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summer reading program

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!

Friendly Farms Mobile Petting Zoo

Friendly Farms Mobile Petting Zoo

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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.

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SRP Finale- Friendly Farms Petting Zoo

Friday, August 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Hulbert Community Library
Library Branch: Hulbert Community Library
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Join us celebrate the end of Summer Reading 2025 with a special visit from Friendly Farms petting zoo!

Gardening Club

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Q.B. Boydstun Library
Library Branch: Q.B. Boydstun Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Local Master Gardener Edie Cogdill leads simple, fun, and FREE gardening projects designed for all ages!

Gardening Club

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Q.B. Boydstun Library
Library Branch: Q.B. Boydstun Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Local Master Gardener Edie Cogdill leads simple, fun, and FREE gardening projects designed for all ages!

Gardening Club

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Q.B. Boydstun Library
Library Branch: Q.B. Boydstun Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Local Master Gardener Edie Cogdill leads simple, fun, and FREE gardening projects designed for all ages!

Gardening Club

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Q.B. Boydstun Library
Library Branch: Q.B. Boydstun Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Children 0-5, Children 6-11, Young Adult/ Teens 12-18, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Local Master Gardener Edie Cogdill leads simple, fun, and FREE gardening projects designed for all ages!

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Story Time

10:00am–11:00am
Children 0-5
Rieger Memorial Library
Library Branch: Rieger Memorial Library
Age Group: Children 0-5
Program Type: Infant & Toddler Storytime, Preschool Storytime
Event Details:

All ages are welcome to a fun, interactive, family literacy program. Build language skills while enjoying stories, songs, and crafts with a new theme each week. 

Join us on Fridays at 10:00 A.M. for a fun filled story time!

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 - Entire Room
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.

Community Meeting: Seniorcises

10:00am–11:00am
Q.B. Boydstun Library
EOLS provides library meeting space as a community service. This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Q.B. Boydstun Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Low impact exercises designed to help seniors with balance and mobility. Program is free of charge and all are welcome to join.

Beginner Tai Chi

11:00am–11:45am
Eufaula Memorial Library
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: Follansbee Room

Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance is an evidence-based fall prevention program that was designed to be used in community-based organizations. Accumulating evidence suggests that Tai Chi eight-form exercises are an effective means of improving balance, functional limitations, and muscle strength, which reduce the risk of falling.  

Chair Exercise

12:00pm–12:45pm
Eufaula Memorial Library
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: Follansbee Room
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Event Details:

Chair Exercise: Grab Your Chair and Get Moving—Light movement to work your core and muscle groups.  Chairs are provided.  Monday 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm and Tuesday 9:00 am - 9:45 am

 


 

Adult Otaku Club

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Muskogee Public Library
Library Branch: Muskogee Public Library
Room: Southeast Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion Groups
Event Details:

Adults, welcome to the vibrant world of anime! We will delve into conversations about the shows, films, manga, and games that we cherish.

Beginning YOGA with Tulsa

9:00am–10:00am
Adults
Eufaula Memorial Library
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: Follansbee Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Event Details:

Beginner friendly.

Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) Class

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Tahlequah Public Library
Library Branch: Tahlequah Public Library
Room: Carnegie Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Event Details:

SAIL is a fitness program for older adults, which can be done sitting or standing. 
 

Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children 0-5
Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library
Library Branch: Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children 0-5
Program Type: Storytime

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

OHCE Crochet Group

3:00pm–4:00pm
Eufaula Memorial Library
EOLS provides library meeting space as a community service. This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: Follansbee Room
Purpose of Meeting

Come check out our OHCE group. This group will be dedicated to all who are interested in crocheting. Please bring your supplies but if you don't have any, we will have some available.

