News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

Bethany Pisanchyn, a Dalton resident and a music teacher in the Pocono Mountain School District, is the winner of the 2014 “The Library In My Life” essay contest. She received a Nexus 7 Notebook during a ceremony at the Abington...

If you’re looking for a quiet place to read, study or work, are distracted by piped-in music, and don’t want to feel obligated to buy a cup of coffee, the library is your kind of place. Every Lackawanna County library...

This past Saturday, teens from all Lackawanna County Libraries met at Library Express to participate in Minute to Win It Games! Library Express was set up with stations hosted by Young Adult Librarians from each library. Teens had the opportunity...

Visit us this summer to explore our special Summer Reading Club lobby activities! This year's themes are: June 9th-June 28th- Color Play June 30th-July 19th- How Does Your Garden Grow? July 21st-August -9th-How's the Weather? Not only these activities fun, but...

Stop by Library Express to Purchase these titles! Don't forget - Library Card holders can save 10% on any new title. The Closer by Mariano Rivera  $28.00 In The Closer, Rivera takes readers into the Yankee clubhouse, where his teammates are his brothers. But...

Join us for some exciting events including: Sciencetellers: Dragons and Dreams! Learn about the science of fire and ice by telling a story of Dragons and Dreams using experiments of flash paper, exploding bottles and “cool” dry ice on June...

They are calling it “the library in your purse or pocket.” It’s a mobile app for Android devices from the Lackawanna County Library System that lets library users do things on their smart phones any time of day or night...

Summer Reading Programs are about more than just books. Some of the county’s most popular attractions will host programs and performances this summer designed to get children exploring the community and all it has to offer. The Lackawanna Historical Society,...

Just one week into the program and a record number of Lackawanna County readers have downloaded “A Pedigree To Die For,” by Laurien Berenson. The “Big Library Read” is a simultaneous reading of an eBook made possible through a partnership...

The Women's Resource Center is the place to turn for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking in Lackawanna and Susquehanna Counties. Throughout the month of June, Lackawanna libraries are collecting items needed by the Center to...