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It's easy to find our lives filled with errands, organized activities, and of course work. But studies show that PLAY should be an important part of our kids' day too. Check out these articles about making play a part of...

Tuesday, Oct. 23  /  7:30 P.M.  /  Abington Community Library Join WVIA’s Chris Norton at the Abington Community Library to view the final episode of The Great  American Read, the PBS series that has gotten people all over the country...

Colson Whitehead: Winner of the National Book Award & Pulitzer Prize Tickets are now available online and at Lackawanna County Libraries for Colson Whitehead, author of The Underground Railroad, who, will deliver the Lackawanna County Library System’s 2018 American Masters...

The Library will offer its popular Cursive Club series for children beginning Thursday, November 1 at 4PM. This will be an introductory six-week course, continuing on Thursdays until December 13 (excluding Thanksgiving Day). All materials will be provided. Learn the...

The Lackawanna County Library System Bookmobile has officially been named a Gold Star Library in the Pennsylvania Library Association's PA Forward program. PA Forward is an initiative that recognizes five categories of literacy as essential to the community - Basic Literacy,...

Join us for a series of presentations centering around breast cancer awareness and care. This series is sponsored by: Delta Medix, PC. All presentations will take place at the Abington Community Library. Please register. The presentations are: Thursday, Oct. 4, 7...

October Library Collection You can help make some kids in our community happy this Christmas by donating gently used children’s books to “Operation ‘Dear Santa’”, the October collection at all Lackawanna County libraries. On Christmas Day, the books will be...

For over 2 decades, local painter and fine artist Austin Burke has been capturing the unique beauty of Scranton, Lackawanna County, and many places during his travels. Here is a list of artwork that will be up for auction on...

Join thousands of readers worldwide in the largest global digital book club, Big Library Read, through the Abington Community Llibrary. From October 1-15, book lovers can borrow, read and discuss award-winning author Katherine Locke’s The Girl with the Red Balloon...

PLAYING SHAKESPEARE: AN ACTING WORKSHOP FOR YOUTH                             RATED PG| 90 MINUTES Participants choose a speech or a scene from one of Shakespeare's plays (texts provided) and with exercises, costumes,...