Adults
Events
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Ya Ya Yarn @ 11 a.m.
Our Ya Ya Yarn program continues in April! We have two dates, April 2nd at 6 PM and April 26th at 11 AM. If you're new to crochet, we have a member of staff on hand to help get you started. If you knit, spin, embroider, or work with any other type of material, you're…
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Coffee Cup @ 10 a.m. w/ Sammie Compton
The Coffee Cup Bunch Friends of the Library welcomes author Sammie Rude Compton at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, at the Altus Public Library, 421 N. Hudson. Mrs. Compton will review her book, The Cowboy Ike Rude: Riding Into the Wind. This book is a biography of her father, the first living inductee…
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Beginning English Class @ 5:30 p.m.
CLASES GRATIS PARA APRENDER INGLÉS! FREE CLASSES TO LEARN ENGLISH !
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Chautauqua Workshop @ 11 a.m. @ the Altus Public Library
Vanessa Adams-Harris - The Oklahoma Brown Case In the 1950s a small town in Oklahoma, Bartlesville, is where Miss Ruth W. Brown, librarian, was summarily dismissed after 30 years of service because she had circulated subversive materials. What materials did a library hold that would be considered subversive? The Brown case exemplifies the strange period…
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Chautauqua Workshop @ 2 p.m. @ the Museum of the Western Prairie
Rebecca Jimerson - The Music of the Civil Rights Movement This workshop will delve into the music of the Civil Rights Movement drawing inspiration from African American spirituals, gospel hymns, blues, jazz, and folk songs music. The songs of the movement were a powerful source to uplift, strengthen, and spread messages of hope. Handouts to…
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Chautauqua Performance @ 7 p.m. @ WOSC
Tuesday, May 28th -- Earl Warren (1891-1974) Earl Warren was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1953 through 1969, a period of intense challenges to American civil rights. The Warren Court provided momentous decisions that reshaped our world, from the Brown Case to Miranda. Warren led the Court to end segregation, open voting…
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Chautauqua Workshop @ 11 a.m. @ the Altus Public Library
Dr. Leslie Goddard - Rating the First Ladies The role of First Lady comes with no job description, no pay, and no written requirements. Yet America's presidential spouses have wielded great influence and have always been subject to intense public scrutiny. In this interactive illustrated lecture, historian Dr. Leslie Goddard explored which First Ladies have…