Back To School
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Are you getting ready to go back to school? Know people going back to school? Interested in OKC School history, or just a fan of schools in general? If so, you're in luck because on this month's podcast we talk a little about the history of OKC's schools, and share information about interesting resources available for people interested in learning, in school or otherwise.
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Oklahoma Literary Road Trip
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
With this year being the 100th anniversary of Route 66, we thought it might be fun to take a literary roadtrip down the Mother Road and throughout Oklahoma. So on today's podcast we're sharing a little Route 66 history in Oklahoma, and talking about books along the highway (and in a few other parts of the state).
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Soccer in OKC
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Excited about the World Cup being here in the good old USA? Excited about the new stadium being built here in OKC? Well, if you've got World Cup fever, or just love soccer, then this is the episode for you! We talked to former OKC Energy goalkeeper Cody Laurendi about the history and future of soccer in Oklahoma City, his experience playing in OKC and with the Puerto Rican National Team, and youth soccer in the metro area.
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Rom Coms
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
If you're in a romantic mood or just love love as much as we do at the library, check out these suggestions for romantic comedy books and movies that you can check out at your local library.
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The Life and Poems of Alexander Posey
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
In this month's episode we talk about Muscogee poet and satarist Alexander Posey.
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MLS Poet Laureate Hallie Waugh
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Did you know the Metropolitan Library System just introduced our very first poet laureate recently? Well, you do now, and if you'd like to know more about her poetry journey, the library's upcoming poetry programs in April, or poetry in general, listen to this month's podcast. You can also read some of Hallie's poetry at her website
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Judith Ann Carter Horton and the Excelsior Library
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
On this episode we are joined by Historians Erin Brown and Michael Williams from the Oklahoma Territorial Museum in Guthrie, Oklahoma to talk about Judith Ann Carter Horton, founder of the first African American library in the American Southwest.
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State of the Library
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Ever wonder what's going on or coming up with your local library? On this episode Metropolitan Library System CEO Jason Kuhl talks with us about the changes we've gone through in recent years and some of the exciting things going on with the library.
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Cozy Up With a Good Book
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
It's starting to get chilly outside so on this month's podcast we talk about all things cozy. Well, mostly books, but I think you're pickin' up what we're puttin' down. Sure you've probably heard of cozy mysteries, and maybe even cozy romance, but did you know there is such a thing as cozy science fiction? Cozy horror? If you're not familiar with cozy literature, you're about to be.
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The Life and Legend of Jim Thorpe
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Often thought of as one of the greatest athletes that ever lived, native Oklahoman and Sac and Fox Olympian Jim Thorpe became a multi-sport legend in the early part of the twentieth century. In our first ever live podcast recording Justin Lenhart, curator of the Jim Thorpe Museum and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame joined us to talk about the life of Jim Thorpe.
info_outlineLocal author and expert in all things haunted in the state of Oklahoma Jeff Provine talks with us about his top five favorite haunted places around the state.
If you'd like to learn more about Jeff's books or take one of his ghost tours, you can find him at http://www.jeffprovine.com/