Local and Family History
Bartlesville Public Library is taking Digital Library card applications over the phone or through email!
To apply over the phone, please call (918)338-4171.
Also, you may download the application (HERE), complete it and email it to us at bpl@cityofbartlesville.org.
Your application will be processed quickly and you will be provided your new BPL Digital Library card number, also by phone or email. This will allow you to immediately begin enjoying all our virtual services! We will also mail your physical card to you.
Additionally, those who have traditional BPL cards already have access to these services! BPL will continue to post more information about our virtual/online services and how you access them.
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Virtually serving our community with excellence!
Bartlesville Public Library puts the safety of our community first.
We have many online/virtual services that can be accessed from home with a traditional or digital BPL card: Click HERE.
This includes the Oklahoma Virtual Library!
Click HERE.
eBooks & eAudio Books can be downloaded onto mobile devices via the OverDrive or Libby Apps. Our Reference Staff can help you set up the Apps, (918)338-4168.
Also, FREE Wi-Fi is accessible from our parking lot;
you don’t even need to leave your car!
Bartlesville Public Library – Serving our community with excellence!
This weekend kicks off our winter hours.
Bartlesville Public Library is now open on Sundays until Memorial Day!
Bartlesville Public Library – Serving our community with excellence!
Bartlesville Area History Museum is offering a free educational, history program at the Bartlesville Public Library.
On Thursday August 22 at 5:30 p.m.,
join BPL and BAHM as we co-host guest speaker,
Dr. Brice Obermeyer,
Delaware Tribe Historic Preservation Officer.
Dr. Obermeyer will present:
“Delaware Tribe in the Cherokee Nation“.
For more information,
please click HERE to view the event details.
Join us this Thursday, August 1st at 7:00 p.m.,
as Bartlesville Public Library
co-hosts an exciting “Pistol Pete”
program with the
Bartlesville Area History Museum (BAHM).
Betty Keim, the Bartlesville Area History Museum Education Coordinator, will present the Pistol Pete historical program.
Click HERE for the full event information.
It is sure to be an interesting event that you won’t want to miss!
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Join us at Bartlesville Public Library on
Friday June 14 and celebrate
National Flag Day!
Click (HERE) for more information.
The ceremony begins at 11:00 a.m. at the
flagpoles located in front of the Library.
The 2019 ceremony sponsors are
the Bartlesville Chapters of the Daughter of the American Revolutions (DAR) and
the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR).
In the event of inclement weather,
the ceremony will be moved inside to
BPL’s meeting room C.
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The Bartlesville Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 pm Monday, July 10, in the Library’s upstairs meeting room. The public is invited.
At 6:30 pm, Rita Bibles, an experienced genealogist, will discuss “Where Do You Start Your Research”. She will explain how you should begin with yourself and work backwards. She will also explain how to use a pedigree chart and why you will want to complete the family group sheets.
At about 7:15 pm, experienced genealogists will be on hand to answer questions from members and guests concerning ancestry search efforts. If time permits, a tutorial will be presented on the use of Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org and Findagrave.com.
If you are looking for assistance in tracking your family information, experienced genealogists will be available on Saturday, May 20 from 9 to 4 in the Local and Family History Room of the Bartlesville Public Library. Volunteer genealogists will be there to guide you, whether you are beginning family research or need suggestions to further your research. It is helpful to bring the family information you already have, along with the questions or family information you need answered. 
All genealogy assistance is a free service provided by the Bartlesville Genealogical Society.