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Around this time of year, there's always a flurry of people committing to lacing up their sneakers more regularly, cutting out all manners of food and drink, and diving into a new hobby. I'm not here to ask you to...

Get a new phone or tablet for the holidays? Already have a device but still not sure how it works? Don't worry, because we've got you covered! Abington Community Library is having a drop-in event for you to bring your...

The Reference Department has received the IRS 1040 Tax Forms.  These are available at the Scranton Public Library (2nd Floor), Nancy K. Holmes Branch and Library Express.  We are still awaiting the instruction booklets.   You can find and print any...

Any way you slice it, reading is fun! Complete activities and earn raffle tickets for great prizes and free books. Register on your own or with your family anytime between now and February 29 and pick up your BINGO sheet....

Do you love reading and long for more time to read great books?  Let us help you this year by suggesting three different book clubs that meet at the Abington Community Library.  If you love a good mystery, join the...

A New Initiative @ the Library Gets Kids Ready to Read Research shows that reading aloud to children is the single most important thing you can do to help them prepare for reading and learning. That’s why the Lackawanna County...

Carbondale Public Library is selling coupons for Steve and Irene’s Hoagies. Coupons cost $7.50 and can be redeemed for any 12 inch hoagie at Steve and Irene’s 1110 Route 6 Scranton Carbondale Hwy Mayfield, PA 18433 Coupons can be ordered...

We all have the opportunity for a fresh start in 2020.  There are so many resolutions that have been made: getting healthy; being a better spouse, parent or friend; learning a new hobby or language; or saving money and creating...

A new year and a new decade mean new & improved PA Forward programs coming to the Scranton Public Library! What is PA Forward? PA Forward is a statewide initiative to encourage all libraries, public, academic, and private to develop...

The thirteenth episode of Lexivore, the first of season 3, has Renee and Megha starting the year with an episode about Graphic Novels!  We discuss the nonfiction graphic novel The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan With Doctors Without Borders by Lefevre,...