Holiday Closing

Osterhout Free Library

will be closed on

Wednesday, December 24th & Thursday, December 25th.

Library will be open from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on

Friday, December 26th & Saturday, December 27th.

The Library will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 29th and Tuesday, December 30 th and will be closed on Wednesday, December 31st and Thursday, January 1st.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Colleges and Careers database...

Are you looking into colleges? Are you considering a career change? Try Testing and Education Reference Center w/Careers. Osterhout Free Library would like to get your opinion about this resource before adding it to our collection. This is a single source solution for testing, education and careers. It includes information on private high schools, undergraduate and graduate programs and executive education programs, searchable by location, major, tuition, sports programs and more. It also includes Holland Career Assessments tests, occupation requirement data, and resume writing tools and tips.

You can access this database by going to our homepage at http://www.osterhout.lib.pa.us/ and then by clicking on Testing and Education Reference Center link on the right hand side.

This free trial is open to all and is available till December 5, 2008. Please try it yourself, tell your friends and let us know what you think about it by taking a survey. We value your opinion. Please feel free to contact us for more information @ 821-1959.

Swordplay

Halloween Party at our North Branch

EBSCO adds Research Starters-Business

Research Starters - Business offer students a starting point for their research. By providing comprehensive summaries of discipline-specific topics, they help students grasp the broad outlines of a subject, realize its real world applications, critically engage it, and locate sources for researching it in greater detail. Most articles are around 3,000 words, making them more in-depth than the average text book or encyclopedia entry, yet short enough to be easily digestible.

Each Research Starters -Business article contains: Abstract, keywords, overview, further insights/applications, viewpoints/issues/discourse, terms/concepts, bibliography and suggested reading.

As usuall, if you are tryig to access it from home, go to our library's webpage @ http://www.osterhout.lib.pa.us/,
click on

then click on

and then scroll all the way down to the Research Starters - Business.

If you have any questions please give us a call @ 821-1959

Career Development and Employment

Representatives from Career Development and Employment will be at the Osterhout Free Library to assess and present the candidates in the best way to the hundreds of employers.

Since 1996, over 9,00 graduates have been placed into jobs! You can realize a true competitive advantage by earning a diploma in Medical, Administrative and Computers/I.T. careers.

Please come and take advantage of this opportunity.

Place: Osterhout Free Library
Date: October 23, 2008
Time: 6 pm- 8 pm

For more information or registration give us a call @ 821-1959.

Annual Youth Expo 2008

12th Annual Youth Expo is scheduled on Thursday, October 23rd at 7 PM. The Youth Talent is sponsored by Friends of family Service Association of Wyoming Valley.

All the students from grade 7- 12 are invited to participate in the following categories:
Vocal (solo/ Duo), Alternative Act (solo/duo), Band (Classical/Jazz/Rock/POP), Dance (Solo/Duo), Instrumental (Solo/Duo), Group (vocal, instrumental and dance with three or more individuals).
You may register @ www.liu18.org/yte or by mailing form to Suzanne Youngblood, Plymouth Public Library @ 107 Main Street, Plymouth. The performsers will receive awards and will compete for cash prizes, gift certificates and the opportunity to perform at local venues.
Deadline for entries is October 17, 2008.

There is $ 5 entry fee.

The Dress Rehearsal is scheduled for October 21, 2008.

For more information please call Suzzane Youngblood @779-4775.

Digital Television Transition

Did you know that at midnight on February 17, 2009, all U.S. TV broadcasts will be in digital format? This means that if you receive TV signals via an antenna, you won't be able to watch TV unless you switch to digital TV or get a TV converter.
The federal government has launched the TV Converter Box Coupon Program, to help the families in need. Through this program, you can request for up to two coupons, worth $40 each, for buying a TV converter box. TV converter boxes cost between $50 to $70 and these coupons can be used to pay part of the converter box cost. You will have to pay remaining balance, which may range from $10 to $30.
For more information go to: https://www.dtv2009.gov/To apply for the coupons go to: https://www.dtv2009.gov/ApplyCoupon.aspx

Vegetarian Way

Alaine Change, President of the Vegetarian Way, will talk about Senior Citizens' nutrition needs and why vegetarian options can be healthier as one ages.

Place: Osterhout Free Library
Date: October 9, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

For more information or to register for the program give us a call

@

570-821-1959

Are you looking for the Rosetta Stone?

