News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

Donned in your best Halloween attire, encounter strange sightings, and spooky paranormal activity at..... the Lackawanna County Children's Library! For Ages: 6—12 Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 6:00 PM Lackawanna County Children’s Library 520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509 Registration...

Experience the excitement and fun of science with the University of Scranton’s Scranton Neuroscience Society & Health Professions Organization Kids will create Oobleck, Squishy Circuits, Mystery Markers, and engage in mind games and optical illusions! For Grades K-6 Saturday, October...

Winners To Be Announced On November 19th   It’s an important time of year for serious readers as the National Book Foundation announces the finalists for the 2014 National Book Awards. The categories are Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry and Young People’s...

Breast Cancer Literacy Begins @ the Library   One in eight women in America will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives. Every year, 220,000 women are told that they have the disease and 40,000 die...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Reference Department at the Scranton Public Library is going pink, in post that is. We wanted to give readers some great websites with information about breast cancer, support groups, and local resources...

Drop Off Donations at Lackawanna County Libraries   Local food pantries serve the neediest members of our community and right now they are stocking up in anticipation of cold weather and winter holidays. Needed are non-perishable food items such as...

Who is Caroline Abbot? Caroline Abbott is a young girl whose world turns upside down in 1812. A British officer boards her sailboat and  announces that Britain and America are once again at war then take Caroline's father prisoner. As the British attack her village,...

In honor of Scranton Reads, the Lackawanna County Children's Library will be hosting the Tales to Chill your Bones Film Festival  on Sundays during the month of October. The films will be shown in the Children's Library community room at 2:30....

42 Great Books From A Life Well Read   Former Governor William W. Scranton was a reader. No matter where his career took him – the State Department, Congress, the Governor’s Mansion or the United Nations – he remained a...

Looking for the perfect little something for the young people in your life? Library Express has you covered! This Halloween, forget the candy and share something better with the young persons in your life - BOOK. Stop by to browse our...