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NaNoWriMo Writing Kits
2026-11-01 00:00:00 2026-11-01 23:59:00 America/Chicago NaNoWriMo Writing Kits November is National Novel Writing Month. Unleash your inner storyteller with our NaNoWriMo Writing Kit, designed to inspire creativity and writing skills in teens and tweens. Hardesty Regional Library

Sunday, November 01
All day

Add to Calendar 2026-11-01 00:00:00 2026-11-01 23:59:00 America/Chicago NaNoWriMo Writing Kits November is National Novel Writing Month. Unleash your inner storyteller with our NaNoWriMo Writing Kit, designed to inspire creativity and writing skills in teens and tweens. Hardesty Regional Library

November is National Novel Writing Month. Unleash your inner storyteller with our NaNoWriMo Writing Kit, designed to inspire creativity and writing skills in teens and tweens.

Take your literary masterpiece home or leave it at the library to share with your community. Kits are available while supplies last. Sponsored by the Friends of the Helmerich Library.

Hardesty Regional Library
Phone: 918.549.7323

Branch manager
Kelly Bayles
Hours
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Mon, Sep 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Sep 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Oct 01 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Oct 02 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Oct 03 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 04 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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Upcoming events

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Handmade at Hardesty: Paper Pumpkin Craft Kit
Fri, Oct 02, All day
Pick up a craft kit that includes all the supplies and instructions needed to make your own 3D paper pumpkin. Available while supplies last. For adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Fri, Oct 02, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
1-2-3 Play With Me Parent-Child Workshop
Fri, Oct 02, 10:00am - 11:15am
Maple Meeting Room
Playing is learning! Join us for a play workshop for parents and children ages 1-3. Class size is limited. Registration is required.
Handmade at Hardesty: Paper Pumpkin Craft Kit
Sat, Oct 03, All day
Pick up a craft kit that includes all the supplies and instructions needed to make your own 3D paper pumpkin. Available while supplies last. For adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Sat, Oct 03, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Movies in the Cove: "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West"
Sat, Oct 03, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Connor's Cove Children's Theater
Join us for a family-friendly movie (rated G). No food or drink is allowed in Connor's Cove. For families of all ages.
Spooktober Cinema: "Stardust" (2007)
Sat, Oct 03, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Connor's Cove Children's Theater
Get into the October spirit with our Spooktober Cinema series! Every week in October, we’ll dim the lights and screen a spooky favorite. For teens and adults.
Handmade at Hardesty: Paper Pumpkin Craft Kit
Sun, Oct 04, All day
Pick up a craft kit that includes all the supplies and instructions needed to make your own 3D paper pumpkin. Available while supplies last. For adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Sun, Oct 04, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Handmade at Hardesty: Paper Pumpkin Craft Kit
Tue, Oct 06, All day
Pick up a craft kit that includes all the supplies and instructions needed to make your own 3D paper pumpkin. Available while supplies last. For adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Tue, Oct 06, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Build A Reader Storytime: Babies
Tue, Oct 06, 10:00am - 10:20am
Storytime Room
Learn and enjoy songs, stories and activities that are just right for your little one at this lapsit storytime. For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers.
Build A Reader Storytime: Toddlers
Tue, Oct 06, 11:00am - 11:20am
Storytime Room
Join us for songs, stories and movements geared to your toddler.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Wed, Oct 07, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Handmade at Hardesty: Paper Pumpkin Craft Kit
Wed, Oct 07, All day
Pick up a craft kit that includes all the supplies and instructions needed to make your own 3D paper pumpkin. Available while supplies last. For adults.
Build A Reader Storytime: Toddlers
Wed, Oct 07, 10:00am - 10:20am
Storytime Room
Join us for songs, stories and movements geared to your toddler.
Build A Reader Storytime: Preschool
Wed, Oct 07, 11:00am - 11:20am
Storytime Room
The best in children's literature, songs, games, finger plays, rhymes and other reading-related activities are shared with your preschooler.
LitWits' Book Club
