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

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