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A heart healthy program. How you live your life can determine how healthily you will live your life. Learn the things you can do to make your hearth healthy and improve your quality of life. Presented by Dr. Nayanjyoti Kaushik...

Here’s a sneak peek at the books I’m reading at the moment and what I have on hold! Items Checked Out Happiness Is A Choice You Make: Lessons From A Year Among the Oldest Old by John Leland. I heard...

Recently, I was disappointed by a book by one of my favorite authors. It felt like a betrayal as I read it and especially once I was finished. For me, reading an author is like having a relationship. Each chapter...

Deadline Extended to April 10! Bibliophiles and history-lovers rejoice! This year, the Friends of the Library will be visiting the Lehigh University Library and Moravian Museum. The bus will leave from the Scranton Public Library at 8:00 AM. Guests will...

        A rose is a rose is a rose...teens and tweens can celebrate National Poetry Month in April with Pancakes and Poetry! Grades 9-12 will have their program on Saturday April 14 from 10:30 to 11:30 am...

Taylor Community Library will be holding a Risotto sale on Thursday, March 29. Risotto is made by Café Rinaldi, Old Forge. Risotto will be sold as take-out only and will be available for pick up between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00...

      Kids: if you're looking for something to do in the afternoon or evening, the library is the place for you! Abington Community Library hosts several gaming/building groups...and no registration is required! Stop by once a month or...

The teen years are rough. Beyond the growing pains, the cusp of adulthood brings questions and sometimes, a lack of reliable answers. As teens explore their burgeoning adult selves, they actively seek to shape their political, social, and self views....

[caption id="attachment_36080" align="alignleft" width="199"] James Madison By John Vanderlyn (1775–1852) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons[/caption]March 14, 2018 Freedom of Information (FOI) Day is an annual event on or near the date of the birthday of James Madison. Considered by some...

Local Boy Scout Nate Armstrong is collecting books for children (babies through young adult) for his Eagle project. Armstrong is collecting the books for Easter baskets which will be donated to “The Friendship House” in Scranton. The collection will run...