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On March 29th from 6-8:45 p.m. in the Norman Public Library’s Computer Training Center, Steve Beleu from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries will be presenting a program entitled Women’s History in American Memory. This collection includes photographs, posters, manuscripts and other items about the women’s suffrage movement, and the life histories of individual women. This program is of interest to scholars, students, and anyone else interested in learning more about the history of women in America.
Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, visiting poet and scholar with World Literature Today at the University of Oklahoma, presents a writing workshop for adults at the Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster, on Wednesday, March 31, at 2 p.m.
The free event, Weaving Family Stories into Poetry, is presented in conjunction with Revisiting the New Deal: Government Patronage and the fine Arts, 1933-1943, an exhibit which runs through May 9 at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art of the University of Oklahoma.
During the Great Depression, the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt offered a New Deal to the American people to help alleviate the economic turmoil of the 1930s. The federal government extended economic relief and economic opportunity to American artists under its various programs: the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP, 1933-34); the Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts (1934-43); the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP, 1935-39); and the Federal Art Project (FAP,1935-43). Artists produced thousands of easel paintings, prints, and posters, much of which was dispersed to museums and cultural institutions in the1940s.
The complimentary souvenir portraits taken at the Norman Public Library Crowns Tea are available to be picked up at the Information Desk in the library, 225 N. Webster in downtown Norman. The portraits were taken by Norman photographer Chris Porter in the style of the photos in the book CROWNS: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats, which is the inspiration for the event.
“We had 458 individuals sit for their official portraits during the tea,” said Norman librarian and event organizer Judy Day. “Many of our tea guests were visiting the library for the first time. By having them return to the library to pick up their print, we can talk with them about the services we provide and sign them up for library cards.”
The official portraits, as well as hundred of candid and group photos taken at the event, can be viewed and downloaded from the library’s Flickr photo album at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsyk .
Teens ages 12 – 17 will be locked in the Norman library overnight on Saturday, March 20, to solve a mystery associated with The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon of the Pioneer Library System. Permission forms signed by a parent or guardian must be submitted to Norman Public Library teen librarian Rebecca Spence by 8 p.m. Friday, March 5.
Forms may be picked up at the Information Desk in the library or click here to print out form . Space is limited and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
The sixth annual Crowns Tea will take place at the Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster in downtown Norman, on Sunday, February 28, to culminate the library’s observance of Black History Month. Free tickets for the 2 p.m. or the 4 p.m. seatings are still available. Up to four tickets per party may be reserved by calling 701-2620 or in person at the Information Desk in the library.
The Crowns Tea, based upon the photo essay Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats by Cunningham and Marberry, celebrates the Black tradition of the church hat with this ladies-only event. Entertainment during the tea is coordinated by Erica Thomas who recreates a Sunday meeting atmosphere with the help of performers from Cimarron Opera Company and the OU Gospel Choir, accompanied by Anderson Harrison III.
After the tea, ladies are invited to sit for a souvenir portrait taken by Norman photographer Chris Porter in the style of the photographs in the book. While waiting for their portraits, guests can enjoy a display of hats by Dress It Up while a harpist entertains and roaming photographers take candid and group photos.
Many visitors to the Norman Public Library know Ms Kim. She works in the Children's Department and has a passion to connect children to the joy of reading. Ms Kim is on a mission - to raise money to help battle childhood cancer. On the 28th of March, around 2:00pm, she will be shaving her head to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.
According to the Foundation Directory Online, St. Baldrick's Foundation works to raise funds for childhood cancer research by encouraging individuals to recruit donors by shaving their heads, in a gesture of solidarity with children living with cancer. They also award grants to organizations for childhood cancer research.
Research from the NIH, available in the Consumer Health Database, reveals that thirty years ago, the 5-year survival rate for all childhood cancers combined was less than 50%. As of 2006, the 5-year survival rate for all childhood cancers combined is now nearly 80%. The survival rate increase is due to many things and many sources - but the driving force behind it are the funds for the research to fight cancer
If you are interested in knowing more about coping with, research regarding or additional places that help fund childhood cancer research - visit your hometown library.
On March 29th from 6-8:45 p.m. in the Norman Public Library’s Computer Training Center, Steve Beleu from the 
Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, visiting poet and scholar with World Literature Today at the University of Oklahoma, presents a writing workshop for adults at the Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster, on Wednesday, March 31, at 2 p.m. 
Teens ages 12 – 17 will be locked in the Norman library overnight on Saturday, March 20, to solve a mystery associated with The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon of the Pioneer Library System. Permission forms signed by a parent or guardian must be submitted to Norman Public Library teen librarian Rebecca Spence by 8 p.m. Friday, March 5.
The sixth annual Crowns Tea will take place at the Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster in downtown Norman, on Sunday, February 28, to culminate the library’s observance of Black History Month. Free tickets for the 2 p.m. or the 4 p.m. seatings are still available. Up to four tickets per party may be reserved by calling 701-2620 or in person at the Information Desk in the library.
Many visitors to the Norman Public Library know Ms Kim. She works in the Children's Department and has a passion to connect children to the joy of reading. Ms Kim is on a mission - to raise money to help battle childhood cancer. On the 28th of March, around 2:00pm, she will be 
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