Room Bookings

…a kitchenette (with a microwave, stove, oven, sink & fridge/freezer), a single-occupancy restroom & a wall-mounted flat screen TV. Use of speakers, DVD player, projector & projector screens are available…

For Teachers

For Teachers In addition to our Children’s, Young Adult, & Professional collections, ORLA offers many other resources for teachers. Additional resources include STEM Kits, Virtual Programs, Digital Resource offerings, &…

ORLA Newsletter Archive

…crafting, exploding art, food science and other STEAM activities. Learn more about this year’s Summer @ Your ORLA Library, as well as upcoming events & programs, in this month’s issue!…

Oil City Library

…use, the group met weekly to listen to essays, music, readings and to debate. The Institute reorganized in 1871 to form the Oil City Library Association. Many of the ideas…

Tools, Kits, Games & More

…students can explore a galaxy in the palm of their hand, hold fossils and ancient artifacts, explore a DNA molecule, investigate the Earth’s core, dissect a virtual frog, and much,…

Kramer & Mullins
2409, 2021

Kramer & Mullins

…a boat house, cover or shelter of any kind and, unlike wood boats, had “no seams to open, nothing to warp, rot, check or split, no occasion ever to wait…

Female Heroes
1808, 2023

Female Heroes

…Coblentz, Germany, in 1920, to serve with the U.S. Army of Occupation. For the next two years, she organized a hospital system there for U.S. soldiers who were too badly…

Peaches & Parking Meters
1006, 2022

Peaches & Parking Meters

…to support soldiers, sailors and Marines during times of conflict often include the collection of materials ranging from food items to toiletries, books, bandages and more. One unusual collection involved…

100 Years of YWCA
1202, 2024

100 Years of YWCA

…offered to members. The clubs included the 50-Up Club, Beta Gamma, Y-Wives, Y-Homemakers, Green Thumb, Morning Magic, Silhouette, Gallivanters and more. EXISTING CLUBS The new YWCA joined a long list…

Monarch Park
0104, 2022

Monarch Park

…could dine, dance, play and more. The history, though, was fleeting and the park would close less than three decades after its founding. Central to both Monarch Park’s debut and…