The weather may be cold and frightful, but children's storytimes are delightful! Our winter session of storytimes begins this week at the Abington Community Library: Preschool (ages 3-5) on Tuesdays at 10:30, 11:30, or 1:30; Toddler (ages 2-3) on Wednesdays...

Did you know that Harry Potter is coming to Clarks Summit in February? Get excited for the Abington Business & Professional Association's Festival of Ice: The Wizarding World of Ice coming in February by joining Abington Community Library for a...

It's a new year and that means finding new hobbies and challenging yourself a bit more than you did last year. Have you ever wanted learn more about papercrafting or try a program about it? In 2018, you'll have plenty...

  LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests. It is available for free through the Lackawanna County Library System....

Reading the “By the Book” feature in The New York Times is my favorite weekly ritual. I'm obsessed with knowing what Viet Thanh Nguyen and Emma Straub are flipping through at any given time. Since I routinely answer the questions...

Summer is heating up and there's still plenty of time to be a part of the Adult Summer Reading Program. Grab a SUMMER PUNCH card at our library and complete 3 out of 5 items to enter for prizes from...

When I look at my bookshelf at home, it’s like looking through a photo album. Each spine is a small snapshot of a time, a place, a person and sometimes, all three. Were you to stare at my bookcase with...

Full disclosure, I judged a book by its cover. Before I worked at Abington, I worked in a bookstore and I distinctly remember creating a display with Tom Perrotta’s The Leftovers and being struck by the haunting cover: a black...

      Derek Thompson, author of Hit Makers, gives a thought-provoking and enjoyable discussion of the psychology of why we like what we like. Plan to attend this fascinating lecture on Thursday September 7, at 7 P.M. at the...

        It's still summer, but if you want to turn in  your completed Summer Reading Club log, we're ready for you! From July 17 until August 31, turning in your completed log gets you lots of prizes....