Lackawanna County Library System

Movie: The Life of Chuck
2025-10-22 14:00 - 15:50 (America/New_York) | 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 Life of Chuck.” A life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.

Terrific Tales
2025-10-22 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-22 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.

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.

Lackawanna Backyard Beekeepers
2025-10-21 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.

Sharon McArdle Painting Class
2025-10-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join Sharon as we create a pumpkin painting on canvas. $15 materials fee that includes all the supplies. Registration is required and space is limited. For adults. E-mail MRichardson@albright.org if you would like to see a picture of the project.

Novel Thoughts: "The Sleepover"
2025-10-21 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

The 5:30 Society
2025-10-21 17:30 - 19:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Tuesday, October 21 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 October’s installment, they will be reading The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager.
No registration is required.

Food Fun
2025-10-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join us as we have some fun with our food! For children in grades K-4. Please register.

Reading Adventures Storytime
2025-10-21 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 F
2025-10-21 10:30 - 11:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Tuesday, October 21 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.

Reading Adventures Storytime
2025-10-21 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.

Maker Monday: No-Sew Farmhouse Sunflowers
2025-10-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Henkelman Room, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us for a creative crafting session! During this class, you’ll learn how to make a set of No-Sew Farmhouse Sunflower.

Paws To Read
2025-10-20 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.

Gross, Weird, Cool Science
2025-10-20 18:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
The world is full of gruesomely gross, wildly weird and incredibly cool things – all waiting to be explored! Spark your curiosity with science that will make you say, “EW! No way!” Join us for a silly, fun program that will uncover:

real world zombies
fish that climb trees
an animal that can chop off its own head and survive
a selection of the weirdest worms
a whole world of weird heads

For kids in Kindergarten through Grade 6.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Ghost Portraits
2025-10-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Teens: Ages 12-18
Channel some spooky vibes and create ghost portraits using egg cartons! Make your ghost cute or scary… the choice is yours!
All supplies provided Registration required
Please reach out to Kyler at Kepstein@albright.org with any questions.

Monday Matinee: West Side Story
2025-10-20 13:00 - 15:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Monday, October 20 at 1:00 P.M.
(Adult Programming)
See a Mid-day Movie!
Enjoy a film with at North Pocono Public Library’s new movie club! For our first meeting, we’ll be screening West Side Story (1961) directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins while eating popcorn and planning future screenings.
Registration is required.

The Poop Museum
2025-10-19 14:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Are you curious about poop? Join Susie Maguire, poop expert, to ask questions and learn fascinating facts about human, animal, and insect poop! Visit us for The Poop Museum to meet:

The world’s messiest pooper
The animal that has poop attack powers
The animal that uses poop as protection
The rainbow pooper
The animal that has to hold its poop ALL winter long

For kids in kindergarten through Grade 6.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: 50th Anniversary
2025-10-18 19:00 - 22:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Saturday, October 18 from 7:00 to 10:00 P.M.
(Adult Programming)
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again!
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at North Pocono Public Library. We’ll be hosting a free screening complete with props, call-outs, refreshments, and a costume contest! This event is 18+ and BYOB.
Registration Required.

Fine Art Images of the Anthracite Coal Industry
2025-10-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Albright Memorial Library, Henkelman Room, 500 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join Richard Stanislaus, retired Museum Curator from the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission for a fascinating 45-minute presentation that traces the visual history of the Anthracite Coal Industry through art. Beginning with a 19th-century wood engraving and culminating with a 1943 image of bootleg coal mining in Shenandoah, Pa. You will see images in charcoal, watercolors, oil paintings, lithographs and wood engravings in this 45-minute presentation.

Mini Art Day: Clay Jack-o'-Lanterns
2025-10-18 14:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Make your own miniature jack-o’-lanterns out of clay! Shape, design, and paint your perfect autumn pumpkin any way you please. Air-dry clay and all other needed supplies will be provided.
For kids ages 3 and up.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Night of the Zoopocalypse Family Movie Night
2025-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join us for our next Family Movie Night! We’ll watch Night of the Zoopocalypse and enjoy treats and snacks too! For all ages. Please register.

Dickson City Civic Center
2025-10-17 11:30 - 12:30 | PA
The Bookmobile is our mobile library service that brings books, resources, and programming directly to neighborhoods throughout the community. Our friendly staff will help you check out materials, sign up for a library card, and answer questions about library services. We also provide free WiFi access, printing, scanning services, and more.

Music and Rhyme Wiggle Time
2025-10-17 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-17 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.

IT Technical Review
2025-10-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
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Insulin Pump Support Group
2025-10-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Are you using or thinking of using an insulin pump to manage your diabetes? Talk with diabetics who know. Join insulin pump users with/without a sensor in a group setting to share and talk about your experiences. The group is open to children, parents, and senior citizens who are presently using a pump or are considering it. Meeting at the Library and on Zoom.

Teen Creator Lab
2025-10-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Technology Lab, 520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Do you love Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster or Mothman? Then join us to create a miniature habitat for them using mint tins and felt! Teens will be provided with all materials but are welcome to bring their own as well.

Journaling for Magpies
2025-10-16 17:30 - 19:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Thursday, October 16 at 5:30 P.M.
(Adult & Teen Programming)
Junk journal with us!
Do you like collecting mementos to cherish your memories? Need a stress-free, creative outlet? Join North Pocono Public Library’s junk journaling club! We get together monthly at the library to chat, craft, and create junk journal spreads. We will have a few materials provided, but we encourage you to bring your own journal and materials.
No registration is required.

Everhart Museum
2025-10-16 11:30 - 12:30 | PA
