Lackawanna County Library System

Terrific Tales
2025-10-22 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-10-22 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-29 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-10-29 11:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join Mrs. Burke for stories, songs, and rhymes! Recommended for ages 2-3; siblings welcome. Please register.

Stories with Cal & Newbery
2025-10-22 10:30, 2025-10-28 10:30 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us for a story time featuring stories, songs, finger plays, a craft, and a puppet show with one of the Library’s mascots, Cal or Newbery!
For families with children of all ages. Developed with toddlers and preschoolers in mind.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Homeschool Hub: Pinch Pots
2025-10-22 10:30 - 11:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Wednesday, October 22 at 10:30 A.M.
(Children’s Programming)
Homeschooled children and their families are invited to join Miss Elizabeth at the Library for some hands-on, educational fun! This year we will meet monthly on the fourth Wednesday at 10:30 AM. Our experiences will be designed for grades K-4, but all ages are welcome.
For October, we will learn about the history of pinch pots, read a story together, and then make our own pinch pots out of air-dry clay to take home.
Registration is required.

Little Builders' Party
2025-10-22 11:30, 2025-10-23 11:30 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
When children build they are learning math, engineering, social skills and so much more!
Join us for the Little Builder’s Party! Children will use their imaginations to build amazing structures while practicing socialization and cooperation. Program area and toys are sanitized before and after each session.
For children ages 3-8 and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Video Game Club: Minecraft Edition
2025-10-22 18:00, 2025-10-25 14:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Calling all Minecraft lovers! Come flex your engineering muscles with cooperative building activities in this fan-favorite game on our Nintendo Switch 2! Do some real-life building with Minecraft-themed LEGO sets, and other building sets, and enjoy a themed snack.
For kids in grades 4 through 6.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Families at Play
2025-10-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join us for a five-week program for toddlers and their parents and caregivers. We provide a fun and play-based environment rich with toys, books and art activities and an opportunity for families to spend time together and make friends.
Designed for children ages 1-3, their parents/caregivers and siblings under 5.
You only need to register once for the whole series.
ABC Play with Me: Family Place Parent/Child Workshop will be offered on Thursdays at 10:00 AM.

ABC Play with Me
2025-10-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join us for a five-week program for toddlers and their parents and caregivers. The workshops are fun and play-based providing an environment rich with toys, books and art activities and an opportunity for families to spend time together, make friends and talk one-on-one with specialists on various aspects of child development, parenting, and early literacy.
Designed for children ages 1-3, their parents/caregivers and siblings under 5.
You only need to register once for the whole series.
Families at Play will be offered on Wednesdays at 6:00 PM.
This program is full.

Halloween Dance Party
2025-10-23 18:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us for a special night filled with tricks and treats! It is sure to be a spook-tacular time!
For families with children of all ages.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Music and Rhyme Wiggle Time
2025-10-24 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-10-24 11:00 - 11:30 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join Mrs. Burke for songs, rhymes, stories, and bubbles! Recommended for ages birth-2; siblings welcome. Please register.

Storytime
2025-10-24 10:30 | Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library, 1032 Green Ridge St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Storytime is designed to promote and enhance early literacy skills in your child. We incorporate stories, movement songs, crafts and free play in a way that encourages vocabulary development.
For kids ages 2 through 6. Families and siblings are welcome.
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library
1032 Green Ridge Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-207-0764

Coloring Club
2025-10-24 14:30 - 16:30 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Come color your world and hang out at the Library! On Fridays we will have a variety of different coloring supplies available, and a variety of coloring pages suitable for all ages and experience levels.
For all ages.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Lego Club
2025-10-26 14:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Spend an afternoon building with friends. Design your own creation, or we will give you a challenge! Work by yourself or as a team. Whether you are a Lego master or a first-timer, this is the program for you!
For ages 5-12.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Blocks & Bubbles
2025-10-27 10:00 - 11:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Monday, October 27 at 10:00 A.M.
(Children’s Programming)
Play and grow at North Pocono Public Library!
Children ages 5 and under are invited to join us in the community room for free play with a variety of blocks and toys. At the end of the clean-up, we’ll have some bubble popping fun.
No registration is required.

Toddlers on the Move
2025-10-27 10:30 | Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library, 1032 Green Ridge St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us as we work on skills such as balancing, throwing, kicking, and jumping using a combination of music, movement, and one-on-one activities for parents and children.
For children ages 1 to 3. Families and siblings welcome.
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library
1032 Green Ridge Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-207-0764

Mini Monster Mash
2025-10-27 15:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Come in costume for a special Halloween celebration of First Friends! There will be spooky stories, songs, and dancing!
For babies and toddlers and their caregivers.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

LumiWands
2025-10-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Create your own magical wand that actually lights up! We will use circuits and LED lights with a variety of decorations to customize your own light up wand.
For ages 8-12.
Please register.
If program is full please email Miss Leigh-Ann at lpuchalski@albright.org to be added to the waitlist.

Pete the Cat Story Time
2025-10-27 18:00 - 18:30 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join us for stories, songs, and crafts based on the Pete the Cat book series by James Dean. For ages 2-5; siblings welcome. Please register.

Reading Adventures Storytime
2025-10-28 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-10-28 13:00 - 13:30 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join us in our Preschool-Kindergarten Storytime where we read, sing, talk, play and write to build early learning skills.
Geared towards ages 3-5. Siblings are welcome.
Please register.

Preschool Stories: Letter G
2025-10-28 10:30 - 11:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Tuesday, October 28 at 10:30 A.M.
(Childrens Programming)
Join Miss Elizabeth at North Pocono Public Library for stories, songs, and a craft. Designed for ages 3-5.
No registration is required.

Spooky Science
2025-10-28 16:00 - 17:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
A Special Math & Science Club Edition
Get ready for some frightfully fun science! Visit our Spooky Science Stations to explore hands-on experiments like Witches’ Brew Fluffy Slime, an Inflatable Monster, and a Magic Appearing Hand.
For ages 5-11, must be in at least Kindergarten.
Please register.
If program is full please email Miss Leigh-Ann at lpuchalski@albright.org to be added to the waitlist.

Novel Thoughts: "The Sleepover"
2025-10-28 18:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Are you ready for spooky and strange vibes? That’s what you’ll get when you join Ms. Meghan for two nights of spooky fun to pair with our book, “The Sleepover!” Both nights we will have games, stories, and a snack to go along with our creepy sleepover theme! Stop by starting October 1st to sign up and pick up a LitLoot Box with a copy of the book and other themed loot for you to keep!
For kids in grades 4 through 6.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Cal & Newbery's Halloween Celebration
2025-10-29 10:30 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join Cal and Newbery for a special Halloween-themed story time! Come in costume for a parade throughout the Library!
All ages are welcome to attend.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015