The bad news is that the Rosetta Stone has discontinued its online version and will no longer be available remotely. The good news is that the Osterhout Free Library has replaced the Rosetta Stone with Mango Languages. Through this database, you can learn several languages such as

Brazilian
Portuguese

German

Mandarin Chinese

Spanish

Italian

ESL Polish

Japanese

Greek

ESL Spanish
French
Russian
ESL Brazilian

Let us know how you liked this database by calling 821-1959 or by sending comments to this post.

PA Newspapers

PA newspapers are now available online. To see the list of publications, go to http://www.osterhout.lib.pa.us/, click on ProQuest and then click on PUBLICATIONS icon. It gives coverage from 1983 onwards and includes Citizen's Voice from 2006 and The Times-Tribune from 2005 onwards.

If you are trying to access this database from home, you will need to enter the barcode on the back of your library card.

If you need more information or need further assistance please give us a call at 821-1959.

Crescendo Family Concert

Tickets are $ 7
For more information contact Box Office @ 570-341-1568

A Klezmer Concert

Please join us for the A Klezmer Concert sponsored by Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family Services and the Osterhout Free Library. Odessa Klezmer, under the direction of Ed Goldberg, brings the happy dance music of the Klezmerim to mainstream America. IF like exciting, foot-sttomping, hand-clapping music, come hear the odessa Klezmer Band playing their traditional Klezmer & Polka melodies. The music is upbeat, with lots of energy.

Light refreshments will be served at 11:30 am. Please call 570-824-4646 for more information.

Not sure what to read next....

Try NextReads available through the POWER Library database. It suggests great books by e-mail! Select as many newsletters from the list such audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction A to Z, Mystery, Kids Books, and Mind and Body etc.

Once you subscribe to the newsletter, you will receive selected newsletter in your mail with list of titles. Each book title links directly to the Access Pennsylvania Database where you can find libraries that own the book. Finding the book that interests you couldn't be easier.

If you wish not to receive the newsletters, you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the "manage subscriptions" link at the bottom of this page.

A great resource for avid readers. If you have any questions feel free to call us at 821-1959.

Smoke Free Pennsylvania

Beginning from September 11, 2008, smoking is banned in Pennsylvania.

Act 27 of 2008, The Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA) regulates smoking in public places and workplaces across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the exception of the City of Philadelphia.

The CIAA defines a “public place” as an enclosed area which serves as a workplace, commercial establishment, or an area where the public is invited or permitted. The term “public place” includes, but is not limited to:

- Facilities which provide education, food or health care-related services
- Vehicles used for mass transportation
- Mass transportation stations
- Public Facility
- A sports or recreational facility
- A theater or performance establishment
- Nightclubs

The CIAA defines a “workplace” as an indoor area serving as a place of employment, occupation, business, trade, craft, professional or volunteer activity. Place of employment means the area that an employee uses for work or any other purpose which includes, but is not limited to:

- Offices
- Meeting rooms
- Sales, production and storage areas
- Cafeterias, lunch rooms, break rooms
- Restrooms
- Stairways
- Hallways
- Warehouses
- Garages

Outdoor smoking
The CIAA does not provide a required minimum distance. If possible, a distance of 20 feet is recommended.

If you need more information please visit http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=174&q=251429

POWER Library Survey

Please take a POWER Library survey to let us know what you think about it. Taking this survey will allow us to understand your needs and will help us to serve you better. To take a survey please click on the following link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YHyN6L97TlKyICyNC6xGTA_3d_3d"

If you cannot click on it please cut and paste the link in the URL box.

Thanks for your co-opration.

Mystery Reading Events

Meet the Author

Digital Television Conversion

USS New York

Here SHE is, the USS New York, made from the World Trade Center !

Can you imagine......making this out of scrap from a disaster like 911 ......

The ship's motto? 'Never Forget'

It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center .It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions th at include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft. Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003, 'those big rough steelworkers treate d it with total reverence,' recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. 'It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.' Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the 'hair on my neck stood up.' 'It had a big meaning to it for all of us,' he said. 'They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back.'

Special Author Event

Come and join us for the Book Discussion & signing event for Reliving the Romance of History.

Participating Authors are:

Tracie Peterson
Judith Miller
Kim Vogel Sawyer
Cathy Marie Hake

LOCATION: Osterhout Free Library

71 S Franklin Street

Wilkes- Barre, PA

DATE: September 2

Timing: 6:30 - 8 pm

Please give us a call @ 821-1959 to register for the program.

