Pioneer Library System
{{Short description|Public library system in Central Oklahoma}}
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| library_name = Pioneer Library System
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| country = United States of America
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| location = Norman, Oklahoma
| established = 1958
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| num_branches = 12
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| req_to_access = All who reside, work, own property or attend school in the 1,903 square mile area of Cleveland, McClain, and Pottawatomie counties, or Metropolitan Library System cardholders
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| director = Lisa Wells
| num_employees = 313
| website = http://www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org/
| phone_num = 405.801.4500
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The Pioneer Library System (PLS) is a public library system that serves residents in the central Oklahoma counties of Cleveland, Pottawatomie and McClain with administrative offices in Norman. Additionally, the system also allows those served by the Metropolitan Library System (Oklahoma County) to check out materials via a reciprocal borrowing agreement, and also allows non-residents to borrow materials if they pay an annual fee. The twelve-branch system is governed by a board of trustees. Lisa Wells currently serves as executive director.
The cities of Moore, Norman and Shawnee are served by Redbox-style automated DVD kiosks. Norman is also home to three "24 Hour Libraries" which are automated kiosks. The location at the Irving Recreation Center in Norman is the first such machine in North America to allow customers 24-hour access to library materials. Customers are able to retrieve "holds" from the kiosks or browse available books for checkout.
Locations
Information about the system's administrative offices and branch libraries is shown below. For maps showing all locations, see the "External links" section.
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| Name | Address | Coordinates |
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| Pioneer Library System Administration | 300 Norman Center Court, Norman | {{coord |35.2158 |N |97.4905 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Pioneer Library System |display=inline,title}} |
| Blanchard Public Library | 205 NE 10th, Blanchard | {{coord |35.1466 |N |97.6568 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Blanchard Public Library}} |
| McLoud Public Library | 133 N Main, McLoud | {{coord |35.4365 |N |97.0919 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=McLoud Public Library}} |
| Moore Public Library | 225 S Howard, Moore | {{coord |35.3360 |N |97.4890 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Moore Public Library}} |
| Newcastle Public Library | 705 NW 10th, Newcastle | {{coord |35.2560 |N |97.6076 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Newcastle Public Library}} |
| Noble Public Library | 204 N 5th, Noble | {{coord |35.1413 |N |97.3919 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Noble Public Library}} |
| Norman Public Library Central | 103 W Acres, Norman | {{coord |35.2260 |N |97.4479 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Norman Public Library}} |
| Norman Public Library East | 3051 Alameda St, Norman | {{coord |35.2186 |N |97.3957 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Norman Public Library East}} |
| Norman Public Library West | 300 Norman Center Court, Norman | {{coord |35.2158 |N |97.4905 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Norman Public Library West}} |
| Purcell Public Library | 919 N 9th, Purcell | {{coord |35.0230 |N |97.3716 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Purcell Public Library}} |
| Shawnee Public Library | 101 N Philadelphia, Shawnee | {{coord |35.3274 |N |96.9196 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Shawnee Public Library}} |
| Southwest OKC Public Library | 2201 SW 134th, Oklahoma City | {{coord |35.3348 |N |97.5499 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Southwest OKC Public Library}} |
| Tecumseh Public Library | 114 N Broadway, Tecumseh | {{coord |35.2582 |N |96.9368 |W |region:US-OK_type:landmark |name=Tecumseh Public Library}} |
See also
- Metropolitan Library System (Oklahoma) – Covers Oklahoma County