ABOUT NORTH OLYMPIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
See also Library Vision, Mission and Goals
North Olympic Library System (NOLS) serves all of Clallam County, Washington, with four branches on the North Olympic Peninsula. Our service area includes 1,753 square miles and a population of over 64,500. The library has almost 40,000 registered patrons, almost two thirds the total number of residents in Clallam County.
The newest and largest branch, which opened in August 1998, is centrally located in Port Angeles. The branch shares a 36,000- square-foot building with the library's administrative service center. Other branches are in Sequim, Forks and Clallam Bay.
The Port Angeles Branch, with the highest circulation, is open six days and two evenings each week for a total of 44 hours. The Sequim Branch, with the second highest circulation, is open six days and two evenings each week. The Forks Branch, which also contractually serves residents of Jefferson County's West End, is open five days and two evenings each week. The Clallam Bay Branch, the library's smallest, is open four days and two evenings each week.
NOLS' automated library system includes the catalog, providing access to the library's print and non print collections, several periodical indices, which include full-text articles, and other value-added databases available through the Library’s website at http://www.nols.org/.
NOLS offers a variety of services to people of all ages. At the Port Angeles branch you will also find a unique Pacific Northwest collection that includes the Bert Kellogg slides and photographs of early Olympic Peninsula life.
The library is staffed by just under 60 people, who provide about 150 open hours of conveniently located library service every week.
Last revised April 10, 2008
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