Blackout Poetry Contest

blackout poetry contest

Unleash your creativity in our Blackout Poetry Contest! Blackout poetry is created by redacting words from a found text source (like a book page or newspaper article) to create a new poem. Let your imagination run wild and transform found text into something entirely new! Submitting your work: Prizes: Dates: Drop-in & Create: Need supplies…

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Woodward Public Library Receives National Grant For Small And Rural Libraries

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$10,000 Grant Will Help the Library Work with Residents with Disabilities to Increase Library Accessibility Woodward, OK — The Woodward Public Library has been selected as one of 310 libraries to participate in round two of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and…

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Let’s Talk About It

Prepare to tickle your funny bone and sharpen your sleuthing skills at the Woodward Public Library’s latest Let’s Talk About It series featuring the theme “Crime and Comedy: The Lighter Side of Murder and Misdemeanor.” This five-month literary journey, sponsored by a generous grant from Oklahoma Humanities, dives into the hilarious world of comic crime…

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Free Craft Supply Swap

Calling all creative minds and crafters! The Woodward Public Library is thrilled to announce a free Craft Supply Swap on Tuesday, January 23 from 5:00 – 6:30 PM in the library’s Community Room. Come and browse through various art, craft, and hobby supplies, and connect with fellow crafters. Donate your unused craft supplies starting Saturday,…

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Woodward Reads 2024

Embark on a year-long literary adventure with the annual adult reading challenge! Read 12 books throughout the year, each focusing on a different monthly theme and discover new genres, authors, and perspectives. Read all year long for your chance to win prizes. Log your reading each month to be entered in monthly prize drawings. Complete…

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21st Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest

The 21st Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest is just around the corner! Create your own unique pumpkin character to enter the contest! Only decorating the surface of the pumpkin is allowed (no carving, holes, or punctures). Pumpkin registration begins October 16th. Read the contest rules below. We can’t wait to see your spooktacular creations! CONTEST RULES…

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Programs for Adults

Update your calendars! We have new programs and dates for our adult programs. WPL Book Club Book clubs are a great way to meet new people, discuss books, and learn new things. Join the WPL Book Club the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10:00 AM. For our next book club (September 13th) we are…

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Oklahoma Broadband Tour

The Oklahoma Broadband Office wants to hear from YOU. Tuesday, July 18, 2023 4:30 – 7:00 PM at the Woodward Public Library The Oklahoma Broadband Office is holding a listening session at the Woodward Public Library to gather public input on local internet needs. This feedback will be used to develop a five-year plan for…

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Update on the OverDrive & Libby apps

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OverDrive is discontinuing the legacy OverDrive app in early 2023. It’s time to give Libby a try! All your loans, holds, and wish list items will be waiting for you!

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Author Luncheon with Mary Coley

Meet the author, Mary Coley! You are invited to an author luncheon featuring the mystery author and 2022 Book Award Winner for Fiction, Mary Coley. On Wednesday, March 29th at 12:00 PM, Coley will be at the Woodward Conference Center to discuss her latest and award-winning book, Blood on the Mother Road, and her experiences…

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