News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

In this heartfelt and universal story, a mother and daughter look forward to their special Saturday routine together every single week. But this Saturday, one thing after another goes wrong–ruining storytime, salon time, picnic time, and the puppet show they’d...

Designed to engage children in grades 3-6, Novel Thoughts introduces a variety of literature and involves children in activities that coincide with each session provided. We carefully select from classic stories, fables, popular series, graphic novels, and comics. Children benefit...

Do you ever wonder what it is like to work at the Scranton Public Library? The answer can be found in our current series of Tales from the Albright. Over the course of the next few weeks staff members from...

Do you ever wonder what it is like to work at the Scranton Public Library? The answer can be found in our current series of Tales from the Albright. Over the course of the next few weeks staff members from...

Try this fun holiday activity with your kids! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CbsUEV0A8Sj/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Hint: you can use tape instead of glue on the glove's fingers for less mess!

Use your Lackawanna County library card to receive on demand homework for all grade levels using Brainfuse’s HelpNow online resource. Students can communicate with live tutors using an interactive whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images and graph...

Do you ever wonder what it is like to work at the Scranton Public Library? The answer can be found in our current series of Tales from the Albright. Over the course of the next few weeks staff members from...

April Community Collection With the end of a snowy winter in sight, the current COVID-19 pandemic still leaves many of our neighbors in need of food for their children and loved ones. Because of high demand, local food banks are...

Research shows that reading aloud to children is the single most important thing you can do to help them prepare for reading and learning. That’s why the Lackawanna County Library System has launched an initiative for 2020 to help families...

April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate with fun activities to do at home or at your local library. Activities for Families Borrow poetry picture books from your library and create your own themed story time at home. Write out words...