Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library

09/04/2026

📚It's New Book Friday!📚
Want to find a new page-turner or favorite film? We've got you covered! We have some oldies but goodies that people in the community have generously donated. Not your style? We also have titles hot off the press.

08/31/2026

TOMORROW: Join us ONLINE from anywhere for a fascinating conversation about the ideas that built America!

Eastern Oklahoma Library System invites you to a FREE virtual author talk with award-winning historian and bestselling author David O. Stewart as he discusses his newest book, The Democracy We Must Keep: How the Constitution Shaped America.

📅 Tomorrow — Tuesday, September 1
⏰ 1:00 PM CDT
💻 100% ONLINE — watch from anywhere!
🎟️ FREE to register

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, Stewart takes us back to the documents, debates, and people that helped shape the United States — and explores why those founding ideas still matter today.

🏛️ What did America’s founders really say about democracy?
📜 How did their ideas shape our system of government?
🇺🇸 And what does preserving those principles require from each new generation?

Can’t join us live tomorrow? Register anyway! You can come back and watch the recording afterward, so you don’t have to miss this conversation.

👉 Register here:
https://libraryc.org/eols/195325

Watch from home, your lunch break, your favorite library, or wherever you happen to be — we hope you’ll join us!

Join us as we chat with award-winning historian David O. Stewart about his newest work, The Democracy We Must Keep, and the question he explores throughout the book: What did America's founders say about democracy, and can we remain true to their vision for America?

08/31/2026

All Eastern Oklahoma Library System branches and offices will be closed Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.

While our buildings are closed, your library is still just a click away! 📚✨ You can borrow eBooks, audiobooks, movies, music, and more anytime with Libby and hoopla.

🌐 Visit EOLS.org to explore our digital library and online resources.

We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Labor Day! ❤️🤍💙

08/31/2026

🚀 Join us ONLINE from anywhere for a live conversation with Daniel Kraus! No trip to the library required — tune in from home, on your work-break, or wherever you happen to be for this FREE virtual author talk with Daniel Kraus, 2026 Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author of Whalefall and Angel Down.

🌌 Kraus will take us into the dark depths of deep space as he discusses his breathtaking new novel, The Sixth Nik — featuring a living ship, an unforgettable crew, a mysterious plague-ridden planet, and plenty of secrets waiting to be uncovered.

📅 Tuesday, September 8
⏰ 6:00 PM CDT
💻 100% ONLINE — watch from anywhere!
🎟️ FREE registration

✨ Can’t attend live? Register anyway! You can watch the recording afterward, so you don’t have to miss this fascinating conversation.

Whether you’re a science-fiction fan, a Daniel Kraus reader, or just looking for your next unforgettable book, we’d love to have you join us!

👉 Register here:
https://libraryc.org/eols/194644

Prepare to launch into the darkest depths of deep space! Join us online as we sit down with master storyteller Daniel Kraus, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, to celebrate the release of his breathtaking new novel, The Sixth Nik.

08/28/2026

It’s a sad day here at Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library. Jamie is going back to Warner Public Library, now that they have reopened. It has been a great couple of years with her. But much like one of her eggs from this year’s summer reading program, we have to let her go. Checotah will miss you.

-Kenny and the Checotah crew

08/28/2026

🚨New Book Alert🚨
Come and see what's new to our collection this New Book Friday🎉

08/26/2026

🏔️ 🔎 Murder, mystery, and Miss Marple—join us TOMORROW!
Bestselling mystery author Lucy Foley is joining us for a FREE Virtual Author Talk featuring her brand-new Agatha Christie mystery, Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel! 📚❄️

High in the Swiss Alps, a luxurious hotel. A blizzard that cuts off all escape. A collection of guests with secrets to hide. And when a body is discovered, there’s only one person clever enough to connect the clues before the killer strikes again… Miss Marple. 👀

📅 Tomorrow — Thursday, August 27
⏰ 1:00 PM CDT
💻 FREE & completely online!

Watch from the comfort of home—or wherever you happen to be—on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. No trip to the library required!

⭐ Can’t make it live? Register anyway!
Each program is recorded, and everyone who registers will receive access to the recording so you can watch later at your convenience.

And if you can join us live, there’s an extra bonus: attendees will have a chance to win a copy of Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel! 🎁📖

🎟️ Register here:
https://libraryc.org/eols/187362

If you love Agatha Christie, locked-room mysteries, atmospheric thrillers, or Lucy Foley’s The Guest List and The Midnight Feast, don’t miss this one!

It’s not too late to register—join us live tomorrow or sign up now and watch later! ❤️📚

08/25/2026

We have a mandolin, a banjo, a couple of basses, guitars (acoustic and electric), and practice amps all available to borrow. Libraries have more than just books. Come get a library card and see what all we have.

08/25/2026

Great things are happening behind the scenes at Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library! 💻📚 In August 2025, the library was rewired and received a new network cabinet through a Category Two E-Rate LSTA Grant.

The improvements provide a stronger foundation for the technology, internet access, and digital services available to the Checotah community.

We are thankful for this important investment in our local library!

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.

Learn more: https://loom.ly/_R6jdWY