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Founded in 1984, the Luzerne County Library System (LCLS) is an organization that administers ten libraries in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. [2] It is headquartered at the Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. [2] [5] A library card from any member library allows patrons to borrow books and media from one library and return it ...
The Osterhout Free Library trustees voted to erect a separate building behind the library to house the collections of the Society. The money was appropriated, and building opened in 1893. With the acquisition of the Swetland Homestead in 1958 and the Bishop Library in 1971, the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society reached its present ...
Apr. 8—WILKES-BARRE — Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor on Monday said Pennsylvania libraries offer more than just books — they are a central knowledge hub where you can access a multitude ...
The Osterhout Free Library finally opened its doors to the public on January 29, 1889. [6] According to Lear, James left a substantial legacy: "the first librarian of the Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Library Association, and an early leader in the American Library Association." [2]
The Susquehanna River and Wilkes-Barre Downtown Wilkes-Barre at night The Stegmaier Federal Building Roth Residence Hall McClintock Hall, built in 1841 According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km 2 ), of which 6.8 square miles (18 km 2 ) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2 ), or 4.60%, is water.
Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382. Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John ...
The Susquehanna River reached a record high of 42.6 feet (13.0 meters) in Wilkes-Barre. The river topped the 40.9-foot (12.5-meter) level in flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes in 1972. However, unlike 1972, the levee system in Wilkes-Barre and several other communities held. Those municipalities without a levee system witnessed severe flooding.
Library is an unincorporated community in South Park Township, Pennsylvania along Brownsville Road. Originally known as Loafer's Hollow, it was renamed Library by its residents in honor of the first library in the area, founded by John Moore in 1833. [1] [2] South of Library, the original course of Brownsville Road continues as Pennsylvania ...