Library Staff

Patti Lehman has been the director of the library since August 2004. She holds an MS in Education from Oklahoma State University. She and her husband are both OSU alumni but now must claim a house divided since her son chose OU Medical. She enjoys the many hats she wears as a rural library director. She brings her educational background, problem-solving experience, and a drive to organize. She has read most of the classics during her studies but now enjoys reading paranormal romances and science fiction. She is a big fan of series and never reads them out of order.

Carla Deupree has been our assistant librarian since May 2023. Before coming to the library, she was the teacher’s assistant at the LIFT Community Action Agency Head Start for about 15 years. She married her husband in 1998, and they have one daughter. She graduated from Valliant High School in 1993 and has some college education. She loves her family, friends, and animals. She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Friends of the Antlers Library.

Bailey Woods, our clerk, spent much of her time at this library while growing up, but apparently, that wasn’t enough for her because she decided to come and work with us! She’s a 2018 Antlers High School graduate who continued her studies in public relations at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Outside of work, Bailey spends her time reading or listening to audiobooks, playing PC games, and listening to way too much Taylor Swift. If asked to describe herself with one word, she would choose “curious.”