News Category: Kids

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...

Join Ms. Gina for a multicultural holiday celebration! Learn about different seasonal traditions and share your traditions. And there will be delicious ethnic food! Thursday , December 22, 2016 At 6 PM For Grades: 3—6 Lackawanna County Children’s Library 520 Vine Street  Scranton,...

The Friends of the Scranton Public Library present The Magic Conductor's Reading Adventure: The Caboose Mystery! Join us for an exciting railroad adventure! Search for clues to solve the mystery. Magic and train books will be available to check out with...

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...

Join us as we explore what life was like for those Americans who lived here before the European settlers. As we prepare for Thanksgiving, let's celebrate the people who settled here first and taught our forefathers how to survive in...

Once again the Friends of the Scranton Public Library are sponsoring this extremely popular family program. Bill Streeter from the Delaware Valley Raptor Center will be showing several of his beautiful birds of prey. Learn about adaptations, the food chain, habits and...

It's Thanksgiving time with Kids in the Kitchen! Enjoy seasonal stories, a craft, and learn how to make a healthy yummy snack. For ages 3-6 but older siblings welcome! Join us Wednesday,  November 9th, 2016 @6 PM Lackawanna County Children’s...

Due to Trump's visit at Lackawanna College, Mother Goose at 6 PM is cancelled at the Lackawanna County Children's Library Please make the time to vote tomorrow!

Did you know that more than one in three children arrive at kindergarten without the skills necessary for lifetime learning? Research shows that reading aloud is the single most important thing you can do to help a child prepare for...

You may know that your Lackawanna County Library card gives you access to dozens of online databases including Mango Languages, but did you also know that Mango Languages has ESL courses? Not only can library users learn languages like French,...