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Every month we'll let you know what new books, DVDs,
Blu-rays, and audiobooks we've added to our collection.  
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The Osterhout Library has been a part of the community for more than 124 years, help us stay around for 124 more! 
  
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HOORAY FOR SUMMER!   

Summer means activities for all ages at the Osterhout.  We've got something for everyone.  Be sure to stop into any branch of the Osterhout Library and sign up for Summer Reading Club.

    
Dinosaurs Rock! Dinosaurs Rock 
Join us for our Summer Reading Club Kickoff, Wednesday, June 19th at 10:30 am at the King's College Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center.  You will see and touch dinosaur fossils and other pre-historic items.  Each child will also participate in a fossil dig and take home a buried artifact!
Dig Into Reading @ The Library!dig into reading    
Beginning on June 17th, be sure to stop in to any branch of the Osterhout Library to sign up for the "Dig Into Reading" Summer Reading Club.  We've got LOTS of fun activities planned to keep you reading all summer. 

adult summer reading 2013Adult Summer Reading Club 

Join us for Worldwide Knit in Public Day on June 15th from 10:30AM-Noon and sign up for our Adult Summer Reading Club. 
Teen Summer Reading
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It's party time!  Come to our Summer  Reading Kick off Party on Wednesday,

June 12th from 6:00-7:30 PM. 
We'll have snacks and games.    
North Branch Summer Readingbeach girl  
Sign up for the Summer Reading Club beginning at 1 PM on June 17th and get a free R.I.F. book to keep! Free lunches for children provided by CEO will be served Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 11am-Noon at the North Branch.
South Branch Summer Readingbeach balls
Come read to a dog on June 13th and 27th at 5:30 PM. Summer Reading Club Signups begin June 17th. We will have an afternoon snack daily from 3-4 PM. Crunch into Potato Chip Tasting Day on June 24th at 10:30 AM and don't miss the Garden Word Search on June 28th at 10:30 AM at the South Branch.
New Library Hours hours  
Please note that new hours for the Central Library and all of its branches went into effect on April 29th. The complete list of locations and operating hours can be found here.   
 
Open computer lab hours have also changed.  Monday and Wednesday,
5-7:30 PM and Saturday 1-3:30 PM. 
Osterhout Free Library, A Member of the Luzerne Co. Library System
Central: 570-823-0156 | North: 570-822-4660 | Plains: 570-824-1862 | South: 570-823-5544