Lackawanna County Library System

Wrap and Yap
2025-12-13 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
No more hiding gifts this year! Stop by the library between 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 13, after holiday shopping, to wrap your items before you head home. All wrapping materials will be provided; you just have to bring the presents! Light refreshments will be provided.

Wicked: Fandom Fanatics
2025-12-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
Bring your pink and green and become a commotion! Make friendship bracelets, dance through the day, and sing your heart out. Registration is required.

Mini Painters' Day: Winter Wonderland
2025-12-13 14:00 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Paint your favorite winter scene on your own mini canvas to take home! Decorate your painting with wintry embellishments to create your own little wonderland. Painters of all ages and skill levels are welcome and encouraged to join us for this event. Canvases, paint, and all other needed supplies will be provided.
All ages are welcome.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Holiday Pysanky
2025-12-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
$25 per person (Includes all materials*)
Learn how to create a unique and beautiful Ukrainian pysanky egg to celebrate the new season.
Registration is required as space is limited. Payment is required upon registration.
*If you have taken a class before, please bring your kistka and beeswax.
This class is part of the Pysanky Egg Series taught by Tammy Budnovitch.

A PA Forward® Initiative Promoting Civic and Social Literacy.

Teen Candy Cane Slime
2025-12-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Teens Ages 12-18
Create a multicolored slime inspired by our favorite winter treat: candy canes!
✨ All supplies provided
📌 Registration required
Email Kyler at Kepstein@albright.org with any questions.

Coloring Club
2025-12-12 14:30 - 16:30 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Come color your world and hang out at the Library! On Fridays we will have a variety of different coloring supplies available, and a variety of coloring pages suitable for all ages and experience levels.
For all ages.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Novel-Tea: Cocoa & Cookies
2025-12-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
Join us for our last Novel-Tea of the year as we celebrate with wintery treats. Discuss what books you’ve read recently and what reading goals you have for 2026.This program is intended for adults. Registration is appreciated.

Conversational Italian Class
2025-12-12 13:30 - 14:30 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join us for our weekly class delving into beginner conversational Italian, grammar, vocabulary, and culture.

Dickson City Civic Center
2025-12-12 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
2025-12-12 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-12 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
2025-12-12 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.
For kids ages 2 through 6. Families and siblings are welcome.
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library
1032 Green Ridge Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-207-0764

Dunmore Elementary Center
2025-12-12 08:30 - 11:00 | 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: 300 West Warren Street, Dunmore

Families Helping Families
2025-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Facilitators provide an educational series and support group for teens and their families affected by substance abuse. Co-sponsored by the Clear Brook Foundation. No registration required.

Teen Creator Lab; Winter Bookmarks
2025-12-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Albright Memorial Library, Technology Lab, 520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us for a wintery craft night! Supplies will be provided to create snowflake art on a bookmark.

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
Technology Lab
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000

Stories with Cal & Newbery
2025-12-11 18:00, 2025-12-11 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

Tech Table
2025-12-11 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

Tween Holiday Cookie Decorating
2025-12-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
For ages 8-12
Show off your cookie decorating skills and compete to win a prize at our Holiday Cookie Decorating Competition led by the Teen Leadership Committee! We’ll provide everything you need to make the perfect cookie, just bring yourself and some creativity!
📌 Registration required
Email Kyler at Kepstein@albright.org with any questions.

Acrobatics
2025-12-11 17:00 - 18:00 | PA
Young people participating in these activities will be improving their acrobatics through participating in various intelligence-stimulating games. Young adults, ages 12-14 are welcome to join the fun! Acrobatics meets Thursdays at 5P.M.
Contact the library for more details (570-563-2014).

Trading Card Game Club
2025-12-11 16:00 - 19:00 | Carbondale Public Library, 5 North Main St., Carbondale, PA, 18407, United States
Come play various trading card games with old and new friends! Bring your deck and play some games. We primarily play Magic the Gathering but we are open to learning other games!
A PA Forward® Initiative Promoting Basic Literacy.

Academy II Apartments
2025-12-11 13:00 - 14:00 | PA

Thursdays Together
2025-12-11 12:30 - 15:30 | Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove St., Clarks Summit, PA, 18411, United States
Join us for a chill weekly hangout at the Library! No agenda. No pressure. No registration. Just good vibes, great convos, and a seat waiting for you. Drop in anytime. Pull up a chair and stay as long as you’d like. Everyone’s welcome!

Scrabble Group
2025-12-11 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.

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

Toddler Tumble Time
2025-12-11 11:30 | Lackawanna County Children’s Library, 520 Vine St., Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
Join us as we work on skills such as balancing, throwing, kicking, and jumping. We will be using a combination of movement and one-on-one activities for parents and children.
For children ages 1-3.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
570-348-3000 x 3015

Intro to Chair Yoga
2025-12-11 10:00 - 11:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
Thursday, December 11 at 10:00 A.M.
(Adult Programming)
Unwind and reset at the library
Meet Rebecca of Nomad Yoga for a free introduction to chair yoga at North Pocono Public Library. Please bring a water.
No registration is required.

Bucktown Center Apartments
2025-12-11 10:00 - 11:00 | PA

Block Party
2025-12-11 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.

CLOSING AT 2:00 P.M.
2025-12-11 09:00 - 14:00 | North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church St., Moscow, PA, 18444-9254, United States
North Pocono Public Library will be closing at 2:00 P.M. for a private event.
