News Category: Kids

The Friends of the Abington Community Library would like to thank everyone for making our recent Fall Book Sale a big success! From our many volunteers to the crowds who browsed our thousands of books, DVDs, and talking books, we...

You are cordially invited to join us at the Children's Library to celebrate the art work of talented local students under the direction of Miss Christa Irwin, Marywood University. Friday, October 7 from 6 to 8PM Lackawanna County Children’s Library 520...

 Join the ghouls and guys ages, 6-12, at the Children's Library on Thursday, October 20th @ 6PM for our annual Halloween Party. This year our Zombie Dance Party will be hosted by the Krypton DJs. SNACKS! GAMES! DANCING ! FUN!  FREE...

Families are cordially invited to attend the Second Sunday with Friends bat program.  Visit with a real bat and  learn about how valuable they are to our environment. Thank you to the Friends of the Scranton Public Library for sponsoring this...

Families are cordially invited to attend the Northeastern Pennsylvania Reading Association’s “Making Book Characters Come Alive” Series featuring  Pinkalicious! This interactive program features readings from Victoria Kann’s popular book series and fun activities! For Ages 5-12 and their families. Tuesday, October 25,...

  Throughout the month of September for Library Card Sign-Up Month, we have been giving special free gifts to everyone who registers for a library card at the Abington Community Library. We love to celebrate the most important card in...

Conductor Cody Performed by Cody Clark Conductor Cody is a magical train conductor who takes his audience on a fun-filled railroad adventure. During our train trip, my passengers get to participate in magic moments every step of the way, learn...

Crank Ensemble East      The Crank Ensemble is a project of visual artists Larnie and Bodil Fox. They make and use hand-cranked instruments from inexpensive materials: plywood, coat-hangers, rubber bands, springs, bones, feathers and other found objects. The instruments function as...

Bats frighten a lot of people. They fly around at night when we can’t really see them, and sometimes startle us by showing up in unexpected places. They hang around in a lot of horror movies, and their spooky faces—fangs...

For the second year the Lackawanna County Children's Library is pleased to be a Scranton Fringe Festival venue. The Children's Library will host four performances FREE to the public. Friday September 30th @ 6PM C'era Una Volta: Folktales From Italy                     Saturday...