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History of the Eastern Oklahoma Library System
by Margaret Rigney
VOLUME I
TABLE OF CONTENTS
History of EOLS
by Margaret Rigney
Volume I
Pages
Title
2
Prologue
4
Brief History of Oklahoma’s Public Libraries
10
Bookmobiles – Boom & Bust
14
Chapter 1 – In the Beginning, 1970-1979
30
Chapter 2 – Budget Woes as Buildings Grow, 1980-1989
40
Chapter 3 – Automation, Education, & New Libraries, 1990-1999
47
Chapter 4 – Expanding Technology & Recognitions, 2000-2009
52
Chapter 5 – A New Home & A New Name, 2010-2020
59
Introduction to McIntosh County Libraries
60
Introduction to Checotah
63
Checotah’s Early Library History
69
Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library – There’s More to Our Story
79
Introduction to Eufaula
82
Eufaula’s Early Library History
87
Eufaula Memorial Library - @ the Library
101
Introduction to Muskogee County Libraries
103
Introduction to Fort Gibson
105
Fort Gibson’s Early Library History
107
Q.B. Boydstun Public Library – What’s New at the Q?
116
Introduction to Haskell
119
Haskell’s Early Library History
123
Rieger Memorial Library – Pledged to Progress
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