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Virtual Reading Challenges

Participate in monthly reading challenges throughout the year on Beanstack! Sign up yourself and your whole family to complete fun activities and win prizes! Our annual SummerQuest and Winter Reading Challenges are also held on Beanstack. Download the Beanstack app to easily keep track of your reading and activities.

The Black Freedom Struggle resource is provided at no cost to the POWER Library by ProQuest. It features select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history. By centering on the experiences and perspectives of African Americans, it is hoped that this collection imbues the study of Black history with a deeper understanding of the humanity of people who have pursued the quest for freedom, and the significance of movements like Black Lives Matter.

Part of Learning Express Library, Computer Skills Center provides tutorials and videos to help adult learners. Topics include:

• Get Started with Your Computer
• Get Started with the Internet
• Improve Your Keyboarding & Typing Skills
• Popular Software Tools
• Learn Computer Graphics and Illustration
• Understanding Your Operating System

Discover biographical and bibliographical information on more than 160,000 of today’s most influential authors.

E-Books

Explore encyclopedias and specialized reference sources on a variety of topics from history, government, environment, math, and more.

High school students will have access to age-appropriate content from magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, and engaging multi-media covering a wide range of subjects, from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies.

Discover reliable and trusted information on a variety of topics to support middle school student research for government, U.S and world history, geography, literature, sciences, and social issues. Middle School offers cross-curricular content aligned to national and state standards, and presents material organized into a highly visual and topic portal approach to quickly find answers.

Research

This comprehensive e-resource draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.

HelpNow™ offers live tutor access for homework help, skills building and test preparation as well as a writing lab, online study group functionality and more! Live tutors are available daily from 2 to 11 pm.

Read, Watch, & Listen

Instantly download or stream over 1,000,000 titles on Hoopla, from ebooks, audiobooks, movies, magazines, and comics. Create a free account with your Lackawanna County Library card. Content can be streamed from any computer or mobile device by downloading the hoopla digital app for iOS and Android.

JobNow™ provides live online assistance, powerful tools, and other resources for job-seekers including Live Interview Coaching, Resume Lab, Career resources, and an Adult Learning Center. Live Interview Coaching is available daily from 2 pm to 11 pm.

Streaming Video

Kanopy is a video-streaming platform that delivers a diverse collection of 30,000+ enriching films, available to stream anytime and anywhere — from desktop to TV to tablet.

Test Preparation

A comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests.

Browse and search the Lackawanna County Library System’s collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks from the comfort of home and download selections to your device. Fiction, non-fiction, classics and children’s books available.

Readers’ Advisory

Find your next read with Novelist K-8! Browse by genre, theme, author, or book reviews to find fiction and nonfiction books based on your personal interests.

Readers’ Advisory

Let Novelist Plus help you find your next favorite book! Explore read-alike recommendations and browse book lists by genre, theme, author, or award. Click on any title to find it in the library’s catalog and place the item on hold.

Our collection is growing as we join the Northeast Pennsylvania Digital Library.

eBooks & eAudiobooks

Browse and search the Lackawanna County Library System’s collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks from the comfort of home and download selections to your device. Fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, comics, classics and children’s books available. Download the Libby App

Discover job resources for Pennsylvania job seekers and employers. These Pennsylvania government provided resources are designed to help you find a good career, review job openings, and match you with employers.

Pennsylvania’s Electronic Library brings together in one place access to the collections and resources of libraries across the state. The subjects covered include, but are not limited to: Biography, Business, Children’s Resources, Education, Find a Book, General Reference, Health and Science, Literature, and Newspapers and Magazines.

TrueFLIX are enhanced eBooks that provided a variety of text, media, primary sources, fiction, video, audio clips, images and related websites to help you explore Social Studies and Science topics in a fun way.