May Community Collection: Saint Joseph’s Baby Pantry
Throughout the month of May, the Lackawanna County Library System will be collecting donations for Saint Joseph's Baby Pantry, an organization that serves over 3500 families in the local area. Please bring your donations of gently used or new clothes,...
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Book Discussion: The Secret Service of Tea and Treason [Tales from the Albright]
On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Briana discuss The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton. They discuss the book, what they thought the ending should have been, and similar titles. At the end...
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Embracing Neurodiversity: Celebrating Autism Acceptance Month
April is Autism Acceptance Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness, understanding, and acceptance of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As we celebrate this month, it’s important to recognize the diverse experiences and perspectives within the autism community and to foster...
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Water-logged: Let’s Talk About Stormwater
Join Abington Community Library on Wednesday, May 15 at 6:00 P.M. for a discussion with Penn State Extension Master Gardeners, Master Watershed Steward and the Lackawanna County Conservation District on reducing the impacts of stormwater to the home and environment....
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Lincoln’s Unknown Secretary and Other Pennsylvanians in His Civil War Inner Circle
Abington Community Library and The Scranton Civil War Roundtable present Presidential Historian Dr. Larry Cook as he discusses personally discovered and previously unknown history surrounding a rare Abraham Lincoln signed document currently in Cook’s private collection. Hear about newly discovered...
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Romance Novel Covers [Tales from the Albright]
On this episode of Tales from the Albright, Alyssa and Jenny discuss the history and development of romance novel covers from the early 1900s through today. We discuss our favorite book cover tropes and the illustrative covers of today. We...
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April Community Collection
This month, the Lackawanna County Library System will be accepting donations for local food pantries. These resources provide quality food items to households experiencing food insecurity and supplies critical nutrition to hungry individuals and families. Donations may include canned soup,...
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Craft & Hobby
Unlock your creative potential with our newest e-Resource, Craft & Hobby. Designed specifically for public libraries across the nation, Craft & Hobby is an extensive online platform that aims to provide patrons with access to creative educational resources. With Craft...
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Earth Day
Earth Day founders created and organized the very first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Since then, they have mobilized over 1 billion people annually on Earth Day, and every other day, to protect the planet. Earth Day’s mission is...
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National Library Week
Join us in celebrating National Library Week starting April 7 through April 13. National Library Week is a time to celebrate our nation's libraries, library workers' contributions and promote library use and support. The theme for National Library Week 2024...
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