Welcome to the Iowa Tribe  Library

"Our library door is always open."

The history of the Ioway people is written in many books and being written today. We invite all people to read, learn and share the rich heritage of the Iowa Tribe and of our relatives.

We are dedicated to promoting the love and teaching of reading beginning with the youngest to the young of heart. Our library belongs to our people. It is for them and the community that our people live in that we strive to offer literacy, educational, computer skills, employment and health resources.  

Sandy Tharp-Thee, Librarian  405-547-2402 ext 213

stharp@iowanation.org or Library@iowanation.org

Literacy - let us help you be a confident reader - reading opens so many doors. 

 We have tutors willingly to help and aids at our library available for checkout.  This service is available for all ages. 

Please call the library for more information.  405-547-2402 ext 213 or email library@iowanation.org

A special thank you to Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the Oklahoma City Community Foundation for GED Connection Resources for our teachers and students. 

The GED is about more than getting the GED certificate, it is also about improving skills.  We encourage all learners and educators to visit http://www.getreadingoklahoma.org/view.html 

Please feel free to share our GED Students Success Stories.

"When a child enters the room everything changes."  Anon

Read - Get Wacky - Go Feather - working with our local Perkins Sonic Drive In, our youth age 12 and under when they read ten books, they receive a free Wacky Pack Meal Coupon and two feathers - one for home and one for the library. 

Present feather count is 73- which represents 730 books read since January of 2011. 

Storytime - Wednesday of each week @ 10:00 AM

Writers in the Wind - Adult writers group meets @ noon the first Wednesday of each month

Community Outreach Program: 

Working with Iowa Tribe Title VI program, our Library has many  large print books, audio books, DVDs, portable CD players and portable audio books. 

At present our Title VI delivers 30 meals a day to our homebound elders.  These materials and including present materials in the library collection is available for delivery by request with the meals. 

IMLS grant $7,000. received for new Library project:

 "Standing Together" Oklahoma Tribe Collection:

Beginning in October 2011, working with the Iowa Tribe Cultural Preservation office, the Iowa Tribe Library will be sending out information about the Ioway People to over 60+ Oklahoma tribes. We will be requesting that they in turn send back to our library, material or suggestions for materials to add to our "Standing Together"  Oklahoma Tribe Collection. 

This will be a one of a kind cultural relevant collection available for all our Tribal members, educators and researchers.  We are very excited to start this meaningful project and are thankful for this grant from IMLS. 

History links:
The world of the Bah-Kho-Je is rich with history and culture. From the links below, learn more about our long history, our traditional language, and about our people today.