - Entire Room
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Storytime, Infant & Toddler Storytime, Preschool Storytime, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming

Storytime makes learning fun! Storytime introduces young children to books, rhymes, music, and other literacy-based activities.