Family Fun Friday Facebook Live @ 11 a.m.
2022-03-25 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)

Advanced Drawing with an Introduction to Perspective
2022-03-28 18:00 - 2022-03-31 20:00
Shortgrass Art Institute Winter/Spring 2022
This workshop will meet

Monday through Thursday, March 28th – 31st

6 – 8 pm

Cost of $30.00

Please register and pay for classes at the library: 580-477-2890

Classes are open to all levels of experience

For adults and students ages 16 & up unless otherwise noted

Pre-registration is required and closes 5 days before the class begins

Classes are limited to 10 students. We must have at least 3 students in order to hold class.

COVID-19 Safety Protocols will be observed.

Insta-Pot Desserts @11am with Cheryl Lively
2022-04-01 08:00 - 17:00
Join Cheryl Lively from the OSU Extension Office for a fun time learning how to cook delicious desserts using the Insta-Pot. It’s always fun to learn new receipes.

STEM Saturday @ 2 p.m.
2022-04-02 14:00 - 15:00
STEM Saturday
The first Saturday of every month @ 2 p.m – 3 p.m.

Drawing with Charcoal with Trey Picinich @ 6-8 pm
2022-04-18 18:00 - 2022-04-21 20:00
Shortgrass Art Institute Winter/Spring 2022
Trey Picinich received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in Photography at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and received a Teaching Certificate from the State of Oklahoma in 2018.
This workshop will meet

Monday through Thursday, April 18th – 21st

6 – 8 pm

Cost of $30.00

Please register and pay for classes at the library: 580-477-2890

Classes are open to all levels of experience

For adults and students ages 16 & up unless otherwise noted

Pre-registration is required and closes 5 days before the class begins

Classes are limited to 10 students. We must have at least 3 students in order to hold class.

COVID-19 Safety Protocols will be observed.

Mural Painting Workshop for Teens @ 4-6 p.m. FREE
2022-04-25 16:00 - 2022-04-28 18:00
Shortgrass Art Institute Winter/Spring 2022
This workshop will meet

Monday through Thursday, April 25th – 28th.

4 – 6 p.m.

Free at the library: call 580-477-2890

Classes are open to all levels of experience

For adults and students ages 16 & up unless otherwise noted

Pre-registration is required and closes 5 days before the class begins

Classes are limited to 10 students. We must have at least 3 students in order to hold class

COVID-19 Safety Protocols will be observed.

Bilingual Story Time
2022-04-27 08:00 - 17:00

Coffee Cup with Janice Pellam @10:00 am.
2022-05-04 10:00 - 11:00

Family Fun Friday Facebook Live @ 2pm
2022-05-06 14:00 - 15:00
Join us for some Family Fun Friday on Facebook. We will be live starting at 2 pm.

Acrylic Painting with Lyn Taylor @6-8 pm
2022-05-16 18:00 - 2022-05-19 20:00
Shortgrass Art Institute Winter/Spring 2022
Lyn Taylor attended the Colorado Institute of Art. She has been an instructor for the Shortgrass Arts Institute for several years. She is also the coordinator for the SAI.
This workshop will meet

Monday through Thursday, May 16th – 19th

6 – 8 pm

Cost of $30.00

Please register and pay for classes at the library: 580-477-2890

Classes are open to all levels of experience

For adults and students ages 16 & up unless otherwise noted

Pre-registration is required and closes 5 days before the class begins

Classes are limited to 10 students. We must have at least 3 students in order to hold class.

COVID-19 Safety Protocols will be observed.

"Healthy for life: Six Circles of Health" @4pm - 5pm with Brian Denton
2022-05-17 16:00 - 17:00
Great Plains Literacy Council and the Southern Prairie Library System
will present
“Healthy for Life: Six Circles of Health”
This program is being presented by Brian Denton of Brian Denton Health and Wellness. Brian is a certified Holistic Health Coach and a Functional Nutrition Coach.
Please join us

Tuesday May 17, 2022
4:00 p.m.
Altus Public Library, 421 N. Hudson

For more information, please call the library at 580-477-2890
The Great Plains Literacy Council and the Southern Prairie Library System are co-sponsoring a series of Health and Wellness programs to encourage and promote healthy lifestyles in southwest Oklahoma. “Financial assistance for these special projects is made possible with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered through the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.” Additional funding is provided by a Southwest Rural Electric Operation Round Up grant.

Summer Reading Sign-Up
2022-05-23 08:00
It’s time to sign up for this years summer reading program “Oceans of Possibilities”.
Here are 2 ways you can sign up:
1. at the library by coming in or calling us @ (580) 477-2890
2. by using the Google form

Closed Memorial Day
2022-05-30 08:00 - 17:00
Memorial Day is a federal holiday created to honor all the military personnel who gave their life while serving in the United States armed forces.

