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Cast Your Vote By Friday, August 8   Readers are being asked to help choose the book for the next “Big Library Read,” coming in October. All you need to participate is a library card and an eReader, mobile device...

Returning on September 10th - Family Place Workshops!   Join parents, caregivers, and children from birth through 3 years of age for Family Place Workshops at the library! Meet community resource professionals and learn information appropriate to the care and...

See Photos from This Event! This week, our young patrons at The Nancy Kay Holmes Library and Library Express had a special visitor - Nature Nick! Nature Nick came to visit us all the way from Long Island, New York...

With over 650 registered, we can say that this year's Summer Reading Club was a success! If you haven't finished reading your 10 books, there's still time! The Club ends Friday, so hurry and read those books so you can...

See Photos from This Event On Friday, July 25th, friends and family of the late Nancy Kay Holmes gathered in her namesake library for a very special celebration. This year is the 75th anniversary of Nancy Kay Holmes' birth, as...

Only a few spaces remain for Wednesday's kickoff of "The Ladies of Pre-Code" film series.  The uncut version of 1933's Baby Face, starring Barbara Stanwyck, will be screened Wednesday, July 30th at 6 PM in the Community Room (basement of...

Teen Read is a fun way for teens in grades 7-12 in Lackawanna County to earn a prize just by reading. Teens can participate online or fill out a Quick Rate Slip at their home libraries. All entries have a chance...

Summer 2014 brings many artistic opportunities for teens at Abington Community Library. We've hosted Exercise for the Right Side of Your Brain: Fun with Food, DIY for Teens: Zentangle, and Acrylic Painting; they're not over yet! There's still another session...

Friday, August 1  •  10 A.M. to Noon Electric City Trolley Museum   Visual arts, performances and trolley rides highlight this special program for children enrolled in Summer Reading Programs. Tours of the Electric City Trolley Museum are also available...

Tuesday, July 22nd at 6PM Join for a showing of The Lorax and freshly popped popcorn at the Lackawanna County Children's Library. For All Ages To register, call (570) 348-3000, ext. 3015.