{"id":188708,"date":"2026-05-10T16:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T16:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/188708\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T16:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T16:31:08","slug":"tulsa-city-county-library-unearth-a-story-2026-summer-reading-program-begins-june-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/188708\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsa City-County Library \u201cUnearth a Story\u201d 2026 Summer Reading Program begins June 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

TULSA, Okla –<\/p>\n

The Tulsa City-County Library is inviting readers of all ages to take part in its free 2026 Summer Reading Program, \u201cUnearth a Story.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program runs from June 1 through July 31 and includes free events, live performances, and prizes.<\/p>\n

Organizers say the program will feature both local and national artists, bringing stories to life at library locations across the city.<\/p>\n

Registration opens June 1. People can sign up at any Tulsa City-County Library location, through the Bookmobile, or online using the library\u2019s app.<\/p>\n

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\"Buddy<\/p>\n

Buddy Bookworm dances during Tulsa City-County Library Summer Reading Program in 2025<\/p>\n

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There are three age groups with their own reading goals and rewards:<\/p>\n

1. Littles (birth to pre-k) and Children (K-5th) complete the challenge by reading or listening to eight books. Reading 20 books earns additional prizes, including a dinosaur plush toy for the \u201cLittles\u201d while those in the \u201cChildren\u201d group will earn glow-in-the-dark dinosaur stickers. All participants in the \u201cLittles\u201d and \u201cChildren\u201d group will receive a commemorative medal and coupon book for free entertainment and food items.<\/p>\n

2. Teen and Tween (grades six through 12) complete the challenge by reading or listening to six books to qualify for prizes such as a compass keychain, coupon booklet and entries for prizes including an iPad, Nintendo Switch or laptop.<\/p>\n

3. Adults (ages 16 and up) can participate by reading or listening to four books. They can earn coupon booklets for free entertainment and food items and entries for prizes including a Discovery Lab family membership, a $50 Glacier Chocolate gift card or a gift basket provided by Whataburger.<\/p>\n

Reading logs can be submitted beginning June 22.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit Tulsa Library\u2019s official website<\/a> or call 918-549-7323.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TULSA, Okla – The Tulsa City-County Library is inviting readers of all ages to take part in its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-188708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}