Catoosa Public Library

09/30/2026

🎃 Fall is upon as with our October Newsletter! Don't forget to check it out to see new books, new movies, and upcoming free events! Just click the link below:

https://mailchi.mp/db4cc7e79eac/october-library-news

For more info or to sign up you can always contact us through Facebook, Instagram, email, or by giving us a call. 😁

09/29/2026

Let's start off Fall with fun and easy activities, perfect for you and your little reader(s) to do at home! 🍁

Demco provides caregivers with a calendar every month, full of literacy-focused activities for young children, fostering a love of reading and language. These daily activities are simple and fun, while helping to build reading, writing, and cognitive skills.

Print out a copy, by clicking the link below, and put it in a place where you will see it often so you won't forget to spend a little time on literacy each day. You can also view it in our Library Newsletter OR you can grab an already printed out copy here at the Library. 📚

Click the link below for the printable PDF:

https://ideas.demco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/260824-Early-Lit_Activity_Calendar_Oct26.pdf

09/28/2026

FRIENDLY REMINDER: Adult Craft Night is this Thursday, Oct. 1st. Paints are now welcome!🥳

Join us on the 1st Thursday of every month for Adult Craft Night, starting at 5pm to 6:30pm, and hosted by our wonderful library clerk, Mrs. Krystal. 😁

Adult Craft Night is for ages 18 and up, and is a bring your own craft/hobby event to provide a calm community crafting space. This program is for all those who want to start a new project, complete an old one, or just want to find fellow creators like themselves, no sign-ups required. Whether your choice of art is textiles, pencils, paints, or puzzles, this night is for you!

09/27/2026

⏰It's almost the end of Library Card Sign Up Month but don't worry, you can sign up anytime during our open hours, completely for FREE!📚

What You Need:
- To be 16 or older (If younger, you'll need a parent or guardian with you.)
- A valid photo ID (not expired, with your photo and name)
- AND something else with your name and current mailing address on it. (Ex. mail, a package, a bill, another ID, etc. and it can be digital)

What To Know:
- You must apply for a card in person, but after that you can renew items over the phone or through our online catalog.
- Cards are FREE for anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Rogers County and the Tulsa zip codes 74108 and 74116.
- If you live outside of those areas, you can still get a library card for a annual fee of $20.

If you already have cards and need to renew, just give us a call or come in. Have questions? Call us, email us, or stop on by and pay us a visit!😁

09/26/2026

🇺🇸 Dear veterans, get FREE assistance and support with VetNow, through your library account on our online catalog.

BrainFuse VetNow can connect you with a live veteran navigator and get you free resume assistance from a veteran with your VA benefits. You can also get help with job hunting, education assistance, and help building your academic skills! Click on the link below to get started:

https://www.catoosapubliclibrary.com/post/try-brainfuse-vetnow-for-free

09/25/2026

‼️NOTICE - New privacy update for Libby users:
Beginning in October 2026, all patrons signing into Libby will need to provide their PIN with their library card number. This is due to Libby’s new privacy requirements.

For existing Libby users, you may be asked to verify your library card number and provide your PIN.

Your default PIN should be the digits of the phone number attached to your Catoosa Public Library account. If you set a custom PIN, do not know your PIN, or have any other issues regarding logging into Libby, please reach out to the Library.

Once your card number is verified with your PIN, Libby will only request you to verify it occasionally (usually when your account is renewed, which is once every year).

For more info feel free to call us at (918)266-1684, email us at [email protected], or message us here through social media.

09/24/2026

🥳 Exciting news! The Catoosa Public Library will be at Rural Oklahoma Birth & Wellness Initiative's "Perinatal Resource Fair & Baby Shower", again this year!

Come visit this FREE resource fair on Saturday, Oct. 10th, from 10am to 2pm! The fair will be in Claremore, at Rogers State University, in the Dr. Carolyn Taylor Center Ballroom. All are welcome!

Stop by and visit our table while your there and grab a free new or gently used children's book to start off your little one's at home library. We'll also have forms to sign up families with kids under 5 for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, where each kiddo can get a free book each month!

We hope to see everyone there, new and current families alike! 🥰

We’re putting together something really special for parents in Rogers County and our surrounding rural communities.

The 2026 Rogers County Perinatal Resource Fair & Community Baby Shower is for people who are pregnant, postpartum, preparing to become parents, or parenting young children, along with the partners, grandparents, caregivers, and support people walking alongside them.

This isn’t your typical resource fair. 💜 Families will be able to learn by doing through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and conversations with people who can help them navigate pregnancy, birth, postpartum, feeding, mental health, and early parenting.

And because every family is different, you get to choose what’s right for your family; picking the resources, information, and items that best fit your needs.

And yes, we’re going to celebrate you, too! 🎉 Expect gifts, free giveaways, tons of raffles, photo opportunities, hands-on activities, and lots of little ways to feel loved and supported.

This day is about more than connecting you to resources. It’s about celebrating you and reminding you that our community is here for you. 💜

There are no ZIP code restrictions. If you live in Rogers County, a surrounding community, or another part of rural Oklahoma and this event would be helpful to you, we want you there.

This is one of the ways we get to say, “We see you. We care about you. You don’t have to do this alone.” 💜

📍 Rogers State University, Claremore
📅 October 10, 2026
⏰ 10 AM–2 PM

09/23/2026

📚 We have new books here at the Catoosa Public Library! Come check out our New Books displays. 😁

If you'd like to see a complete list of our new Adult and YA books of the month, just click on the link below:

https://www.catoosapubliclibrary.com/new-books

To browse ALL of our new items and/or place an item on hold, you can visit and log into our online catalog through the link below and look for the "What's New" tab:

https://catoosa.biblionix.com/catalog/

09/22/2026

🍁 Autumn has arrived... FINALLY!!! 🥳

Come join us in heeding the Call of Fall by checking out a book from one of our autumnal displays! Here, listed below, are a few of the Library's picks:

(left to right)
Top Row:
- In the Autumn Forest by Daniela Kulot
- The Goode Girls of Maple Lane by Jaqueline Firkins
- Hirayasumi Vol. 3 by Keigo Shinzo
- Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

Bottom Row:
- The Witching Tide by Margaret Meyer
- A Great Fall by Ame Dyckman & Mark Teague
- The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole by Cecilia Heikkila
- Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
- The Wishing Leaf by Kallie George

09/21/2026

🐻 Fat Bear Week starts tomorrow! If your little reader is a fan of these fuzzy giants check out these bear-filled books, here at the Catoosa Public Library. Also, don't forget to vote each day for your favorite fat bear through the link below:

https://explore.org/fat-bear-week

Books pictured (left to right)
Top Row:
- Bear and Bird: The Cloud by Martin Jarvis
- NatGeo Kids: Bears by Elizabeth Carney
- Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate
- Bearplane! by Deborah Underwood

Bottom Row:
- Bear for a Day by Corey R. Tabor
- The Bear-shaped Hole by John Dougherty
- A Day in the Life of Bears by Don W. Hardeman
- How to Be Human: a Bear's Guide by Sophia Kolinas