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A division of the Eastern Oklahoma District Library System*
Address: 1140 NEO Loop
Grove, OK 74344 (Delaware County)
Phone: (918) 786-2945
Toll free in the 918 area code (888) 291-8150
Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 8:30-5; Tue, Thu 8:30-9; Sat 8-12

The new Grove Public Library, completed in 2004, holds more than 100,000 books, periodicals, newspapers, and magazines, and contains a reading room stocked with daily newspapers. It has dedicated computers for public use, a special children's section, an expanded genealogy section, and a vast inventory of information available on microfilm and microfiche. The new design also includes an expandable section of floor space specifically dedicated to public use computers. The library also utilizes the Inter-Library Loan System to meet special book needs.

Some notes on the Grove Public Library’s impressive genealogical collection.
It has holdings on many states and areas of interest to researchers, but emphasizes Delaware County, the nearby four-state area, and the Cherokees. The collection houses the complete Dawes Rolls, genealogical CDS, and extensive census records and indexes such as:

•  Complete U. S. census records from 1790 through 1820

•  Numerous complete state census records for other various years

•  1870 census index

•  All Oklahoma census records for Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory, 1900 Indian-Pioneer History

•  All Delaware County newspaper microfilm (and some from surrounding areas)

•  The LDS Family Search on CD-ROM

•  The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.
  
  The Cherokee collection includes:

•  The complete Dawes Roll (Final Roll of the Five Civilized Tribes)

•  The Dawes Roll census cards for Cherokees

•  Nearly all other Cherokee censuses and rolls

•  Numerous other books and films relating to the Cherokees

So whether you're a researcher, curious about our history, or just plain interested in genealogy ... the Grove Public Library is one of the places you will want to visit.

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* The Eastern Oklahoma District Library System serves an area of 230,000 residents, has a collection of 380,000 books and periodicals, 10,500 CDs, records, cassettes, and other audio materials; plus 13,800 video items such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.

Staffing consists of 60 employees of whom 7 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 14 branch libraries. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $560,000. Patrons make 780,000 visits annually, and check out materials 1,000,000 times. Thirty-five percent of all check-outs are children's materials.