News Category: Albright Memorial Library

Give the Young Adult in your life these amazing librarian recommended books this holiday season.  Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda by Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But...

Books are a great gift for all ages!  Here are some great suggestions from library staff members for Kids and Babies: Snuggle up with Mother Goose edited by Iona Opie and illustrated by Rosemary Wells. Lap reading with babies means...

Celebrate the holiday season with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Actor Bob Hughes will be reading and performing a play adaptation of this classic tale on Sunday, December 4 in the Reference Department at the Albright Memorial Library. Light refreshments...

The 3rd Annual Lackawanna County Library System’s Teen Character Ball was held on Friday, November 19, 2016 at the Albright Memorial Library in downtown Scranton. Area teens celebrated their love of Stars Wars with dancing, pizza, games, raffle prizes and a...

We know how to recycle newspapers, plastics and glass, but what about the everyday odd items in the house? Items such as wire clothing hangers, plastic shopping bags, and even compact discs can be taking up room in your house,...

Library Express will have additional Holiday Shopping Hours this upcoming season to help you with your gift giving needs! In addition to our regular hours of Sundays 11 am to 6 pm Tuesdays- Fridays 10 am to 9 pm Saturdays-...

Our photo editing series continues on Monday, November 14 @ 5:30pm. Other classes coming up in November include Internet Safety, What's the Cloud?, Publisher, Beginner & Intermediate Excel 2013, and Introduction to Computers. A full schedule can be found on...

Do you know where your polling place will be come this Election Day? The Pennsylvania Department of State's website can help you find where you are registered to vote on Tuesday, November 8th. Click on the link to find your...

Photos from Saturday's Chris Smither concert are now available on the Library's Flickr page! You can view the slideshow below for the pictures or click on the slideshow to go to Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/albrightmemoriallibrary/albums/72157675683931115

The Scranton Public Library would like to thank everyone for attending Saturday's Chris Smither concert. Your support of fine music and the Library are greatly appreciated! Stay tuned for some photos on the Scranton Public Library's Flickr page from Saturday's...