Our next five week session of storytimes will be starting soon! Preschool storytimes (recommended for ages 3-5) will be held on Tuesdays beginning Sept. 13, at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm. Toddler storytimes (recommended for ages 2-3) will be held...

There's still time to pick up a coloring sheet at the Abington Community Library for our SummerQuest Coloring Contest.  Choose your design, color and decorate the sheet at home, and return it the library by August 5th. Be sure to...

Indraloka, The Wright Center, and the Abington Community Library join together for a Day of Animals, Science, and Literature at Indraloka Animal Sanctuary (Dalton, PA): Grades K-4, Tues. Aug. 16; Grades 5-8, Wed. Aug. 17; Grades 9-12, Thur. Aug. 18....

Did you know that by going to https://lclshome.beanstack.org, you can register for more than just our summer reading program, SummerQuest? Once you've registered on the site, you can also join 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, monthly challenges, as well as participate...

Looking to read some great books this summer? Want to work with a team to answer trivia questions on the books? Well, there's still time to register for our county-wide reading competition, Battle of the Books! The Battles will take...

Rob Smith, juggler and friend of the library, will mesmerize and amaze you as he flawlessly juggles five balls, clubs, fire torches, and rings, not to mention flying knives with razor sharp accuracy. Do not attempt this at home! Come...

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is now available to families in Lackawanna County thanks to Leadership Lackawanna and United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties! Register online here for this free program for children ages 0-5! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a...

Join us on Fri. June 3 at 11:30 for a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Picnic! Bring a picnic lunch and we'll provide a snack and juice box. We'll have information and registration forms for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, plus activity...

Meet Tug at the Children's Library. Tug is a real-sized tow tractor that helped Bethlehem’s steelworkers do their best. Tug will stop in Scranton on his way to New York. Stop by and say "Hi", hear his story, and have...

Our county wide Battle of the Books competition will be held on August 9 (grades 4-5) and August 11 (grades 6-8 and 9-12) at Marywood University. For more  information, see the list of books, or to register for a team,...