News Category: Albright Memorial Library

Reflections Night 2015 was filled with the artistic styling of the Albright's super-talented Teen Action Board! Writers, musicians, illustrators, painters, vocalists, seamstresses and more shared their creative works with the group on this inspirational night!

Thank You to Happenings Magazine for awarding the Albright Memorial Library the 2015 “HAPPIE AWARD” for Best Library!

Love audiobooks? Try our new Playaway, the all-in-one audiobook, today! The Albright Memorial Library has a wide selection of these self contained audiobooks which are great for car trips, trips to the gym and more! We even have headphones and audio...

Make the best out of the winter months by creating a cold storage room in your own home. Cold storage allows you to preserve your fruits and vegetables without using as much energy as a refrigerator or freezer. One of...

Today the Reference Department received a copy of the City of Scranton's 2016 Proposed General City Operating Budget. This budget is available for public viewing during our operating hours on the 2nd floor. There will be a public hearing scheduled...

The Albright Memorial Library, Lackawanna County Children's Library and Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library will be closed on  Wednesday, November 11th for Veterans Day. Library Express will be open from 10 am to 8 pm.

Do you have high school yearbooks from schools in Lackawanna County in your attic or basement? Have you wondered what to do with them? Well we have the solution to your problem!  The Local History Department at the Scranton Public...

Have you always wondered what magazine advertisements from the 20's, 30's, 40's, and 50's looked like?  Well the Reference Department at the Scranton Public Library has a great collection of historic periodicals available for patron use.  These periodicals have wonderful...

Join us on  Monday, November 2 at 12 p.m. in the K. Bruce Sherbine Lounge at Penn State Worthington Scranton for a panel discussion entitled, Salinger in Man's Land. Like its famous protagonist, Salinger’s 1951 novel doesn't seem to fit into the usual categories. Please join us...

Maker Monday continues at the Albright Memorial Library this fall.  We've got some exciting workshops coming up! Oriental Medicine Monday, October 26 at 7 pm- Register Join Jennie Petrone, MS, LOM, LAT, of W.E. Integrate Health LLC,  for an introductory talk on Oriental Medicine...