TCCL also offers homebound delivery, the Ruth G. Hardman Adult Literacy Service, meeting rooms, and reference support via telephone, email, instant messaging, text messaging, Facebook, and Twitter.
[4] The Central Library also features a Maker Space with a 3-D printing station and a recording studio; a children’s area with play stations and book bins for easy access; the Digital Literacy Lab; the Learning and Creativity Center; Children’s Garden; Illūm, a micro-community hub that serves 21 flavors of lemonade and sandwiches;[5] among other features and amenities.
[9] It wasn’t until the 1960s that what is today known as Tulsa City-County Library was born when, on November 14, 1961, an election was held in Tulsa County to approve “the expenditure of $3.8 million to construct a new Central Library and three branches, plus a 1.9-mill annual levy for funding the system.” Tulsa voters approved “a countywide system to consolidate metropolitan and suburban libraries the following fiscal year” [Thompson, 115].
On August 22, 1978, voters approved State Question 507 to enable an increase in the mill levy [Thompson, 157].
A bond passed on May 12, 1998, that allowed TCCL to expand 11 library branches, replace two, and renovate another eight.
[11] In 2014, TCCL began publishing the Tulsa Book Review, an monthly publication distributed around the city and through the branch libraries.
[12] John Wooley, a writer and retired columnist for the Tulsa World, authored an updated history of the public library, "Tulsa City-County Library: 1992-2021: A Legacy of Innovation, Integration, Inspiration," released in 2023.
Induction into the Circle of Honor is a celebration of the honoree’s actions in the face of adversity, commitment to the preservation of American Indian culture and legacy for future generations.
It is awarded in even-numbered years (usually in February during Black History Month) to a nationally acclaimed individual who has dedicated his or her life to educating improving the greater African-American community.