Lackawanna County Library System

Learn to Crochet - Teen Edition
2025-07-23 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Taylor Community Library, 710 S Main St., Taylor, PA, 18517, United States
Calling all teens (ages 13–17)! Join our fun, hands-on workshop where our awesome instructors will teach you the basics of crochet. You’ll learn simple stitches you can use to make cool, handmade creations. Yarn and hooks will be avaiable but registration is required. Contact 570-562-1234.

Terrific Tales
2025-07-23 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-07-23 10:00 - 10:30 | 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.

Maker Tuesday
2025-07-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Henkelman Room, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us on Maker Tuesday for a creative crafting session! During this class you’ll learn how to decorate a canvas wall hanging with felt flowers.

Nomad Yoga
2025-07-22 18:00 - 19:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Tuesday, July 22 at 6:00 P.M.
(Adult Programming)
Meet Rebecca of Nomad Yoga for a yoga class at North Pocono Public Library on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Registration is required here.

Make Your Mark: DIY Paint Palettes
2025-07-22 17:00 - 18:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
🎨 Ages 12 and up
Get ready to sculpt, shape, and express your creative side in this hands-on pottery workshop just for teens! Participants will design and create their own ceramic paint palettes, just like the one pictured, complete with built-in wells and a brush holder. Whether you’re an artist or just love working with your hands, this is your chance to make something both beautiful and functional.
We’ll guide you through the process of forming, texturing, and finishing your piece—no experience necessary! All materials will be provided.
📌 Registration required – space is limited!
Any questions please email Mary at mgraham@albright.org

Reading Adventures Storytime
2025-07-22 13:00 - 13:30, 2025-07-22 10:00 - 10:30 | 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.

Library Lunch Day - Stories and snacks with your favorite stuffie!
2025-07-22 12:00 - 14:00 | Taylor Community Library, 710 S Main St., Taylor, PA, 18517, United States
Bring your favorite stuffed friend and join us for a special storytime and lunch with a guest reader from The Wright Center for Community Health. Each child will get to pick out a backpack to help them get ready for school. Space is limited. Contact the library at 570-562-1234 to register.

Teen Tech Tutors
2025-07-22 10:00 - 12:00 | PA
Session 3 with our Teen Tech Tutors is Tuesday, July 22, from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.

Registration is necessary to hold your spot.

Note: you may experience a small wait since tech issues vary from quick fixes to deeper instruction.

Contact jdetter@albright.org with questions.

Maker Monday
2025-07-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Henkelman Room, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us on either Maker Monday for a creative crafting session! During this class you’ll learn how to decorate a canvas wall hanging with felt flowers.

Paws To Read
2025-07-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Taylor Community Library, 710 S Main St., Taylor, PA, 18517, United States
Do you like dogs? How about reading? Well, we have a program just for you! Join us on the third Monday of the month to meet our therapy dogs and read them your favorite story. Registration is suggested and can be done by visiting or calling the library at 570-562-1234. Ages 4 and up.

Festival of Stories Trivia Review-Grades 6-8
2025-07-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
The Festival of Stories is coming August 1st! Kids participating in the trivia contest can review the books, meet with your team, and prepare for the competition. Today’s review will be for kids entering grades 6-8 and we’ll discuss both books that will be used in the competition. This review session will be repeated on Tuesday July 29, again from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Please register. Questions? Email nburke@albright.org. *Kids entering grades 4-5 will meet from 5:00 to 6:00 PM today and on July 29 from 5:00 to6:00 PM.

Festival of Stories Trivia Review-Grades 4-5
2025-07-21 17:00 - 18:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
The Festival of Stories is coming August 1st! Kids participating in the trivia contest can review the books, meet with your team, and prepare for the competition. Today’s review will be for kids entering grades 4-5 and we’ll discuss both books that will be used in the competition. This review session will be repeated on Tuesday July 29, again from 5:00 to 6:00 PM. Please register. Questions? Email nburke@albright.org. *Kids entering grades 6-8 will meet from 6:00 to 7:00 PM today and on July 29 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.

Improv Games
2025-07-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Get ready for quick thinking, big laughs, and tons of fun! Join us for fun and engaging group-based activities that spark creativity. No scripts, no pressure—just pure playful energy and teamwork.
For ages 8-12.
If program is full please email Miss Leigh-Ann at lpuchalski@albright.org to be added to the waitlist.

