News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

Battle of the Books is returning this summer and you won't want to miss it! This Summer Quest program is for children & teens in Grades 4-12 throughout Lackawanna County. Join a team at any library and read the books...

Meals on Wheels Clients to Benefit For many elderly and homebound people, a beloved pet is their only companion, yet getting out to purchase cat and dog food can be a challenge. During the month of March, “PAWsitively for the...

Together We Read  /  Wednesday, Feb. 19 to Wednesday, Mar. 4 OverDrive, a supplier of eBooks and audiobooks to the Lackawanna County Library System will launch  Together We Read, its first digital book club linking readers from more than 16,000...

Journey from earth to space with the contributions of African-American men and women in NASA's  space program. Join Rashida Lovely, educator, and her son, Dahon Lovely as they share their knowledge and appreciation of these pioneers of Science. Sponsored by...

Lackawanna County Readers Respond to Trend eBooks and audiobooks are growing in popularity in Lackawanna County as a 15 percent increase in the Library System’s circulation of the electronic formats in 2019 shows. Increases were seen in both number of...

February Library Collection Despite a break in the weather this week, winter in Lackawanna County is always bitter for some of our neighbors who face the difficult choice between food or heat at this time of year. And there are...

Make a visit to  Children's Library before the Super Bowl!!! SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2020 AT 2 PM The Tooth Fairy is making her annual visit! Families will enjoy the extraordinary magic of Dr. Brian Kerr, the Magic Orthodontist, storytelling and...

For the benefit of family, friends and neighbors, Abington Community Library is hosting a Valentine's Day Blood Drive 3:00-7:00 pm, in conjunction with Abington Business and Professional Association and Miller-Keystone Blood Bank.  We never know when we may need to...

A New Initiative @ the Library Gets Kids Ready to Read 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...

Your Library Card Is Good @ Any Lackawanna Library   If you borrowed a book at the Valley Community Library, you can return it at the Albright Memorial Library when you’re in Scranton. If you see a class or workshop...