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Oklahoma Libraries: Free for Students, Parents & Teachers

What your Oklahoma public and state library gives you free with a card: research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, homework help, early literacy, and accessible reading.

Public Libraries
122
Locations
224
Annual Visits
8,691,892
Items Borrowed / yr
26,594,408
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Your State Library

Oklahoma Department of Libraries

Every resident of Oklahoma has free access to a statewide library system run by Oklahoma Department of Libraries. With a local library card, students, parents, and teachers can use research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, and learning programs at no cost. Here is what is available and how to get it.

Worth knowing: Has a dedicated Literacy Resources unit leading statewide literacy.
The state, by the numbers

Oklahoma public libraries at a glance

Public libraries
122
library systems in the state
Service locations
224
main libraries, branches & bookmobiles
Visits a year
8,691,892
in-person visits statewide
Items borrowed a year
26,594,408
total materials circulated
Program attendance
1,174,238
at library programs
Children's program attendance
717,992
at youth programs
Visits per resident
2
per person, per year
Source: U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Public Libraries Survey (FY 2024). View the data →
Free for students

Research databases: Oklahoma Department of Libraries digital resources

Oklahoma Department of Libraries digital resources is Oklahoma's free statewide research service.

Resources students can use inside Oklahoma Department of Libraries digital resources include:

  • EBSCOhost + Explora (student research, health, business)
  • Brainfuse (tutoring & practice tests)
  • Grow with Google
  • Blue Career (skilled trades)
Free tutoring

Homework help: Brainfuse

Brainfuse, offered through the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, provides tutoring, homework help, and practice tests, plus career and veteran support.

For print-disabled readers

Accessible reading & talking books

Students and family members who cannot read standard print (because of a visual, physical, or reading disability such as dyslexia) can get free audiobooks and braille through the state talking-book library, part of the national NLS network and its BARD download service. The Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (OLBPH), an NLS network library, serves Oklahomans of any age who can't use regular print; certification by a qualified professional is required.

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Find a library & get a card

Use the official locator to find your nearest Oklahoma public library, hours, and how to get a card. Find a library →

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