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Book Launch: "Calling for a Blanket Dance" by Oscar Hokeah

2023-09-23 15:00:00 2023-09-23 17:00:00 America/Chicago Book Launch: "Calling for a Blanket Dance" by Oscar Hokeah Join us for a conversation with Oscar Hokeah, author of "Calling for a Blanket Dance." In partnership with Fulton Street Books & Coffee. Zarrow Regional Library

Saturday, September 23
3:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-09-23 15:00:00 2023-09-23 17:00:00 America/Chicago Book Launch: "Calling for a Blanket Dance" by Oscar Hokeah Join us for a conversation with Oscar Hokeah, author of "Calling for a Blanket Dance." In partnership with Fulton Street Books & Coffee. Zarrow Regional Library

Zarrow Regional Library

South Meeting Room

Join us for a conversation with Oscar Hokeah, author of "Calling for a Blanket Dance." In partnership with Fulton Street Books & Coffee.

Oscar Hokeah is a citizen of Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma from his mother's side and has Mexican heritage through his father. He holds an MA in English with a concentration in Native American Literature from the University of Oklahoma, as well as a BFA in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), with a minor in Indigenous Liberal Studies. He is a recipient of the Truman Capote Scholarship Award through IAIA and is also a winner of the Native Writer Award through the Taos Summer Writers Conference. His short stories have been published in South Dakota ReviewAmerican Short FictionYellow Medicine ReviewSurreal South and Red Ink Magazine. He works with Indian Child Welfare in Tahlequah. His debut, Calling for a Blanket Dance, is the winner of the PEN America/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel and the Reading the West Book Award for Debut Fiction, and a finalist for the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize/Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction.

Zarrow Regional Library

Phone: 918.549.7323

Branch manager
Kelly Bayles

Hours
We're closed Friday July 04 due to Independence Day
Mon, Jun 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 01 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 02 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 03 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jul 04 Closed
(Independence Day)
Sat, Jul 05 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 06 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Services

  • WiFi
  • Wireless printing
  • Public Access Computers
  • Meeting Room(s)
  • Bike Locks
  • Skateboard stand
  • Public Fax

Upcoming events

Thu, Jul 03, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Storytime Room
Come and play the award-winning tabletop role-playing game Coyote & Crow. No experience necessary. For teens and tweens.

Mon, Jul 07, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
South Meeting Room
Put yarn to canvas to create unique art full of color and texture. Use your imagination and leave with a dimensional statement piece. Registration is required. For adults.
This event is full

Tue, Jul 08, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Storytime Room
Light up your creativity! Brighten up your room with your own luminescent artwork created at this hands-on workshop. All materials are provided. Registration is required. For... more
Light up your creativity! Brighten up your room with your own luminescent artwork created at this hands-on workshop. All materials are provided. Registration is required. For teens and tweens.

Tue, Jul 08, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
North Meeting Room
Join the Heartland Harmony Dulcimer Club as they share their love of music. Come to practice, learn or just listen to the sweet sounds of the dulcimer. For all ages.

Tue, Jul 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Explore a variety of art media, including paints, watercolors and more. For ages 3 and up.

Wed, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for... more
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children.

Wed, Jul 09, 11:00am - 11:30am
For babies, toddlers and preschoolers, playing is learning. Join us for games, toys and activities that foster critical early literacy skills.

Thu, Jul 10, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Storytime Room
Come and play the award-winning tabletop role-playing game Coyote & Crow. No experience necessary. For teens and tweens.

Sat, Jul 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
North Meeting Room
Join the Heartland Harmony Dulcimer Club as they share their love of music. Come to practice, learn or just listen to the sweet sounds of the dulcimer. For all ages.

Tue, Jul 15, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
North Meeting Room
Join the Heartland Harmony Dulcimer Club as they share their love of music. Come to practice, learn or just listen to the sweet sounds of the dulcimer. For all ages.

Tue, Jul 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Create and build a LEGO adventure. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination. All LEGOs must stay in the library. For all ages.

Wed, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for... more
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children.

Wed, Jul 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
For babies, toddlers and preschoolers, playing is learning. Join us for games, toys and activities that foster critical early literacy skills.

Wed, Jul 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
South Meeting Room
Drop in for an open-ended polymer clay workshop with Sarah Bowen from Tiny Things by Bowen.

Thu, Jul 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Storytime Room
Come and play the award-winning tabletop role-playing game Coyote & Crow. No experience necessary. For teens and tweens.

Mon, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
North Meeting Room
Do you want to help color our world? Paint river rocks to create one-of-a-kind decorations that can be left inside or outside to color any path. Registration is required. For... more
Do you want to help color our world? Paint river rocks to create one-of-a-kind decorations that can be left inside or outside to color any path. Registration is required. For adults.
This event is full

Tue, Jul 22, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
North Meeting Room
Join the Heartland Harmony Dulcimer Club as they share their love of music. Come to practice, learn or just listen to the sweet sounds of the dulcimer. For all ages.

Tue, Jul 22, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Explore a variety of art media, including paints, watercolors and more. For ages 3 and up.

Wed, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for... more
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children.

Wed, Jul 23, 11:00am - 11:30am
For babies, toddlers and preschoolers, playing is learning. Join us for games, toys and activities that foster critical early literacy skills.

Thu, Jul 24, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Storytime Room
Come and play the award-winning tabletop role-playing game Coyote & Crow. No experience necessary. For teens and tweens.

Tue, Jul 29, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
North Meeting Room
Join the Heartland Harmony Dulcimer Club as they share their love of music. Come to practice, learn or just listen to the sweet sounds of the dulcimer. For all ages.

Tue, Jul 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room
Create and build a LEGO adventure. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination. All LEGOs must stay in the library. For all ages.

Wed, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for... more
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime. There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children.

Wed, Jul 30, 11:00am - 11:30am
For babies, toddlers and preschoolers, playing is learning. Join us for games, toys and activities that foster critical early literacy skills.

Thu, Jul 31, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Storytime Room
Come and play the award-winning tabletop role-playing game Coyote & Crow. No experience necessary. For teens and tweens.