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Required Summer Reading Lists! | Kids

  Looking for your required summer reading lists? We’ve got you covered! Tips for getting your required reading done in time: 1. Start early- Don’t wait too long because books are in short supply the closer you get to the start of school. 2. Review the list- Check out the books that are on the list and […]

Updated Hours for Abington Community Library | Abington Community Library

As of Monday, June 7, Abington Community Library hours will be adjusted back to: Monday through Friday: 9AM-9PM (Curbside pickup available) Saturday: 9AM-5PM (Curbside pickup available) Sunday: 2-5PM

Big Library Read: The Quiet Girl by S.F. Kosa | Lackawanna County Library System

This summer’s Big Library Read is The Quiet Girl by S.F. Kosa. From June 28 to July 12, download the e-book from Libby (with no wait time!) and read it as part of a free, global book club. The Quiet Girl is a thriller that will keep you guessing and explores trauma, memory, and marriage. […]

NEPA Gives – This Friday! | Lackawanna County Library System

NEPA Gives returns this year on Friday, June 4. This event is a one-day online “giving extravaganza” that focuses on supporting organizations in our local community. For 24 hours—from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59:59 p.m.—on Friday, June 4, 2021, donors may make secure donations to their favorite local nonprofit organizations through the NEPA Gives online platform. Your […]

Celebrate PRIDE Month | Lackawanna County Library System

The Lackawanna County Library System is celebrating the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community this month.  Though we still cannot gather physically for parades and festivals, we still celebrate our pride together. Explore our website or view some suggested titles and resources below. Books: Memorial […]

Community Collection for June: Women’s Resource Center | Lackawanna County Library System

During June, help the Women’s Resource Center by donating items like: shampoo, body wash, deodorant, toothbrushes, and other personal care products. Items may be dropped off at the Valley Community Library during business hours (739 River Street, Peckville, 18452). The Women’s Resource Center ” provides comprehensive services for female and male victims of domestic violence, […]

SummerQuest for All Ages: Begins June 21 | Lackawanna County Library System

This summer, get outside and get active! Discover new books and new authors! Try a recipe, take a hike…even do a science experiment. All these activities (and more) are available to you through SummerQuest, a dynamic summer challenge for all ages! Register on Beanstack beginning June 21 at lclshome.beanstack.org. Use your computer, smartphone, or tablet […]

FCC Program Offers Help to Afford Internet Service | Lackawanna County Library System

Eligible Households Can Start Enrolling Today The Emergency Broadband Benefit is a temporary program created by the FCC to help individuals and households pay for their Internet Service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible households will receive a discount of up to $50 per month towards their broadband service or up to $75 on qualifying tribal […]

AtoZdatabases Offers Help to Job-Seekers & Business Owners | Lackawanna County Library System

The Lackawanna County Library System is pleased to announce an addition to its online resources available free of charge to the community. AtoZdatabases is the premier research center for Marketing, Job-Search, Businesses, and Mailing Lists. The database includes 30 million business and executive files nationwide and internationally, a listing of 240 million residents with hobbies […]

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month | Lackawanna County Library System

The month of May is a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The term “Asian/Pacific” encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States […]