News Category: Kids

  After the success of last year’s event, the Library will be hosting another Native American Mini Pow Wow this summer on Wednesday, June 22, from 4-7PM. This event will feature traditional Aztec dancers, the Salinas Family, award-winning hoop dancer...

     Prepare to be dazzled as juggler, Rob Smith flawlessly juggles five balls, clubs, fire torches, and rings, not to mention flying knives with razor sharp accuracy, and a chainsaw! Rob kicks off our summer for the seventh year...

Join us for the most spectacular event this summer season, Phydeaux's Flying Flea Circus and Wahoo Medicine Show! The fleas will not only dazzle you with their talent but their fancy costumes as well! An old-fashioned event for children of...

      As a prelude to our American Indian Mini Pow-Wow on Wednesday June 22, visit the Abington Community Library to see our display of Native American beadwork, artwork, and tools that has been passed down through generations. On June...

      School's not quite over yet, but you're already looking forward to On Your Mark, Get Set, READ Summer Reading Club? Don't worry...registration is coming soon! Children ages birth through grade 6 can register for On Your Mark,...

The Friends of the Scranton Public Library are sponsoring a series of family- friendly programs. Through their generosity  the Children's Library will be able to bring in family favorites such as the Zoomobile from Ross Park Binghamton, Steve Woyce, Magician, and everybody's favorite,...

Families, join us at Hillside Park, Winola Road, South Abington Township, and enjoy Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert as a StoryWalk around the lake. No registration required! On Saturday, June 4 attend a Story Songs Musical Workshop with Tim Farrell....

The Lackawanna County Children’s Library appreciates the community support it receives every summer. Last year over 30 library users sponsored a themed raffle basket for our summer reading program. As the children read, they receive raffle tickets for a chance...

The staff of the Lackawanna County Children's Library is getting ready for the Summer Reading Program. To prevent the summer slide, slipping in reading ability over the summer months, we encourage you to register your children for the reading club....

In a recent study published in Psychological Science, Pam A. Mueller of Princeton University and Daniel M. Oppenheimer of the University of California, Los Angeles tested how note-taking by hand or by computer affects learning. Their results indicate that students who take...