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In honor of National Poetry Month, staff at the Abington Community Library shared their favorite poems! Evidence by Mary Oliver Where do I live? If I had no address, as many people do not, I could nevertheless say that I...

PHEAA will be providing Financial Aid Webinars in May on the following dates from 6-7 pm: May 7, 14 and 21. Representatives from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Agency (PHEAA) will be providing an overview of how to apply for all...

Games, Storytimes, Activities & More While Lackawanna County Libraries are closed, Lackawanna County librarians have been busy creating content for Facebook to help keep kids and adults stay connected and entertained. The Carbondale Public Library posts something new on each...

Looking for some extra fun on your next walk? Want to keep track of how many cool things you see outside? Download these Bingo Sheets or add your own ideas and rediscover your neighborhood!

After completing the Escape the Cave: A Digital Escape Room take a virtual tour of real caves and caverns around the world. [caption id="attachment_57744" align="alignnone" width="222"] Image by Dave Bunnell, Wikimedia [/caption] Cave of the Mounds , Wisconsin - A...

As a part of National Library Week, altered book crafter, Jessica Pratt, the General Services Librarian from the Carbondale Public Library, is going to show you how to make old-fashioned silhouette portraits using book pages and materials you most likely...

Join the digital escape room craze with Escape the Cave by the Carbondale Public Library. Can you find your way out? https://forms.gle/XsY4SF8VmDAnLjyJ9 [caption id="attachment_57731" align="alignnone" width="300"] Image by kobitriki from Pixabay[/caption]

Avengers Assemble! Join us on Monday, April 27 for a Virtual Marvel Movie Trivia Night from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm! How to Join & Play: We will be using the gaming platform Twitch. Visit https://twitch.tv/scranton_library. To participate, you can...

Are you still trying to get the hang of video chatting online?  With many organizations turning to video conferencing for many of their meetings, classes, and general get-togethers while social distancing, it has been a learning curve for many of...

Still Cause for Celebration National Library Week 2020 will be celebrated without the usual fanfare, yet libraries across the country, shuttered to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, are proving their worth without opening their doors. “We don’t yet know...