Stillwater Reads: Community Picnic Finale

Space is limited; registration is required. Learn more about “Stillwater Reads” and sign up at stillwaterok.gov/STWReads.

Celebrate a month of reading and learning together with a 1930s style community picnic with games and dancing at Block 34. Enjoy live Western swing music courtesy of Oklahoma's state swing band, Oklahoma Swing. Bring a picnic lunch and a blanket or lawn chairs to sit on The library will provide drinks and pie.

This event is a part of “Stillwater Reads,” the Stillwater Public Library’s eleventh community-wide reading series taking place during September 2025. The featured books include “Listen” by Oklahoma Book Award winner Sheldon Russell, for adults, and “Nowhere Better Than Here” by Sarah Guillory, for youth (recommended for grades 4-7). Readers interested in participating can pick up a free copy of the books starting August 18 (while supplies last). Adults must sign up to attend a book discussion to get a free copy of “Listen.”

“Stillwater Reads” is funded by the Friends of the Stillwater Public Library. Books are provided courtesy of the Amazon Think Big program. Additional support is provided by the Oklahoma State University Library, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Block 34, Meridian Technology Center, and Stillwater Public Schools.

You may also like the following events from Stillwater Public Library:

• Next month, 9th September, 10:30 am, Music & Movement (2nd Sat & 2nd Tues) in Stillwater
• Next month, 9th September, 06:00 pm, Stillwater Reads: WPA Architecture in Stillwater
• Next month, 13th September, 02:00 pm, Stillwater Reads: Author Sarah Guillory & Hands-On Science in Stillwater

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