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Registration Opens for Certification Courses

The Office of Library Development has posted its list of Librarian Certification courses for Spring 2012 and online registration is now open. Check it out!

Applications Open for Traveling Archivist Program (TAP)

Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Traveling Archivist Program. TAP provides the services of a professional consultant to help organizations develop preservation plans for their Oklahoma history and culture collections. Deadline to apply is February 29, 2012. Find out more.

Letters About Literature Writing Competition Announced

The Oklahoma Center for the Book, located in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, has announced the national Letters About Literature (LAL) writing competition for the 2011–2012 academic school year. Sponsored by the Library of Congress and Target Corporation, LAL offers students fourth grade through twelfth grade the opportunity to write a letter to an author (living or dead) from any genre—fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, contemporary or classic—explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves.

New Census Data Resources Offered

ODL's U.S. Government Information Division is offering the public a new set of training resources on using the latest U.S. Census Data. Visit the Census Resources Page to find out more.

See the Latest Additions to ODL's DVD Collection

Keep up with all the new DVD releases that ODL stocks (you can also determine whether what you want is available for checkout or reserve). Have that DVD list automatically appear in your email inbox or show up in your favorite web browser as it’s updated. Subscribe to our new RSS feed today!

Surveyors: Order Corner Monument Records Online

Surveyors and survey firms no longer have to use ODL's fax or e-mail to order Corner Monument Records. Check out our new online order form.

Confederate Pension Records Index

ODL's Archives Division has revised and redesigned its index to the Confederate pension records held by ODL and the Oklahoma Historical Society. Download a copy of this index used by genealogists and researchers the world over (Adobe PDF, 164 pages, 5.2mb). For more information about the veterans and their records, see the Confederate Pension Index Cards Collection in Oklahoma Crossroads.