Editing McAlester, Oklahoma (section)

==Education==
[[File:McAlesterLibraryOK.jpg|thumb|McAlester Public Library]]
[[McAlester Public Schools]] operates public schools. The McAlester Public Library was built in 1970. As of 2010 the city has plans to build a new library.<ref>"[http://mcalesterlibrary.net/fol Friends of the Library]." McAlester Public Library. Retrieved on November 22, 2010.</ref> The Friends of the McAlester Public Library is financing the new branch.<ref>"[http://mcalesterlibrary.net/img/fol_brochure_thumb.jpg fol_brochure_thumb.jpg]." McAlester Public Library. Retrieved on November 22, 2010.</ref>

McAlester includes [[Kiamichi Technology Center]], which has over 300 students per school year. There is also an extension of [[Eastern Oklahoma State College]] that partners with Southeastern Oklahoma State University and East Central University. The Wanda Bass Higher Education Center, a branch of [[Eastern Oklahoma State College]], is also in McAlester.<ref name="EOHC-McAlester"/>