Elk City Carnegie Library

Beckham County Imagination Library

Parents sign up your children 5 and under for free books every month.

The Elk City Carnegie Library empowers Western Oklahoma through access to knowledge, stories, and opportunities that spark curiosity and strengthen our community.

The Elk City Carnegie Library will continue to be a cornerstone of Western Oklahoma, preserving knowledge, promoting literacy, and inspiring lifelong learning for generations to come.

The library board and staff are committed to making the library a welcoming and essential resource for our community. Our collection includes best sellers, westerns, mysteries, inspirational fiction, large print materials, and a wide selection of non-fiction. We also offer audiobooks for adults and children, along with magazines and newspapers.

The library provides public internet access, copying, and scanning to email, as well as programs for all ages and interests—including year-round story time for children. Visit our FAQ page to learn more about our services.

In 1912 a group of Presbyterian women organized the Elk City Library Association in one room over the Elk City Daily News. Volunteers staffed the room one afternoon a week with approximately 250 donated books. Upon request, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation gave $10,000 for the construction of a building to be built on land furnished by the City.

In 1968, the basement became the youth library. The 1975 renovation doubled the size of both levels with the lower-level accommodating preschoolers through high school, as well as a community meeting room. Resources for babies through middle grade children can be found in the lower-level Children’s Library with adult and young adult resources on the second level Main Library.

Open 50 hours a week, the library is funded by the City of Elk City and is guided by a local library commission of six community representatives. Yearly state aid is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.