TCCL News & Press

Buddy Bookworm and Hornsby invite youths and their families to meet them at the ballpark as TTCU, KTUL NewsChannel 8 and the Tulsa Drillers present “Library Summer Reading Program Night” on Friday, Aug. 8 at Drillers Stadium.

“The Drillers are very proud to continue rewarding children participating in the library’s summer reading program,” said Jason George, assistant general manager for the Drillers. “Our finale program is a fun way to recognize the accomplishments of many, many families throughout the area.”

The Drillers will play the Frisco RoughRiders starting at 7:05 p.m. Free general admission tickets to the baseball game are available at all Tulsa City-County Library locations. The Drillers ticket office will upgrade the general admission tickets to reserved seats for $3 or box seats for $5. To upgrade your ticket, visit the Drillers Box Office at 15th and Yale.

Buddy Bookworm, the library’s summer reading program mascot, will greet youths at the stadium gate, sign autographs and throw out the first pitch. NewsChannel 8 anchors and reporters will hand out free Drillers sling backpacks to the first 1,000 kids age 14 and younger to arrive at the ballpark. Gates open at 6 p.m.

Please bring school supplies to donate to TTCU’s Project School Supplies. Help Buddy and Hornsby cheer the Drillers to victory. Pick up your free ticket to the game at your neighborhood library. For further ticket information, call the Drillers at 744-5901.

While you’re at the library, check out some books on America’s favorite pastime. Tulsa City-County Library has thousands of resources about baseball, including books on the history of the game, biographies of famous players, great fiction reads, baseball training books and statistics. For titles, visit the library’s online catalog at www.tulsalibrary.org, select “catalog” and do a subject search using the word “baseball.”

For more information about Library Summer Reading Program Night, call the Tulsa City-County Library at 596-7977.