Bartlesville Public Library

OSU-Washington County Extension/Washington County Master Gardeners will be presenting a weekly series of programs covering a wide array of gardening topics. These hour-long programs will be Tuesdays starting a 6 pm, and will be held in the Library’s Meeting Room A. These programs are free and will be open to the public to attend.

On August 17, Betty Turner will present “Attracting Birds to Your Yard and Bird Identification.” Betty Turner has been a Master Gardener for 17 years and an avid bird watcher for 40 years. She will share what she has learned to attract birds to your garden and how to better identify various birds that may come to your feeder.

If you need assistance adjusting your binoculars to your eyes, bring those with you for assistance in that adjustment.

For more information, please contact the Information Desk at 918-338-4169.

Ancestry Library Edition can be accessed at home for free thru December. Library cardholders can log in and access it thru this link: http://bartlesville.polarislibrary.com/…/esources.aspx… Any questions contact the Local and Family History Desk at 918-338-4167

All participants of the 2021 “Tails & Tales” Summer Reading Program are invited to our Grand Finale Pool Party at Frontier Pool! Bring your own snacks & drinks. Prize drawing winners will be announced and awarded. You need not be there to claim your prize. If you’re a winner and can’t make it to the pool party, you’ll be notified at a later date.

Each #lifehacks class features a cooking basics segment and an adulting basics segment, which addresses how to handle an everyday task that adults commonly face. These classes are free and tailored for 16-23 year olds.

In the July lifehacks class, Deidre Schexnayder will demonstrate making easy healthy and gluten-free pizzas. Ronda Riden, Director of the Bartlesville Campus for Rogers State University, Braden Shovanec, Recruitment Specialist for Tri County Tech, and a representative from Oklahoma Wesleyan University will discuss their respective institutions’ educational opportunities during and after school as well as preparation tips for success.

This program is scheduled for Thursday, July 29 at 4:00 pm and will meet in Meeting Room A. It is open to the public and will also be a Facebook Live event on the Library’s Facebook page. Since this program will be recorded, those who do not wish to be part of the recording will need to seat themselves out of camera range.

For more information, please call the Reference desk at 918-338-4169. The #lifehacks program series is made possible by a community grant from Phillips 66.

Join us to see and hear the results of the creative work done by participants of BPL’s month-long Teen Poetry Workshop, led by poet Morris McCorvey!

OSU-Washington County Extension/Washington County Master Gardeners will be presenting a weekly series of programs covering a wide array of gardening topics. These hour-long programs will be Tuesdays starting a 6 pm, and will be held in the Library’s Meeting Room A. These programs are free and will be open to the public to attend.

On July 27, there will be “Bartlesville Public Library Flower Beds” presented by Kathie McMillan, Patti Lundeen, Charlene Wells, Sandra McBride, Nita Swan, Craig Sutterfield, and Janet Young. For  several years the Washington County Master Gardeners Association has maintained the flower beds lining the parking area at the Library. Each flower bed is adopted by several Master Gardeners, and the flower beds have been certified to be Monarch Butterfly Habitats.

When possible, these programs will be Facebook Live events on the Library’s Facebook page.

For more information, please contact the Information Desk at 918-338-4169.