Oklahoma Department of Libraries
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The Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) is a department
of the state of Oklahoma and serves as the official state library
for the state of Oklahoma
. ODL provides information management to the state, assists local public libraries, coordinates state-wide library and information technologly projects. ODL also provides an extensive catalogue of books and other print materials for public use.
. There is one Board member for each of Oklahoma's five U.S. House districts, and two members are appointed "at large." The Board is responsible for establishing Departmental policy and for appointing higher level executive officers of the Department. The Diretor of the Department serves as an ex officio, non-voting, member of the Board and as the Board Secretary.
The current members of the Board are:
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
of the state of Oklahoma and serves as the official state library
State Library
A state library is usually a library established by the government of a state to serve as the preeminent repository of information for that state...
for the state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. ODL provides information management to the state, assists local public libraries, coordinates state-wide library and information technologly projects. ODL also provides an extensive catalogue of books and other print materials for public use.
Libraries Board
The Department of Libraries is governed by a seven-member Libraries Board, with each member appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Oklahoma SenateOklahoma Senate
The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of Senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution....
. There is one Board member for each of Oklahoma's five U.S. House districts, and two members are appointed "at large." The Board is responsible for establishing Departmental policy and for appointing higher level executive officers of the Department. The Diretor of the Department serves as an ex officio, non-voting, member of the Board and as the Board Secretary.
The current members of the Board are:
- Ann Guerkink - Member-at-Large from Duncan, Chair
- Hannibal Johnson - Member from District 1 from Tulsa, Vice-Chair
- Betty Bass - Member from District 2 from McAlester
- Shelly Pitt Wilson - Member from District 4 from Norman
- Tom Terry - Member from District 5 from Shawnee
- LaWalta "Wally" Turner - Member from District 3 from Kremlin
- Harlene Wills - Member-At-Large from Tahlequah
- Susan McVey - Director of Department, Secretary