Press Releases & News

15th Annual Brewsterhout Rooftop Party tickets are now available for purchase! Join us atop the Intermodal Parking Garage in Downtown Wilkes-Barre for an event unlike any other. We welcome local […]

Enter for your chance to win a trip for two to Asheville, North Carolina!  Tickets are available for purchase at the library or online at this link: https://osterhout.cbo.io Trip includes […]

15th Annual Brewsterhout Rooftop Party tickets are now available for purchase! Join us atop the Intermodal Parking Garage in Downtown Wilkes-Barre for an event unlike any other. We welcome local […]

The Osterhout Free Library and its branches will be closed on Thursday, July 4th for Independence Day. The library will resume regular hours on Friday, July 5th. Have a safe […]

Friends of the North Branch of the Osterhout Free Library will be holding their annual Books, Baskets & Bake Sale fundraising event on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 11 a.m. […]

Shop with us in-store at Buff City Soap Wilkes-Barre (407 Arena Hub Plaza) on Thursday, March 28th from 3-7 p.m.  20% of sales during this time will be donated back […]

With a $25 donation, you can honor or memorialize a loved one with a bookplate inside the cover of a new book! Books are added to the library’s collection and […]

The Osterhout Free Library has been serving the City of Wilkes-Barre for 135 years. On January 28, 1889 an opening ceremony was held at the neighboring First Presbyterian Church. Presenters […]

Love Your Library Month is celebrated during February in libraries nationwide. This is a great time to recognize the important role libraries play in the cultural and economic success of […]

The Luzerne County Library System is now accepting RFP’s for IT services. Full details can be found here: https://luzernelibraries.org/rfps/