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Maker Monday: Digital Art Recap

    During our most recent Maker Monday at the Albright Memorial Library, we learned about digital art.  Chris Hughes is a digital artist who sells his pop culture pastiche tributes online as Peter Parker PA, peterparkerpa.com,  We learned about...
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Classic Film Section at Albright Memorial Library

Albright Memorial Library has added a Classic Films section to its DVD department.  All of your favorites, from Greta Garbo to Mae West, from Cary Grant to Clark Gable, are now in one location on the main floor. Classics--check em'...
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Maker Monday: Digital Art

Chris Hughes is a digital artist who sells his pop culture pastiche tributes online as Peter Parker PA, peterparkerpa.com. Take a look inside the geeky world of digital art mashups, from sketching out concepts through completing designs and building an audience...
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Maker Monday: Intro to Programming

Did you miss our Maker Monday: Intro to Programming on Monday at Albright Memorial Library? Joe Casabona provided an introduction to the programming language PHP.  We wrote some basic lines of code and even created a number guessing game to...
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Vote for your favorite book of 2014!

There's still time to vote for your favorite book of 2014! It could be a best seller or something you just discovered!  Vote for your favorite from the list or add a title.  We'll post the results at the end of...
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What is Interlibrary Loan or ILL?

Want an item that we don't have at the Albright Memorial Library?  Try our Interlibrary Loan service! What is ILL? Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a request to another library for material not owned by the home library. This service is...
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GED and English as a Second Language Classes

Marywood University currently offers courses for students interested in GED Testing Services as well as English as a Second Language courses via their Adult Basic Literacy Programs.  Visit their website at http://www.marywood.edu/research-office/adult-education-classes/ for more information on when classes form and requirements....
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Robotic Challenges are Back!

 The Robotics Challenge at the Albright Memorial Library is back on Sunday, January 25th.   Workshops on how to build and program the library's LEGO Mindstorm NXT Robotics will be held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month...
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Tax Forms

Due to federal budget cuts this year the Scranton Public Library will only be receiving Forms 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ. There will be no schedules or instructions.  The library will print any forms needed for 25 cents per page or...
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Learn a new language with a movie!

Turning the entertainment experience into a learning experience, Mango Premiere™ exposes students to four key areas of language learning – vocabulary, phrases, culture and grammar – all while enjoying the fun and excitement of a movie. Users are able to...
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