News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

Spor-tacular Movie Night at the Children's Library continues with the hockey movie, Sticks & Stones. The captain of a Canadian peewee hockey team organizes a tournament against U.S. players who were treated unfairly during a prior visit. This film is...

Help Keep the Tradition Alive Getting to hear a bestselling novelist like Piper Kerman is one of the benefits of living in Lackawanna County. Since 2005, the Lackawanna County Library System has presented outstanding such speakers as author, journalist and...

Free musical event for children in Lackawanna County! Thursday, July 14, 1 PM / Scranton Cultural Center at Masonic Temple / Sponsored by the Lackawanna County Library System Grab your Summer Reading Club Passport and team up with Coach Ray Owen...

"We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo! How about you, you, you?!"  The Friends of the Scranton Public Library are pleased to sponsor the ZooMobile from the Binghamton Zoo at the Lackawanna County Children's Library. Representatives of the zoo will...

Join us for a book signing at Library Express! Saturday, July 2nd from 1PM-3PM Bernie Endino is an accountant and a baseball fan. His life is about to change; making baseball a bigger part of his family’s life than he...

          If you enjoyed the Mini Pow Wow at the Abington Community Library, mark your calendar for a two day Pow Wow event in Susquehanna, PA, September 10th and 11th. The event is sponsored by The Belize...

A Safe Place to Explore Health Issues Teens have questions about their growing bodies and we now have a health database created just for teens that promises “real answers” to questions about “real life.” Teen Health & Wellness has been...

Library Express, located on the 2nd Floor of the Markeplace at Steamtown, has been a busy place with First Friday Art Shows and Author Book Signings! The First Friday Scranton in May featured local artists Rachel Corby and Sam Kachwara.  Author...

Tuesday, July 19th/ 7 P.M. / Scranton Cultural Center Due to overwhelming response, there are currently no tickets available online, but you can add your name to a waiting list in the event that tickets become available.  Piper Kerman, who...

Sign Up for Summer Reading Program Summer Reading Programs at the Library help children maintain their educational progress during the break from school, but they also offer fun activities throughout the community. When they sign up for Summer Reading, your...