Pioneer Library System

Pioneer Library System
Country United States of America
Location Norman, Oklahoma
Branches 11
Access and use
Access requirements resident in 1,903 square mile area of Cleveland, McClain, and Pottawatomie counties[1]
Population served 359,703[2]
Other information
Director Anne Masters
Website http://www.pioneer.lib.ok.us/

The Pioneer Library System (PLS) is a public library system that serves southern central Oklahoma residents. It consists of eleven branch libraries in Pottawatomie, Cleveland, and McClain counties, and has administrative offices in Norman.[3] PLS is governed by a board of trustees and currently administered by Anne Masters, the executive director.[2]

Norman Public Library has a Redbox-style "library vending machine", reportedly the first such machine in the United States with 24-hour access.[4][5]

Locations

Information about the system's administrative offices and branch libraries is shown below.[2] For maps showing all locations, see the "External links" section.

Name Address Coordinates
Pioneer Library System 300 Norman Center Court, Norman 35°12′57″N 97°29′26″W / 35.2158°N 97.4905°W / 35.2158; -97.4905 (Pioneer Library System)Coordinates: 35°12′57″N 97°29′26″W / 35.2158°N 97.4905°W / 35.2158; -97.4905 (Pioneer Library System)
Blanchard Public Library 205 NE 10th, Blanchard 35°08′48″N 97°39′24″W / 35.1466°N 97.6568°W / 35.1466; -97.6568 (Blanchard Public Library)
McLoud Public Library 133 N Main, McLoud 35°26′11″N 97°05′31″W / 35.4365°N 97.0919°W / 35.4365; -97.0919 (McLoud Public Library)
Moore Public Library 225 S Howard, Moore 35°20′10″N 97°29′20″W / 35.3360°N 97.4890°W / 35.3360; -97.4890 (Moore Public Library)
Newcastle Public Library 705 NW 10th, Newcastle 35°15′22″N 97°36′27″W / 35.2560°N 97.6076°W / 35.2560; -97.6076 (Newcastle Public Library)
Noble Public Library 204 N 5th, Noble 35°08′29″N 97°23′31″W / 35.1413°N 97.3919°W / 35.1413; -97.3919 (Noble Public Library)
Norman Public Library 225 N Webster, Norman 35°13′15″N 97°26′51″W / 35.2207°N 97.4474°W / 35.2207; -97.4474 (Norman Public Library)
Norman Public Library West 300 Norman Center Court, Norman 35°12′57″N 97°29′26″W / 35.2158°N 97.4905°W / 35.2158; -97.4905 (Norman Public Library West)
Purcell Public Library 919 N 9th, Purcell 35°01′23″N 97°22′18″W / 35.0230°N 97.3716°W / 35.0230; -97.3716 (Purcell Public Library)
Shawnee Public Library 101 N Philadelphia, Shawnee 35°19′39″N 96°55′11″W / 35.3274°N 96.9196°W / 35.3274; -96.9196 (Shawnee Public Library)
Southwest OKC Public Library 2201 SW 134th, Oklahoma City 35°20′05″N 97°33′00″W / 35.3348°N 97.5499°W / 35.3348; -97.5499 (Southwest OKC Public Library)
Tecumseh Public Library 114 N Broadway, Tecumseh 35°15′30″N 96°56′12″W / 35.2582°N 96.9368°W / 35.2582; -96.9368 (Tecumseh Public Library)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Circulation Policy" (PDF). Pioneer Library System. March 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pioneer Library System". Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Home page". Pioneer Library System. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ Cannon, Jane Glenn (May 10, 2012). "Library 'Redbox' proposed for east Norman instead of branch". NewsOK. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2013 Year in Review". American Libraries (American Library Association) 45 (1/2): 29. January–February 2014.

External links

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