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The Library will be closed on Tuesday, November 8 for a county-wide Staff Development Day. The Book Drop will be open but please drive carefully as we are having repairs made to the driveway and parking lot on this day...

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...

It's Thanksgiving time with Kids in the Kitchen! Enjoy seasonal stories, a craft, and learn how to make a healthy yummy snack. For ages 3-6 but older siblings welcome! Join us Wednesday,  November 9th, 2016 @6 PM Lackawanna County Children’s...

Due to Trump's visit at Lackawanna College, Mother Goose at 6 PM is cancelled at the Lackawanna County Children's Library Please make the time to vote tomorrow!

Thank you to Marie Kapp for sharing her tremendous talent, vision, and time in creating these seasonal decorations for our Dorothy Boccella HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE Chance Raffle at Abington Community Library. Marie is one of over 80 donors. Stop in today for...

Do you know where your polling place will be come this Election Day? The Pennsylvania Department of State's website can help you find where you are registered to vote on Tuesday, November 8th. Click on the link to find your...

Did you know that more than one in three children arrive at kindergarten without the skills necessary for lifetime learning? Research shows that reading aloud is the single most important thing you can do to help a child prepare for...

Award winning local author Susan Campbell Bartoletti will sign books and answer questions on Thursday, November 10th at 5:30 PM at the Carbondale Public Library. We will have pizza and water for attendees. Although we will be focusing on Susan...

Drop Off Your Donation @ the Library While you’re out buying the fixings for your family’s Thanksgiving festivities, how about picking up something for people who have little. As the cold weather approaches, Friends of the Poor are asking for...

You may know that your Lackawanna County Library card gives you access to dozens of online databases including Mango Languages, but did you also know that Mango Languages has ESL courses? Not only can library users learn languages like French,...