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Available on Our Website Here’s a great new way to study history and science! It’s called TrueFlix and it’s on our website, so kids and their parents can be confident that the material is accurate and appropriate. TrueFlix is a...

Reading the “By the Book” feature in The New York Times is my favorite weekly ritual. I'm obsessed with knowing what Viet Thanh Nguyen and Emma Straub are flipping through at any given time. Since I routinely answer the questions...

Join the Bookmobile for National Night Out! This nationwide event is designed to promote positive interaction with local police and the communities they serve. Tuesday, August 1 @Scranton High School parking lot starting at 6 pm Wednesday, August 2 @Archbald...

Summer is heating up and there's still plenty of time to be a part of the Adult Summer Reading Program. Grab a SUMMER PUNCH card at our library and complete 3 out of 5 items to enter for prizes from...

Local actor Bob Hughes will facilitate a film series in honor of Jason Miller, beginning Friday, August 4 at 6 PM. The series will include 3 films in which Jason Miller starred in or wrote. It will run every Friday...

The Northeast Library District and its members, Lackawanna County Library System, Wayne Library Alliance, Pike County Public Library, Tunkhannock Public Library and Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association, regret to announce that it will not be renewing its...

When I look at my bookshelf at home, it’s like looking through a photo album. Each spine is a small snapshot of a time, a place, a person and sometimes, all three. Were you to stare at my bookcase with...

Calling all LEGO(R) enthusiast in grades K-6. The Carbondale Public Library invites you to our team build event on Wednesday, July 26th, 2:30 PM or 6 PM (we will be building at both times, choose what works for your schedule). Work...

Full disclosure, I judged a book by its cover. Before I worked at Abington, I worked in a bookstore and I distinctly remember creating a display with Tom Perrotta’s The Leftovers and being struck by the haunting cover: a black...

Certified math teacher, Ruth Yaron, will provide help and tutoring to high school students who are looking to take the SAT test in the 2017-2018 school year. The tutoring will only cover SAT Mathematics. Students should come prepared with questions to the...