Events

Discuss, listen to, and raise questions about a chosen topic with our Socrates Cafe Discussion Group every second Thursday in the Reading Room.

The next Lego Club meeting for kids begins again at the North Branch, 28 Oliver Street in Parsons (W-B). This Monday at 5:30 pm, be there for Lego fun! And be sure to come sign up for the kick off of summer reading, with lunch at 11:00 on Wednesday!

Register and join us for our storytimes for children ages 3 1/2 to 5.

Register and join us for our storytimes for children ages 3 1/2 to 5.

Dr. Mark Bohn teaches the basics of realistic self-defense. Participants must sign a waiver of liability. Water available.    

Register and join us for  storytime for children ages 3 1/2 to 5.

Kick off Summer Reading this year with lunch at 11:00 am on Wednesday, June 15th at North Branch in Parsons, 28 Oliver Street! Come sign up for Summer reading and enjoy a great lunch too!

Dr. Mark Bohn teaches the basics of realistic self-defense. Participants must sign a waiver of liability. Water available.    

Kids! Summer reading kicks off this week. Stop by the North Branch any time this week to pick up a fun calendar of events that will be going on throughout the summer! Find out all the fun in store at North Branch this summer!  

Every Wednesday night from 6-7:30pm in the Reading Room we have a Teen Night event. Come enjoy each week's offering, eat food, make new friends and just relax.Kicking off our summer reading program, Get in the Game, Read! with Life Size Games: Giant Jenga, Life Size Pac-Man, Hungry Hungry Hippos and more! Sign up for […]

Kids! Summer reading kicks off this week. Stop by the North Branch any time this week to pick up a fun calendar of events that will be going on throughout the summer! Find out all the fun in store at North Branch this summer!  

Join us at our South Branch for our weekly Read to a Dog program. Each week, kids have the opportunity to read a picture book to a furry friend.

Join us this Summer for family pajama movie nights. Families and children of all ages welcome. You must sign up in advance  as space and supplies are limited! Call 570-823-0156, Ext 217 to register. This month we will be watching Snow Dogs                   Rated PG     […]

Kids! Summer reading kicks off this week. Stop by the North Branch any time this week to pick up a fun calendar of events that will be going on throughout the summer! Find out all the fun in store at North Branch this summer!  

Join us every Friday for a themed movie selection and popcorn. Yum!

Join the Summer Reading Club for Adults beginning at 5 pm on Friday, June 17th at the Information Services desk.

The 40th Annual Book Sale (Rain or Shine), run by the Friends of the Osterhout Free Library. Great bargains on adult & children's fiction & non-fiction, biographies, health, religion, classics, cookbooks & history. Held under the tent on the patio next to the library at 71 S. Franklin Street. To kick-off the week-long sale, a […]

As part of June’s Third Friday event to attend the reading and book signing by Tara Laskowski author of the thriller and short story collection, Bystanders. Bystanders is a collection of tales about unexpected events which highlight the ways that fear and doubt can consume us and cause us to become obsessed– while simultaneously delving […]

The relaunch and release party for Word Fountain, the Literary Magazine of the Osterhout Free Library will feature readings from contributors to the new spring, 2016 issue. Join us in the Reading Room at 7:00 pm, directly following the author visit and book-signing for Tara Lawskowski. There will be refreshments served! For more info about […]

The 40th Annual Book Sale (Rain or Shine), run by the Friends of the Osterhout Free Library. Great bargains on adult & children's fiction & non-fiction, biographies, health, religion, classics, cookbooks, history & multi-media offerings (DVD's, CD's, VHS). Held under the tent on the patio next to the library at 71 S. Franklin Street. To […]

Join knitters from around the world & celebrate knitting. Prize drawing.  Light refreshments.    

Knit and crochet club.  New members welcome. Light refreshments!

Kristy Rice takes the adult coloring craze a step further & introduces her watercoloring books, Painterly Days: The Watercoloring Books for Adults. Participants will watercolor a page from the books.  Paint, brushes, and pages provided.  Light refreshments.    

Join the Summer Reading Club for Adults beginning at 5 pm on Friday, June 17th at the Information Services desk.