Teen Reading Lounge Schedules Being Organized
Sign Up Is Underway Teen Reading Lounge for Fall 2016 is getting started at Lackawanna County libraries, but there is still time to sign up and get involved in the humanities during out-of-school hours. The program encourages teens to read...
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Robert Kanigel: Biographer of Scranton Native Is Next Library Lecturer
Wednesday, October 26th • 7 P.M. • Scranton Cultural Center ORDER TICKETS HERE Scranton was a thriving capital of the coal industry in those days, but it quickly fell on harder times, and the regular evocation, in her work, of...
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Scranton Fringe Festival @ the Lackawanna County Children’s Library
Crank Ensemble East The Crank Ensemble is a project of visual artists Larnie and Bodil Fox. They make and use hand-cranked instruments from inexpensive materials: plywood, coat-hangers, rubber bands, springs, bones, feathers and other found objects. The instruments function as...
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“Teen Reading Lounge” Returns to County Libraries
Registration Begins Tuesday, September 20 Libraries will be the place to be for teenagers to hang out this fall as the Lackawanna County Library System rolls out the “Teen Reading Lounge” in seven locations. Teen Reading Lounge is a program...
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Libraries Are Helping Homeless Shelter
September Collection For over 20 years, Schaeffer’s Retreat Homeless Shelter in Carbondale has been providing bed and board to people in need. A privately run non-profit, it relies on donations of non-perishable food and personal care items to continue aiding...
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Help your library with the Gerrity’s eScrip program
Gerrity's is proud to support the Abington Community Library and the communities they serve. They are happy to offer the eScrip Program in order to help us achieve our fundraising goals. Once your Gerrity's Gold Card is registered, every time you present the card at ShurSave...
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Scranton Fringe Festival @ the Lackawanna County Children’s Library
For the second year the Lackawanna County Children's Library is pleased to be a Scranton Fringe Festival venue. The Children's Library will host four performances FREE to the public. Friday September 30th @ 6PM C'era Una Volta: Folktales From Italy Saturday...
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Back to School Fun with Miss Jenny and Miss Gina
Play games to win new SCHOOL SUPPLIES! Bring a school book & learn to make a book cover! For grades: K-6 Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at 6 PM Lackawanna County Children’s Library 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA 18509 To register,...
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Jane Jacobs Biographer To Speak
Robert Kanigel: Wednesday, October 26th / 7 P.M. / Scranton Cultural Center ORDER TICKETS Scranton native Jane Jacobs influenced generations of urban policy makers with her 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Now Robert Kanigel the...
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Go Back to School with some good books!
It's almost Labor Day and you know what that means - time to go Back to School! Library Express is stocked up on great titles for our school age readers. Stop by and get 10% off with your library card!
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