Oil City All-Stars

Oil City All-Stars

…you see her in the water,” wrote the newspaper. “Then the powerful, long stroke which shoot her through the water yard after yard, or mile after mile, show you your…

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

…and stagecoaches makes its way along Seneca Street in Oil City. The Exchange Hotel on Seneca Street can be seen in the background. Elephants, the star attraction in all circuses,

One of a Kind

One of a Kind

…In mid-July 1939, a huge crowd gathered near the railroad freight yards along the Allegheny River, the site now of a hotel and Justus Park, to watch Johnny “the Human…

Library Hall

Library Hall

…obscured by shelves of books in Library Hall is shown in this photo. The theater space has been used as a storage area since the mid-1950’s. Who used Library Hall?…

Say Cheese

Say Cheese

…Mather. The Columbia Cornet Band was photographed by John Mather, the early oil industry’s most industrious photographer. Mather’s obituary noted that he was a member of a Cornet Band. Oil…

COVID-19 Updates

…will tell you what items we have, what ORLA location they belong to, & whether they are currently available. If you see an item you’d like, you can place a…

Cisco Networking Academy

Networking Essentials Learn basic networking concepts and skills you can put to use right away. Enroll Now NDG Linux I The first in a 2-course series. Begin your Linux mastery…

Policies

…Minors 1.9 Acceptable Use (Wired & WiFi) 1.10 Collection Development 1.10.1 Request for Reconsideration 1.10.2 Deed of Gift 1.11 Library Services for People with Disabilities 1.12 Meeting Room 1.12.1 Meeting…

Save Our Summer

…to register. Register Now Summer @ Your ORLA Library Track Your Reading Track your minutes read online or on your mobile device by using Reader Zone. Make sure to use

Grocery Stores

Grocery Stores

…Oil City’s Bishop Avenue until recently. Two sisters, Rebecca Colvin and Heidi Wise owned and operated the business until its closure in July 2023. The one-block long section of State…