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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 Library’s main number 570-348-3000. Callers may also be directed immediately to voicemail while the system is being upgraded. This upgrade should only take an hour, […]

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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 other forms of media to protective library casings. Affix appropriate spine labels and stickers to library materials. Verify book deliveries against invoices. Ensure quality and […]

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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 the Friends of the Scranton Public Library. Sunday, June 11 2023 at 2:00PM Single balloons can be twisted into cool shapes but when many come […]

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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 in prison for the murder of Marion Gilchrist. Arthur Conan Doyle steps in to prove Slater’s innocence. This episode covers the initial murder and first […]

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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 to visit the moon.  But how?  Every night, she gazes through her telescope and wonders, and her friends, Freddie Frog and Jasper Rabbit, want to […]

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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 children to register will participate in their very own dig! Participants will go on a dig for real dinosaur fossils and construct or build a […]

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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, hissing cockroach, and other live insects! Join us as Ryan the BugMan shows us all of the bugs and insects he has collected over the […]

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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 World. Tis the season for hilarity! When the tour guides for Worldwide Tours get separated at holiday time, a worldwide adventure awaits. As they travel around […]

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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 cookies, brownies, and cake. This is intended to be a beginner baking program where children will learn something new while having fun. With each baking […]

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Halloween at the Lackawanna County Children’s Library [Tales from the Albright] | Albright Memorial Library

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Angela shares the upcoming Halloween programs being held at the Lackawanna County Children’s Library. She then discusses her favorite fall activities and her surprising connection with the Disney movie Hocus Pocus. We hope you enjoy!   To listen to this podcast please use the following links: Apple | Google | Soundcloud | Spotify […]

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