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American Girl Doll Winner

News Category: Lackawanna County Library System

American Girl Doll Winner

 Congratulations to  Gianna Gearon, the happy winner of the Caroline American Girl Doll. Thank you to all who participated.
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Hannukkah Movie and Craft Night

Join us at the Children's Library as we celebrate the feast of Hanukkah. Watch the animated Hero Classics, Maccabees: The Story of Hanukkah for the history of the Feast of Lights. Enjoy a snack and make a craft. Tuesday, December...
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NYT Names Notable Books of 2014

This Year's Great Reading It’s book list time, that end of the year period when critics, literary journals and websites publish what they believe to be the best or most significant books of the year. The editors of the New...
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Don’t Forget The Region’s Neediest

December Library Collection   While you’re out buying presents for your family and friends, how about picking up something for people who have little. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Friends of the Poor are asking for donations of...
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The Perfect Accessory

Everything’s Free @ the Library   If you’re planning on giving someone a mobile device for Christmas this year, make sure that they get a library card, too. It’s the perfect accessory. That’s because a library card provides access to...
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Saturday Book Signing with Rebecca Petrini

Saturday, November 29th from 2PM-4PM at Library Express Rebecca Petrini is the author and together with her sister, Stephanie Machiesky, co-publisher/creator of Santa Has a Wish. Rebecca has been a Spanish teacher for almost a decade and has taught learners...
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Happy Thanksgiving!

From the Lackawanna County Library System   This year, as every year, we are thankful for the 60,000+ residents of Lackawanna County who have library cards and make Lackawanna County Libraries among the busiest places in our communities.   Here’s...
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National Book Award Winners

2014’s Outstanding Books!   War has always provided material for writers and America’s 21st Century wars are no exception. The National Book Awards acknowledged that fact last week by awarding Phil Klay the 2014 prize for fiction.   Klay is...
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Our Thanks to Joe Hurley

See photos from this event! Earlier this month Library Express welcomed author, Joe Hurley for a special signing featuring his book, Ten Million Steps on Route 6: A Fresh Look at America and Americans From Cape Cod to California. Mr. Hurley...
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Dinosaurs @ the Library

Photos of" What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night" @ the Library The popular children’s book, “What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night,” is the subject of an exhibit at the Everhart Museum through the end of December. Authors Refe and Susan Tuma...
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