Wednesday, August 6 @ 11 A.M. Scranton Cultural Center   Scientists from Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute will present “Flight” an interactive presentation on the forces that let birds – and people – take to the air. See mechanical birds, hot air...

Wednesday, July 23 @ 10 A.M. Coal built Lackawanna County, but before coal, there had to be dinosaurs. Come to the Anthracite Museum to learn about the transformation of the earth under our feet. It’s a program of art and...

The area’s most popular local attractions have joined with he Lackawanna County Library System for a series of programs designed especially for those who articipate in the Summer Reading Programs.   You have a passport to fun, knowledge, and exploration...

During the month of July, Lackawanna County libraries will collect items needed by women inmates at Lackawanna County Prison. Things we can accept include individually wrapped candies, women's socks, soap, VO5 shampoo, Suave shampoo, Toothpaste, Bic stick pens (must say...

The Bookmobile will be off the road Monday, June 30th through Wednesday, July 2nd due to a maintenance issue.  We will not be making stops as scheduled. Stay tuned for updates. We will renew items that are due, but if...

Date: July 2, 2014 Time:  10:00 – 10:30 AM Place: Jackson Park, 1304 Jackson St. West Scranton Contact: Laura Ducceschi, MBA, MA President & CEO, The Scranton Area Foundation 570-347-6203 LD@SAFDN.ORG On July 2, the Scranton Neighborhood Pocket Park Collaborative...

Saturday, July 12  • Noon to 3 P.M. Lackawanna Historical Society   Kids who joined a Summer Reading Program at the Library are invited to the Historical Society for an afternoon of fun. Hands on activities, arts & crafts and...

Bethany Pisanchyn, a Dalton resident and a music teacher in the Pocono Mountain School District, is the winner of the 2014 “The Library In My Life” essay contest. She received a Nexus 7 Notebook during a ceremony at the Abington...

If you’re looking for a quiet place to read, study or work, are distracted by piped-in music, and don’t want to feel obligated to buy a cup of coffee, the library is your kind of place. Every Lackawanna County library...

This past Saturday, teens from all Lackawanna County Libraries met at Library Express to participate in Minute to Win It Games! Library Express was set up with stations hosted by Young Adult Librarians from each library. Teens had the opportunity...