News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

Voting Deadline is Monday, May 11   OverDrive, a supplier of eBooks to the Lackawanna County Library System, wants you to help pick a book for its next “Big Library Read.”   The “Big Library Read” has become a regular...

During National Library Week 2015 the theme was UNLIMITED POSSIBLITIES @ YOUR LIBRARY. We invited patrons to answer the question, “What surprises you about the Library?” From "There are so many books!" to "It feels like home to me" to...

In celebration of National Library Week, the staff of Library Express held a special raffle for our loyal patrons. Congratulations to Esther Wigley, the winner of our prize basket!  

Tuesday, May 12th @ 7 P.M. All Saints Academy, 1425 Jackson St., Scranton   Margo Azzarelli, author of Lackawanna County Chronicles, Tammy Mal, author of Little Girl Lost, and Barbara J. Taylor, author of Sing in the Morning, Cry at...

See List of Need 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....

Are your brownies the best? Do you make the crunchiest cookies or craziest cake pops?  Donate baked goods to our Spring Bake and Children's Book Sale, Friday May 15th and Saturday May 16th from 9-5. The bake sale will support the "Every...

Includes Awards for Books   One of the biggest events of the literary calendar is the announcement of the Pulitzer Prizes and last week, the Prize Committee released the names of all those who the awards for 2015. Established in...

Watch a Gummi Bear dance on its own and a hydrogen balloon explosion! Set a dollar bill on fire and see pepper run away from a toothpick! And for a special treat…. liquid nitrogen ice cream! Tuesday, April 28th at 6PM OR...

Something for Everyone @ the Library   Lackawanna County libraries are about the busiest places in our communities!   More than 60,000 people in the county have library cards giving them access to books, audiobooks, movies, music, magazines and more....

More Renewals & Online Option Save Money   Fines for overdue library material can be a thing of the past, thanks to a revised renewal policy at all Lackawanna County libraries.   Patrons can now renew books, audiobooks and compact...