Press Release
January 3, 2024
Contact: Michael Williams
Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 405-282-1889
michael.williams@history.ok.gov
okhistory.org/territorialmuseum
Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library to Host Educational Series Called “From the Stacks”
Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library to Host Educational Series Called “From the Stacks”
GUTHRIE, Okla. — The Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library will host a new educational series in 2024 called “From the Stacks: Readings From the Carnegie Library.” OTM Curator and registrar Michael Williams will answer the common question, “What’s in the stacks?”
The stacks are filled with volumes original to the library’s opening in 1903, including William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. “From the Stacks” will take a historical look at the books, authors and context of the times in which they were written.
The series will take place at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of January, February, March and April inside the Carnegie Library. Four books and authors will be featured.
- January 18: Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
- February 15: A Son of the Middle Border by Hamlin Garland
- March 21: Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace
- April 18: With Walker in Nicaragua by James Carson Jamison
Admission is free, but donations are accepted. The Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library is located at 406 E. Oklahoma Ave. in Guthrie. For more information, please call 405-282-1889.
The Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit www.okhistory.org.
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Editor’s Note: Photos of the Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library are available upon request.
