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The Bookmobile was at Scranton Primary Health Care Center's first annual Health Fair this past Saturday and it was a blast! We learned about all things health, and enjoyed great food and music with awesome people. Thanks to Scranton Primary...

Some Kids Need Help   The start of a new school year is just around the corner and for most kids that means stocking up on pencils, pens, Crayons and folders. For some families in our county, sadly, the cost...

Gridiron, Ballroom and Boardroom Legend: Emmitt Smith, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Dancing With The Stars champion, motivational speaker and writer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, will deliver the Lackawanna County Library System’s 2014 American Masters Lecture on Tuesday, September 23 in...

See Pictures of the Winning Team! This year, a team of three girls from the Nancy Kay Holmes Library competed in the Lackawanna County Library System's Battle of the Books at Marywood University. On the night of the event, they...

Congratulations to the Nancy K Homes Library, the 2014 LEGO® Build Off Champions!                     Lackawanna County Libraries were challenged to build a creation using the theme “Mad Scientist Laboratory.” Entries included:...

The 1930 film classic The Divorcee, starring Norma Shearer, will be screened Wednesday, August 20th at 7 PM in the Community Room (basement of Lackawanna County Children's Library), as part of the library's  "Ladies of Pre-Code" film series. Known as...

Kudos to the Abington Community Library teams that competed in the Battle and Junior Battle of the Books! Two teams were overall winners. Win-win for all!

          See Photos from this Event! . . . Last week, the patrons at Library Express had a very unique experience - a live reptile show with expert, Leo Spinner! Leo came all the way from...

See Photos of our teams from the Junior Battle of the Books!   . On Thursday, August 7th, two teams from the Nancy Kay Holmes Library competed in the Junior Battle of the Books. The Battle took place at Marywood...

Check out these great resources! Start off the new school year on the right foot! Did you know that the library has a great amount of online tools that could help you start the school year off with a strong...