Community Calendar

Join Rebecca McWilliams, Oklahoma history librarian, and Aaron Pope, Genealogy Resource Center coordinator, for an engaging look at the rich heritage and history of Oklahoma’s Five Tribes.

Discover history and heritage through firsthand Works Progress Administration (WPA) accounts of Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muskogee (Creek) and Seminole life from the Civil War to Oklahoma statehood in the amazing book Nations Remembered: An Oral History of the Cherokee, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles in Oklahoma, 1865-1907 by Theda Perdue.

Join us for a discussion of this powerful book and stay for a lecture on using Ancestry Library Edition and the Oklahoma Historical Society's Dawes Rolls Index in which you can find Dawes rolls numbers and enrollment cards — a vital resource for tracing Indigenous ancestry.

Registration is required. For adults and teens.

Each year, the Tulsa City-County Library hosts a systemwide initiative called "One Book, One Tulsa," during which Tulsa County residents are encouraged to read the same book. The purpose of this program is to foster literacy within our community and to encourage conversation about a meaningful book.

This year’s selection is by Mateo Askaripour, a recipient of the National Book Foundation's “5 Under 35” prize. This Great Hemisphere is a powerful, captivating novel about how far we'll go to protect the ones we love.

Join us on the first floor of Central Library for a discussion of Askaripour's book. Following his presentation, the author will answer questions from the audience and sign books. Books will be available for purchasing, courtesy of Fulton Street Books.

E-mail cas@tulsalibrary.org for more details.

Sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust.

Looking to embark on your genealogy journey? Join us for a presentation on beginning genealogy methods and how to start your family history research. Registration is required. For teens and adults.

Our biweekly summer music series wraps up with vocalist Janet Rutland, performing a repertoire from the Great American Songbook. For all ages.

As a versatile artist with decades of performance experience, Rutland offers a diverse repertoire consisting of vintage jazz, pop and country music. A native of Sand Springs, Rutland has performed extensively throughout the Tulsa area for many years and is a longtime fixture in the mid-America music and theater scene with club, theater and concert hall performances in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Missouri.

Tulsa Farmers' Market's Wednesday Morning Farmers Market is back every Wednesday from 8 am to 11 am, May through August.

Join us for a fresh start to your week with the largest selection of local fruits and veggies in the city—all sourced from passionate farmers and growers in our region.

Wednesday Mornings are perfect for those who prefer a more accessible, easy-to-navigate market experience, ideal for chefs stocking up before the weekend rush, and great for anyone wanting to replenish their kitchen with nutrient-dense, locally-grown foods midweek.

In addition to Tulsa’s freshest foods, customers can expect fun kids’ activities, donation-based yoga sessions, and educational guests & community programming.

Mark your calendars, spread the word, and get ready to make Wednesdays your favorite market day!

Collect your family memories in a memory box. Decorate small boxes for keeping your family mementos and photos. Boxes and crafting supplies are provided. For elementary schoolers to teens.

We encourage you to bring copies of family photos to include in your decorations.

Looking to embark on your genealogy journey? Join us for a presentation on beginning genealogy methods and how to start your family history research. Registration is required. For teens and adults.

A community collaboration between Indian Health Care Resource Center and Indian Health Service brings the annual “Wisdom Warriors: Just Move It!" Elder Summit to Tulsa this summer!

Elders are the backbone of our American Indian community, and this event will showcase resources and information available so everyone can make good, informed decisions about their health and wellbeing. Plus, this summit will bring peers together to share in wonderful, enriching activities that encourage fitness and good health.

Featured speakers include:
• Morgan Hamilton, MPH: Oklahoma State Department of Health Healthy Brain, Heart, Diabetes, and Tobacco Program Manager.
• Pamela Wiernasz, IHCRC Gerontology RN Educator.
• Ron Eppes, International Association for Indigenous Aging, Director of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Projects.

Featured activities include:
• Exercise activities including cardio drumming, gourd dancing, making medicine bags, Tai Chi, Good Medicine “chair exercise” bingo, chair yoga, and gardening/flower planting.
• IHCRC’s elders performing the Lord’s Prayer in Indian Sign Language.
• Raffles with prizes throughout the day.

Transportation assistance is available for active IHCRC patients. Additionally, a Tulsa City bus stop is available at Veterans Park.

Join Aaron Pope, Genealogy Center coordinator, for a fascinating dive into the Oklahoma Historical Society’s database of Oklahoma Penitentiary Photograph and Fingerprint Card records. Register online.

Prison records hold more than just names — they tell stories of resilience, redemption and lost chapters of family history. Discover how these records can reveal surprising details about your ancestors, from personal descriptions and criminal histories to letters, mugshots and more.

Whether your family tree has known outlaws or hidden secrets, this presentation will help you unlock the past in unexpected ways.

Registration is required. For adults and teens.

Tulsa Farmers' Market's Wednesday Morning Farmers Market is back every Wednesday from 8 am to 11 am, May through August.

Join us for a fresh start to your week with the largest selection of local fruits and veggies in the city—all sourced from passionate farmers and growers in our region.

Wednesday Mornings are perfect for those who prefer a more accessible, easy-to-navigate market experience, ideal for chefs stocking up before the weekend rush, and great for anyone wanting to replenish their kitchen with nutrient-dense, locally-grown foods midweek.

In addition to Tulsa’s freshest foods, customers can expect fun kids’ activities, donation-based yoga sessions, and educational guests & community programming.

Mark your calendars, spread the word, and get ready to make Wednesdays your favorite market day!