Puppet Show

As a part of the Summer Reading Program, North Branch of the Osterhout Free Library will be hosting a puppet show called "SUSAN KLINE and HER FAMILY of FRIENDS".

Location: Osterhout Free Library North Branch
1021 N. Washington Street, Parsons

Date: Monday, July 28, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm

Please pre-register by calling @ 822-4660.

Bookfair

Please join us for the Barnes & Noble Wilkes-King's bookstore bookfair. Simply present the voucher to the cashier at the time of purchase and a percentage of a net sale will be donated to the Osterhout Free Library. Gift card purchases are not included in the sale. Vouchers will also be available at the door.

LOCATION: 7 Main Sreet, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

DATES: August 9 - August 16
TIMES:

M - Th : 8 am - 9 pm
F : 8 am - 11 pm
Sat : 10 am - 11 pm

For more information, please give us a call @ 821-1959

CPR / AED Training Program

The Osterhout Free Library is offereing a CPR / AED training program in conjuction with American red Cross. The program includes audio-visual presentations, hands-0n skills training sessions and instructions on how to use Automated External Defibrillator. This training can prepare you to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults. The program details are as follows:

Place: Osterhout Free Library
Date: July 26, 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fee: $ 35 per person

Space is limited to 12 people only.

Light refreshments will be served

Please call to register @ 821-1959

All the participents will receive a certificate of completion.

Library Closing

Osterhout Free Library

will be

CLOSED

on July 4th

Our regular hours will resume

on July 5th.

Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School

Osterhout Free Library to host an Open House for the Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School

Date: July 3, 2008

Time: 6 pm- 8 pm

Location:

Osterhout Free Library

71 S. Franklin Street

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

Please give us a call @ 821-1959 to register for the program.

Light refreshments will be served.

Annual Book Sale

Friends of the Osterhout Free Library
ANNUAL BOOK SALE
at
Lawn of the OSterhout Free Library71 S. Franklin StreetWilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Great Bargains!!!!!Adult and Children's BooksFiction and Non-FictionC.D's Cassetts, Audio BooksDVD's and VCR Tapes and Texts

Saturday, June 14th --- 9:30 am - 4 pm
Monday, 16th --- 9:30 am - 5 pm
Tuesday, June 17th --- 9:30 am - 5 pm
Wednesday, June 18th --- 9:30 am - 5 pm
Thursday, June 19th --- 9:30 am - 7 pm
Friday, June 20th --- 9:30 am - 4 pm
Saturday, June 21st --- 9:30 am - 2 pm

Bag day is all day Saturday, June 21st

Digital Television Transition

Did you know that at midnight on February 17, 2009, all U.S. TV broadcasts will be in digital format? This means that if you receive TV signals via an antenna, you won't be able to watch TV unless you switch to digital TV or get a TV converter.

The federal government has launched the TV Converter Box Coupon Program, to help the families in need. Through this program, you can request for up to two coupons, worth $40 each, for buying a TV converter box. TV converter boxes cost between $50 to $70 and these coupons can be used to pay part of the converter box cost. You will have to pay remaining balance, which may range from $10 to $30.

For more information go to: https://www.dtv2009.gov/To apply for the coupons go to: https://www.dtv2009.gov/ApplyCoupon.aspx

Memorial Day Clossing

In observance of the Memorial Day
the Osterhout Free Library will be

CLOSED

on

Saturday, May 24
and
Monday, May 26th

Book Sale

Friends of the Osterhout Free Library
ANNUAL BOOK SALE

at

Lawn of the OSterhout Free Library
71 S. Franklin Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

Great Bargains!!!!!

Adult and Children's Books
Fiction and Non-Fiction
C.D's Cassetts, Audio Books
DVD's and VCR Tapes and Texts

Saturday, June 14th --- 9:30 am - 4 pm
Monday, 16th --- 9:30 am - 5 pm
Tuesday, June 17th --- 9:30 am - 5 pm
Wednesday, June 18th --- 9:30 am - 5 pm
Thursday, June 19th --- 9:30 am - 7 pm
Friday, June 20th --- 9:30 am - 4 pm
Saturday, June 21st --- 9:30 am - 2 pm

Bag day is all day Saturday, June 21st

North Branch is Now Open

Here are the snapshots of the North branch Grand Opening Ceremony...