Monday, April 30, 2007
Database Trivia Question # 4
Please visit us tomorrow for the answer.
(In case of technical difficulty we will post the answer as soon as possible)
SORRY!
Due to the technical difficulties we were unable to post the answer for the Database Trivia Question #3 to the blog. The answer of course is TRUE.
In order to find the poems, stories, essays, plays, and speeches,
- go to the Osterhout Free Library's web page @ http://www.osterhout.lib.pa.us.
- enter the barcode on the back of your library card
- click on the POWER Library icon on the right hand side
- click on LitFinder
- check the box for the particular TYPE of literature
- conduct the basic search
You may want to conduct an ADVANCED SEARCH or use BROWSE option if you don't have any particular title in mind.
...and as always, if you have any questions please call us at 821-1959.
In order to find the poems, stories, essays, plays, and speeches,
- go to the Osterhout Free Library's web page @ http://www.osterhout.lib.pa.us.
- enter the barcode on the back of your library card
- click on the POWER Library icon on the right hand side
- click on LitFinder
- check the box for the particular TYPE of literature
- conduct the basic search
You may want to conduct an ADVANCED SEARCH or use BROWSE option if you don't have any particular title in mind.
...and as always, if you have any questions please call us at 821-1959.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Meet Lyndall Stout...
WBRE TV Evening News Anchor Lyndall Stout will be at the Osterhout Free Library on April 16 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. She will share some of her favorite books and her experiences with the Public Libraries. She will also introduce the electronic databases that are available through Osterhout Free Library that are accessible from home with the valid Luzerne County Library System Card. Don't miss the opportunity to meet Lyndall Stout and explore your library with her on Monday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m.
To register for the program please call us
@ 823-0156 Ext.:217
National Library Week at the Osterhout Free Library
To celebrate the National Library Week we are offering following programs during the week of April 15th:
April 15
2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
FunFest: Games, Prizes, and a Movie, The Mummy (with Boris Karloff)
April 15
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Explore your library with Lyndall Stout
April 16
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
LAPTOTTS : Computer class for the 2-5 year old
April 17
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
King Tut: The program will examine the religious, artistic and cultural changes that took place during the reigns of famous pharaoh Akhenaten and his probable son Tutankhamun during the “Amarna, Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun" and the Franklin Institute's Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" will be included.
April 18
2:00 p.m.
Investment Fraud Program
April 18
10:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
April 18
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Toddler Story Time
April 19
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Heritage Quest Online: Online Genealogy Research Training
April 21
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Toddler Story Time
April 21
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Dance in Egypt: Celebration of Daily Life: Program for children presented by Barbara Siegel known as Habiba, presenter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Outreach Lecture Program, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. Habiba has been a performer, teacher and workshop instructor for over 25 years. She has made numerous trips to Tunisia and Egypt to document traditional dance styles and to perform. Her articles on Tunisian and Egyptian dance have appeared in many dance publications like Habibi and Arabesque She is a Fellow of the University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center and an outreach lecturer at the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology of the University of Pennsylvania. She has been a passionate advocate in creating new audiences for Middle Eastern dance. She has been a guest lecturer at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts and the Middle East Institute, Washington, DC. In 1997 she was inducted into the American Academy of Middle Eastern Dance "Hall of Fame" and has been named IAMED’s " Ethnic Dancer of the Year 2001."
Barnes and Noble Bookfair to support the Osterhout Free Library. During the week of April 15-21, simply present the voucher at the cash register at the time of purchase. A percentage of the net sale will be donated to the Osterhout Free Library
April 15
2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
FunFest: Games, Prizes, and a Movie, The Mummy (with Boris Karloff)
April 15
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Explore your library with Lyndall Stout
April 16
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
LAPTOTTS : Computer class for the 2-5 year old
April 17
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
King Tut: The program will examine the religious, artistic and cultural changes that took place during the reigns of famous pharaoh Akhenaten and his probable son Tutankhamun during the “Amarna, Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun" and the Franklin Institute's Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" will be included.
April 18
2:00 p.m.
Investment Fraud Program
April 18
10:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
April 18
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Toddler Story Time
April 19
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Heritage Quest Online: Online Genealogy Research Training
April 21
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Toddler Story Time
April 21
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Dance in Egypt: Celebration of Daily Life: Program for children presented by Barbara Siegel known as Habiba, presenter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Outreach Lecture Program, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. Habiba has been a performer, teacher and workshop instructor for over 25 years. She has made numerous trips to Tunisia and Egypt to document traditional dance styles and to perform. Her articles on Tunisian and Egyptian dance have appeared in many dance publications like Habibi and Arabesque She is a Fellow of the University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center and an outreach lecturer at the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology of the University of Pennsylvania. She has been a passionate advocate in creating new audiences for Middle Eastern dance. She has been a guest lecturer at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts and the Middle East Institute, Washington, DC. In 1997 she was inducted into the American Academy of Middle Eastern Dance "Hall of Fame" and has been named IAMED’s " Ethnic Dancer of the Year 2001."
Barnes and Noble Bookfair to support the Osterhout Free Library. During the week of April 15-21, simply present the voucher at the cash register at the time of purchase. A percentage of the net sale will be donated to the Osterhout Free Library
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
and the answer is...
Rosetta Stone...
This interactive database provides lessons in reading, writing and speaking Spanish as well as English as a Second Language. Using this database users can compare their own pronunciation with the native language speaker's pronunciation.
In order to access Rosetta Stone from the comfort of your home, all you need is a valid Luzerne County Library System Card, access to the Internet and a shockwave software installed on your computer. First time users will need to create a username and password that can be used later to get into the database. Once you log on using your username and a password, you will see the instructions for the First Time Users.
Rosetta Stone is a FREE and is accessible through the Ostrhout Free Library home page. The use of graphics and phonics to introduce the terms in new language makes it interesting, easy to use as well as effective. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and get started. One more thing, before you start, you may want to check out our Rosetta Stone Guide .
This interactive database provides lessons in reading, writing and speaking Spanish as well as English as a Second Language. Using this database users can compare their own pronunciation with the native language speaker's pronunciation.
In order to access Rosetta Stone from the comfort of your home, all you need is a valid Luzerne County Library System Card, access to the Internet and a shockwave software installed on your computer. First time users will need to create a username and password that can be used later to get into the database. Once you log on using your username and a password, you will see the instructions for the First Time Users.
Rosetta Stone is a FREE and is accessible through the Ostrhout Free Library home page. The use of graphics and phonics to introduce the terms in new language makes it interesting, easy to use as well as effective. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and get started. One more thing, before you start, you may want to check out our Rosetta Stone Guide .
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