News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

If you’re not downloading eBooks or audiobooks from the library because you think it’s too complicated, try now. It just got easier.   Go to “Find” at the top of this page and select “Explore eResources.” Then click on “OverDrive”...

What do you do when your book is due today and you still have three chapters to go? You can return it to the library unfinished or you can renew it right here. It’s fast and easy.   Go to...

Good readers make good citizens. Regular readers are more than twice as likely as non-readers to volunteer or do charity work. Libraries can be key to powering progress and elevating the quality of life in PA by fueling the types...

Tonight at 6:00PM! Presenting...an Author Talk featuring Bruce Rosenstein, author of Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way. Join Scranton native Bruce Rosenstein, Managing Editor of Leader to Leader and author of Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way and...

Jewelry and Purses Needed   Create a little magic in the life of a woman searching for a job by donating used jewelry and purses during September at Lackawanna County libraries.   Your donation will help provide the tools for...

Introduce A Friend to the Library   You know how important the library is in your life. Why not share it with a friend. September is library card sign-up month at Lackawanna County libraries and you can help by encouraging...

Commitment To Libraries Cited   In a brief ceremony prior to the American Masters Lecture, Glenburn resident James W. Reid, Esq., will be named the William W. Scranton Library Laureate, a new award named for a man who loved and supported Lackawanna...

Some Kids Need Help   The start of a new school year is just around the corner and for most kids that means stocking up on pencils, pens, Crayons and folders. For some families in our county, sadly, the cost...

Gridiron, Ballroom and Boardroom Legend: Emmitt Smith, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Dancing With The Stars champion, motivational speaker and writer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, will deliver the Lackawanna County Library System’s 2014 American Masters Lecture on Tuesday, September 23 in...

Congratulations to the Nancy K Homes Library, the 2014 LEGO® Build Off Champions!                     Lackawanna County Libraries were challenged to build a creation using the theme “Mad Scientist Laboratory.” Entries included:...