Press Releases & News

A GIANT THANK YOU going out to the Friends of the Osterhout Free Library for raising over $27,000 at last weeks 44th Tent Book Sale! And a special THANK YOU to all of our amazing volunteers who helped set up, tear down and man the sale all week [...]

THE FRIENDS OF THE OSTERHOUT FREE LIBRARY ARE HOSTING THEIR 44TH TENT BOOK SALE! SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, JUNE 10 AND CONCLUDES SATURDAY, JUNE 18. Friday, June 10: Preview Sale 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM $10 Admission Saturday, June 11: Opening Day 9:30 AM [...]

Pennsylvanians! The Office of Commonwealth Libraries wants to hear what you’d like to see from your library! Share your anonymous thoughts by completing this brief two questions survey: https://bit.ly/3LsLbBE The survey will close on May [...]

The Book Buddies are back! Saturday, May 14, 2022 11am to 1pm Kids are encouraged to come dressed up as their favorite decade! We will travel to the past with books about time travel and history. Kids will also get to get crafty with a coloring [...]

THE FRIENDS OF THE OSTERHOUT FREE LIBRARY WILL HOST THEIR 44TH TENT BOOK SALE! SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, JUNE 10 AND CONCLUDES SATURDAY, JUNE 18. Friday, June 10: Preview Sale 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM $10 Admission Saturday, June 11: Opening Day 9:30 AM to [...]

Thanks to the support of our county government, anyone who resides in Luzerne County has access to a public library! Recent misleading information has given some residents at the western portion of the county the impression that they’re [...]

The Friends of the Osterhout Free Library North Branch are excited to bring back the Books, Baskets & Bake Sale! Mark those calendars for Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 11am – 3pm at the North Branch Library located at 28 Oliver St., [...]

Let’s talk about it: Women’s Suffrage: The Osterhout Free Library will hold a book discussion at our North Branch location on Thurs. April 28 at 6pm. Click here to learn more. Hope to see you there!

Come on out for a night of hockey benefiting the Luzerne County Library System (LCLS). The ten libraries which make up LCLS serves all residents within Luzerne County! Friday, April 15, 2022 7:05 pm Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre Penguins vs. [...]

Learn the ins and outs of the FAFSA process on Monday, April 18, 2022 from 6-7pm (ET). PHEAA will guide students and families through a step-by-step process of filing the FAFSA and state grant application. For more information and to register, [...]