Southern Prairie Library

Chautauqua Workshop @ 2 p.m. @ the Museum of the Western Prairie
2024-05-31 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Dr. Leslie Goddard – The Lady Bird Special
In October 1964, the Lady Bird Special train pulled away from Washington D.C. Over the next four days, the train carried First Lady Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson on a whistle-stop tour of eight Southern states to garner support for Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidential campaign in the face of fierce opposition to his civil right reforms. In this lecture, we’ll explore the story of the Lady Bird Special and how Lady Bird used the historic trip to appeal to the minds and hearts of her fellow Southerners while confronting the racism that still prevailed in the region she called home.

Chautauqua Workshop @ 11 a.m. @ the Altus Public Library
2024-05-31 11:00 - 12:00
Rebecca Jimerson – Coretta Scott Kin and the “Freedom Concerts”
This workshop will present the storied history of the Freedom Concerts. Combining poetry, narration, and music to tell the story of the Civil Rights movement. Concluding with participants staging a Freedom Concert. Handouts to be circulated to workshop attendees.

Chautauqua Performance @ 7 p.m. @ WOSC
2024-05-30 19:00 - 20:00
Thursday, May 30th — Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson (1912-2007)
Johnson served as First Lady of the United States (1961-1969) as the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson and had a front-row seat to many of the major events of the 1960s. Lady Bird was an unlikely but surprisingly influential civil rights activist. Born and raised in the deep South, she understood the seismic changes that southerners felt as their lives were upturned by the politicians in distant Washington. She worked to soothe their anger and demonstration how the end of segregation and the Jim Crow laws would improve their region economically.
Dr. Leslie Goddard has a Ph.D. in History and Women’s Studies from Northwestern University. She is an independent historian, author, lecturer and a nationally recognized historical performer. She will portray Mrs. Johnson.

Zumba Gold @ 4 p.m.
2024-05-30 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-23 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-16 16:00 - 17:00

Chautauqua Workshop @ 2 p.m. @ the Museum of the Western Prairie
2024-05-30 14:00 - 15:00
Vanessa Adams-Harris – Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
From the children here in Oklahoma with Clara Luper in Oklahoma City, a young Claudette Colvin who at age 15 refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, to the Citizenship Education Program throughout the south and its rural communities. Just who, what and where?

Chautauqua Workshop @ 11 a.m. @ the Altus Public Library
2024-05-30 11:00 - 12:00
Dr. James Armstead – The Civil War Amendments
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution individually marked important milestones in American history and collectively served to satisfy the war aims of the Lincoln administration. These new freedoms changed American Society in so many unanticipated ways and set the stage for a living constitution that could be molded to meet the legal needs of a complex society, while the general citizenry remained unaware of the historic connections to slavery and a redefinition of our citizenship.

Chautauqua Performance @ 7 p.m. @ WOSC
2024-05-29 19:00 - 20:00
Wednesday, May 29th — Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
Rosa Parks is often called the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” She was an ordinary person who did extraordinary things and is well know for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She encouraged other ordinary citizens and youth to lift their voices for freedom. Rosa never expected to receive a national and global platform from which to speak, but the cause of freedom was most important to her.
Ms. Vanessa Adams-Harris is a Mvskoke (Creek) American Indian with African/Scots-Irish ancestry, educated in anthropology, and trained in theatre at the University of Tulsa. She is an artist, filmmaker, playwright, human rights activist and peacebuilder. She will portray Mrs. Parks.

Beginning English Class @ 5:30 p.m.
2024-05-29 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-05-22 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-05-15 17:30 - 18:30
CLASES GRATIS PARA APRENDER INGLÉS!
FREE CLASSES TO LEARN ENGLISH !

Chautauqua Workshop @ 2 p.m. @ the Museum of the Western Prairie
2024-05-29 14:00 - 15:00
Dr. Doug Mishler – War and a Question of Rights
This workshop will explore how a variety of wars from the Revolution to the war on terror have affected the rights of individual Americans. From shaping the Bill of Rights in the 18th century, to freedom of speech during WWI, internment in WWII, Cold War hysteria and loyalty oaths, to taking off your shoes to get on a plane, we explore the variety of rights issues some major, some rather silly.

Chautauqua Workshop @ 11 a.m. @ the Altus Public Library
2024-05-29 11:00 - 12:00
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 ranked highest and lowest with historians. Who do you think was best or worst? Why were some so vilified? And what might the future hold for the role of American First Lady?

Story Time & Craft @ 11 a.m.
2024-05-29 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-22 11:00 - 12:00

Chautauqua Performance @ 7 p.m. @ WOSC
2024-05-28 19:00 - 20:00
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 rights, uphold criminal rights to council, protect privacy rights, and strike down miscegenation laws.
Dr. Doug Mishler has a Ph.D. in U.S. Cultural History from the University of Nevada, taught for over 23 years, and is the founder and managing Artistic Director of The Restless Artists’ Theatre in Reno. He will portray Chief Justice Earl Warren.

Chautauqua Workshop @ 2 p.m. @ the Museum of the Western Prairie
2024-05-28 14:00 - 15:00
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 be circulated to workshop attendees.

Chautauqua Workshop @ 11 a.m. @ the Altus Public Library
2024-05-28 11:00 - 12:00
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 of the cold War known as the McCarthy era and racial integration in Oklahoma.

Closed - Memorial Day
2024-05-27

Ya Ya Yarn @ 11 a.m.
2024-05-24 11:00 - 12:00

Gouache @ 6 p.m.
2024-05-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-20 18:00 - 20:00

Chair Yoga @ 11 a.m.
2024-05-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-16 11:00 - 12:00

Lego Club @ 2 p.m.
2024-05-18 14:00 - 15:30
Future artists and engineers are invited to join us for Lego Club! Build to your hearts content. Your work will be displayed at the Altus Public Library.

Family Friday @ 4 p.m.
2024-05-17 16:00 - 17:00
