Due to security restrictions for President Trump’s visit to the Cultural Center on the evening of Thursday, March 5th, the Albright Memorial Library and Lackawanna County Children’s Library will be closed on Thursday.  Our Nancy Kay Holmes Branch, Library Express,...

The Albright Memorial Library and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church present a night of discussion on Monday, March 9th at 6:30 pm in the Henkelman Room on the second floor of the Albright Memorial Library. Join us to discuss: Not that...

Whether you're buying a home for the first time or you're looking to move, the process can be stressful and daunting. Financial Education Resource Center, located in Dunmore, will present a FREE workshop at the Albright Memorial Library on Saturday,...

Need help understanding what is recyclable or how to recycle certain items? Representatives from Lackawanna County's Office of Environmental Sustainability will visit the Albright Memorial Library on Thursday, March 12 at 6:00 pm to help answer your questions about recycling....

Join us this Thursday at 6:00 pm for a free program titled "Music Appreciation: An Exploration of Black Influence in American Music." This program will explore how all different genres of music, from country and blues to rock and pop,...

Tonight starting at 7:00 pm, Dr. Eva Tettenborn, an associate professor from Penn State Scranton, will be leading a discussion on the book Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. "Homegoing is the debut historical fiction novel by Yaa Gyasi, published in 2016. Each chapter in the novel...

The Friends of the Scranton Public Library are hosting a bus trip to the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The bus will leave from the Scranton Public Library at 8:00 am and depart from Philadelphia at 7:00...

Due to rising costs, the Albright Memorial Library, Lackawanna County Children's Library, the Nancy Kay Holmes Library, and Library Express Bookstore will be increasing prices for printing and copying. Effective February 18, 2020, black & white printing will cost 15...

Join Dr. Eva Tettenborn, associate professor at Penn State Scranton, as we discuss Yaa Gyasi’s novel Homegoing.  Dr. Tettenborn will help provide historical context of the novel as well as provide  a brief history of slave narratives throughout literature. More about Homegoing:...

The Scranton Public Library's Social Justice Book and Film Club will be screening Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing on Monday, February 10th starting at 6:30 in the Henkelman Room on the 2nd Floor of the Albright Memorial Library at...