▁it ▁happened , ▁this ▁became ▁the ▁permanent ▁arrangement . ▁The ▁Goth ic ▁architecture ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁proved ▁quite ▁suitable ▁for ▁a ▁library . ▁ ▁The ▁library ▁trust ees ▁h ired ▁Hann ah ▁Pack ard ▁James ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁head ▁li br arian ▁and ▁assigned ▁her ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁organ izing ▁and ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁library ▁for ▁its ▁grand ▁opening . ▁The ▁original ▁library ▁collection ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁volumes ) ▁consisted ▁of ▁books ▁from ▁O ster h out ’ s ▁personal ▁collection , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ath ene um ▁( a ▁local ▁subscription ▁library ), ▁and ▁ 9 , 5 0 0 ▁volumes ▁purchased ▁from ▁Charles ▁S cri b ner ▁and ▁S ons . ▁The ▁O ster h out ▁Free ▁Library ▁finally ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁libraries ▁in ▁N ort he astern ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁Lu zer ne ▁County ▁Library ▁System ▁( L CL S ) ▁is ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁admin ister s ▁ten ▁libraries ▁in ▁Lu zer ne ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁It ▁is ▁head qu arter ed ▁at ▁the ▁O ster h out ▁Free ▁Library ▁in ▁Wil kes - Bar re , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁A ▁library ▁card ▁from ▁any ▁member ▁library ▁allows ▁pat rons ▁to ▁borrow ▁books ▁and ▁media ▁from ▁one ▁library ▁and ▁return ▁it ▁to ▁another . ▁ ▁L ibr aries ▁ ▁The