News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

Libby will soon allow users to browse, search, and enjoy the app in nine additional languages. These newly supported languages are: German, French, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Libby will recognize the readers' device language...

 The Wright Center for Community Health’s goal is to help empower businesses and organizations during Pennsylvania’s reopening phases amidst COVID-19.  Dr. Jignesh Sheth, Chief Medical Officer, will provide education as well as protocols and workflows to ensure all safety requirements...

One of the best ways to help your child get ready to learn in kindergarten is by reading to them. We are proud to be a part of 1000 Books before Kindergarten to promote early literacy skills. This program is...

PHEAA will be providing Financial Aid Webinars in May on the following dates from 6-7 pm: May 7, 14 and 21. Representatives from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Agency (PHEAA) will be providing an overview of how to apply for all...

Games, Storytimes, Activities & More While Lackawanna County Libraries are closed, Lackawanna County librarians have been busy creating content for Facebook to help keep kids and adults stay connected and entertained. The Carbondale Public Library posts something new on each...

As a part of National Library Week, altered book crafter, Jessica Pratt, the General Services Librarian from the Carbondale Public Library, is going to show you how to make old-fashioned silhouette portraits using book pages and materials you most likely...

Still Cause for Celebration National Library Week 2020 will be celebrated without the usual fanfare, yet libraries across the country, shuttered to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, are proving their worth without opening their doors. “We don’t yet know...

The Taylor Community Library Board of Directors holds a monthly meeting. The April meeting will take place on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.    Due to our current closure, this meeting will be held virtually.  If anyone is...

New Movie Collection Goes Live Just in time to serve movie lovers who are locked out of theaters by covid 19, the Lackawanna County Library System announces Kanopy, a movie streaming service that’s free with a Library Card. Providing what it calls...

Genealogy is a great way to learn more about your family and history at the same time. The library have two genealogy tools that can be used remotely during our closure. Ancestry Search your family history with a large variety...