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Our Services
Library Development
Serving Oklahoma libraries with consultation services, public librarian certification training, continuing education courses, computer & technology classes, and program materials.
Literacy Resources
Provides services, leadership, and technical assistance to library and community-based literacy programs throughout the state, as well as coordinating several statewide initiatives.
Archives & Records
Preserving, storing, archiving and presenting historical records of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the Oklahoma state government from territorial days forward.
Reference & Circulation
Presenting resources for learning and research through collections and databases available to libraries, patrons, schools, students and state employees.
Government Information
Providing state and federal information in the original format and/or digital versions. Documents, publications and more are available open-access online.
Law|Legislative Reference
Providing prompt, nonpartisan, and accurate information to the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government as well as to the general public.
News
ODL Board Meeting
The next scheduled meeting of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries’ Board of Directors will be held: Friday, December 14, 2018 at 10:00 am Oklahoma Department of Libraries South Conference Room, 200 NE 18 Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma View the Agenda.
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Webinar: Health Literacy Begins at Your Library
Mark your calendars for January 8. In this webinar, learn how libraries in Oklahoma are growing community health literacy through programs for all ages. Your library can play a central role in promoting the health and wellness of its community through fostering higher health literacy. This means increasing people’s capacity to obtain and understand basic
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Financial Fitness Programs near you
The Financial Fitness program is a FREE interactive financial education workshop series that can help anyone learn about money, develop a budget, save for college, plan for retirement and much more. Free financial fitness programs are being planned at public libraries around the state. Look for a Financial Fitness Program near you.
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Time to Enter the Book Awards
Authors, illustrators, photographers and book designers… Download the call for entries for the 2019 Oklahoma Book Awards! Books considered for this award must have an Oklahoma-based theme, or entrants must live or have lived in Oklahoma. Books must have been published between January 1 and December 31, 2018. Entries must be received by January 4, 2019. Finalists will be notified in
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Research & Discovery on Digital Prairie
Try out the Research + Discovery section on Digital Prairie. The Research + Discovery page is part of Oklahoma Digital Prairie, ODL’s electronic library that also houses state publications, digital collections and a state government search engine. The Research & Discovery service offers geolocation access to more than 30 EBSCO digital resources. The Research +
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