News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

Tiny Ticks Do Major Damage It’s only about the size of a poppy seed, but the Black Legged Tick, known in Northeastern Pennsylvania as the Deer Tick, can make havoc when it infects someone with Lyme disease. Left untreated, Lyme...

See List of Needed Items @ Your Library Memorial Day is often thought of as the beginning of the summer season, but the real meaning of the holiday is to remember those who gave their lives for our country. We...

Scranton has become a popular place for political candidates to visit. And tomorrow Bernie Sanders will be at the Scranton Cultural Center to speak at 12 noon. Line-up for entry begins at 10AM. There may be considerable traffic and congestion in the...

Book Categories Offer Great Reading Suggestions A novel that explores the troubling legacy of the Vietnam War, and a biography of General George Armstrong Custer received the Pulitzer medals for fiction and history, while Hamilton, currently playing on Broadway to...

Marywood Student Receives Coveted Mobile Device Dominick Rocco, a Throop resident and patron of the Valley Community Library, is the winner of a Samsung Galaxy S2 8.0 tablet, the top prize in the Lackawanna County Library System’s “March Madness Reading...

Learn how to be a scientist with the students from the University of Scranton. This chemistry program is designed for children in grades 2-6. The instructors will introduce basic concepts of chemistry in a fun, non-threatening way. With a special...

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

April Library Collection You can give a job hunting woman some tools for success at the Library this month by donating purses, scarves and jewelry in good condition. The April collection aids those served by Dress for Success Lackawanna, a...

Library Express visitors during April's First Friday Art Walk were able to travel back in time with Brian Keator. Brian Keator is a civil war reenactor and author of "A Strong Brotherhood in Blood" with a specialization in 18th and...