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The Friends of the Abington Community Library want to thank you for being a Friend! Join us at the library on Saturday Feb. 29 from 6-9 pm at Chips, Dips, 'n Sips for a night of wine tasting, delectable chips...

Join us this Thursday at 6:00 pm for a free program titled "Music Appreciation: An Exploration of Black Influence in American Music." This program will explore how all different genres of music, from country and blues to rock and pop,...

Tonight starting at 7:00 pm, Dr. Eva Tettenborn, an associate professor from Penn State Scranton, will be leading a discussion on the book Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. "Homegoing is the debut historical fiction novel by Yaa Gyasi, published in 2016. Each chapter in the novel...

Together We Read is a two-week (Feb. 19 - Mar. 4) digital book club that connects readers from across the U.S. with the same ebook at the same time without any waitlists or holds. It will kick-off with the inaugural...

The Abington Community Library is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a free Pet First Aid Class for dogs and cats on Thursday, March 26 at 6 PM.  This class is sponsored by PAWsitively for the animals and...

Together We Read  /  Wednesday, Feb. 19 to Wednesday, Mar. 4 OverDrive, a supplier of eBooks and audiobooks to the Lackawanna County Library System will launch  Together We Read, its first digital book club linking readers from more than 16,000...

Do you dream of becoming an author?  Join our writing classes and hone your writing skills under the direction of our experienced writing instructor. Carol King has taught courses in English and Creative Writing at local colleges for over 30...

Journey from earth to space with the contributions of African-American men and women in NASA's  space program. Join Rashida Lovely, educator, and her son, Dahon Lovely as they share their knowledge and appreciation of these pioneers of Science. Sponsored by...

The Friends of the Scranton Public Library are hosting a bus trip to the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The bus will leave from the Scranton Public Library at 8:00 am and depart from Philadelphia at 7:00...

Have you heard of BookFlix? Young children love it! BookFlix pairs video storybooks with nonfiction books for an exciting and dynamic learning experience. Choose a category like "Animals and Nature" or "People and Places" to get started. From there, select...