Library

The Steamtown National Historic Site is on Cliff Street in downtown Scranton.

Local

EVENTFUL: How to keep your family active and beat boredom during winter break

With presents unwrapped and with most schools closed for winter break through next week, it’s now time to keep the family active until the normal routine of work and school.

Longtime librarian Miss Rebecca assists a new member of the Osterhout Free Library with a library card at the South Branch's new location in Rolling Mill Hill.

Local

A little library grows in Wilkes-Barre after year-long search for a new South Branch location

Kat Bolus | WVIA News

Over 101 years ago the Osterhout Free Library’s South Branch opened in Wilkes-Barre's Rolling Mill Hill neighborhood. Representatives cut a green ribbon with a very large pair of scissors on Thursday, Jan. 30, to officially open its newest location.

Michelle Riley, the Osterhout Free Library's Director of Development and Community Relations, shows off the South Branch's new location at 100 Parrish Street in the Rolling Mill Hill neighborhood of Wilkes-Barre.

Local

Saving the South Branch: Community comes together to find new location for a beloved library

Kat Bolus | WVIA News

The South Branch of the Osterhout Free Library closed after burst pipes damaged its original location in Wilkes-Barre. Library enthusiasts worked to find a new location, which is set to open soon.