Wed, Oct 07, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ash Meeting Room
Read "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and then join us to discuss chapters we read, compare notes and talk about characters, themes or ideas. For adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Thu, Oct 08, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Handmade at Hardesty: Paper Pumpkin Craft Kit
Thu, Oct 08, All day
Pick up a craft kit that includes all the supplies and instructions needed to make your own 3D paper pumpkin. Available while supplies last. For adults.
Lunch & Learn With the Tulsa County Master Gardeners - Succulents Indoors – and Out
Thu, Oct 08, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Frossard Auditorium
Explore easy-care succulents and discover growing tips for both indoor and outdoor gardens. For adults.
LEGO Club
Thu, Oct 08, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Storytime Room
Drop in for some freestyle LEGO fun and maybe even "make" a friend or two! For ages 4-12.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Fri, Oct 09, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Handmade at Hardesty: Paper Pumpkin Craft Kit
Fri, Oct 09, All day
Pick up a craft kit that includes all the supplies and instructions needed to make your own 3D paper pumpkin. Available while supplies last. For adults.
Bingo at Hardesty
Fri, Oct 09, 10:00am - 11:00am
Maple Meeting Room
Join us for bingo on the second Friday of each month. There will be prizes, fun and friendly competition! Registration is required. For adults.
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Baby Art Club
Fri, Oct 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Pecan Meeting Room
Join us for a monthly sensory art experience designed especially for infants and caregivers. Registration is required for each participating child; registration for caregivers... more
Join us for a monthly sensory art experience designed especially for infants and caregivers. Registration is required for each participating child; registration for caregivers is not required.
This event is full
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Sat, Oct 10, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Movies in the Cove: "Toy Story 5"
Sat, Oct 10, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Connor's Cove Children's Theater
Join us for a family-friendly movie (rated PG). No food or drink is allowed in Connor's Cove. For families of all ages.
Spooktober Cinema: "Ghostbusters" (1984)
Sat, Oct 10, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Connor's Cove Children's Theater
Get into the October spirit with our Spooktober Cinema series! Every week in October, we’ll dim the lights and screen a spooky favorite. For teens and adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Sun, Oct 11, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Mon, Oct 12, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Build A Reader Storytime: Babies
Mon, Oct 12, 10:00am - 10:20am
Storytime Room
Learn and enjoy songs, stories and activities that are just right for your little one at this lapsit storytime. For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers.
Build A Reader Storytime: Family
Mon, Oct 12, 6:00pm - 6:20pm
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.
Banned Book Club - Celebrate Your FREEDOM To READ!
Mon, Oct 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Oak Meeting Room
Join us to discuss books that have been banned or challenged in libraries. Our featured book is "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire... more
Join us to discuss books that have been banned or challenged in libraries. Our featured book is "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. For adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Tue, Oct 13, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Build A Reader Storytime: Babies
Tue, Oct 13, 10:00am - 10:20am
Storytime Room
Learn and enjoy songs, stories and activities that are just right for your little one at this lapsit storytime. For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers.
Build A Reader Storytime: Toddlers
Tue, Oct 13, 11:00am - 11:20am
Storytime Room
Join us for songs, stories and movements geared to your toddler.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Wed, Oct 14, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Build A Reader Storytime: Toddlers
Wed, Oct 14, 10:00am - 10:20am
Storytime Room
Join us for songs, stories and movements geared to your toddler.
Build A Reader Storytime: Preschool
Wed, Oct 14, 11:00am - 11:20am
Storytime Room
The best in children's literature, songs, games, finger plays, rhymes and other reading-related activities are shared with your preschooler.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Thu, Oct 15, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Lunch & Learn With the Tulsa County Master Gardeners  - Plant Division and Seasonal Color
