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 , residents of Cranberry
Township may purchase a nonresident card and receive
reimbursement from their Township for the cost of
the card.
Oil City Library is also a participating site
for the Statewide Access PA card borrowing privileges.
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 Dynix,
a fully automated circulation and cataloging 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.
