The Osterhout Free Library will be closing at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23rd and will remaind closed on Thursday, November 24th in honor of Thanksgiving.We will re-open on Friday, November 25th at 8:30 a.m. with regular hours. Check out website for Holiday Hours.
For some interesting facts about Thanksgiving and to play Thanksgiving Ciber Challenge visit The First Thankgiving.
Also check out our Holiday Book Shelves for the Thanksgiving Books.

Luzerne County Library System to Offer Fine Free Coupons

The public libraries of Luzerne County are participating in this year’s WNEP TV and Pepsi Cola-sponsored Feed a Friend Campaign by providing one “Fine Free Coupon” to persons who donate food items or cash to the community food drive.

Anyone bringing non-perishable food items or monetary donations to member libraries between now and November 18 is eligible to receive a coupon good for the fine free return of one overdue library item at any of the Luzerne County Library System’s fifteen locations. System Director Diane Suffren said “The fine free offer is a wonderful way for libraries to give our customers a reward when they help those in need in our communities.”

Participating locations are: Back Mountain Memorial Library, Dallas; Hazleton Area Public Library and its branches; Hoyt Library, Kingston; Marian S. Kirby Library, Mountaintop; Mill Memorial Library, Nanticoke; Plymouth Public Library; West Pittston Library; Wyoming Free Library; and the Osterhout Free Library and its branches. Items donated at the Pittston Memorial Library will be given to Gabriel House.

Exploring eBay!

Osterhout Free Library is offering a "How-to" workshop about buying and selling on eBay. The worskshop is offered on December 3rd at 3-5 p.m. Please give us a call @ 821-1959 to register.

Grand Reopening of the Gates Computer Lab

Join us for the Grand reopening of the Gates Computer Lab with a very special guest, everybody's favorite, Penguin: TUX
The celebration includes the DATABASE DEMONSTRATIONS, PRIZES, SURPRISES, and REFRESHMENTS. Don't miss the fun, come for the celebration on December 3rd at noon.