News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

“Lives change @ your library,” the theme of National Library Week 2014, reminds us just how important libraries are. No other institution offers more things for free, from books, magazines, lectures and children’s activities to a wide range of online...

Now in its second week, “On the Same Page in Lackawanna County” signups are running well ahead of last year’s number! Those who join the countywide reading club get a free copy of “Tyrannosaur Canyon,” by Douglas Preston, and a...

National Library Week essay contest -- win a tablet!

Join us this month as we visit with the Tail Waggin’ Tutors! The Tail Waggin’ Tutors are a group of certified Therapy Dogs who love to hear children read. The goal of this program is to create a relaxed and...

TRL is much more than a book discussion!! Learn about dreams! Make a TV commercial! Art projects! April 8– Coraline April 22—Maximum Ride by James Patterson May 6 – Maximum Ride May 20 – Wrap-up party 6pm-7:30pm For teens in...

Summer is coming and that means Summer Reading Clubs at Lackawanna County Libraries for children from 6 to 14. This year’s theme is Fizz, Boom, Read, and just like it sounds, Summer Reading Clubs mean more than just books. There...

Since the beginning of 2014, the Lackawanna County Library System has added more than 250 eBooks and eAudiobooks to its collection. The digital library now contains over 4,500 titles including fiction, non-fiction and children literature. It includes current best sellers and literary classics. For certain...

Douglas Preston, well known by readers as the author of techno-thrillers and horror novels, will be the first speaker in the 2014 Matthew F. Flynn Library Lecture Series. His talk will be the highlight of On the Same Page in...

A brilliant novel with an improbable plot and action set in the American Southwest will keep you turning the pages. Join your neighbors from throughout the community for On the Same Page in Lackawanna County, the annual county wide reading...