National Library Week Coloring Contest! |
Kids
Show your love for books and libraries during National Library Week by entering the Children's Library Coloring Contest! Contest runs April 7th through April 13th! You can stop by the library to pick up your coloring sheet entry or you...
Second Floor Reopening April 10th! |
Carbondale Public Library
Our renovations to the second floor are nearly complete! There will be an official reopening ceremony Wednesday, April 10th at 6PM - just in time for National Library Week. We will have a ribbon cutting ceremony as well as cake. ...
The “River War” During the Civil War |
Albright Memorial Library
RESCHEDULED- The “River War” During the Civil War SCRANTON, PA – On Tuesday, April 23 the Lackawanna Historical Society and Scranton Civil War Roundtable will host historian Robert Hanrahan to speak about the Civil War “River War,” the various...
Helping the Homeless Is the Focus of April Collection |
Lackawanna County Library System
Items Needed for the Community Intervention Center Since 1972, the Community Intervention Center of Lackawanna County has been helping homeless and marginalized people with services that encourage personal empowerment, self-sustaining recovery and stabile housing. You can help, too! During the...
Bookmobile’s 1st Annual Open House |
Bookmobile
Lackawanna County Library System Bookmobile cordially invites you to our 1st Annual Open House in celebration of National Bookmobile Day There will be raffles, giveaways and activities for the kids! Receive a free tote bag when you check out items...
Book Review: The Enchanted Hour |
Abington Community Library
The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in an Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox Gurdon The Enchanted Hour is a new book available at the Abington Community Library that tackles the importance of reading aloud. In a...
National Library Week Recognizes Link to Strong Communities |
Lackawanna County Library System
April 7-13 National Library Week starts on Sunday and once again this year all around the country, libraries will be celebrated as vibrant centers of their communities, schools and college campuses. The theme for National Library Week 2019 is Libraries...
New Features Added to Free Online Language Program |
Abington Community Library
With your library card, you have free access to the Mango Languages, our online database with dozens of languages available to learn. Advance through the levels to learn a new language like Spanish, Mandarin, Danish, and even Latin! And now,...
W.S. Merwin Used Local Fire As Material for a Poem |
Lackawanna County Library System
Verse Describes Old Men Picking Through Ashes for Unburned Cigars Former poet laureate W.S. Merwin, who died last week, lived in Scranton as a boy, and while many of his early poems describe incidents from his youth, few detail incidents...
Medication Take-Back Event |
North Pocono Public Library
The Moscow Borough Police Department and the Lackawanna/Susquehanna Office of Drug & Alcohol Programs is hosting a Medication Take-Back Event at the North Pocono Public Library on Saturday, April 20th, from 10 AM until 2 PM. Bring in your UNUSED...
