| Hartshorne
Public Library |
| Contributed
by Retha Roberts and Cathryn Tucker
|
1948 |
Hartshorne
first opened its doors on July 26, 1948. Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Thrower, the publishers of the “Hartshorne Sun”
were credited with civic push behind getting it open. |
| 1949 |
Hartshorne
Public Library was organized by the Business and
Professional Women’s Club. The Library was compiled of
donated materials and was manned by volunteers. Mrs. Jewell
Surry was hired by the city as librarian in 1957. The library
has been located in several downtown locations before it was
moved to its current location in 1998. |
| 1967 |
The Choctaw
Nation Multi-County Library System (later changed to
Southeastern Public Library System of Oklahoma) comprised of
15 libraries in Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and Pittsburg counties,
was created by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries in the fall
of 1967. |
| 1969 |
Hartshorne/Haileyville
Public Library underwent renovation and held an
open house on November 1, 1969. The 2 mil ad valorem tax levy
passed in Pittsburg County on November 4, 1969. |
| 1990 |
Photocopier
and computer were purchased and library staff began
training on the computer. |
| 1991 |
Fax machine
was purchased with LSCA funds. |
| 1992 |
Oklahoma
Technology Network (OLTN) was implemented. |
| 1993 |
Computer
with CD drive was purchased with LSCA funds in September. |
| 1995 |
Hartshorne
Building Fund for the Future Committee was organized. Their
first project was the construction of a new library building. |
| 1996 |
The City
of Hartshorne donates $200,000 toward the new library building.
Hartshorne Building Fund for the Future Committee applied for
and was
approved for a building grant from ODL. |
| 1997 |
Hartshorne
Building Fund for the Future Committee reached their goal of
over $400,000 for constructing a new building to house the library. |
| 1997 |
Hartshorne
Library is on the internet as of September 2, 1997. The City
of
Hartshorne has a groundbreaking for the new Hartshorne Library
on September 18, 1997. |
| 1998 |
Hartshorne
dedicates its new library on July 26, 1998, with the library
opening its doors on July 30th. An additional 2 mil ad valorem
tax was passed on August 25th bringing support for the library
to a total of 4 mils. A microfilm reader/printer was donated
to the library in September, and the Governor visited the library
on October 16th. The Hartshorne Library went online with SIRSI
on September 6th. Librarians and patrons alike can search a
database for all libraries in the system. New system library
cards were issued. |
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