News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

The Underground Railroad Gets Best Fiction Title “I wrote the book for myself, with the usual hope that if I wrote it well, others might get something out of it, too,” said Colson Whitehead about his novel The Underground Railroad,...

December Library Collection Cold weather is coming and Lackawanna County Libraries want to make sure that very special neighbors of ours are cozy and warm. We are collecting hats, gloves, mittens and socks for the children of St. Joseph’s Center...

The 3rd Annual Lackawanna County Library System’s Teen Character Ball was held on Friday, November 19, 2016 at the Albright Memorial Library in downtown Scranton. Area teens celebrated their love of Stars Wars with dancing, pizza, games, raffle prizes and a...

From the Lackawanna County Library System  This year, as every year, we are thankful for the 60,000+ residents of Lackawanna County who have library cards and make Lackawanna County Libraries among the busiest places in our communities.  We wish you...

        Thank you to everyone who helped make our 9th annual Dorothy Boccella Holiday Marketplace a success! From our patrons to our vendors to our staff members to our volunteers, it was truly a combined effort that...

Our photo editing series continues on Monday, November 14 @ 5:30pm. Other classes coming up in November include Internet Safety, What's the Cloud?, Publisher, Beginner & Intermediate Excel 2013, and Introduction to Computers. A full schedule can be found on...

Once again the Friends of the Scranton Public Library are sponsoring this extremely popular family program. Bill Streeter from the Delaware Valley Raptor Center will be showing several of his beautiful birds of prey. Learn about adaptations, the food chain, habits and...

It's Thanksgiving time with Kids in the Kitchen! Enjoy seasonal stories, a craft, and learn how to make a healthy yummy snack. For ages 3-6 but older siblings welcome! Join us Wednesday,  November 9th, 2016 @6 PM Lackawanna County Children’s...

Drop Off Your Donation @ the Library While you’re out buying the fixings for your family’s Thanksgiving festivities, how about picking up something for people who have little. As the cold weather approaches, Friends of the Poor are asking for...

Information Literacy Begins @ the Library Whether you have basic questions about how to use your computer or need to learn how to write code for career advancement, we’ve got you covered with “Computer Skills & Technology,” a new tab...