HOLIDAY HOURS

The Osterhout Free Library will be closed on Saturday, December 24th and Monday, December 26th for the holiday season.

The library will be open during the week of December 27- 30 from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm and will be closed on Saturday December 31, 2005 and Monday January 2, 2006.

WISH YOU ALL a HAPPY and SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON!!!

Help with CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

Can't decide whether to buy a Sony or Panasonic flat screen TV? Need some help with Christmas shopping? Visit the online version of CONSUMER REPORTS available from the POWER LIBRARY, an online database available to all the card holders of the LUZERNE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM. It is accessible from the comfort of your home with your LUZERNE COUNTY LIBRARY CARD. Simply follow the following steps to get the information:

Go to http://www.osterhout.lib.pa.us/
Click on the POWER LIBRARY ICON on the right
Type in your barcode on the back of your library card as a password
Go to EBSCOHOST
Click on EBSCOHOST again
Choose ‘MasterFILE Premier’
Type ‘JN "Consumer Reports" and television’ and you will get a list of articles.

Most probably you will find a full article by clicking on the Full Text icon, if you don’t see the Full Text icon come to the library and we will help you to find one from our periodical collection.

Weather delay

Due to poor weather conditions Osterhout Free Library will open at noon on December 9th.

eBay

Bidding, pay pal, shipping. What do all these words have in common? eBay! This popular on-line auction was the topic during a free public seminar at the Osterhout Free Library. On Saturday, December 3, a roomful of people learned the essentials of buying and selling on EBAY. So successful was this program, that the library is looking into another to accommodate more interested patrons. Watch our web site for future information.

Medicare and You

If you are looking for information on the health benefits available under the new Medicare, effective as of January 2006, prescription drug plan come to the Osterhout Free library. Recently we have added a book, a CD, and a DVD to our collection that explains how Medicare works, what it costs, and how and when to select and join the right plan.
The call numbers for these items are as follows:

Medicare and You - R368.42 MED 2006
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - CDR368.382 MED 2005
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - DVD 783

At present these items are on display at the Information Services Desk.

TUX visits the Osterhout Free Library

Prizes, fun, surprises, refreshments...many enjoyed the reopening of the Gates Computer Lab with Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins mascot TUX. The Gates Computer Lab was opened six years ago through Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Recently the computers were revamped with the new hard drive through Verizon Reads grant. Due to this change the computers run much faster, allowing users to utilize many more programs. The Gates Lab is used for teaching adults and children computer skills. TUX helped cut the ribbon, shook hands and gave autographs to his fans. Mrs. Stefanko, the Coordinator of the Information Services department also showed how to use Power Library, Homework Help and the Learning Express Library. During this event, TUX got his own library card to express his love for reading and learning. Everyone had a great time.