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Albright Memorial Library and Lackawanna Children’s Library Closed Tuesday | Albright Memorial Library

UPDATE 4/16/24 AT 4:02 pm Due to road closures and limited parking still in place, the Albright Memorial Library and Lackawanna County Children’s Library will be CLOSED on Tuesday, April […]

Phone System Upgrade for Scranton Public Library, Jan. 10 | Albright Memorial Library

On Wednesday, January 10 from 11 AM to 12 PM, the Scranton Public Library will be upgrading their phone system. Patrons may experience intermittent downtime when calling the Scranton Public […]

Part-Time Position Available at Scranton Public Library | Albright Memorial Library

The Scranton Public Library is looking to hire a part-time Technical Processing Clerk in its Technical Services department. Duties and Responsibilities: Laminate dust jackets and re-cover books. Repackage audiobooks and […]

Sunday with Friends: Balloonity, Twisted Acts of Kindness | Children's Library

BALLOONITY: Twisted Acts of Kindness, is an uplifting performance about Unity, Friendship, and Kindness, using sculptures created by master balloon twister, The Sorcerer of Smiles, Mark Ghia. Generously sponsored by […]

Conan Doyle for the Defense, Part I [Tales from the Albright] | Albright Memorial Library

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Briana discuss Conan Doyle for the Defense by Margalit Fox. Oscar Slater was falsely accused and sentenced to hard labor […]

Sundays with Friends proudly presents The Mouse on the Moon! | Children's Library

The Sundays with Friends Events Series proudly presents the Robert Rogers Puppet Company performance of                 The Mouse on the Moon! Winnie Mouse wants […]

Sundays with Friends: All American Dinosaur Show | Children's Library

Paleontologists Mike and Roberta Straka will teach us about the fossils herbivores and carnivores, and there will be an eight-foot triceratops skull. Don’t miss this “dino-mite” show! Also, the first fifty […]

Ryan the BugMan, “I’ve got Bugs!” | Children's Library

Friends of the Scranton Public Library proudly Present: Ryan the BugMan, “I’ve got Bugs!” What better way to spend the day before the Super Bowl than with a rosy tarantula, […]

Second Sunday with Friends: Bright Star Theatre presents Holidays Around the World | Children's Library

Bright Star Touring Theatre, a national professional touring theatre company based in Asheville, NC, is visiting the Children’s Library with a public performance of their acclaimed show Holidays Around the […]

D Sweets: Baking with a Purpose | Children's Library

Join instructor, Deidra Lamont, of D Sweets, for her Baking with a Purpose program. Children will be able to learn how to make an array of baked goods such as […]