Southern Prairie Library

Chair Yoga @ 11 a.m.
2025-07-29 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-31 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-19 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-26 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-28 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Chair Yoga is taught by licensed instructor Erin Martinez.
This free event is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Altus Public Library.
You will learn safe and easy exercises to keep your muscles and joints strong as well as tips on proper breathing.
For more information, or to sign up, call the Altus Public Library at 580-477-2890.

Teen Tuesday @ 2 p.m.
2025-07-29 14:00 - 16:00
Teen Tuesday presents: Lunch & a Movie!
For our last Teen Tuesday of the summer, teens are welcome to bring a bagged lunch, and come to the library for a movie! We’ll be watching the 2009 film Coraline!

Story Time & Craft @ 11 a.m.
2025-07-30 11:00 - 12:00
Join us at the library this Wednesday at 11 a.m. for Story Time and Craft!
The theme for July 30th is Drawing! The activity is a bunch of feelings (grapes of feelings) craft!
Let’s read together and get creative with fun activities!

Zumba Gold @ 4 p.m.
2025-07-31 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-07 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-21 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-28 16:00 - 17:00
Zumba Gold is taught by licensed instructor Janel Picinich.
This free event is held every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Altus Public Library.
The health benefits of Zumba Gold include a full body workout, calorie burning, adaptability of any fitness level, improved blood pressure, and building endurance!
For more information, or to sign up, call the Altus Public Library at 580-477-2890.

Tai Chi @ 9:30 a.m.
2025-08-04 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-08-11 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-08-18 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-08-25 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-09-02 09:30 - 10:30
We are excited to be able to offer Tai Chi along with our other exercise programs!

Join our instructor Rosalyn Hall starting Monday August 4, @ 9:30am.

Please call 477-2890, or text 580-564-0400, to register.

Ya Ya Yarn @ 5 p.m.
2025-08-05 17:00 - 18:00
Do you knit? Do you crochet? Do you want to spend an hour twice a month with people that are ALSO obsessed with yarn and all things yarn related? Well then Altus Public Library’s Ya Ya Yarn program is for you!
We have tons of people who come in and crochet, a few who knit, but all are obsessed with yarn and all are welcome!
If you’re interested in joining us, you’re welcome to come to our August 5th program at 5 PM! This is a new time, we normally have it at 6, but we’re trying something new! If you’re interested, just come down to the Altus Public Library at 5 PM and join us for some fun while working on your latest masterpiece!

Coffee Cup @ 10 a.m.
2025-08-06 10:00 - 11:00
The Coffee Cup Bunch Friends of the Library welcomes Mike Tucker at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6th, 2025, at the Altus Public Library, 421 N. Hudson.

Mike has chosen to review John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court by Richard Brookhiser. This event is free and open to the public. We hope you will join us!!

Story Time & Craft @ 11 a.m.
2025-08-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-20 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-27 11:00 - 12:00
Get ready for another month of Story Time fun at the Altus Public Library!Join us every Wednesday at 11 AM for engaging stories, themed crafts, and plenty of smiles—perfect for ages Pre-K and up.Here’s what’s coming up in August:August 6 – Theme: Cats | Craft: Build a CatAugust 13 – Theme: School | Craft: Apple Letter MatchingAugust 20 – Theme: Pete the Cat | Craft: Pete the Cat HeadbandAugust 27 – Theme: Pirates | Craft: Pirate HeadbandNo registration needed—just drop in and join the fun!

STEAM Showcase @ 3:30 p.m.
2025-08-11 15:30 - 17:30
Looking for something to do during the lull between summer and back to school? Well the library has just the thing!

J
oin us on Monday, August 11th from 3:30 – 5:30 PM for our next STEAM Showcase. We’ll have examples of the different tech the Altus Public Library has to offer such as our 3D printers, our gaming laptops, and Nintendo Switches, but we’ll also have some of our fun STEAM kits and our wireless VR headset available to try as well! Families are welcome to come and go as they please, so we hope to see you there!

LEGO Club @ 2 p.m.
2025-08-16 14:00 - 15:00
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.

Jackson County Health Department Community Outreach @ 12 p.m.
2025-08-18 12:00 - 13:30
Do you have questions about food assistance, insurance, local services or specialized help? Thanks to a partnership with the District 5 Southwest Oklahoma County Health Departments, help is available!
A Community Health Worker (CHW) can help you navigate your unique situation. Stop by the Altus Public Library, 421 N. Hudson, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM TODAY! There will be a CHW here to help you find the right solutions to your specific needs.
This program is FREE and open to the public! Come see us!

Ya Ya Yarn @ 11 a.m.
2025-08-29 11:00 - 12:00
Do you knit? Do you crochet? Do you want to spend an hour twice a month with people that are ALSO obsessed with yarn and all things yarn related? Well then Altus Public Library’s Ya Ya Yarn program is for you!

We have tons of people who come in and crochet, a few who knit, but all are obsessed with yarn and all are welcome!

If you’re interested in joining us, you’re welcome to come to our August 29th program at 11 a.m.! TIf you’re interested, just come down to the Altus Public Library at 11 a.m. and join us for some fun while working on your latest masterpiece!

Closed - Labor Day
2025-09-01

Ya Ya Yarn @ 5 p.m.
2025-09-02 17:00 - 18:00
Attention all yarn addicts!

Join us on Tuesday, September 2nd at 5 PM for our next Ya Ya Yarn meeting! If you’re a total newbie or you have a project you’re working on, everyone is welcome to come! You don’t even have to just knit or crochet! If you work with anything yarn related, you’re more than welcome to come!
