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Raising the Roof for North Branch!
Join us for the 5th Annual Raising the Roof Party to Benefit the Osterhout Library North Branch. Friday, August 9, 5-8pm on the top level of the Intermodal Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre. $15 pre event, $20 at the door. Tickets include food, entertainment and alcoholic beverages and can be purchased at all Osterhout Library branches. Event is rain or shine. Must be 21 to attend. Contact Chris Kelly at 823.0156 x 218 for more details. Sponsorships are still available. Also find us on Facebook at 5th Annual Raising the Roof Party.
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Toddler Storytime 
Toddler Storytime is for children aged 2-3 ½. It's held in the Ken L. Pollock Children's Wing on Tuesdays, July 23-August 13 from 6:30-7pm. Wednesdays, July 24-August 14 from 10am -10:30am and from 11am -11:30am. Please register in the Osterhout Library Children's Wing beginning Monday, July 15th or call 823.0156 x 217. Click here for all the Library's upcoming events & programs.
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 Save the Date for the 2013 Osterhout Library Fall Gala
The Osterhout Annual Gala is set for Friday, October 4th, from 6-11pm at the Westmoreland Club. This year will feature a special guest, author and Wilkes-Barre native, Catherine Gourley. Contact Chris Kelly at 823.0156 x 218 to be added to the invitation list and for sponsorship information.
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Friends Book Sale raises $22,000!
The 37th Annual Friends of the Osterhout Book Sale is in the books and it raised an amazing $22,000. The Friends would like to thank everyone who supported them this year. The dates for the 2014 Book Sale are June 14 -21. New Friends members and book sale volunteers are always welcome. To learn more about getting involved, click here.
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Meet Author David Parmelee
Come meet author David Parmelee on Thursday, July 11 at 6PM. Relax and enjoy some refreshments while he discusses his book The Sea is a Thief. "Set on Chincoteague, Virginia during the Civil War, it tells the story of a dangerous courtship between a young Union sailor on a gunship sent to protect the island, and a Chincoteague girl whose gifts as a wildlife artist are beginning to blossom." For more information or reservations call 821-1959.
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