April 11-17 is National Library Week and the Osterhout has something to do every day. Check our website for a listing of events and plan to attend as many as you can. Show your support for the free institution that makes a difference in your community!
April is National Poetry Month and the Osterhout has several events to celebrate poetry. Check the website or stop in the library to make rhyme and reason of our word-related events!
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Thursday, April 01, 2010
LOCAL HISTORY DVDs
Check out one of these locally-produced DVDs dealing with our area's history.
(If the disc you want is checked out, you can put a hold on it at the Information Services desk.)
Frances Slocum: Child of Two Americas. (2007) 40 minutes. A historically-accurate renactment of the saga of Frances Slocum / Maconaquah, filmed on location in Wilkes-Barre and Indiana.
The Battle of Wyoming (2005). On July 3rd 1778...two forces clashed in one of the bloodiest battles of the American frontier...
Stories from the Mines (2004). 60 minutes. "A compelling dramatized documentary that recounts the epic human rights conflict between immigrant anthracite coal miners, turn-of-the-century industrialists and the United States Government."
(If the disc you want is checked out, you can put a hold on it at the Information Services desk.)
Frances Slocum: Child of Two Americas. (2007) 40 minutes. A historically-accurate renactment of the saga of Frances Slocum / Maconaquah, filmed on location in Wilkes-Barre and Indiana.
The Battle of Wyoming (2005). On July 3rd 1778...two forces clashed in one of the bloodiest battles of the American frontier...
Stories from the Mines (2004). 60 minutes. "A compelling dramatized documentary that recounts the epic human rights conflict between immigrant anthracite coal miners, turn-of-the-century industrialists and the United States Government."
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