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Friday Movie Matinee: The Pink Panther (1963)

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join us for a free showing of The Pink Panther. This film is rated PG and runs for 2 hours. This is a free event sponsored by the Elizabeth Walter […]

Superhero Adventure Day!

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Please join us on Saturday, August 17th from 11AM - 1PM for our Superhero Adventure Day! Make your own heroes, comics, masks, and more! Registration is not required. For more […]

Movie Night – “Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Movie Night - Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Experience the story of THE HUNGER GAMES - 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus […]

Lego Club: Superheroes!

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join us on Wednesday, August 21st from 5:30 - 7:00 PM for our superhero themed Lego Club! Registration is required. To register, please call 570-823-0156 ext. 217. 

Friday Movie Matinee: Double Indemnity

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join us for a free showing of Double Indemnity. This film is rated PG and runs for 1 hour and 47 minutes. This is a free event sponsored by the […]

Book Shop BOGO

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Buy one book, get one free in the Friends of the Osterhout Book Shop! Sale valid the last Saturday of each month. The library is closed August 31 for Labor […]

Horror Club: Hereditary

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

This month, we'll be meeting in the Reading Room of the Osterhout Free Library to watch and discuss the film Hereditary. We'll learn what happens when a tragedy-based family drama […]

Kidz Club: Bracelet Making Fun!

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

On Monday, August 26th, children ages 9-12 are invited to the Children's Wing from 6-7PM for some bracelet making fun! All materials will be provided by the library; just bring […]

Adulting 101: Guided Meditation

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Adulting 101: Guided Meditation Join Howard Thomas for a guided meditation. Focus on your mental health and get yourself centered! Participants receive a free Yoga mat! Teens and Young Adult […]

Friday Movie Matinee: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join us for a free showing of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. This film is rated PG and runs for 2 hours and 27 minutes. This is a free […]

Event Series Fall Storytime

Fall Storytime

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Fall Storytime!  Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. No need to register, just stop in for stories, songs & a fun craft! For more information, please call 570-823-0156, ext. 217.

Make your own Cemetarium

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Make your own Cemetarium! We're celebrating the spooky season a little early but just in time for the new "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice" movie! We'll provide all the supplies. You can choose […]

Franklin Street Sleuths

Osterhout Free Library - North Branch 28 Oliver Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join the Franklin Street Sleuths for our monthly mystery book discussion! This month, we will be discussing Last Day by Luanne Rice. A limited number of copies are available to […]

Friday Movie Matinee: Sorry, Wrong Number

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join us for a free showing of Sorry, Wrong Number. This film is not rated and runs for 1 hours and 29 minutes. This is a free event sponsored by […]

20th Anniversary Gala & Auction: An Evening in the Secret Garden

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Save the Date for the Osterhout Free Library’s 20th Anniversary Gala & Auction event:  An Evening in the Secret Garden We hope you will join us for this very special […]

Falling for Crafts!

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join us in the Children's Department on Saturday, September 7th for a variety of fall-themed crafts. No need to register for this event! Just stop in any time from 10AM […]

Event Series Fall Storytime

Fall Storytime

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Fall Storytime!  Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. No need to register, just stop in for stories, songs & a fun craft! For more information, please call 570-823-0156, ext. 217.

YOUR Vote & Voice

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Register to vote, check your status, and learn how and why to vote. All ages are welcome! No politics, just voting. To register, please call, fill out our online form, […]

YOUR Vote & Voice

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

YOUR Vote & Voice Register to vote, check your voter status, learn why and how to vote during this all ages program! No politics just voting. All Ages Welcome Wednesday […]

Socrates Cafe

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Discuss, listen to, and raise questions about a topic chosen. All are welcome!

Event Series Socrates Cafe

Socrates Cafe

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Discuss, listen to, and raise questions about a topic chosen. All are welcome!

Friday Movie Matinee: The Man Who Would Be King

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join us for a free showing of The Man Who Would Be King. This film is rated PG and runs for 2 hours and 9 minutes. This is a free […]

Paper Airplane Day!

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join us in the Children's Department on Saturday, September 14th to make and fly your own paper airplane! See how far your airplane flies, and compete against other participants for […]

Tween Tuesday: Bad Art Night

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Please join us for our first Tween Tuesday, for ages 8-12! This event will be held from 6-7PM on Tuesday, September 17th.  Our first tween event will be Bad Art […]

Event Series Fall Storytime

Fall Storytime

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Fall Storytime!  Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. No need to register, just stop in for stories, songs & a fun craft! For more information, please call 570-823-0156, ext. 217.

Adulting 101: First Aid & CPR Training

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Adulting 101: First Aid & CPR Training Get certified in First Aid & CPR Training for FREE! Training provided by CINTAS. (This is a 3 hour course) Wednesday September 18th, […]

Lego Club

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join us in the Children's Department for Lego Club on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from 5:30PM to 7PM! This month's theme is pirates! Registration for this event is required. Please […]

Succulents 101

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Learn everything you need to know about succulents from Kristin Armstrong of Peaches Greens. Then, plant a 3 inch succulent to take home! Everything provided! There is a $7.00 registration […]

Friday Movie Matinee: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join us for a free showing of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. This film is not rated and runs for 2 hours and 9 minutes. This is a free event […]

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Osterhout Free Library - Central Branch 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

Join us in the Children's Department on Saturday, September 21st from 10AM-2PM to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day! Activities include walking the plank, treasure hunting, and pirate crafts and […]