Grand Opening

Please join the
Leadership Wilkes-Barre Library Project Group
and
The North Branch Staff
in celebrating the

Grand Opening of the North Branch
Monday, May 5, 2008
6 pm - 8 pm
at
1021 N Washington Street
Wilkes - Barre

If you have any questions please call North Branch @ 822-4660

Sports Illustrated

The Sports Illustrated Archives is now available online. You can read the full text articles, see images including the cover page of the back issues from 1954. This resource can be accessed @ http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ where you can also watch the video clips.

source:ResourceShelf

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

Good Friday

On March 21st the

Osterhout Free Library will

CLOSE

at 11:30 a.m.

in observance of the

Good Friday.

Our regular hours will resume on

Saturday, March 22nd

Relocation Project of the North Branch

The North Branch of the Osterhout Free Library has found a new temporary location at

1021 N. Washington Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705.

We would like to thank all the supporters of the North Branch and would like to keep them informed about the progress by posting the pictures.

MAIN ENTRNACE

FRONT DESK

MEETING ROOM

For more information or relocation update give us a call at 822-4660

Plains Branch

PLAINS BRANCH

of the OSTERHOUT FREE LIBRARY

WILL BE

CLOSED

on

JANUARY 18Th

for the repairs.

FREE TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE

The local office of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program will be sponsoring free tax preparation assistance from February to April 2008 for individuals with modest incomes (under $40, 000 annual). The Gates Lab at the Osterhout Free Library Central Branch is one of the locations for this service. (Other locations are LCCC, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Pittston, and the Kingston Senior Center). Starting on February 5 and ending on April 9, the program will take place at the Osterhout, mostly on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The tax preparation will be for basic federal forms only (no profit or loss for business, rents, employee business expenses, moving, or capital gains, etc); state forms are not included. Results will be electronically filed with a hard copy made for the tax payer.
RSVP volunteers who do the tax preparation are trained and certified in using IRS material. Anyone who would like to have taxes done by this program must make an appointment through the local RSVP office (not the Library). The number to call is 822-1159, ext. 3337. This is a dedicated voice mail line. The individual will receive a return call to set up an appointment.

New location for the North branch...

The public is invited to an Informational Meeting on Wed, January 23, 2008 at 7:00 pm at St. Dominic’s Church, Austin Ave., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705 to discuss a temporary relocation of the library.