About Us

Mission Statement

The Guymon Public Library and Arts Center (GPL) strives to provide the best service possible to the citizens of Guymon and Texas County (including Texhoma). The principles followed to accomplish this goal are adapted from the Public Library Association of the American Library Association in a document entitled, *The Public Library: Democracy’s Resource; A Statement of Principles

Serve the entire community as a center for reliable information
Provide opportunity and encouragement for children, young adults and adults to educate themselves continuously.
Create opportunities for recreation and personal enrichment.
Provide a place where inquiring minds may encounter the rich diversity of concepts.
Assemble, make available and preserve organized collections of books, related materials and systems in which ideas and information are recorded.
Employ staff with special skills, knowledge and abilities to help library users find the ideas, information and materials to meet their diverse interests.
Initiate and promote information services, program events, exhibits, story hours, film showings, discussion groups and many other activities.
Use assessment and planning processes to determine community needs and interests, often in cooperation with other community agencies and organizations.
Develop services to meet those needs and interests.

This philosophy, in conjunction with the Library Bill of Rights, adopted by American Library Association, 1996, forms the basic structure of the Guymon Public Library and Arts Center’s policies and philosophy. Following is a listing and description of the services provided by the Guymon Public Library and Arts Center with guidelines and/or policies related to their use.

*Public Libraries. 21:3 (Fall, 1982), p. 92.

Policies

Guymon Public Library and Arts Center 2020 Policies and Governance

Library Board

The Library Board is made up of individuals in the Guymon community who serve in an advisory capacity to the Library Director. Currently, the Board is comprised of the following members:

Stephanie Wheatley – Chair
Patrick Coble – Vice Chair
Mitch Eggers
Mariah Stuchlik

Job Opportunities

Current Openings:

There are currently no openings. However, you can fill out an application that will be kept for one year. Stop by the library to get an application or download one from the City of Guymon and turn it into the library.

Ways You Can Donate

Monetary Contribution

Your support helps the Guymon Public Library and Arts Center provide free access to the books, technology, literacy programs, children’s story times, and so much more. With your generosity, we can continue to offer all of these amazing FREE services for all of the Guymon area. Donate today by calling 580-338-7330 or by stopping by the library!

Volunteer

From shelving books at the library to instructing an Internet training session, volunteering at the library strengthens the community. Volunteering is as flexible as your schedule. Learn more about volunteering with GPL by visiting our Volunteer Page today!

GO TO VOLUNTEER SERVICES

Book Donations

Thank you for your interest in donating to the Guymon Public Library and Arts Center. We certainly welcome donations! Due to the high volume of donations we receive, we have had to establish some donation guidelines. When donating to the Guymon Public Library and Arts Center, please keep in mind:

Donations are accepted at the discretion of the Director.
We can use books that are in excellent condition and less than five years old.
We are unable to use books that have outdated information or are worn, torn, stained, yellow, dirty, moldy, or dusty, or have personal information written or highlighted in them.
We cannot accept a large volume of books; please keep donations to 25 items or one box at any one time.
We do not accept VHS or cassette tapes.
We do not collect or attempt to sell rare books.
We do not accept personal or organization collections of scrapbooks/albums/etc.

While we are happy to receive your book donations, we are unable to notify you of decisions we make about your donations. We also are unable to pick up your donations from your residence.

Some other local organizations that accept book donations include the Salvation Army and smaller libraries such as the Olive Warner Memorial Library in Hooker.

Again, thank you for your interest in donating to the library. We appreciate customers who support the library. If you have questions about our donation policy, please contact the library at 580-338-7330.