Lackawanna County Library System

Staffordshire Dogs: Watercolor Workshop
2025-06-04 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join Cara Colombo to create a beautiful watercolor piece inspired by Staffordshire Dogs. This hands-on workshop will guide you through techniques to make this vibrant design. $15 Materials Fee. Registration required. For adults. E-mail MRichardson@albright.org if you would like to see a picture of the project.

Cookbook Club
2025-06-04 18:00 - 19:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Wednesday, June 4 at 6:00 P.M.
(Adult Programming)
Try new recipes and enjoy them with friends!
This month, the cookbook we’re using to make delicious dishes is TBD. Participants will peruse the book when they register in person at North Pocono Public Library’s circulation desk and select a recipe to make for our collective feast. No duplicate recipes! We will provide a copy of the recipe to take home. Please follow all food safety procedures when preparing your dish.
Registration is required in person.

Festival of Stories Weekly Meetings
2025-06-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Come learn about this new Lackawanna County Library System event that will take place on August 1! There are a variety of ways kids can participate: art, acting, writing, or trivia. Join us each week to work on your projects or prepare for trivia!
For grades 4 through 12. Please call the Library to register.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Play-Doh Free Play
2025-06-04 15:30 - 17:30 | Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library, 1032 Green Ridge St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Bring your imagination and stop by to show us what you can sculpt. Practice your creativity, arts, and just have fun!
Ages 3+
No Registration Required
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library
1032 Green Ridge Street
Scranton, PA 18509

Movie: The Last Showgirl
2025-06-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Henkelman Room, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us every Wednesday at 2:00 PM for a free movie screening at the Albright Memorial Library.
This week’s feature is “The Last Showgirl,” A seasoned showgirl (Pamela Anderson) must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.

Preschool Prom
2025-06-04 11:30 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Wear your fanciest clothes for a very special event filled with singing and dancing! Grown-ups are encouraged to dress up, too!
For preschoolers and their caregivers.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Block Party
2025-06-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Enjoy free play time with our large selection of blocks and toys! For ages 2-5; siblings welcome. Please register.

Knot Another Stitch
2025-06-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Director’s Office, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join our upcoming stitching group! Bring along your current projects and enjoy engaging in friendly conversations with fellow enthusiasts.

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Family Place: Play and Learn Series
2025-06-03 17:30 - 18:30 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
This five-part series for families with children ages 0-3, is designed to help your little ones play, move, socialize, and use their imagination. Meet families, explore toys, make crafts, and talk with community professionals on hand to answer your questions in this fun and informal setting.
Please register for the entire series at the Carbondale Public Library, 570-282-4281. Siblings under five are welcome and do not need to be registered.
A PA Forward Initiative promoting Basic Literacy.

Tech Table
2025-06-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Albright Memorial Library, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Tech Table is designed to help patrons who need one-on-one assistance using their smartphones, tablets, or laptops. Participants are encouraged to bring specific problems about a technical problem including trouble using an app, slow or malfunctioning technology, or questions about privacy, settings, or security.
No registration is required; appointments are limited to 20-minute sessions, and patrons will be assisted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Albright Memorial Library
500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3038

Preschool Stories: Shapes
2025-06-03 10:30 - 11:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Tuesday, June 3 at 10:30 A.M.
(Youth Programming)
Join Miss Elizabeth at North Pocono Public Library for stories, songs, and a craft. Designed for ages 3-5.
No registration is required to attend.

Make a Zipper Pouch with our B.A.M. Quilting Group
2025-06-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join Barbara H for our B.A.M. (Beginners and More) Quilting Group as they make a Zipper Pouch. Basic quilting knowledge is required as well as a sewing machine. A materials list to purchase will be provided after registration. Registration is limited and required. E-mail MRichardson@albright.org for more information.

Adult Gaming Club
2025-06-02 17:30 - 19:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Henkelman Room, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Whether you are an avid or casual gamer, this club is a venue for finding and getting together with fellow players. Join us for a summer of the Nintendo Switch, featuring Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8, and more. You’re welcome to bring your own device or use ours at this club open to 18+. Drop-ins welcome.