Christmas Eve

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Delaware County Library, Eufaula Memorial Library, Grove Public Library, Hulbert Community Library, Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library, John F. Henderson Public Library, Kansas Public Library, Muldrow Public Library, Muskogee Public Library, Q.B. Boydstun Library, Rieger Memorial Library, Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library, Stilwell Public Library, Tahlequah Public Library, Warner Public Library, Eastern Oklahoma Library System (All Libraries)

SAIL (Staying Active and Independent for Life)

9:30am–10:30am
Adults
Eufaula Memorial Library
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: Follansbee Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Event Details:

SAIL is a fitness program for older adults, which can be done sitting or standing. Performing exercise that improves strength, balance, and fitness is critical for staying active and reducing the risk or falls. The SAIL program was designed with these principals in mind. Each class includes warm-up, stretching, cardio, balance, and strengthening exercises, as well as a cool down period.

Registration packet can be picked up at Eufaula Memorial Library. 

Christmas Day

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Delaware County Library, Eufaula Memorial Library, Grove Public Library, Hulbert Community Library, Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library, John F. Henderson Public Library, Kansas Public Library, Muldrow Public Library, Muskogee Public Library, Q.B. Boydstun Library, Rieger Memorial Library, Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library, Stilwell Public Library, Tahlequah Public Library, Warner Public Library, Eastern Oklahoma Library System (All Libraries)

SAIL (Staying Active and Independent for Life)

9:30am–10:30am
Adults
Eufaula Memorial Library
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: Follansbee Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Event Details:

SAIL is a fitness program for older adults, which can be done sitting or standing. Performing exercise that improves strength, balance, and fitness is critical for staying active and reducing the risk or falls. The SAIL program was designed with these principals in mind. Each class includes warm-up, stretching, cardio, balance, and strengthening exercises, as well as a cool down period.

Registration packet can be picked up at Eufaula Memorial Library. 

Community Meeting: Seniorcises

10:00am–11:00am
Q.B. Boydstun Library
EOLS provides library meeting space as a community service. This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Q.B. Boydstun Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Low impact exercises designed to help seniors with balance and mobility. Program is free of charge and all are welcome to join.

Preschool Activity-Storytime:

10:00am–11:00am
Children 0-5
Stilwell Public Library
Library Branch: Stilwell Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children 0-5
Program Type: Storytime, Preschool Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and activities.

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 - Entire Room
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.

Community Meeting: Seniorcises

10:00am–11:00am
Q.B. Boydstun Library
EOLS provides library meeting space as a community service. This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Q.B. Boydstun Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Low impact exercises designed to help seniors with balance and mobility. Program is free of charge and all are welcome to join.

Beginner Tai Chi

11:00am–11:45am
Eufaula Memorial Library
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: Follansbee Room

Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance is an evidence-based fall prevention program that was designed to be used in community-based organizations. Accumulating evidence suggests that Tai Chi eight-form exercises are an effective means of improving balance, functional limitations, and muscle strength, which reduce the risk of falling.  

Chair Exercise

12:00pm–12:45pm
Eufaula Memorial Library
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: Follansbee Room
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Event Details:

Chair Exercise: Grab Your Chair and Get Moving—Light movement to work your core and muscle groups.  Chairs are provided.  Monday 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm and Tuesday 9:00 am - 9:45 am

 


 

Beginning YOGA with Tulsa

9:00am–10:00am
Adults
Eufaula Memorial Library
Library Branch: Eufaula Memorial Library
Room: Follansbee Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Event Details:

Beginner friendly.

Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) Class

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Tahlequah Public Library
Library Branch: Tahlequah Public Library
Room: Carnegie Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Event Details:

SAIL is a fitness program for older adults, which can be done sitting or standing. 
 

Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children 0-5
Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library
Library Branch: Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children 0-5
Program Type: Storytime

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

Adult Pinterest Party!

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Library Branch: Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library
Room: Dr. Maurice Payne Meeting Room - Entire Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Sign up early for this monthly craft class by Laura! A different craft is made each month and there are only 25 spots available. Make sure you get your name down soon!