Downtown Library

The four-story Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library is located west of I-235 and 2 blocks north of I-40 in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City. The Downtown Library is the newest library of the Metropolitan Library System replacing both a downtown Carnegie Library constructed in 1900 and a library which replaced it in 1954. The RJN Downtown Library opened to the public on August 17, 2004 and was built as a project of MAPS, a local tax initiative. The overall building is approximately 114,130 square feet. The facility includes classrooms, study rooms, conference rooms, a children's program room, the Route 66 Computer Lab, 46th Star Auditorium and Friends Event Room and is home to the OKC Downtown College and the Oklahoma City Literacy Council. With its innovative children's area, expanded book collection, and high speed Internet access, this state-of-the-art library is a great place for Oklahoma County families.

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