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Libraries near Oologah

Oologah has no public library of its own; the nearest is Talala Public Library in Talala, 6 miles away

Oologah doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Talala Public Library in Talala, 6 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

B−Civic lifeAhead of 52% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.
Directions (918) 553-5535All nearby libraries
In brief

Libraries for Oologah, in brief

Oologah borrows from the libraries next door

Oologah has no public library of its own, but two libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Talala Public Library in Talala (6 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

Talala Public Library is nearest, open about 15 hours a week. Owasso Library, 15 miles away, is open about 55 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓

Most nearby libraries are fine-free

Three of the four closest libraries don’t charge late fines. Nearest libraries ↓

This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.

Civic life grade

What’s behind Oologah’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Oologah is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. Oologah is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Oologah’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.

B−
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Oologah’s overall grade.
–Library visitsNo public library of its own, so there is no town figureC−Community nonprofits1.9 per 1,000 residents · OK towns 3.3 · U.S. 3.7AVolunteering12.0% of adults 25–44 · OK towns 9.7% · U.S. 7.5%
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 52%
FewerMore
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $60K–$100K (9,140)Ahead of 51%

Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.

How sure. Graded on two inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. Oologah is small (1,358 residents), so a few dozen organizations or visits move its per-resident figures; the volunteering share is a 2022 estimate from Facebook users aged 25–44.

Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →

Places to belong

3 community nonprofits are registered in Oologah

1.9 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation00.28 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans00.28 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services10.45 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education00.28 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.28 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other00.28 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.47

Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.

Volunteering

12.0%

12.0% of Oologah’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 9.7% in the typical Oklahoma town and 7.5% nationally.

Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Oologah’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 6 miles away

Closest first, measured from the center of Oologah. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.

6miTalala Public LibraryTalala · 15 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →9.1miCollinsville LibraryCollinsville · 47 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →10.1miClaremore Will Rogers LibraryClaremore · 53 hrs a weekDirections →14.7miOwasso LibraryOwasso · 55 hrs a week · fine-freeDirections →
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.

  • The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.

Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →

Questions about the library and civic life in Oologah

Does Oologah have a public library?

No. The closest is Talala Public Library in Talala, 6 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Oologah’s civic life grade?

B− Oologah is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on civic life. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

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Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.