Khaled Hosseini (Provided) Khaled Hosseini Provided “I get these letters from writers about how to become a successful writer and I just do not have a sexy answer for them,” he said. “Don’t write to get published, don’t write to get rich; write because you have something to say and unless you don’t write it […]
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‘Love’s Labour’s’ libraries
For the third year running, Reduxion Theatre Company will take Shakespeare to the people. Through April 13, audiences can revisit one of the Bard’s original comedies, Love’s Labour’s Lost. Reduxion partnered with Metropolitan Library System to create an accessible, interactive theater-going experience. Shakespeare should be for everybody, according to Tyler Woods, Reduxion’s artistic director. He […]
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A new chapter
Located at 2914 S.W. 59th, the site previously served as a temporary location last year while the Southern Oaks Library, 6900 S. Walker, was undergoing renovations. Books and furniture had been moved to a former department store location in the Almonte Shopping Center. But library officials soon noticed that patrons were flocking to the temporary […]
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Friends of the Library sets book sale for Feb. 24-25
Friends of the Metropolitan Library System will host a book-buying extravaganza Saturday and Sunday, where thousands of patrons come out annually to check out the low prices on hundreds of thousands of donated books. With the sale’s proceeds, Friends is able to fulfill grants requested by the local Metropolitan Library System. Throughout the years, Friends […]
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Wizards rock
These and other performers can be seen at the Metropolitan Library System’s free Wizard Rock Show from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Midwest City Library, 8143 E. Reno in Midwest City, where fans can celebrate and mourn the end of “Harry Potter” series, whose final film opened last week. The fifth-annual concert features […]
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Twitterpated
And thus began the saga of NYC-based young-adult fiction author Maureen Johnson’s Oklahoma City junket. She kept mildly obsessive tabs on her recent Metropolitan Library System tour via her award-winning Twitter account, which was tabbed by tech site Mashable in 2009 as the “Most Interesting Twitter User to Follow.” A tour of her tour, via […]