Lackawanna County Library System

Food Fun
2026-01-20 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join us as we have some fun with our food! We’ll make some easy kid-friendly recipes and practice some cooking skills! For grades K-4 (must already be in kindergarten). Please register.

Pocono Writers' Group
2026-01-20 16:00 - 17:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Tuesday, January 20 at 4:00 P.M.
(Adult Programming)
Writers of all skill and experience levels are invited to gather with creatives alike to discuss and share their current projects and ideas, extend their support through helpful advice and constructive critique, and motivate each other through the writing process. This group will gather in North Pocono Public Library’s Community Room every third Tuesday of the month.
No registration is required.

Puzzle Swap
2026-01-20 17:00 - 18:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Henkelman Room, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Bring Your Gently Used Puzzles. Join our Puzzle Swap! Drop off gently used puzzles at the Albright Memorial Library from Jan.5 to Jan. 20th to receive swap tickets, or bring them on event night. Puzzles should be complete and in original boxes. Visit anytime during the event to find a new puzzle—no registration needed. For inquiries or additional information, contact Laura at lhendricks@albright.org or call 570-348-3000.

Tech Table
2026-01-20 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

Grief Support Group
2026-01-20 17:30 - 18:30 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
Residential Hospice offers a safe space to discuss different types of grief and find healing through community at the Carbondale Public Library. This group will serve as a resource for anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one to find emotional support and coping strategies with a professional healthcare group. This program is open to anyone of any age. Registration is required and can be done at the library or by calling us at 570-282-4281.

The 5:30 Society
2026-01-20 17:30 - 19:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Tuesday, January 20 at 5:30 P.M.
(Adult Programming)
Read with the 5:30 Society!
Ease into the evening with a literary discussion with the 5:30 Society. The society will meet on the third Tuesday of each month in North Pocono Public Library’s living room. For December’s installment, they will be reading Frozen Lake by Ariel Lawhon.
No registration is required.

Novel Thoughts: "City Spies"
2026-01-20 18:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Do you have what it takes to be an international spy? The City Spies do. Five kids from different cities around the world are brought together to use their skills in sleight of hand, code breaking, hidden messages, and forensics to go places in the spy world adults can’t.
If this sounds like your kind of book, stop by the library starting Friday, January 2 to get your Spy Kit while supplies last, and then come to the Novel Thoughts Spy School to test your skills!
For kids in grades 4 through 6.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Intuitive Awareness Session Three
2026-01-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
3-Week Mini Workshop Series with Medium Tara Grossi
Week Three: Intuitive Play Lab

Fun intuitive guessing games
Psychometry (reading energy from objects)
Envelope/photo reading

Bring an open heart, curious mind, notebook and pen!
Ms. Grossi encourages donations to the Library for hosting this series..

School Age Funtime
2026-01-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Taylor Community Library, 710 S Main St., Taylor, PA, 18517, United States
Join Miss Mary on Tuesday nights to play games, get creative with arts and crafts, and participate in other fun activities. For ages 5-12. Registration is required. Contact 570-562-1234.

Knot Another Stitch
2026-01-20 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.

In case of bad weather, library programs may be cancelled. Please check our website or Facebook page or call for program updates. Note that, even if events are cancelled, the library may still be open for basic services.

Albright Memorial Library
500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000

Lackawanna Backyard Beekeepers
2026-01-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
The Lackawanna Backyard Beekeepers are a Beekeeping group in (but not limited to) Lackawanna County. Our mission is to foster interest in backyard beekeeping and provide a forum for discussion among local beekeepers. Whether you are already a beekeeper, are interested in becoming a beekeeper, are interested in honeybees, or have land that you would like to use to help sponsor a beehive, then this is the place for you. Beekeeping and honey bee information is exchanged in an informal and friendly environment to help keep our honeybees (and other pollinators) healthy and thriving. Families welcome.

Terrific Tales
2026-01-21 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-01-21 11:00 - 11:30 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join Mrs. Burke for stories, songs, and rhymes! For ages 2-3; siblings welcome. Please register.

Stories with Cal & Newbery
2026-01-21 10:30, 2026-01-22 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

Drop In Tech Assistance
2026-01-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
A library staff member will be available at these times to help answer technology questions and offer assistance with computers, smart phones, and tablets. Walk-ins will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
A PA Forward® Initiative Promoting Information Literacy.

