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Together We Read is a two-week (Feb. 19 - Mar. 4) digital book club that connects readers from across the U.S. with the same ebook at the same time without any waitlists or holds. It will kick-off with the inaugural...

The Abington Community Library is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a free Pet First Aid Class for dogs and cats on Thursday, March 26 at 6 PM.  This class is sponsored by PAWsitively for the animals and...

Together We Read  /  Wednesday, Feb. 19 to Wednesday, Mar. 4 OverDrive, a supplier of eBooks and audiobooks to the Lackawanna County Library System will launch  Together We Read, its first digital book club linking readers from more than 16,000...

Do you dream of becoming an author?  Join our writing classes and hone your writing skills under the direction of our experienced writing instructor. Carol King has taught courses in English and Creative Writing at local colleges for over 30...

Journey from earth to space with the contributions of African-American men and women in NASA's  space program. Join Rashida Lovely, educator, and her son, Dahon Lovely as they share their knowledge and appreciation of these pioneers of Science. Sponsored by...

The Friends of the Scranton Public Library are hosting a bus trip to the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The bus will leave from the Scranton Public Library at 8:00 am and depart from Philadelphia at 7:00...

Have you heard of BookFlix? Young children love it! BookFlix pairs video storybooks with nonfiction books for an exciting and dynamic learning experience. Choose a category like "Animals and Nature" or "People and Places" to get started. From there, select...

Due to illness, Catch-Up Cursive has been canceled for tonight, February 6th . New date to be announced. We apologize for any inconvenience.  

Due to rising costs, the Albright Memorial Library, Lackawanna County Children's Library, the Nancy Kay Holmes Library, and Library Express Bookstore will be increasing prices for printing and copying. Effective February 18, 2020, black & white printing will cost 15...

Join Dr. Eva Tettenborn, associate professor at Penn State Scranton, as we discuss Yaa Gyasi’s novel Homegoing.  Dr. Tettenborn will help provide historical context of the novel as well as provide  a brief history of slave narratives throughout literature. More about Homegoing:...