Lackawanna County Library System

Wellkind School of Early Learners
2025-10-21 12:45 - 13:45 (America/New_York) | 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.

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..

Mahjong
2025-10-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join our group of National Mah Jongg League, INC. players. No experience necessary.

Greater Scranton YMCA (Olyphant)
2025-10-21 15:00 - 16:00 | PA

Making a Mess-Terpiece
2025-10-21 15:30 - 16:30 | Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library, 1032 Green Ridge St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Are we making a mess or making a masterpiece? Both! Join Miss Maggie as we explore unique (and messy!) ways to make art.
For kids ages 6 through 12
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library
1032 Green Ridge Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-207-0764

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.

Tech Table
2025-10-21 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

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.

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

Knot Another Stitch Group
2025-10-21 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.

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.

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.

Stick Together
2025-10-22 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-23 09:00 - 13:00 | Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library, 1032 Green Ridge St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Stop by the Library and add stickers to the mosaic to create a colorful collaboration, one sticker at a time.
For adults. No registration is required. Simply drop by to participate.
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library
1032 Green Ridge Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-207-0764

Terrific Tales
2025-10-22 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-10-22 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! Recommended for ages 2-3; siblings welcome. Please register.

ABC Kiddie Kampus
2025-10-22 10:00 - 11:30 | PA

Stories with Cal & Newbery
2025-10-22 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

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 | 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

Mexican Train Dominoes
2025-10-22 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.

St. Clare/St. Paul School
2025-10-22 12:30 - 13:30 | PA

Movie: The Life of Chuck
2025-10-22 14:00 - 15:50 | 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.

South Scranton Intermediate School
2025-10-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Lackawanna County Library System Bookmobile
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.
Located at: South Scranton Intermediate School 21st Century Federal After School Program, 355 Maple Street, Scranton

NKH Book Club: "None of this is True"
2025-10-22 17:00 | Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library, 1032 Green Ridge St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us at the Library to discuss an exciting new title each month. September’s pick is None of this is True by Lisa Jewell. Stop by the Library to borrow a copy of this month’s selection!
Intended for adults.
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library
1032 Green Ridge Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-207-0764

Video Game Club: Minecraft Edition
2025-10-22 18:00 | 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.

Happiness Hive Learning Academy
2025-10-23 09:15 - 10:00 | PA

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.

The Edison Early Learning Center
2025-10-23 10:30 - 11:30 | 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.
Located at: 227 Pike Street, Carbondale
