Poetry Month Author Interview with Betty Blanks
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Release Date: 04/15/2025
Capitol Hill Library 75th Anniversary
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
Did you know that the Capitol Hill library is turning 75 next month? Well, now you do, and on this month's episode we talk about the history of Oklahoma City's Capitol Hill area, the history of the library, and some of the upcoming events the library will be hosting to celebrate turning 75.
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Art in Oklahoma City
Metropolitan Library System Podcast
In this month's podcast we talk to Mady Hendryx from the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center about all things art in Oklahoma City. If you'd like to learn more about what's going on at Okahoma Contemporary, you can check them out here: And if this episode inspires you to learn more about art, check out the art reference library at the Metro Library - Ronald J. Norick Downtown branch located at 300 Park Avenue in downtown Oklahoma City.
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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.
info_outlineApril is poetry month, so on this month's podcast we talked to Betty Blanks, author of Pick Up Your Name and Write: The Life of Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel. Miss McDaniel was an Oklahoma born poet that moved to California during the Great Depression, but never stopped writing about her home in Oklahoma. Betty Blanks was kind enough to talk to us about her new biography of Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel and her work.