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With your library card, you have free access to the Mango Languages, our online database with dozens of languages available to learn. Advance through the levels to learn a new language like Spanish, Mandarin, Danish, and even Latin! And now,...

Verse Describes Old Men Picking Through Ashes for Unburned Cigars Former poet laureate W.S. Merwin, who died last week, lived in Scranton as a boy, and while many of his early poems describe incidents from his youth, few detail incidents...

The Moscow Borough Police Department and the Lackawanna/Susquehanna Office of Drug & Alcohol Programs is hosting a Medication Take-Back Event at the North Pocono Public Library on Saturday, April 20th, from 10 AM until 2 PM. Bring in your UNUSED...

On Thursday, March 28 from 6-7 PM, meet Dorothy O’Connor at our artist reception and chat with her about her work  “Farmland Friends and Playpen Posse.” Dorothy O’Connor is an aspiring artist who has been an active member of the Abington community...

The Albright Memorial Library and Lackawanna County Children's library will be experiencing an internet and telephone service interruption on Thursday, March 21st in the morning.   Other Lackawanna County Library System libraries will not be impacted. We apologize for this inconvenience.

The library's website will be down for a period of time on the morning of Thursday, March 21st for maintenance.  Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Taylor Community Library is running a bus trip to Costuming the Crown - an exhibit of the costumes used in the Netflix series "The Crown", which recreates life in the Royal Family.  Saturday, May 18, 2019.  $99.00 per person includes...

Join us for a free screening of the PBS documentary American Creed on Thursday, March 21 at 6:30 pm. The American Creed film interviews activists across the nation as they share their stories of what being an American means to them....

Join us at the Abington Community Library for the Season 8 premiere of Game of Thrones! Watch the show live with friends and fans who enjoy the show as much as you do! Come early to participate in trivia and...

Between March 9 and 22, purchase an item with Pampered Chef and support the Abington Community Library! Get a head start on shopping for Mother’s Day, graduation gifts, or just a little something for yourself! Purchases may be made beginning on...