News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

Thursday, November 5 @ 7 P.M. Scranton Cultural Center   Get your tickets now to hear James McPherson, widely regarded as America’s leading authority on the Civil War deliver the 2015 American Masters Lecture with a talk entitled “Abraham Lincoln,...

Thousands of Kids Participated   Lackawanna County libraries had more than 3,600 children join and participate in Summer Reading Programs in 2015, and attendance at performances and exhibits for children at the libraries and at local attractions through the library...

“I Love the Humanities Because…” Celebration Slated Tuesday, Sept. 29th   50 years ago, members of Congress, academics and writers gathered in the White House Rose Garden for what today seems an unlikely event. On September 29, 1965, President Lyndon...

Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger Kickoff: 2 P.M., Saturday, Oct. 3rd Albright Memorial Library   It’s a book that many of us grew up with, the first novel that touched many of us on an emotional level. But...

    Celebrate Patriot Day with us as we welcome local author, John Hudanish to Library Express! Mr. Hudanish is an author, photographer, and Vietnam Vet. He will be at Library Express from 11AM-2PM on Friday, September 11th AND Saturday,...

10 Years of Outstanding Speakers Join the Library Lecture Society   Since 2005, the Lackawanna County Library System has brought outstanding writers, statesmen, athletes and artists to Lackawanna County. Author, journalist and film maker Sebastian Junger, author, actress, social critic...

Lackawanna County Children's Library is a 2015 Fringe Festival Venue. The Children's Library will be hosting FREE performances at the library during the festival, to ensure that the youth of this region can enjoy music, theatre and other live performances - Scranton Fringe...

  James McPherson, Author of Battle Cry of Freedom Tickets Now Available   James McPherson, a historian who won the Pulitzer Prize for his comprehensive one-volume history of the Civil War, Battle Cry of Freedom, will deliver the Lackawanna County...

 INDUSTRIAL METAL ORIGAMI DINOSAUR Lisa Glover created this dinosaur at Lehigh University's Technical Entrepreneurship master's program and now runs her own business selling smaller kits for children.  We will assemble a 3 ft. Dinosaur Kit for the library.  Take home...

September Library Collection   Do you wonder what to do with old pill bottles you get from the pharmacy once they are empty? If you’re inclined to just throw them away, stop! Lackawanna County libraries are collecting pill containers during...