News Category: Albright Memorial Library

This past Sunday, the Lackawanna County Children's Library had a full house of children and adults coming to see the Ross Park Binghamton Zoomobile. To kick things off, the Library led guests through interactive songs and dance. The Zoomobile came on...

The City of Scranton and all of Northeastern Pennsylvania relied on the Anthracite coal industry for many years.  Cities and towns grew with a large immigrant population, many of whom worked in the mines.  People from around the world can...

Free musical event for children in Lackawanna County! Thursday, July 14, 1 PM / Scranton Cultural Center at Masonic Temple / Sponsored by the Lackawanna County Library System Grab your Summer Reading Club Passport and team up with Coach Ray Owen...

Join us for a book signing at Library Express! Saturday, July 9th from 1PM-3PM On an August morning in 1877, a dispute over wages exploded between  miners and coal company owners. A furious mob rushed down Lackawanna Avenue only to...

Albright Memorial Library will be presenting a weekly film series this August highlighting women in comedy.  The Funny Ladies Film Series will feature legendary actresses - including Lucille Ball, Mae West and Marilyn Monroe -  in some of their funniest film...

Albright's Teen Action Board created DIY tote bags out of t-shirts last evening. In a few easy steps, everyone had tote bags ready to be filled with their favorite library books! The first step is to cut the sleeves off...

The Albright Memorial Library, Lackawanna County Children's Library, Library Express and Nancy Kay Holmes Branch will be closed on Monday, July 4th for Independence Day. All locations will reopen on Tuesday, July 5th.

Summer is finally here! For many of us that means keeping our air conditioners and fans on high during the summer months. But if you’re like me, and I get cold very easily, leaving air conditioners on high all the...

[caption id="attachment_19971" align="alignright" width="253"] Card Readers (left) and Android phone chargers (right) are now available to use at the library.[/caption] Phone chargers and card readers are now available for library patrons. [caption id="attachment_19972" align="alignright" width="257"] Apple phone chargers are now...

Take a walk at the Albright Memorial Library and you'll find their new landscape with blooming Daylilies and a flowering tree. A year ago, the library’s grounds were dug up to install rain barrels as part of the library’s rain reclamation...