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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Reference Department at the Scranton Public Library is going pink, in post that is. We wanted to give readers some great websites with information about breast cancer, support groups, and local resources...

  It's October! Halloween is coming, Fall is in full swing and we're celebrating Scranton Reads! Each year,  the Scranton Reads Committee selects a book or author to share with the community.  We hope that you pick up a copy...

  Albright Memorial Library will be presenting a classic horror double feature Thursday, October 23rd starting at 5:30 PM.  1931′s Frankenstein will screen at 6 PM, followed by 1935′s The Bride of Frankenstein at 7:15 PM.    As  a bonus, the...

The Friends of the Abington Community Library Book Sale will be held on Saturday, October 11 from 8:30AM to 2PM at the Clarks Summit United Methodist Church. Set-up will be Friday, October 10 from 3:00PM to 5:30PM.  The Friends Preview Sale...

October 1st was World Vegetarian Day kicking off a month of Vegetarian Awareness. If eating meatless is for you we have recipe books at the library to help you out. The books below can be found at the Carbondale Public...

Drop Off Donations at Lackawanna County Libraries   Local food pantries serve the neediest members of our community and right now they are stocking up in anticipation of cold weather and winter holidays. Needed are non-perishable food items such as...

Who is Caroline Abbot? Caroline Abbott is a young girl whose world turns upside down in 1812. A British officer boards her sailboat and  announces that Britain and America are once again at war then take Caroline's father prisoner. As the British attack her village,...

In honor of Scranton Reads, the Lackawanna County Children's Library will be hosting the Tales to Chill your Bones Film Festival  on Sundays during the month of October. The films will be shown in the Children's Library community room at 2:30....

  Handing out candy? How about canned goods? Donate here to our local food pantry in October! During the month of October Libraries throughout the Lackawanna County Library System will be collecting non-perishable food items (canned goods, pasta, peanut butter,...

42 Great Books From A Life Well Read   Former Governor William W. Scranton was a reader. No matter where his career took him – the State Department, Congress, the Governor’s Mansion or the United Nations – he remained a...