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Due to illness, Catch-Up Cursive has been canceled for tonight, February 6th . New date to be announced. We apologize for any inconvenience.  

Due to rising costs, the Albright Memorial Library, Lackawanna County Children's Library, the Nancy Kay Holmes Library, and Library Express Bookstore will be increasing prices for printing and copying. Effective February 18, 2020, black & white printing will cost 15...

Join Dr. Eva Tettenborn, associate professor at Penn State Scranton, as we discuss Yaa Gyasi’s novel Homegoing.  Dr. Tettenborn will help provide historical context of the novel as well as provide  a brief history of slave narratives throughout literature. More about Homegoing:...

It's nearly here... that magical time of year when ice sculptures line up outside local businesses and we all bundle up and take part in winter activities celebrating a particular theme. This year, we're celebrating ICEtendo and video games! Special...

The Scranton Public Library's Social Justice Book and Film Club will be screening Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing on Monday, February 10th starting at 6:30 in the Henkelman Room on the 2nd Floor of the Albright Memorial Library at...

Scranton Public Library will be presenting two free screenings - one afternoon matinee and one evening screening - of the 2019 animated hit The Addams Family, featuring the voices of Oscar Issac, Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Allison...

Lackawanna County Readers Respond to Trend eBooks and audiobooks are growing in popularity in Lackawanna County as a 15 percent increase in the Library System’s circulation of the electronic formats in 2019 shows. Increases were seen in both number of...

February Library Collection Despite a break in the weather this week, winter in Lackawanna County is always bitter for some of our neighbors who face the difficult choice between food or heat at this time of year. And there are...

Make a visit to  Children's Library before the Super Bowl!!! SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2020 AT 2 PM The Tooth Fairy is making her annual visit! Families will enjoy the extraordinary magic of Dr. Brian Kerr, the Magic Orthodontist, storytelling and...

Marie Zaccone has been the director at the Carbondale Public Library for over 15 years, and has worked for the library for nearly 40 years. She started when she was 16 and took a break to raise her family. As...