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Holiday Book Buying Guide for Kids and Babies | Albright Memorial Library

Books are a great gift for all ages!  Here are some great suggestions from library staff members for Kids and Babies: Snuggle up with Mother Goose edited by Iona Opie and illustrated by Rosemary Wells. Lap reading with babies means...
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Holidays Around the World @ the Children’s Library | Children's Library

Join Ms. Gina for a multicultural holiday celebration! Learn about different seasonal traditions and share your traditions. And there will be delicious ethnic food! Thursday , December 22, 2016 At 6 PM For Grades: 3—6 Lackawanna County Children’s Library 520 Vine Street  Scranton,...
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Polar Express Reading and Activities at Lackawanna County Children’s Library Station | Children's Library

All Aboard The Polar Express! Join us for a reading of Chris Van Allsburg’s holiday classic, The Polar Express, the story of a young boy who boards a powerful magical train headed to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. What unfolds is a...
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Second Sunday with Friends: The Magic Conductor’s Reading Adventure! | Children's Library

The Friends of the Scranton Public Library present The Magic Conductor's Reading Adventure: The Caboose Mystery! Join us for an exciting railroad adventure! Search for clues to solve the mystery. Magic and train books will be available to check out with...
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Colson Whitehead Wins National Book Award | Lackawanna County Library System

The Underground Railroad Gets Best Fiction Title “I wrote the book for myself, with the usual hope that if I wrote it well, others might get something out of it, too,” said Colson Whitehead about his novel The Underground Railroad,...
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Don’t Forget the Kids at St. Joe’s | Lackawanna County Library System

December Library Collection Cold weather is coming and Lackawanna County Libraries want to make sure that very special neighbors of ours are cozy and warm. We are collecting hats, gloves, mittens and socks for the children of St. Joseph’s Center...
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Quality Time Well Spent at The Library | Abington Community Library

We have two upcoming events that will be sure to have you feel good and you can share it with your loved ones as both events are for all ages. On Sunday, Dec. 11 from 7 to 8 PM,  WORLD-WIDE CANDLE...
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Bah Humbug! A Christmas Carol at the Library | Albright Memorial Library

Celebrate the holiday season with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Actor Bob Hughes will be reading and performing a play adaptation of this classic tale on Sunday, December 4 in the Reference Department at the Albright Memorial Library. Light refreshments...
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Happie Award for Best Library 2016 | Valley Community Library

Vally Community Library received a 2016 Happie Award for "Best Library", nominated by readers of Happenings magazine.
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3rd Annual LCLS Teen Character Ball | Abington Community Library

The 3rd Annual Lackawanna County Library System’s Teen Character Ball was held on Friday, November 19, 2016 at the Albright Memorial Library in downtown Scranton. Area teens celebrated their love of Stars Wars with dancing, pizza, games, raffle prizes and a...
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