Coffee Cup with Sidney Thompson @10am.
2022-06-01 00:00
Sidney will tell the story of the most feared U.S. Marshal in Indian Territory, Bass Reeves.He is the author of: Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves and Hell on the Border. Thompson’s works narrate Reeves’ exploits in the world of the frontier that is now Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.
See you there!!

Story Time & Craft @ 11am
2022-06-01 11:00 - 11:30
What will the stories for the summer be?
Join us at the Altus Public Library for Story Time & Craft!!
Where the Possibilities endless !!

Ann Lincoln's Beach Bubble Party! @ 2 pm
2022-06-02 14:00 - 15:00
We are now having an indoor “Bubble Beach Party!” I assure you that it will still be fun!
Due to an EXTREMELY wet park and the fact that it is raining and pretty cold – we are moving the Summer Library Program inside!
Please join us at the Altus Public Library, 421 N. Hudson, at 2:00 p.m. – TODAY- June 2nd, 2022.

Teen Tuesday @ 3pm
2022-06-07 15:00 - 17:00
Please join us for Teen Tuesdays! These programs are aimed at teens and tweens from 6th to 12th grade.
Participants will use methods such as Morse Code, Pigpen Cypher, and letter/symbol substitution to create a secret code and then write secret messages to each other.
Who will you write to? What will you say? What will you use to write your secret message?

"Climb on board the boat" with Aaron Fowler @2pm
2022-06-09 14:00 - 15:00
The Southern Prairie Library System is proud to welcome Aaron Fowler and his friends, Bella and Choco, to southwest Oklahoma!
Aaron will lead us singing, moving, playing instruments and sharing stories from his latest book in the Bella and Choco series, “The Boat.”
We would like to thank our sponsors for their amazing support.

Mad Science @ 2pm
2022-06-16 14:00 - 15:00

Happy Father's Day
2022-06-19

Closed - Observance of Juneteenth
2022-06-20 08:00 - 17:00
According to USA Federal Holidays website, Juneteenth (shortened for June 19th) is the remembrance of slavery and freedom.
The final state to free the slaves was Texas on June 19, 1865.

Pen & Ink with Trey Picinich @ 6-8 pm
2022-06-21 18:00 - 2022-06-24 20:00
Shortgrass Art Institute Winter/Spring 2022
Trey Picinich received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in Photography at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and received a Teaching Certificate from the State of Oklahoma in 2018.
This workshop will meet

Monday through Thursday, June 20th – 23rd

6 – 8 pm

Cost of $30.00

Please register and pay for classes at the library: 580-477-2890

Classes are open to all levels of experience

For adults and students ages 16 & up unless otherwise noted

Pre-registration is required and closes 5 days before the class begins

Classes are limited to 10 students. We must have at least 3 students in order to hold class.

COVID-19 Safety Protocols will be observed.

Monty Harper @ 2pm
2022-06-23 14:00 - 15:00

Take Your Dog To Work Day
2022-06-24

Teen Tuesday - Tissue Paper Watercolor @3pm.
2022-06-28 15:00 - 16:00
Hey has anyone heard about a special type of tissue paper called Bleeding Tissue? This will be used to create a watercolor looking background. Then you will make an ocean-themed silhouette using Cricket cut outs to complete a masterpiece to hang on your wall.
This picture was made using the Bleeding Tissue watercolor effect and a Cricket cutout of an Orca.
Start getting your ideas ready for this unique method of tissue watercolor.

Sugar Free All Stars @ 2pm
2022-06-30 14:00 - 15:00

Closed for 4th of July
2022-07-04
We will be closed July 4, 2022 to observe our independence day.
What happened on this day?
Click on Declaration of Independence to see what actually happened on this special day.
The most noteable line from this document is “all Men are created equal”.

Chair Yoga 4 @11:00 am with Suzanne Rooker
2022-07-05 11:00 - 11:45
Join us for Chair Yoga!!
A fun and Free exercise series taught by Licensed Instructor, Suzanne Rooker.
You will learn:

safe and easy exercises
proper breathing
strengthen muscles and joints

At the Altus Public Library every Tuesday
starting July 5th – July 26, 2022
from 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
For more information and to register call the library at 580-477-2890

Teen Tuesday - Sunken Cities @ 3pm
2022-07-05 15:00 - 16:00
You will be using many different types of materials to make your own Sunken City.

Inspyral Circus - "Hooplahoma!" @ 2pm
2022-07-07 14:00 - 15:00
