Pioneer Library System

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

Country	United States of America
Established	1958
Location	Norman, Oklahoma
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
Staff	313
Website	http://www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org/
Map

Shawnee Public Library

Tecumseh Public Library

Former Norman Public Library Central, 2019

Norman Public Library Central under construction, 2019

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

Information about the system's administrative offices and branch libraries is shown below.[7] For maps showing all locations, see the "External links" section.

Name	Address	Coordinates
Pioneer Library System Administration	300 Norman Center Court, Norman	35.2158°N 97.4905°W / 35.2158; -97.4905 (Pioneer Library System)
Blanchard Public Library	205 NE 10th, Blanchard	35.1466°N 97.6568°W / 35.1466; -97.6568 (Blanchard Public Library)
McLoud Public Library	133 N Main, McLoud	35.4365°N 97.0919°W / 35.4365; -97.0919 (McLoud Public Library)
Moore Public Library	225 S Howard, Moore	35.3360°N 97.4890°W / 35.3360; -97.4890 (Moore Public Library)
Newcastle Public Library	705 NW 10th, Newcastle	35.2560°N 97.6076°W / 35.2560; -97.6076 (Newcastle Public Library)
Noble Public Library	204 N 5th, Noble	35.1413°N 97.3919°W / 35.1413; -97.3919 (Noble Public Library)
Norman Public Library Central	103 W Acres, Norman[8]	35.2260°N 97.4479°W / 35.2260; -97.4479 (Norman Public Library)
Norman Public Library East	3051 Alameda St, Norman	35.2186°N 97.3957°W / 35.2186; -97.3957 (Norman Public Library East)
Norman Public Library West	300 Norman Center Court, Norman	35.2158°N 97.4905°W / 35.2158; -97.4905 (Norman Public Library West)
Purcell Public Library	919 N 9th, Purcell	35.0230°N 97.3716°W / 35.0230; -97.3716 (Purcell Public Library)
Shawnee Public Library	101 N Philadelphia, Shawnee	35.3274°N 96.9196°W / 35.3274; -96.9196 (Shawnee Public Library)
Southwest OKC Public Library	2201 SW 134th, Oklahoma City	35.3348°N 97.5499°W / 35.3348; -97.5499 (Southwest OKC Public Library)
Tecumseh Public Library	114 N Broadway, Tecumseh	35.2582°N 96.9368°W / 35.2582; -96.9368 (Tecumseh Public Library)

See also

• Metropolitan Library System (Oklahoma) – Covers Oklahoma County

References

1. "Circulation Policy" (PDF). Pioneer Library System. March 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
2. "2017-OK-Library-Data-Tables.pdf" (PDF). Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
3. "Home page". Pioneer Library System. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
4. "Administration". Pioneer Library System. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
5. Cannon, Jane Glenn (May 10, 2012). "Library 'Redbox' proposed for east Norman instead of branch". NewsOK. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
6. "2013 Year in Review". American Libraries. American Library Association. 45 (1/2): 29. January–February 2014.
7. "PLS Branch Locations". Pioneer Library System. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
8. Standlee, Katie (November 4, 2019). "Over 500 fill Norman Public Library Central for grand opening". Norman Transcript. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

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