News Category: Abington Community Library

Tasting by the Book (TBTB), a new concept in fundraising, arrived at the Abington Community Library (ACL) in October 2015. Resoundingly successful, the event will make a return appearance again this October! Sharing special food delicacies prepared by local donating...

Families, join us at Hillside Park, Winola Road, South Abington Township, and enjoy Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert as a StoryWalk around the lake. No registration required! On Saturday, June 4 attend a Story Songs Musical Workshop with Tim Farrell....

Experience the Clarks Summit Memorial Day Parade in a new way - walk with the Library! Abington Community Library invites you to join a group of Library staff, trustees, Friends, and volunteers to represent the Library at the annual Memorial Day...

As NEPA Match Day comes to an end on Friday, May 6, 2016, you might be wondering how you can support the library in the future. The Lackawanna Library System has given you the opportunity to choose how your money...

“Pennsylvania has more cases of Lyme disease than any other state in the country, and has for many years. And, the southeast part of state has the highest rate in the whole state,” says Doug Fearn, Chairman of the Lyme...

If you donated to, attended, purchased, baked, and/or helped out in any way at the recent Friends Spring Book Sale you ARE a friend! Over $7,700 was cleared in profits from this greatly anticipated and highly successful adventure. A special...

The wheels are turning for Rotary Club of the Abingtons members on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1st! They will be participating in the Pedals for Progress Bike (and Sewing Machine) Collection. Donate your items and give someone less fortunate...

In a recent study published in Psychological Science, Pam A. Mueller of Princeton University and Daniel M. Oppenheimer of the University of California, Los Angeles tested how note-taking by hand or by computer affects learning. Their results indicate that students who take...

    SAVE THE DATE(s) We are now organizing committees to help make our 2nd Annual Tasting by the Book a success. Volunteers are needed to help manage ticket sales, decorate, set up, clean up, be a liaison to the Community Cooks, send out...

Abington Community Library wants you to remember that even though National Library Week soon draws to a close, remember to continue to show your library love! Visit your local library every week (day!) of the year; join our conversations, learn something...