Baby Bounce
2026-01-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
Bounce on over to the library for some baby fun! This program is designed to help foster early literacy, social development, and parent-child bonding through songs, rhymes, and board books.

A PA Forward® Initiative Promoting Basic Literacy.

Little Builders' Party
2026-01-21 11:30, 2026-01-22 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 through 8 and their caregivers. Siblings welcome!
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Mexican Train Dominoes
2026-01-21 12:00 - 15:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Wednesdays at 12:00 P.M.
(Adult Programming)
Come play Mexican Train Dominoes!
Experience the thrill of the tiles with friends at North Pocono Public Library every Wednesday.
No registration is required.

Movie: Familiar Touch
2026-01-21 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 “Familiar Touch”. An octogenarian woman transitions to life in assisted living as she contends with her conflicting relationship to herself and her caregivers amidst her shifting memory, age identity, and desires.

In case of bad weather, library programs may be cancelled. Please check our website or Facebook page or call for program updates. Note that, even if events are cancelled, the library may still be open for basic services.

Albright Memorial Library
500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000

Paint a Cow Plant a Succulent
2026-01-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Get creative and have fun painting your very own ceramic cow planter! After decorating it with your favorite colors and designs, you’ll receive a cute succulent to plant inside and take home.
For ages 5-11
Please register. If program is full please email Miss Leigh-Ann at lpuchalski@albright.org to be added to the waitlist.

American Girl Doll Club: Meet Samantha Parkington!
2026-01-21 18:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Samantha grew up in 1904 and was best known for being a loyal friend. Come to the library to make a Victorian-Inspired card to give to a friend, have a snack, and play in our doll house!
For children in Kindergarten through Grade 6
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Wellness Wednesday
2026-01-21 18:00 - 19:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Wednesday, January 21 at 6:00 P.M.
(Adult Programming)
Join Sound Therapist, Teri Granahan, for a relaxing evening at North Pocono Public Library. Experience a super relaxing sound bowl session to “tune up” your body instrument using a full set of quartz crystal sound bowls, tuned to 432hz and an additional bowl tuned to 528hz.
Sound vibrations affect the water contained in our cells and since our bodies are made up of mostly water, sound therapies offer the most noninvasive, highly restorative sense of wellness deep into those very cells. Minimally sound helps the body and mind relax. Maximally, it can assist the body’s regenerative nature and return health to the state of the mind/body.
Registration is required.

Hidden History: WWI & WWII Propaganda Posters
2026-01-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
POSTPONED!
Did you know that during World War I, posters were the most impactful form of communication to the public than at any other point in human history? Join American historian Kassidy Cobb as she shares more fascinating history about World War I and World War II era propaganda posters. This program will be a virtual presentation held in our conference room and requires registration. Please call the Library at 570-282-2385 to register.

Socrates Cafe
2026-01-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Director’s Office, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us for Socrates Cafe. these gatherings will bring people together from all walks of life to raise questions about, listen to, and discuss a topic chosen by the group that evening.

In case of bad weather, library programs may be cancelled. Please check our website or Facebook page or call for program updates. Note that, even if events are cancelled, the library may still be open for basic services.

Albright Memorial Library
500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000

Death Café
2026-01-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join us for coffee, cake, and conversation at our Death Café, a welcoming space to explore thoughts on death, dying, and what it means to live amongst it. Whether you’d like to share or simply listen, all are welcome. For adults.

SPL Book Club
2026-01-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Henkelman Room, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us this month for a discussion on West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America.
Now available both in-person and virtually. When you register for virtual, please select the Zoom option; the link will be sent to you via email a few days prior to the meeting.
Copies of the book can be checked out at the Circulation Desk, and digital versions may also be available through Libby.

In case of bad weather, library programs may be cancelled. Please check our website or Facebook page or call for program updates. Note that, even if events are cancelled, the library may still be open for basic services.

Albright Memorial Library
500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000

Moo, Read and Play
2026-01-22 10:00 - 10:45 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Mooove on over to the library for cow-themed fun! This early literacy program invites children ages 2–5 to enjoy cow-themed stories, songs, and hands-on play.
Ages 2-5.
If program is full please email Miss Leigh-Ann at lpuchalski@albright.org to be added to the waitlist.

Scrabble Group
2026-01-22 12:30 - 15:30 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Stretch your brain with an afternoon Scrabble match and join a friendly competition against fellow word enthusiasts.
