1.
What
is "Let's Talk About It, Oklahoma?"
2. What happens at a program?
3. Who can participate?
4. Do I have to buy
any books to participate?
5. How does a library get a "Let's Talk About
It, Oklahoma!" reading and discussion program?
6. When does the next program series begin?
7. What are some of the program themes
Chickasaw Regional Libraries have sponsored?
1. What is Let's Talk About It, Oklahoma?
| Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma, a project of the Oklahoma Humanities Council, is a reading and discussion program series held in libraries across the state. Since 1985, "Let's Talk About It, Oklahoma" has provided libraries diverse and stimulating program themes to offer their communities. [back to questions] |
2. What happens at a program?
| Programs begin with a presentation by a humanities scholar, generally from an Oklahoma colleges or university. The scholar talks about the book, the author, historical contexts and literary trends. After a refreshment break, participants break into small groups where they have an opportunity to discuss the book. After lively discussions, groups reconvene to share brief highlights of their discussions and to hear the scholar wrap up the program. [back to questions] |
3. Who can participate?
| The program is free and open to anyone who has an interest in getting together with others to read and discuss books. [back to questions] |
4. Do I have to buy any books to participate?
| No, copies of the series books are available through the sponsoring library. [back to questions] |
5. How does a library get a "Let's Talk About
It, Oklahoma!" reading and discussion program?
| Libraries apply for a program by contacting Dr. Jennifer Kidney, Director of Let's Talk About It, Oklahoma. Funding for scholars' honoraria and travel is available through a special mini-grant application to the Oklahoma Humanities Council (OHC). [back to questions] |
6. When does the next program series begin?
| Libraries in the Chickasaw Regional (Public) Library System (CRLS) offer spring and fall LTAIO programs. Call CRLS in Ardmore (580-223-3164) for a list of CRLS libraries hosting programs. [back to questions] |
7. What are some of the program themes CRLS
Libraries have sponsored?
®The Oklahoma Experience: Looking for Home ®The Oklahoma Experience: From Wilderness to Metropolis ®The Oklahoma Experience: The Thirties ®Coming of Age in America ®Private Investigations: Hard-Boiled and Soft-Hearted Heroes ®The Journey Inward: Women' Autobiography ®Friendship ®Being Ethnic, Becoming American ®Mysterious Fears and Ghastly Longings ®Myths and Literature ®The Gilded Age ®Crime and Punishment ®Get Your Reading Kicks on Route 66 ®The Oklahoma Experience: Re-Visions ®American Icons: The American Presidency 1789-1815 ®Piecing the Quilt, Stirring the Stew: Ethnic American Women's Voices ®The Cowboy |
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