TCCL Featured Services

You can find this schedule and other helpful tidbits of information through the library’s Fast Facts database. Fast facts contains a wide range of information primarily about Tulsa and Oklahoma, such as population, tax rates, state motto, and much more, as well as general information such as the size of an acre, the names of the Seven Dwarfs, and the meaning of the term ‘once in a blue moon’.

To search our Fast Facts database, simply head to the Research tab on library’s the home page, and select the Fast Facts icon. The dates for the schools closings can be found by doing a search for Tulsa Public Schools.

Yes, the library offers a directory database called Reference USA. This database can be used at all library locations and from home. To access this database from the library’s homepage, click on Research, then Databases, and you’ll Reference USA in the alphabetical list. Through Reference USA, you can search available databases such as U.S. Businesses, U.S. Healthcare, U.S. New Businesses, and U.S. Residential. The U.S. Residential database will be most helpful in locating contact information for individuals, while U.S. Businesses and U.S. New Businesses will be most helpful for locating information about, you guessed it, businesses.

Along with the name searches, you can also perform cross reference residential searches by phone number or address, and the business sections allows you to look for a wide range of information about companies, such as the number of employees, the names and titles of executives, and where the headquarters are located.

Yes! Our website now offers you a way to pay your fines electronically. You can do so by going to the purple My Account tab on the library’s website and logging in with your name and library card number. Once there, just follow the instructions provided on this help page to pay your fines.

Our Government Documents librarians maintain a blog which recently featured an entry on the primary elections that will be held Tuesday July 27th. You can find the information they’ve compiled here.

Blogging Documents provides frequent helpful updates pertaining to government news and information on the local, state and federal levels. The topics range from the national health care debate to Tulsa road construction. The blog can be found on the Government Documents section of the library Research page.

If you’d like to be kept up to date on Blogging Documents, you can also subscribe to the its RSS feed.

You’re really in luck here! Not only does the library have a Genealogy library with expert assistance, we also offer a variety of online tools to help you get started on your family history. Information about the Genealogy Center page can be found via the Research tab on the library’s home page. For beginners, there is there a page on getting started, as well as forms and charts, frequently asked questions, and other web resources. In addition, there is an entire page on American Indian genealogy research, along with a link to search the Dawes Rolls index (and a great explanation of what the Dawes Rolls are and what they mean). If you need further help, our Genealogy Center staff are incredibly knowledgeable and ready to help.