Breast Cancer Literacy Begins @ the Library   One in eight women in America will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives. Every year, 220,000 women are told that they have the disease and 40,000 die...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Reference Department at the Scranton Public Library is going pink, in post that is. We wanted to give readers some great websites with information about breast cancer, support groups, and local resources...

Drop Off Donations at Lackawanna County Libraries   Local food pantries serve the neediest members of our community and right now they are stocking up in anticipation of cold weather and winter holidays. Needed are non-perishable food items such as...

Who is Caroline Abbot? Caroline Abbott is a young girl whose world turns upside down in 1812. A British officer boards her sailboat and  announces that Britain and America are once again at war then take Caroline's father prisoner. As the British attack her village,...

In honor of Scranton Reads, the Lackawanna County Children's Library will be hosting the Tales to Chill your Bones Film Festival  on Sundays during the month of October. The films will be shown in the Children's Library community room at 2:30....

42 Great Books From A Life Well Read   Former Governor William W. Scranton was a reader. No matter where his career took him – the State Department, Congress, the Governor’s Mansion or the United Nations – he remained a...

Looking for the perfect little something for the young people in your life? Library Express has you covered! This Halloween, forget the candy and share something better with the young persons in your life - BOOK. Stop by to browse our...

If you’re not downloading eBooks or audiobooks from the library because you think it’s too complicated, try now. It just got easier.   Go to “Find” at the top of this page and select “Explore eResources.” Then click on “OverDrive”...

What do you do when your book is due today and you still have three chapters to go? You can return it to the library unfinished or you can renew it right here. It’s fast and easy.   Go to...

Good readers make good citizens. Regular readers are more than twice as likely as non-readers to volunteer or do charity work. Libraries can be key to powering progress and elevating the quality of life in PA by fueling the types...