As a boy in Buffalo, New York, Tim Rogers watched broadcasts of the Toronto Blue Jays that played on Canadian television and reached American homes just on the other side of Lake Ontario.
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Little Free Libraries popping up around metro
Little boxes offer boundless content.
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The Metropolitan Library Commission voted to hire Tim Rogers as the library system’s new executive director.
The Metropolitan Library Commission voted to hire Tim Rogers as the library system’s new executive director.
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Library system introduces finalists for executive director job
The Metropolitan Library System, the largest in Oklahoma, gave the public a chance to meet the three finalist to become the new executive director.
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Happy birthday
Ellison is considered by many to be one of the most important literary figures of American literature in the 20th century. His existential novel Invisible Man is about race, identity and alienation. It was published in 1952 to critical acclaim and won the National Book Award the following year. In cooperation with Oklahoma City University, […]
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Oklahoma City’s Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library will hold History Resources at Your Fingertips about the available resources for researching the history of commercial districts and specific buildings. It will be taught by Debra Spindle, librarian at the Oklahoma History Center, and Larry Johnson, librarian at the Downtown Library for the Oklahoma Room. The class […]
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FILM
Movie Night at the Downtown Library, enjoy a film at the downtown library, 6-8 p.m., Jan. 29. Downtown Library, 300 Park, 231-8650, metrolibrary.org. WED Army of Frankensteins, (U.S., 2013, dir. Ryan Bellgardt) a young man travels back in time finding himself entrenched in the Civil War with an army of Frankensteins, 7 p.m., Jan. 31. […]
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Ruff stuff
Charley has been helping kids who struggle with their reading skills gain confidence by providing a willing, uncritical audience. Charley is a 7-year-old AKC Certified therapy dog who, along with her person, Jerry Nickell, visits The Village Library to participate in Children Reading to Dogs, a weekly program at several Metropolitan Library System branches. A […]
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FILM
Movie Night at the Downtown Library, enjoy a free film at the downtown library — call for titles, 6-8 p.m., Dec. 18. Downtown Library, 300 Park Avenue, 231-8650, metrolibrary.org. WED Muscle Shoals, (U.S., 2013, dir. Greg “Freddy” Camalier) documentary celebrating Rick Hall, the founder of FAME studios, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 19; 5:30 p.m., Dec. 20-21; […]
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Last call for frightful fun
It’s not too late to deck out for Halloween, or too early to start gathering Christmas decorations. BY GAZETTE STAFF October is almost over, as are these frightful, fun events. catch ’em while you still can. haunt the river 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday Boathouse District 725 S. Lincoln Blvd. oklahomariverevents.org/haunt-the-river 552-4040 $25-$35 […]