Fashion & Florals
2025-06-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Cara Colombo will lead teens (12-17) in a class utilizing silk flowers and illustrator markers to create fashionable illustrations. All supplies are provided.

Family Place Play Time
2025-06-02 15:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us for an opportunity to meet with experts in various fields of child development while enjoying interactive play with your little ones. Each week, members of the community will be available to answer any questions and ease your concerns about your child’s early development, all while playing and having fun together in a family-friendly environment.
Intended for ages 1 through 3, but siblings are welcome.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Water Play
2025-06-02 12:00 - 14:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Cool off this summer at the library! Our sprinklers will be available outside every Monday.
Weather Permitting. Please call the Library or check our Facebook page for updates in the case of poor weather.
For families. All ages are welcome.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Toddlers on the Move
2025-06-02 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.
Ages 1-3
How to register:

Online
Call 570-207-0764
In Person

Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library
1032 Green Ridge Street
Scranton, PA 18509

Macrame Keychain Grab & Go
2025-06-02 09:00 - 19:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
All Day on Monday, June 2
(Adult Programming)
Stop by North Pocono Public Library to pick up a macrame keychain kit! Kits will be available while supplies last with all materials and instructions included.
No registration is required.

Take & Make Craft Kits for Adults
2025-06-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Albright Memorial Library, Circulation Department, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Get a DIY craft kit for home at the Albright Memorial Library to Make your own flower frog to neatly arrange & display a bouquet of flowers!
Kits will be available at the circulation desk starting June 2nd and will be available while supplies last.
(limit of 2 kits per card per month)
Did you miss out on the kit this month? Join our Maker newsletter and we’ll keep you up-to-date on upcoming classes and kits. Sign up here for the newsletter.

Lego Club
2025-06-01 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

Sit & Stitch
2025-05-31 14:00 - 16:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Saturday, May 31 from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M.
(Adult Programming)
Join us for North Pocono Public Library’s monthly yarn and string craft circle! All crafters, from knitting to crocheting to embroidery, are welcome to join for all or part of the meeting to work on their current projects and socialize with fellow creators.

History & Tour of the Scranton Public Library
2025-05-31 10:00 - 11:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Henkelman Room, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Learn about the history of the Scranton Public Library and then take a tour of the building. There will be stairs and periods of standing during the tour. An elevator is available for all but one area of the tour.

Grow With Your Library
2025-05-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Drop in between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to decorate a flower pot and plant your own flower to take home! For children through grade 12. Registration required.

Shelter for All - Pressed Flower Bookmarks
2025-05-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Taylor Community Library, 710 S Main St., Taylor, PA, 18517, United States
Pressed Flower Bookmarks – part of our Mental Wellness Series.
Join us to create a pressed flower bookmarks and learn valuable skills to support mental wellness in our community. This program is part of our Mental Wellness Series—a collaboration between Lackawanna County Libraries, Penn State Extension of Lackawanna County, Penn State Extension Master Gardeners, Lackawanna County, and the Lackawanna County Arts & Culture Department’s Shelter for All initiative. Registration is required. Contact the library at 570-562-1234.

Music and Rhyme Wiggle Time
2025-05-30 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-05-30 10:00 - 10:30 | 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
2025-05-30 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.
Ages 2-6
How to register:

Online
Call 570-207-0764
In Person

Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library
1032 Green Ridge Street
Scranton, PA 18509

Teen Anime Club
2025-05-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Technology Lab, 520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Play rounds of anime-themed bingo while watching and discussing Carole & Tuesday. The grand prize are several glow-in-the-dark sets of seven RPG dice from Oakie Doakie Dice. Winners can bring their new dice to the next Teen Game Night, where attendees will be playing an RPG.

Making Books Come to Life
2025-05-29 18:00 - 19:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Thursday, May 29 at 6:00 P.M.
(Youth Programming)
Join the Keystone State Literacy Association and special guest, Ms. Frizzle from the Magic School Bus, for an exciting evening where books come to life. Recommended for ages 6 and up.
Online registration is requested.

Stories with Community Helpers: Author Mary Anne Abdo
2025-05-29 18:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us for a special story time with Mary Anne Abdo! She will read and discuss her book, “Pumpkin: The Cat Who Plays With Words.”
All ages are welcome.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015
