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We all have the opportunity for a fresh start in 2020.  There are so many resolutions that have been made: getting healthy; being a better spouse, parent or friend; learning a new hobby or language; or saving money and creating...

A new year and a new decade mean new & improved PA Forward programs coming to the Scranton Public Library! What is PA Forward? PA Forward is a statewide initiative to encourage all libraries, public, academic, and private to develop...

The thirteenth episode of Lexivore, the first of season 3, has Renee and Megha starting the year with an episode about Graphic Novels!  We discuss the nonfiction graphic novel The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan With Doctors Without Borders by Lefevre,...

Does your workplace have regular meetings or staff development opportunities? Are you a member of a local organization looking for speakers to present at your meetings? Partner with the Abington Community Library and have a library staff member share library...

  The Scranton Public Library will hold its first Mini Golf fundraiser on Sunday, January 26, 2020 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. This family-friendly event will take place at the Albright Memorial Library on 500 Vine Street in Scranton...

Your Library Card Is Good @ Any Lackawanna Library   If you borrowed a book at the Valley Community Library, you can return it at the Albright Memorial Library when you’re in Scranton. If you see a class or workshop...

Email Newsletter Highlights Events Watch your inbox on Friday mornings for “Next Week @ the Library,” a new email newsletter about some of the things happening in coming days at Lackawanna County libraries. “Some of the things,” but by no...

Get More from the Library In 2020 Looking for things to do in the New Year? Look no farther than the Library. Lackawanna County Libraries have activities and programs every day to satisfy kids, tweens, teens and adults. Story times...

This Month’s Library Collection Some people in Lackawanna County lack the wardrobe for the kind of weather we have had so far this winter, and there are still three months to go until spring. Lackawanna County Libraries are trying to...

Check out some photos from the fun holiday happenings at the Abington Community Library recently! Did you attend any of these events? [caption id="attachment_54739" align="alignnone" width="165"] Santa and Mrs. Claus visiting for the Signing Santa event in partnership with Scranton...