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Looking for a companion? Have a desire to adopt, not shop? Interested in rescuing an animal who is without a home? Join us here at the Abington Community Library for a special Pet Adoption Day on Saturday, September 8, from...

September Collection For over 20 years, Schaeffers Retreat Homeless Shelter in Carbondale has been providing bed and board to people in need. A privately run non-profit, it relies on donations of non-perishable food and personal care items to continue aiding...

The North Pocono Public Library will be closed on Saturday, September 1, 2018 through Monday, September 3, 2018 for Labor Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 9:00 AM.

Mango Languages is your ultimate resource for learning a new language - and it's FREE with your library card! Choose from 71 languages on Mango, including Spanish, French, Latin, and even Arabic to name just a few. Here are some...

As we tally our final statistics and summer draws to a close, we here at the Abington Community Library are thankful for a great summer and wonderful community participation! Over 950 children, teens, and adults registered for SummerQuest and worked...

Teams Forming @ Lackawanna County Libraries Lackawanna County libraries are recruiting readers to compete in a System-wide trivia contest based on the 100 best-loved books chosen by readers for “The Great American Read” on PBS. The game will be played...

Whether school has just started or you are anxiously awaiting for that first day, now is a great time to familiarize yourself with one of the Library's largest online resources - Power Library. Power Library is a compilation of 24 individual...

What better way to celebrate fall than with a festival! Join the North Pocono Public Library on Saturday, September 22 from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM for our annual Fall Festival! This year we have a lot of new and...

Stop by the library now and throughout the month of September to pick up your voter registration form application and find out about important voting dates. National Voter Registration Day is a national holiday celebrating our democracy. It was first observed...

The Lackawanna County Library System Bookmobile and Bookmobile office will be closed from Friday, August 31-Monday, September 3 2018 in observance for the Labor Day Holiday weekend.  The Lackawanna County Library System Bookmobile and Bookmobile office will resume regular schedule...