Thu, Oct 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Frossard Auditorium
Refresh your landscape by dividing perennials and adding colorful ornamental grasses. For adults.
LEGO Club
Thu, Oct 15, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Storytime Room
Drop in for some freestyle LEGO fun and maybe even "make" a friend or two! For ages 4-12.
Not That Serious Book Club - Celebrate Teens Read Month
Thu, Oct 15, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Digital Lounge
Join our book club – it's not that serious! This monthly club is a space for teens and tweens to gather and discuss books while completing other activities or crafts. This... more
Join our book club – it's not that serious! This monthly club is a space for teens and tweens to gather and discuss books while completing other activities or crafts. This month's theme is "spooky."
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Fri, Oct 16, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Sat, Oct 17, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Touch-a-Truck: Truck or Treat
Sat, Oct 17, 9:30am - 11:30am
Northeast Parking Lot
Join us in the northeast parking lot to explore vehicles of all sizes and meet Tulsa community members as they hand out candy from their vehicles. Costumes are encouraged.... more
Join us in the northeast parking lot to explore vehicles of all sizes and meet Tulsa community members as they hand out candy from their vehicles. Costumes are encouraged. Registration is required.
Spooktober Cinema: "Twilight" (2008)
Sat, Oct 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Connor's Cove Children's Theater
Get into the October spirit with our Spooktober Cinema series! Every week in October, we’ll dim the lights and screen a spooky favorite. For teens and adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Sun, Oct 18, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Mon, Oct 19, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Build A Reader Storytime: Babies
Mon, Oct 19, 10:00am - 10:20am
Storytime Room
Learn and enjoy songs, stories and activities that are just right for your little one at this lapsit storytime. For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers.
Build A Reader Storytime: Family
Mon, Oct 19, 6:00pm - 6:20pm
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.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Tue, Oct 20, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Build A Reader Storytime: Babies
Tue, Oct 20, 10:00am - 10:20am
Storytime Room
Learn and enjoy songs, stories and activities that are just right for your little one at this lapsit storytime. For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers.
Build A Reader Storytime: Toddlers
Tue, Oct 20, 11:00am - 11:20am
Storytime Room
Join us for songs, stories and movements geared to your toddler.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Wed, Oct 21, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Build A Reader Storytime: Toddlers
Wed, Oct 21, 10:00am - 10:20am
Storytime Room
Join us for songs, stories and movements geared to your toddler.
Build A Reader Storytime: Preschool
Wed, Oct 21, 11:00am - 11:20am
Storytime Room
The best in children's literature, songs, games, finger plays, rhymes and other reading-related activities are shared with your preschooler.
Poetry Club
Wed, Oct 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Oak Meeting Room
Join us for a relaxed poetry gathering and meet fellow poetry lovers. For adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Thu, Oct 22, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
LEGO Club
Thu, Oct 22, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Storytime Room
Drop in for some freestyle LEGO fun and maybe even "make" a friend or two! For ages 4-12.
Spooktober Cinema: "Labyrinth" (1986)
Thu, Oct 22, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Connor's Cove Children's Theater
Get into the October spirit with our Spooktober Cinema series! Every week in October, we’ll dim the lights and screen a spooky favorite. For teens and adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Fri, Oct 23, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Wild Symphony - Presented by Signature Symphony at TCC
Fri, Oct 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Connor's Cove Children's Theater
Embark on a journey of discovery and friendship with “Wild Symphony,” an interactive picture book and live concert experience presented by Signature Symphony at TCC. For... more
Embark on a journey of discovery and friendship with “Wild Symphony,” an interactive picture book and live concert experience presented by Signature Symphony at TCC. For all ages.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Sat, Oct 24, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Movies in the Cove: "The Princess and the Frog"
Sat, Oct 24, 10:00am - 11:30am
Connor's Cove Children's Theater
