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Link to Small Fictions & Novelties, the library's book discussion.

Link to Pix & Flix, the library's film discussion group.
Link to the Periodicals Collection, on-line and in-house.

Link to the Children's Library site

Link to to Young Adult Library site.






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Books
Link to Caldecott Award Winning Books Link to Collecion de espanol Link to Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books Link to Newbery Award Winning Books Link to Oprah Selections Link to Favorite Series Authors Link to Sequoyah Award Winning Books




Wireless connection for your laptop!
For wireless access at the library or in the parking lot,

Unwired! We are the North Central Oklahoma wireless hotspot for storm chasers in Hennessey Storm Country.



CURRENT MOON




The Hennessey Light @
Pat Hennessey Memorial Garden
The Hennessey Lighthouse in Pat Hennessey Memorial Garden

From this...
Down to the dirt in the restroom renovation
Finished vanity and mirror in new women's restroom ...to this!

After months of angst and an unpleasant surprise, the library unveils the new ADA compliant restrooms!

When we received the R.E.A.P. grant for the reconstruction of our restrooms, we knew we would have to gut the area and put in all new plumbing and electrical. We didn't know we would have to fill a cistern!

Eight feet wide and sixteen feet deep, the cistern remains a mystery. The blueprints for this 1928 school building have not surfaced, so we don't know if the cistern had been a part of the high school's water system or if the school had been built over an older existing structure. When a workman felt the ground caving in under him, he was the first to discover the problem of the giant hole in the ground. Work came to a stop, as Library Director and Town Council and Contractor puzzled over what to do. Everything from making it a tourist attraction, to filling it and completing the project was considered with practicality winning the day. How much concrete does it take to fill a cistern? More than you'd want to have to purchase. Nonetheless, filling it with concrete was much cheaper than paying the manpower to move sand and pack it into the monster hole. View a slideshow of the progress of the renovation here and--of course--the finished product is on display and in service!
Location
Hours
On the Old Chisholm Trail
525 S. Main
Hennessey, Oklahoma
405-853-2073
405-888-446-4147
answers@hennessey.lib.ok.us
The Door Is Open
Monday-Friday:
9am-6pm
Saturday:
9am-4pm
Closed on Holidays
Library Board
Friends
Meetings & Agendas
Ever wonder how a library policy is determined?
Have a suggestion for better library service?
Visit a board meeting and let your voice be heard.
Library Policies
Friends of the Library
When a microplex library offers metroplex services, we get by with a lot of help from our Friends!
Benefactors
Donors
Memorials
Picture of Roy Cashion Roy Cashion

The first Oklahoman to die in a foreign war, this brave 17 year-old Hennessey boy followed Teddy Roosevelt up San Juan Hill and into history.

We will not forget.



Picture of Pat Hennessey from original photograph in the library Pat Hennessey

The Irishman who believed a job should be done, no matter the difficulty. Today, this Oklahoma town named for him still embodies that determined pioneer spirit.

Come Watch Us Grow!



Detail of Pat Hennessey Massacre Painting A Visit to the Ranch Room
April 27, 2006

On a soft spring afternoon in April, a group of Hennessey residents took a trip into the past and returned with pictures.

Join them for a virtual mini-tour.

Oreo says, 'Meoo' (hello).
We Love Our Oreo!

He's one of only 744 (known)
library cats in the world.
...and he brightens our day!
Visit our Library Cat!

Hennessey Public Library



Check here for severe weather updates in Oklahoma Oklahoma Tornados!  Oh, my!


Current Road Conditions in Oklahoma

Yes!!!
Hennessey Hank
makes his prediction.


Read what Web Junction
says about us!




Reference
Link to Books In Print Link to EBSCO database Link to FirstSearch database Link to Oklahoma Periodicals Index Link to SIRS--kid friendly database Link to Thomas Register on the web
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