TCCL News & Events

Tulsa City-County Library is offering a series of free programs to help parents and high school students learn about the resources available to help plan for and fund a college education.

The "So You Want to Go to College” series features the following programs. Please contact the hosting library for more details.

• "Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): Workshop for American Indian Students,” 10-11:30 a.m., Nov. 7, Maxwell Park Library, 1313 N. Canton, 669-6055. Shonday Harmon, coordinator, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, OSU-Tulsa, will share information on college financial aid and offer step-by-step guidance in completing and submitting the FAFSA application, which is required for any student who would like to receive financial aid. Preregistration is required and limited.
• "Fourth Annual Latino College Fair,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Nov. 10, Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Road, 669-6340. Meet with representatives from area universities, colleges and vocational schools, plus learn about library resources on colleges and financial aid. The Hispanic Scholarship Foundation’s Gates Millennium Scholars Program will participate. Presentations are in Spanish; information available in English and Spanish. Check out our new Plan4College Center.
• "College Financial Aid: Fund Your Future,” 7-8:30 p.m., Nov. 12, Central Library, Fourth Street and Denver Avenue, 596-7977. It’s never too early to start planning how you will finance your child’s college education or too late to pursue a college education yourself. Learn how to prepare for college. Speakers include: Brad Burnham, college and career counselor, Union High School; Lindsey Tackett, financial aid counselor, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, OSU; and Jessica Reed, Plan 4 College coordinator, Martin Regional Library, Tulsa City-County Library.

"So You Want to Go to College" series is sponsored by the Tulsa Library Trust, Tulsa City-County Library Research Center, Hispanic Resource Center, Charles W. and Pauline K. Flint Foundation, YWCA Multicultural Service Center, Paseo de la Salud and GearUp.

When tragedy strikes, some people collapse while others are strengthened; some communities thrive while others fall apart. Discover what makes the difference as “Novel Talk: Smart Conversations for Serious Readers” examines Geraldine Brooks’ international best-seller “Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague” in November to complement the Tulsa Library Trust’s 2009 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award.

A distinguished panel will confront the different ways people handle tragic events and explore the gifts of tragedy as a part of Tulsa City-County Library’s popular “Novel Talk” series on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at Central Library, Aaronson Auditorium, Fourth Street and Denver Avenue.

Erin Christy, anchor, KJRH Channel 2 News, will moderate as panelists discuss these issues as they are reflected in “Year of Wonders,” a novel in which a 17th-century British village grapples with the horrors of the bubonic plague. Panelists are: Dr. Tom Dafforn, clinical psychologist; the Rev. Todd Freeman, College Hill Presbyterian Church; and Dr. Elizabeth Williams, history professor, OSU-Stillwater.

As a bonus, the program also will feature “Plagues, Pilgrimages and Physicians: Europe, 1300-1700,” an original exhibit of words and images exploring the medical practices and challenges of Europe from 1300-1700.

BookSmart Tulsa, Circle Cinema and Urban Furnishings are co-sponsoring the free program, which is coordinated by Central Library’s Readers’ Library.

After participating in the enlightening “Novel Talk” discussion, make plans to meet Brooks, winner of the 2009 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, at a free public presentation and book signing at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 5 at Central Library.

Call 596-7977 or visit the library’s Web site at www.tulsalibrary.org for more details about “Novel Talk” or the Helmerich award.