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.[3] 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.[4]
| Pioneer Library System | |
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| Location | Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America |
| Established | 1958 |
| Branches | 12 |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | 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 [1] |
| Population served | 389,627[2] |
| Other information | |
| Director | Lisa Wells |
| Employees | 313 |
| Website | http://www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org/ |
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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.[5][6]
Locations
editInformation about the system's administrative offices and branch libraries is shown below.[7] For maps showing all locations, see the "External links" section.
See also
edit- Metropolitan Library System (Oklahoma) – Covers Oklahoma County
References
edit- ^ "Circulation Policy" (PDF). Pioneer Library System. March 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "2017-OK-Library-Data-Tables.pdf" (PDF). Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- ^ "Home page". Pioneer Library System. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "Administration". Pioneer Library System. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- ^ Cannon, Jane Glenn (May 10, 2012). "Library 'Redbox' proposed for east Norman instead of branch". NewsOK. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "2013 Year in Review". American Libraries. 45 (1/2). American Library Association: 29. January–February 2014.
- ^ "PLS Branch Locations". Pioneer Library System. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- ^ Standlee, Katie (November 4, 2019). "Over 500 fill Norman Public Library Central for grand opening". Norman Transcript. Retrieved February 22, 2020.