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If you've  been in the Library during October, chances are you've seen the work of Dr. Susan Summerton on the walls of the Ryon Room or throughout the Library. Dr. Summerton is a radiologist at Delta Medix and an artist,...

Once again the Friends of the Scranton Public Library are sponsoring this extremely popular family program. Bill Streeter from the Delaware Valley Raptor Center will be showing several of his beautiful birds of prey. Learn about adaptations, the food chain, habits and bird characteristics. A...

Did you know that one blood donation can save three lives and that every two seconds someone needs blood?  The Abington Community Library will host a Blood Drive on Saturday October 27 from 9 am to 1 pm.  Appointments recommended...

It's easy to find our lives filled with errands, organized activities, and of course work. But studies show that PLAY should be an important part of our kids' day too. Check out these articles about making play a part of...

Tuesday, Oct. 23  /  7:30 P.M.  /  Abington Community Library Join WVIA’s Chris Norton at the Abington Community Library to view the final episode of The Great  American Read, the PBS series that has gotten people all over the country...

Colson Whitehead: Winner of the National Book Award & Pulitzer Prize Tickets are now available online and at Lackawanna County Libraries for Colson Whitehead, author of The Underground Railroad, who, will deliver the Lackawanna County Library System’s 2018 American Masters...

The Library will offer its popular Cursive Club series for children beginning Thursday, November 1 at 4PM. This will be an introductory six-week course, continuing on Thursdays until December 13 (excluding Thanksgiving Day). All materials will be provided. Learn the...

The Lackawanna County Library System Bookmobile has officially been named a Gold Star Library in the Pennsylvania Library Association's PA Forward program. PA Forward is an initiative that recognizes five categories of literacy as essential to the community - Basic Literacy,...

Join us for a series of presentations centering around breast cancer awareness and care. This series is sponsored by: Delta Medix, PC. All presentations will take place at the Abington Community Library. Please register. The presentations are: Thursday, Oct. 4, 7...

October Library Collection You can help make some kids in our community happy this Christmas by donating gently used children’s books to “Operation ‘Dear Santa’”, the October collection at all Lackawanna County libraries. On Christmas Day, the books will be...