Join us for a family-friendly movie (rated G). No food or drink is allowed in Connor's Cove. For families of all ages.
Genealogy Detectives: Headstone Hunters - LOCATION: Memorial Park Cemetery, 5111 S. Memorial Drive
Sat, Oct 24, 10:00am - 11:30am
Join us in the cemetery to find and photograph headstones. Learn to add images to Find a Grave to preserve local heritage and connect families with their history. Registration... more
Join us in the cemetery to find and photograph headstones. Learn to add images to Find a Grave to preserve local heritage and connect families with their history. Registration is encouraged.
Handmade at Hardesty: Pumpkin Painting Party
Sat, Oct 24, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Pecan Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of pumpkin painting. We’ll provide the supplies; just bring your creativity and your best fall spirit. Registration is required. For adults.
This event is full
Culture Crafts: Aboriginal Dot Art
Sat, Oct 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Hardesty Children's Department
Celebrate the art style of Australian Aboriginal artists. Join us as we create make-and-take Aboriginal-inspired dot paintings. For preschoolers and elementary schoolers.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Sun, Oct 25, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Mon, Oct 26, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Build A Reader Storytime: Babies
Mon, Oct 26, 10:00am - 10:20am
Storytime Room
Learn and enjoy songs, stories and activities that are just right for your little one at this lapsit storytime. For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers.
Build A Reader Storytime: Family
Mon, Oct 26, 6:00pm - 6:20pm
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.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Tue, Oct 27, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Build A Reader Storytime: Babies
Tue, Oct 27, 10:00am - 10:20am
Storytime Room
Learn and enjoy songs, stories and activities that are just right for your little one at this lapsit storytime. For newborns to 2-year-olds and their caregivers.
Build A Reader Storytime: Toddlers
Tue, Oct 27, 11:00am - 11:20am
Storytime Room
Join us for songs, stories and movements geared to your toddler.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Wed, Oct 28, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Build A Reader Storytime: Toddlers
Wed, Oct 28, 10:00am - 10:20am
Storytime Room
Join us for songs, stories and movements geared to your toddler.
Build A Reader Storytime: Preschool
Wed, Oct 28, 11:00am - 11:20am
Storytime Room
The best in children's literature, songs, games, finger plays, rhymes and other reading-related activities are shared with your preschooler.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Thu, Oct 29, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
LEGO Club
Thu, Oct 29, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Storytime Room
Drop in for some freestyle LEGO fun and maybe even "make" a friend or two! For ages 4-12.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Fri, Oct 30, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
TSO on the Go: Musical Postcards
Fri, Oct 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Connor's Cove Children's Theater
This concert invites audiences on a musical journey shaped by the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra's musicians' travels, inspirations and destinations near and far. Sponsored by the... more
This concert invites audiences on a musical journey shaped by the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra's musicians' travels, inspirations and destinations near and far. Sponsored by the Flint Family Foundation.
Spooktober Punch Card: Prize Giveaway
Sat, Oct 31, All day
Pick up your punch card, attend three teen or adult programs at Hardesty, and be entered into a prize drawing! For teens and adults.
Movies in the Cove: "Minions & Monsters"
Sat, Oct 31, 10:00am - 11:30am
Connor's Cove Children's Theater
Join us for a family-friendly movie (rated PG). No food or drink is allowed in Connor's Cove. For families of all ages.
Spooktober Cinema: "Hocus Pocus" (1993)
Sat, Oct 31, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Frossard Auditorium
Get into the October spirit with our Spooktober Cinema series! For this program, join us for a "witchcraft' to create your own candle while we watch. Supplies are limited. For... more
Get into the October spirit with our Spooktober Cinema series! For this program, join us for a "witchcraft' to create your own candle while we watch. Supplies are limited. For teens and adults.
NaNoWriMo Writing Kits
Sun, Nov 01, All day
November is National Novel Writing Month. Unleash your inner storyteller with our NaNoWriMo Writing Kit, designed to inspire creativity and writing skills in teens and tweens.
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