Designers in Diapers
2025-07-21 14:30 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
This summer’s theme is “Color Our World,” and you are never to young to help do that! Designers in Diapers is an art-based program for our youngest library littles. Each month we will make a different piece of art.
For babies and toddlers and their caregivers.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Safari Farm Petting Zoo
2025-07-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Taylor Community Library, 710 S Main St., Taylor, PA, 18517, United States
Safari Petting Zoo will bring a special animal for the children to see.
All ages. Registration is required. Contact 570-562-1234.

Meet & Greet @ Carbondale Public Library
2025-07-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
Join us at the Carbondale Public Library and take a tour of the new Lackawanna County Library System’s Bookmobile. This mobile library brings books and resources directly to communities throughout the county. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the vehicle’s features, browse the collection, and learn about the Bookmobile’s services.

Breakfast Book Club
2025-07-21 10:00 - 11:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Monday, July 21 at 10:00 A.M.
(Adult Programming)
Start your morning right with our Breakfast Book Club! Gather with us in North Pocono Public Library’s community room for a discussion of June’s selection — The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline.
No registration is required.

Glass Bead Suncatchers
2025-07-21 09:00 - 19:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
All Day on Monday, July 21
(Teen Programming)
Teens are invited to stop by North Pocono Public Library and pick up a craft project to make at home. Craft kits will be available all week while supplies last.
No registration is required.

Color Scavenger Hunt
2025-07-21 09:00 - 19:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
All Day on Monday, July 21
(Youth Programming)
Pick up a special scavenger hunt bag at North Pocono Public Library’s front desk and take it home to have some colorful fun inside or out! Available while supplies last.
No registration is required.

Lego Club: Glasses Building Challenge
2025-07-20 13:00 - 17:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us for a special LEGO Club meeting where we invite you to decorate your own pair of glasses with LEGO! We’ll provide the glasses, and you’ll be invited to take home as many LEGO as you can fit on them. One pair per child, while supplies last.
For ages 5-12.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Upside Down Art
2025-07-19 15:00 - 16:00 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
Explore the process Michelangelo used to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel – lying on his back! We will create a similar scenario for our young artists to make masterpieces of their own. For grades K-12.
Registration is required.

Mini Painters' Day
2025-07-19 14:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Paint your own mini canvas to be displayed in our new Children’s Library Art Gallery! Painters of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to join us for a relaxing afternoon of colorful expression. Small canvases, paint, and brushes will be provided.
All ages are welcome.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Dungeons & Dragons
2025-07-19 12:00 - 15:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Saturday, July 19 from 12:00 to 3:00 P.M.
(Adult Programming)
Delve into the world of fantasy roleplaying and join North Pocono Public Library’s Dungeons & Dragons campaign. We’ll be providing books to explore the gothic horror domains of Ravenloft (using v3.5 rules). This group is welcome to newly interested and longtime players alike. To keep the fun going, we do ask for some level of commitments to maintain consistency within the game for our monthly meetings.
No registration is required.

The Wild Robot Family Movie Night
2025-07-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join us as we watch The Wild Robot movie and enjoy treats and snacks too! For all ages. Please register.

The Colorful World of Bugs
2025-07-18 15:30 - 16:30 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Friday, July 18 at 3:30 P.M.
(Youth Programming)
Experience the world of entomology like never before as we learn how bugs use color to survive. Everyone will have the opportunity to touch and hold the live insects Ryan brings to North Pocono Public Library!
Registration is Required.

Cottagecore Door Craft
2025-07-18 15:00 - 16:30 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
Create a little Cottagecore décor with a fairy/gnome/hobbit door!
For teens and adults. Registration is required.

The Colorful World of Bugs and Insects
2025-07-18 13:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Experience the world of entomology like never before with Ryan “The BugMan” Bridge as he brings the colorful world of insects to all of the Lackawanna County Libraries. Children will learn how bugs and insects use color to survive, and everyone will have the chance to hold the live bugs he brings.

All ages are welcome.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Meet & Greet @ Nancy Kay Holmes Branch
2025-07-18 11:00 - 12:30 | Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library, 1032 Green Ridge St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us at the Nancy Kay Holmes Branch and take a tour of the new Lackawanna County Library System’s Bookmobile. This mobile library brings books and resources directly to communities throughout the county. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the vehicle’s features, browse the collection, and learn about the Bookmobile’s services.
