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Prohibition Documentary Discussion, Pt. II [Tales from the Albright]

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Prohibition Documentary Discussion, Pt. II [Tales from the Albright]

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Ann discuss episode two of Prohibition, a documentary that aired on PBS and is currently available through Kanopy. This episode goes into the rise and fall of bootleggers, such as...
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Prohibition Documentary Discussion, Pt. I [Tales from the Albright]

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Ann discuss the first episode of Ken Burn's Prohibition series from PBS. The episode is titled A Nation of Drunkards and covers the events that lead to Prohibition becoming the...
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History of the Carbondale Public Library [Tales from the Albright]

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Jessica discuss the history of the Carbondale Public Library . The tale of the oldest library in Lackawanna County is filled fun stories and community support. The end of the...
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History of the Scranton St. Patrick’s Parade, Part II [Tales from the Albright]

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Gary Duncan, the historian of the Saint Patrick's Parade Association of Lackawanna County. The Scranton St. Patrick's Parade is one of the major cultural events in Lackawanna County with participants...
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History of the Scranton Saint Patrick’s Parade, Part I [Tales from the Albright]

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Gary Duncan, the historian of the Saint Patrick's Parade Association of Lackawanna County. The Scranton St. Patrick's Parade is one of the major cultural events in Lackawanna County with participants...
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Library Express Bookstore [Tales from the Albright]

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Diane about Library Express Bookstore. We talk about the location being a unique combination of a bookstore and library branch and what events are coming up soon. We hope you...
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Free Screening of “Scranton’s Championship Season” Wednesday, March 8th at Scranton Public Library

Scranton Public Library will be hosting a free screening of the 2022 documentary Scranton's Championship Season on Wednesday, March 8th at 6 PM in the Henkelman Room. Scranton's Championship Season is a documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of the filming...
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Scranton Public Library Hosting Free Screening of The Velvet Underground Wednesday, February 1st

Scranton Public Library has rescheduled our screening of The Velvet Underground to Wednesday, February 1st at 5:45PM in the Henkelman Room. The screening was originally scheduled for January 25th, but was cancelled due to the snow. The screening is free...
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2022 Year in Review [Tales from the Albright]

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Tina regarding the new services offered by the Scranton Public Library during the past year. It includes discussion of our delivery services, Makerspace, and the library of things coming to...
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Winter Programs at Children’s Library [Tales from the Albright]

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa interviews Angela about upcoming winter programs at the Lackawanna County Children's Library. These include movie nights, math programs for families, and a winter challenge. We hope you enjoy!   To listen...
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