“Woody Guthrie Children’s Songs” will be held Saturday, March 9, at 1:30 p.m. in the Stillwater Public Library.  Storyteller and musician, Caroline Johnson, will entertain children of all ages with a lively and interactive program using washboards, tambourines, and more to accompany Woody Guthrie songs. 

“The songs touch on Woody as a father, his ties to his home state, his love of language, and his love of land and commitment to social justice,” says Johnson.

Copies of “Bound for Glory” by Woody Guthrie, the selected book for this community-wide reading event, are available free at the kick off event on Feb. 28 and after that date while supplies last.  Book discussion dates are available on the library’s web site.  Copies have been made available through the generosity of the Stillwater Public Library Trust, Friends of the Stillwater Public Library and the Oklahoma Humanities Council. 

Many more “One Book, One Community” events are scheduled in March and April.  For a full list of events or more information, visit the Stillwater Public Library web site at library.stillwater.org, email askalibrarian@stillwater.org or call 405-372-3633.

“One Book, One Community: Stillwater Reads Woody Guthrie” is designed to foster a sense of community through a shared reading experience, and to broaden and deepen an appreciation for Woody Guthrie as an Oklahoma musician, writer, and artist.  Sponsors are the Stillwater Public Library, Oklahoma State University Library and Sheerar Museum of Stillwater History. This project is supported in part by funding from the Oklahoma Humanities Council with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Oklahoma Arts Council with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major partners include Woody Guthrie Foundation, Friends of Stillwater Public Library, Stillwater Conventions and Visitor’s Bureau, Stillwater Public Library Trust, Friends of OSU Library, Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture, Oklahoma History Center, OSU Institute for Creativity and Innovation, and the Center for Oklahoma Studies. 

Supporting partners include OSU Student Union Activities Board, George Kaiser Family Foundation, Stillwater Community Center, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and KOSU.

The Stillwater Public Library is located at 1107 S. Duck St. (the corner of Duck and 12th Ave.).