McAlester Public Library serves 18,200 residents in the City of McAlester. Established in 1904, the library is part of the Southeast Oklahoma Library System. The library system maintains 400,000 volumes and circulates 753,000 items per year. McAlester Public Library offers books, e-books, audiobooks, videos, magazines, online resources, two meeting rooms, free Wi-Fi, public computers, and copying, printing, faxing, and scanning services.