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Library Hours:
Mon-Wed	8:30am - 9pm
Thursday	8:30am - 6pm
Fri-Sat	8:30am - 5pm
Sunday	Closed
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Welcome to the Oil City Library.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
- Sir Richard Steele

Providing free library cards to residents of the following municipalities:

City of Oil City
Rouseville Borough
Cornplanter Township
President Township

During 2010, residents of Cranberry Township may purchase a nonresident card at a cost of $70 per year, which covers all members within the household. Cranberry Township will not reimburse residents for the cost of the card.

Oil City Library is also a participating site for the Statewide Access PA card borrowing privileges.

The Oil City Library's 2008 and 2009 Annual Reports submitted to the City of Oil City. You will find in the Reports important information on what the library is accomplishing.
Click HERE to see the 2008 Report.
Click HERE to see the 2009 Report.

The library holds over 94,000 volumes, including 12 newspapers and over 200 magazines.

The Children's collection houses approximately 18,000 books covering all age levels. The collection features a Juvenile Professional Collection for parents and teachers.

Oil City Library utilizes the SirsiDynix, Symphony Library Management System, a fully automated circulation, cataloging, and online catalog system.

The library also houses the Heritage Room, open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1 pm - 5 pm, which has local history and genealogical materials.

Since July 1, 1995, the Oil City Library has been designated by the State Library to be one of the twenty-nine district library centers in the state. The library, also known as the Oil Creek District Library Center, serves as the district library for the fourteen public libraries in the counties of Venango, Clarion, and Jefferson. Currently the library is in operation 64 hours per week and is staffed by eleven full-time and part-time employees.

Bruce George is the Director of the Oil City Library and also serves as administrator of the Oil Creek District Library Center.

In addition to the Oil City Library, the Oil Creek District includes libraries in Clarion, Jefferson, and Venango Counties. Click on the "Other District Libraries" link in the left column or the "Libraries" link below for a list of member libraries.

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