Yesterday we announced our bookmark contest for children and today we are thrilled to announce one for teens in grades 6-12. Stop by your local library starting April 24 to design a bookmark that answers the question, what does kindness...

The library system is happy to announce a bookmark contest for children in grades PreK through 5th grade. The theme is kindness and we are so excited to see what you create. The winning bookmark will be printed and sent...

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Ann discuss episode two of Prohibition, a documentary that aired on PBS and is currently available through Kanopy. This episode goes into the rise and fall of bootleggers, such as...

April is National Poetry Month. Explore a new author or style of poetry by checking out one of these selections from our catalog: Classics  Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass (first edition) T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land Emily Dickinson, Collected...

National Library Week 2023 will be celebrated April 23 through April 29. This year's theme is "There's More to the Story." Libraries are full of stories in a variety of formats, from picture books to large print, audiobooks to ebooks,...

This month, the Lackawanna County Library System is collecting donations of non-perishable, unexpired items for local food pantries throughout the county. Please drop off any donations at your local library location.

Each year on April 22, Earth Day is celebrated as a way to show appreciation for our planet and to remind us to take care of the beauty of the nature that surrounds us by gardening, recycling, or simply spending...

Join Abington Community Library and Barbara H. as we learn how to prepare felt book garland for National Library Week. Participants will leave with their own garland. Materials fee will be $4 and all supplies are included. Registration required. Register...

On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Ann discuss the first episode of Ken Burn's Prohibition series from PBS. The episode is titled A Nation of Drunkards and covers the events that lead to Prohibition becoming the...

Join the Abington Community Library for our new monthly series, "Aging in Place." The Tuesday, April 25th session from 6 to 7 PM will feature the Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging discussing Aging in Place. Future sessions will include...