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The Abington Community Library will be participating in  Scranton Reads 2019.  Scranton Reads is a community reading event organized by the City of Scranton and the Scranton Public Library. Each year during the month of October, local citizens get together to read a...

Mark your calendars! The Friends of the North Pocono Public Library will be holding their Fall Book Sale Friday, September 27th & Saturday, September 28th with a preview night for Friends members and educators on Thursday, September 26th from 4:30...

Celebrate fall at the North Pocono Public Library’s 5th annual Fall Festival! This free community event is for people of all ages and will be held Saturday, September 21st from 11 am-2 pm. Join us and special guests as we...

For Professional and Backyard Mechanics If you spend time fiddling with engines large or small, here are two free resources from the Library that you can use. Auto Repair Source offers accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for...

We are pleased to announce two new online resources for Auto and Small Engine Repair.  The Auto Repair Source and Small Engine Repair Reference Center (SERRC) will soon be available on POWER Library.  These two EBSCO e-resources will increase the current selection...

Time for the Lackawanna County Library System annual LEGO Build Off! Children from libraries around Lackawanna County built creations to try to bring the LEGO Trophy to their library. The theme this year was "A Universe of Stories!" Vote for your...

[caption id="attachment_49893" align="alignright" width="284"] Garth Brooks. Photo courtesy of Steve Jurvetson, via Wikimedia commons. https://www.flickr.com/people/44124348109@N01[/caption] Johnny Cash. George Jones. Garth Brooks. Keith Urban. Emmylou Harris. All of these stars are creators of the uniquely American art form called county music....

Did you know that there are two legal digital resources available to library card holders? The Legal Information Reference Center has over 500 full text reference books and publications for the general public. There are over 13,000 state-specific, federal and multi-state...

Scranton Public Library has announced the films being screened in August for the Wednesday Movie Matinees.  All screenings will be held Wednesday afternoons at 2 PM in the Henkelman Room, located on the second floor of Scranton Public Library.  All...

There are so many awesome fundraisers and events coming up at the Abington Community Library! Make sure to mark your calendars because you don't want to miss any of these! American Girl and LEGO BINGO - Sunday, August 18 from...